Hundreds are dead after the worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on 11th March‚ setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean‚ threatening everything in its path. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake -- the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and the biggest in Japan in 140 years -- struck at 2:46 p.m. local time‚ shaking buildings violently in Tokyo for several minutes and sending millions fleeing
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Throughout American history‚ many have worked to make constitutional and social equality for all Americans‚ slave and free‚ black and white. Between 1860 and 1877‚ America had gone through civil war and reconstruction‚ from destructive to constructive. Hence‚ there had been many factors that attributed to constitutional and social developments in America history‚ but the main reasons for the change could attribute to the economic rivalry between the industrial North and the agricultural
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more contemporary examples of environmental disasters or concerns‚ write a paper that explores how this debate continues to be timely or that takes a stand on this debate. 2. According to the Houston Chronicle‚ “The Worst Hard Time documents how government and business with the best of intentions can facilitate the destruction of an entire region.” Explain how this is true with regard to the Dust Bowl‚ and then extend your analysis to include the relevance of this statement to more recent events
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The Worst Teacher Ever My parents and I had the finest life in Miami‚ Florida. When my uncle died we moved Detroit‚ Michigan to go live with my aunt and my mema while they mourned his death. He died by having a rare flesh-eating-skin-disease that ate away his flesh. I could not stand Detroit it was loud‚ crude and had rats in places rats are not usually in. The most terrible part about was that I had school coming up and I was not at ease‚ being told that I was going to have the worst teacher ever
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The Worst Mistake? According to Jared Diamond’s text‚ the Agriculture Revolution is thought of being the worst mistake made in human history where as when humans hunted and gathered was the high peak. He also states that domesticating crops brought great confusing creating social classes and inequality between men and women. I completely disagree with this opinion. First of all the Agricultural Revolution was a crucial element when forming earliest civilizations. Second‚ I don’t think that
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The Worst Day Ever Not often do I ever get lost. The first time I personally ever got lost was when I was in Raging Waters. It was my first time getting separated from my parents and I didn’t know what to do. It was the middle of summer June 18‚ 2012. The day was so blistering that you could fry an egg on the side walk. The sun was beaming directly at me. We went on every ride until we came to a ride for my brother {which was extremely boring.} So I asked my dad if I could go on some rides because
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The Worst Christmas Ever It was December 1991‚ I just had my ninth birthday two months prior. My father was a cross-country truck driver. He had been one since before I was born. He loved being able to see new places and even visit places he had been before. He loved taking my brother‚ sister and me on “runs” with him‚ when we didn’t have school! In the few years‚ before his death my father had a Triple-Bypass and had a pacemaker put into his heart. This December 12th will make it nineteen
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As I was recording service encounters the worst experience by far would be the customer service provided by Applebee’s on March 9‚ 2018. If I could use one word to describe this experience‚ I would describe it as‚ “haphazard.” The customer service my family received that day was beyond the doubt‚ worst service I have ever received in my life. From start to finish‚ the experience was terrible. The first strike was the hostess explaining that the wait time would be 5 minutes‚ but in fact‚ it took 20
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The Business System: Government‚ Markets and International Trade Chapter 3 Reporters: Masaga‚ April B. Sebastian‚ Jo Ann D. Reyes Marvin Sergio L. Globalization The process by which the economic and social systems of nations are connected together so that goods‚ services‚ capital and knowledge move freely between nations. Economic System The system a society uses to provide goods and services it needs to survive and flourish. Economic Systems The economic system accomplishes two basic
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The Ideal President We as humans tend to look for a leader to guide us. This leader has been present since the beginnings of time in the form of a dominating male. Times change and we no longer look for a dominating male‚ but for someone that can help us meet our needs and necessities. We no longer look at physical strength or dexterity to choose our leader; we look at their values and mental capacity. We look for a leader that has integrity‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ courage‚ competence‚ conviction
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