The cause of Landslides can be due to many different reasons. Firstly the pull of gravity on a slope is significant but several reasons can increase the risk of a landslide. Many countries experience landslides because of these reasons but amongst them New Zealand has a high number. The mountain ranges in New Zealand are still being uplifted. Rocks are often weakened by folding and faulting‚ and there is also continual earthquake activity. The most common landslides in New Zealand are shallow and
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Moving to the Klondike in search for gold had benefits and disadvantages. You could get gold and become rich‚ but you could also find nothing‚ and you would be cold. It is also dangerous living there. It is very cold and it snows a lot. You would be lucky to get any sleep because if the snow falls on you‚ you could die. Some people want to become rich so they go to the Klondike for gold. There are some benefits like becoming rich or getting some money. You also get to spend a lot of time in nature
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In the article “Cause of Death Affects Racial Classification on Death Certificates” written by Andrew Noymer‚ Andrew M. Penner‚ and Aliya Saperstein they investigate if the causes of death has an impact on racial classification on death certificates. To their surprise the results of this study‚ showed a link between how people are racially seen and “seemingly non-racial characteristics” such as cause of death. The authors informed the reader of the challenge faced in conducting this study such as
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using material from Item B and elsewhere‚ examine the view that development causes "significant damage to the environment" In this essay I am going to examine whether development in a country causes significant damage to the environment. Firstly‚ when a country becomes developed‚ they have to become industrialised first. This means that the country changes from being mainly an agricultural production and people living in the countryside‚ to the people flocking to the newly increasing cities
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Effects of Constantly Moving “Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist‚ and actually moving there for good‚ are two very different things‚” said Tahir Shah. Moving can always be tough event for children to cope with. Change can be difficult part of a person’s life‚ oftentimes quite harrowing. Some may find change to be a good thing but often times not a consistent transition. I‚ on the other hand‚ find it to be more of a regular transition. Moving has many consequences
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With 35 million people‚ Tokyo gets the trophy for being the world’s largest city. Second place goes to Bombay with 22.2 million people and New Delhi follows that with 20.9 million (McKinnon‚ 444). It is no question that the world is home for billions of people and the number is growing. The world today is very different from what it was years ago. Through new technologies‚ we are able to communicate with people in a matter of seconds. The Internet connects people to do business internationally and
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The Cause/Effect of health issue such as heart disease The easiest way to define cause and effect is “one thing leads to another”. The one thing is the cause that leads to (or results in) “another”‚ the effect. Although you can focus on one cause and effect‚ frequently you’ll find that a single cause generates many effects or that one effect is the result of multiple unrelated causes. Example: Smoking can cause heart disease‚ lung cancer‚ and emphysema or heart disease may be
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Unit 55 undertake agreed pressure area care 1‚1 - describe the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to skin breakdown and the development of pressure sores. The skin is composed of 3 layers. The skin which appears to be so thin is still itself divided into epidermis‚ dermis and subcutaneous layer or hypodermis. each layer has its own function and own importance in maintaining the integrity of skin and thereby the whole body structure. He is each part in detail. 1 - epidermis is the
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dollar. While I would never have seen myself ever questioning whether or not to put a dollar before a human life that is exactly‚ what this project has forced me to do. I have an even greater deal of respect for those who have a hand in running the country‚ especially the president‚ as I have no idea what I would do if faced with some of the dilemma’s‚ both ethical and financial‚ that I faced with writing this healthcare plan. Money is not everything‚ but it certainly makes the world go round and you
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instead of things that I needed to hear in order to be successful. Everything that I was doing beforehand was hurting me now. After failing my first anatomy and physiology exam‚ I realized that my old study habits we’re not working. I needed to develop a new system in which I could study effectively. I needed to eliminate distractions such as cellular devices‚ television‚ and friends from my study area. After failing that exam‚ I thought about when my brother told me that “College will be easy” but he
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