Not only was the “Dust Bowl” one of the most devastating climatic events in American history‚ we cannot even comfortably call it a natural disaster. Rather‚ it was us‚ humanity‚ who played a major role in bringing this calamity upon on ourselves. Indeed‚ one does not need to look further than the 20th century to see that human activity may in fact have immediate consequences on climate. In particular‚ situations can be exacerbated when in unison with the forces of natures. What would otherwise have
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Caused the Dust Bowl During the 1930’s‚ giant sand and dust storms hit the western horizon. Many families across the nation were struck with the Depression‚ however‚ families living across the Southern great plains were not only struck with Depression‚ but also by 300 dust storms that ruined all their land. The main reasons for the cause of the Dust Bowl were the geography of the Southern Great Plains‚ heavy machinery‚ and extremely dry climate. One of the main causes of the Dust Bowl was the geography
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I loved my experience at Big Bowl‚ because the service was great‚ the decorations were very neat‚ and the food was fantastic. When I went to Big Bowl- an authentic Chinese and Thai restaurant- with my mom‚ one of the first things I noticed was that they had great service. Right when we walked in‚ a lady came up to us and seated us. Right after‚ they gave us menus and asked us what drinks we wanted. They waiter was a very nice and patient gentleman. We ordered quite fast‚ and our food came even
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affected by the oil industry is through both the drilling and the transportation processes. The chemicals used in the drilling can be harmful to the environment‚ drilling itself poses a great danger‚ for instance in case of an oil spill (as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill showed)‚ and as the Exxon Valdez disaster so evidently portrayed‚ transportation can be equally as devastating to the environment. In addition to this‚ the actual burning of oil as a fuel creates havoc in the environment‚ contributing
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Super Commercials: An Analysis of 2013’s Top Super Bowl Marketing Efforts Each year‚ companies spend millions on carefully designing‚ producing‚ and promoting their respective advertisements during the Super Bowl. This year alone‚ 40 advertisers spent $3.8 million to $4 million per 30-second time slot simply to air their material during the broadcast on CBS (Horovitz‚ 1). In order to pay this much for a short slot‚ these big wigs in retail and services must secure that their advertisement will
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Case Study: Osteoarthritis with a Total Knee Arthroplasty Holly N. Pittman Missouri State University – West Plains Patient History DN is a 68 year old Caucasian male who lives in Pomona‚ Missouri. On September 14‚ 2009‚ DN underwent a scheduled left total knee arthroplasty at Baxter County Regional Medical Center. A consultation appointment about a total knee arthroplasty was scheduled when DN had increasing pain in his knees while doing chores and working on his dairy farm. The increasing pain
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Until the 1960s‚ the radio was the only significant electronics in an automobile. All other functions were entirely mechanical or electrical‚ such as the starter motor and the battery charging systems. There were no “intelligent safety systems‚” augmenting the bumper and structural members to protect occupants in case of accidents. Seat belts‚ introduced in the early 1960s‚ were for improving occupant safety and actuated completely mechanically. The driver or one of several mechanical control
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Hundreds of college football players get hurt every year; most are sidelined for just a couple of weeks. Some players‚ however‚ lose their entire season and even careers to just one injury. When a player is not able to play the entire season‚ they may lose their scholarship. Standing on a football field’s sideline with an injury is one of the worst feelings a player can have. Normally‚ teams only have one or two players who can start at a position. Knowing which positions get hurt the most would be
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failing‚ businesses were closing‚ and workers were being fired. A big struggle was faced by farmers in the Southern Great Plains‚ and that was the Dust Bowl. The question at mind now is what caused this tragedy to hit us when we thought we were already at our worst? Here are some supposed causes of the Dust Bowl. The first cause of the Dust Bowl was the progress in technology. Farmers were thrilled when faster and more effective tools were made to harvest crops instead of the horse-drawn plow. Tractors
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pigskin performs a ritualistic dance‚ much like a strutting cock‚ to celebrate the achievement while also emasculating their competition. The Super Bowl has become one of the most successful secular holidays since Thanksgiving. It brings with it all the excitement‚ hype‚ and rivalry of any good old fashioned tribal competition. With the Super Bowl‚ it simply isn’t enough to show up and watch. At our house‚ there are weeks of planning. Whose house are we watching the game at? Who is buying what
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