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    killed around 185 people and put at least 36‚000 buildings (mainly homes) into a state of destruction. Various locations were now just heaps of wreckage‚ including ports‚ schools‚ airports‚ hospitals‚ and lots of houses. People respond to a natural catastrophe by gathering supplies‚ getting help‚ and trying to survive and get back upon their feet. Supplies are essential to survive in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Relief goods have been distributed and include‚ blankets‚ water jugs‚ personal hygiene

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    New York City..... I haven’t traveled to a city that can even come close to comparing to Manhattan. I haven’t travelled to manhattan to‚ but this is the only place in the world i would like to visit. A lot of people go to New York to see this magnificent city with many famous sights which should be visited. I would love to take a trip to the Statue of Liberty‚ which is one of the best landmarks of NY. Also‚ NY is famous for its scycrapers. It looks most spectacular at night. It would be my favourite

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    1.0 Informative Summary In 2013‚ a Montreal‚ Maine & Atlantic(MMA) oil cargo train derailed in Downtown Lac Megantic starting a fire that before it was controlled left many people dead and economic loss. The catastrophe took place due to two main factors which are the lack of safety culture from MMA and the insufficient supervision of Transport Canada(TC). For instance‚ one factor that TC did not consider was the weaknesses in the oversight of the railway conditions. MMA has had issues regarding

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    The Magnificent Seven follows the story of seven men who are hired to protect a small Mexican village from raiders. The men each struggle with their pride and regrets‚ just as Amir does. Even with all their flaws‚ the seven are the saviors of the town that they

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    American Realism or “Social Realism” is a post World War II genre. American Realism captures the idea of real life situations in real situations and settings. Prior to World War II‚ films mostly featured those of fantasy‚ or what some would even refer to as reserved. An example that’s introduced in part of this realism is Freudian Psychology‚ which allows the viewer to think about sex without showing the actual act. Another aspect of realism is using real amateur actors and real locations within

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    | Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism | Lara Anderson | | Dr. Travis Bradshaw | PHSC 201-A19 | For much of history‚ humans have grappled with the question: Where do we come from? Today there are two main houses of argument which have many different names. They are called secular and religious‚ evolutionists and creationists‚ humanists and theists. However‚ each house subscribes to its own idea of how the world has come about and progressed through history. The secular/evolutionist/humanist

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    can be found throughout Italy. The Fountain of the Four Rivers is a breathtaking sculptural fountain in Piazza Navona‚ Italy. It is made of travertine and marble. This sculpture was designed and constructed from 1648-1651. On June 12‚ 1651 this magnificent masterpiece was unveiled to the world. The famous Italian sculpture and architect‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ is the brilliant artist responsible for this masterpiece. He won the honor of designing this fountain by subterfuge; an advocate of Bernini

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    The movie version of the hunger games tries to show a dystopian society in various ways‚ for example‚ costumes‚ Setting‚ Props‚ Lighting‚ makeup‚ the location where the movie was filmed and more. The directors used different styles of costumes to show a dystopian society. They played with colours of the costumes to express the character’s life. The cast who played the role of citizens living in district 12‚ were dressed in different shades of the colour gray‚ to show the audience that the districts

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    | | | | | | | | | | | | |              | | | | | | | | | | | | |              | | | | | | | | | Which of these is a specific type of parody? | | | A. mock-epic | | | | B. folk ballad | | | | C. conceit | | | | D. paradox | | How is a diary‚ such as Pepys’s‚ different from a history such as Bede’s? | | | A. A diary is usually more personal. | | | | B. A diary

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    company. Whole Foods is no exception‚ in order to stay in business it has to make ethical decisions and do so with all stakeholder in mind. Kent Hodgson‚ a management consultant‚ has identified seven general moral principles that he calls “the magnificent seven” (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2013. p. 24). Kreitner & Kinicki (2013) list these seven moral principle as‚ dignity of human life‚ autonomy‚ honesty‚ loyalty‚ fairness‚ humaneness‚ and the common good. Hodgson explains each one of the moral principles

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