Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011 After doing research on significant events that occurred in the past 12 months within the Pacific Rim‚ the topic I finally decided to do my research report on was the recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s many cities. I chose this topic because I was really interested about learning more about the issue and how significant it actually was. My purpose in writing this research essay is simply to explore and explain in
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The gold rush of aid following the earthquake has transformed Haiti into an attractive business opportunity for the private sector; in such instances‚ the Haitian government is unaware of how many NGOs operate within the country. A recent review on relief aid distributed to Haiti by the New
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US Covert Operations in Chile 1963-1974 “Unconditional Surrender! There is nothing to negotiate! Unconditional Surrender!” This is what General Augusto Pinochet relayed to Admiral Patricio Carvajal on the morning of September 11‚ 1973 as they communicated over the willingness of Allende to negotiate‚ but the general will hear nothing of it. That same morning a Chilean Air Force plane flew over the skies of La Moneda‚ presidential palace of Santiago‚ Chile and bombed it. Inside Salvador Allende
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The second pre-1973 condition that led to the BA regime in Chile is that of the activation of the popular sector. Chile’s working class first appeared in the second-half of the 19th century. At the beginning‚ most of the Chilean proletariat were from copper‚ coal‚ and silver mining industries. Ma (1999) states that
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In Chile‚ my aunt lives in Cerro Argentina‚ a hill above the ocean in Valparaiso. When the sirens signalling a tsunami ring‚ the people that live down below flee to the mountains and my aunt opens her doors to strangers as they watch their homes collapse with heavy water. If I believed in supernatural genes that carry qualities like once believed in the Renaissance‚ I would say that I carry the selfless of my family. I don’t mind giving up my time‚ items‚ or responsibilities in the name of helping
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Chile Con Carne Chili con carne literally "Chili with meat"‚ often known simply as chili is a spicy stew. The name "chili con carne" is taken from Spanish‚ and means "peppers with meat”.Traditional versions are made‚ minimally‚ from chili peppers‚ garlic‚ onions‚ and cumin‚ along with chopped or ground beef. Beans and tomatoes are frequently included. Variations‚ both geographic and personal‚ may involve different types of meat as well as a variety of other ingredients. It can be found worldwide
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one of the deadliest earthquakes shook Japan on March 11th 2011. A 500 kilometre-long fault zone was ruptured off the northeast coast of Japan. The epicentre was situated 130 kilometres east from the big city‚ Sendai. The focus occurred at a relatively shallow depth (about 30 km) underneath the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake had the largest magnitude of 9.0‚ which Japan had ever recorded and can only be explained by plate tectonics. As seen in figure 3‚ the earthquake occurred in a subducting
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this nightmare‚ was just beginning. All of a sudden‚ the ground began to shake as an earthquake rocked the Caribbean country. A estimated magnitude 7 earthquake had occurred and nearly 50 aftershocks followed. The quake was the most powerful experienced by the country in over two centuries‚ and it left 316‚000 people dead while forcing another million people to permanently evacuate from their homes (“Haiti Earthquake of 2010”). There is no doubt that along with the physical‚ tangible effects of this
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Section 2: Studying Earthquakes Recording Earthquakes Seismology- The study of earthquakes and seismic waves Seismograph- An instrument that records vibrations in the ground Consists of three different devices that sense and record motion Vertical Motion of the ground Horizontal Motion- East and West Horizontal Motion- North and South Records motion by tracing wave shaped lines on paper Or translates it into electronic signals. Seismogram- The tracing of earthquake motion by a seismograph
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government spend more money on predicting an earthquake than on preparing a town for the next? This case study will be arguing the reasons as to whether the government should or shouldn’t spend money on predicting an earthquake than on preparing a town to be ready for the next. There are many different points of views on this argument and I will be justifying these in further detail‚ as well as giving my own opinion towards earthquake prediction. An earthquake is a natural disaster when two tectonic
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