An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity‚ seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency‚ type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Tectonic earthquakes occur anywhere in the earth where there is sufficient stored elastic strain energy to drive fracture propagation along a fault plane. The sides of a fault move past each other smoothly
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Mrs. Ham Honors English 2 March 7th‚ 2012 Julius Caesar Cause and Effect Essay: A Leader’s Fateful Decision: Decisions. Decisions are what make the world go round. Without them‚ time would be frozen‚ never moving forward. They are the choices people make that determine our future. Some decisions are hard‚ some are easy. But‚ no matter what decisions are made‚ they will always end with the same result: an effect. So‚ it’s important that people go through the decision making
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number of different ways and the after-effects is can also vary. The more devastating effects is land destruction and the negative impact to people’s lives. Tsunamis are forces of nature that cause death and destruction in many areas in the world. There are many different ways that tsunamis can form. One of them is by underwater earthquakes and underwater landslides. There are two kinds of underwater earthquakes‚ tectonic and subduction. When tectonic earthquakes occur‚ the seafloor becomes deformed
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that injects millions of gallons of water‚ sand‚ and chemicals under hi pressure into a well‚ cracking the rock to release natural gases and oil. It is beginning to become scientifically linked to creating earthquakes by aggravating the faults. But before we talk about how it is causing earthquakes‚ we must first go into detail on the complete process of fracking. Fracking site drills 6000ft through aquifer toward shell – then drill horizontally which can reach up to 4000ft. Then a specific tool
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Jamie Druelinger Micro Economics Michael Nunnley Short Paper An Optimist In Haiti This film was a documentary by a business reporter named Adam Davidson who discovered a man trying to strengthen the economy in Haiti using tourism. The cruise ship company Royal Caribbean ports their ships at a private beach in Haiti called Labadee which is around 10 miles from and important Haitian landmark called Citadelle Laferriere. It is a Citadel or (Fortress) with a great deal of important Haitian
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Notes Haiti in the Cold War -Won presidential election in Sept. 1957 He was supported by the US because he strongly opposed communism. But then the US backed away from him because he used secret military attacks that killed many of the Haiti people. The US backed away because they didn’t want to destroy their human rights image. (Haiti under Siege Article at Socialistworker.org) -Dictator -“He attacked all national institutions” that could oppose him; he shut down everything from the press;
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2013 Lushan earthquake | | Date | April 20‚ 2013 | Magnitude | Mw 7.0 (GA)[1] Ms 7.0 (CENC)[2] Mw 6.6 (USGS)[3] Mw 6.6 (EMSC)[4] Mj 6.9 (JMA)[5] | Depth | < 13 km (8.1 mi)[6] | Epicenter | 30°17′02″N 102°57′22″ECoordinates: 30°17′02″N 102°57′22″E[3] Lushan County‚ Sichuan | Countries | China | Aftershocks | 1‚815[7] | Casualties | 193 dead 24 missing 11‚826 injured 968 injured seriously | The Lushan earthquake or Ya’an earthquake occurred in China on 20th April‚ 2013
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Cause and Effect Essay Marijuana can be found on every college campus in Canada and is the drug of choice coming in right behind alcohol. The Department of Justice Canada conducted a survey and found that‚ “almost one-third (29%) of college students had reported using marijuana during the previous 12 months of 1998. (http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/rs/rep-rap/2002/qa02_2-qr02_2/p2.html). According to a similar study‚ the majority of students on college campuses that use marijuana will also participate
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Haiti Introduction: Haiti was ceded to the French by Spain in 1697‚ the French made it the wealthiest islands in the Caribbean through the heavy importation of African slaves. In the late 18th century the slaves revolted and after a lot of struggle Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world. Haiti has been through a lot of political and environmental instability. It is currently the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Apart from Political instability they also have
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the text “Like this picture to support Haiti” or “Show you care about (insert cause here) by liking and sharing this picture with all of your friends.” On the surface‚ these types of images seem harmless and actually beneficial. People gain the mindset that if they provide support for the icon in the form of “likes‚” then they directly help those that the image shows the cause for. The producer of the photo however believes that this type of mindset causes deeper problems than what the social media
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