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    2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami Introduction The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake‚ also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake‚[6][7](Japanese: "Eastern Japan Great Earthquake Disaster" was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred on Friday‚ 11 March 2011 It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan‚ and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record-keeping began in 1900.  In addition to loss

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    An earthquake of a magnitude of 9.0 that occurred in Japan at 2:46 pm on Friday March 11‚ 2011 did a significant amount of damage in the region‚ as the following tsunami did even much more damage‚ flooding about 560 square kilometers resulting in a human death toll of about 19‚000 and the destruction of coastal ports‚ towns and buildings (Fukushima Accident‚ 2016). Eleven reactors at four different nuclear power plants in the region were operating at the time and were all shut down when the earthquake

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    School Students have been cheating for many of years. Cheating is a major problem in schools everywhere. Almost every single student has cheated in some way or will have cheated. Cheating in school can cause lack of learning. Cheating can also affect other students and other students can also cause a student to cheat. Cheating most occur in students who lack an effort in studying. Most students have adapted to cheating. Some students see cheating as good grades with less work involved. Cheating

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    divisions between colored people and whites remained for centuries to come. Slavery was completely abolished with the Civil War‚ however‚ its effects still lingered on and influenced racial divisions within the Caribbean. Slavery resulted in a destructive and enduring form of racism. In Avengers of the New World‚ Dubois uses Saint Domingue‚ present-day Haiti‚ to highlight the impact of slavery on race and its role on the colonial era. He frequently uses racial terminology such as “gens de couleur”

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    them liberal magazines and books OPENING OF THE PHIL TO WORLD COMMERCE Officially opened Manila on 1834 after reviewing different economic policies 1834- 1873 different Ports were opened: 1. Sual 2. Iloilo 3. Zamboanga 4. Cebu 5. Legazpi Effects: Stimulate vigorous economic activity in the colony that makes the life of the Filipino’s to prosper Introduction of modern methods of agriculture Improved means of transportation and communication that stimulate economic progress Emergence

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    The island of Hispaniola‚ which contains Haiti on the western side and the Dominican republic on the Eastern side is found in the Caribbean sea near Cuba‚ and has a population of 10.3 million (Ferguson and Christian Girault‚ 2017). It is the poorest country in the Americas with an average GDP per capita of $846 US and 59% of the population living below the national poverty line of US $2.42 a day (“Haiti Overview‚” 2017) Haiti is located on a convergent boundary between the Caribbean and North American

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    Exercise will have a huge impact in your life mainly because it improves your mood‚ weight loss‚ and you become healthier. First‚ while exercise improves your confidence‚ it also improves your mood. Improving you confidence is a huge plus to exercising because it shapes up your body and you also have a better complexion. I think you become less shy and more outgoing. With confidence you’ll do better in school and do great in any job interview. Working-out lets go any anger you

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    Explaining Acrophobia Feeling afraid to look down from the balcony of the twentieth floor or refusing to climb up a ladder is common with people of all ages. Susceptibility to the fear of heights is common. However‚ some suffer panic attacks when taking part in activities that involve being at a height. Moreover‚ these individuals consistently avoid situations that involve heights. At this point they are labelled ‘acrophobic’. Acrophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of heights. With a prevalence

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    IDP Camps In Haiti

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    In January 2010‚ an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude occurred nearby the capital city of Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti. As of June 2015‚ 103‚565 internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Haiti continue to live in camps established in the aftermath of the earthquake and‚ according to the United Nations‚ some 70‚000 of the remaining IDPs have no prospect of a durable solution (Human Rights Watch‚ World Report 2015: Haiti). Despite considerable IDP relocations since 2010‚ increasing violence against women and children

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    abilities and let you practice certain skills. With good reasons‚ there are unfair reasons as well. Teachers who have nothing better to do‚ students misbehaving‚ and students not reaching the desired stopping point in the teacher’s schedule. These causes put an abnormal amount of stress on the students. First‚ let’s focus on the good reasons. Homework can be a valuable tool in the teacher’s hands‚ but only if they know how to wield that tool properly. Giving students 2 hours of boring homework will

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