The World’s Most Dangerous Drug is a documentary produced by the National Geographic Channel in 2006‚ that explores the disturbing effects of methamphetamines‚ not only to those who use the drug but also to those people associated with them. American journalist and news presenter‚ Lisa Ling‚ takes the viewer on a journey to the mental and physical aftermath of taking Meth. The use of selection and omission‚ re-enactment and archival material‚ manipulation of codes and actuality‚ all contribute
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Introduction Within the conceptual framework of this research‚ I would like to elaborate on causes and consequences of floods. There are always floods somewhere in the world. They threat big communities with millions of people‚ their lives and properties. Big floods always draw international attention. In order to support my discussion about floods with concrete examples‚ I will talk about causes and consequences of flood using Mississippi River basin. The flood plain A river’s flood plain is central to
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first permanent settlement‚ came with the intent of finding gold and getting rich by trading with the Indians. As a result of the settler’s eagerness for money‚ they failed to think about the location on which they chose to settle‚ the swamp. This geographic condition started the colony off to a negative start. The southern colonies did however‚ have a warm climate‚ swamps‚ and thick rich soil. None of the original settlers of the Southern colonies were use to working; therefore they had no food to
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ANNALS‚ AAPSS‚ 570‚ July 2000 GLOB AL IZA TION’S CUL TURAL CON SE QUENCES THE ANNALS OF THE AMER ICAN AC A DEMY Globalization’s Cultural Consequences By ROBERT HOLTON ABSTRACT: Globalization has been associated with a range of cultural consequences. These can be analyzed in terms of three major theses‚ namely‚ homogenization‚ polarization‚ and hybridization. The homogenization thesis proclaims that global culture is becoming standardized around a Western or American pattern. While some evidence
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Geographic factors often influence United States government actions‚ both foreign and domestic. Some of these factors include location‚ physical environment‚ movement of people‚ climate‚ and resources. Although these geographic factors can lead to increase in our countries land size and some positive outcomes‚ there are also chances for negative outcomes. One action taken by the United States government that was influenced by geographic factors was the Louisiana Purchase. There were many historical
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LAB 2 – Assignment 1. Summarize in your own words the steps you have followed to complete task 1? Task one design to do a shape file from a geographic coordinate system to a custom projected coordinate system. Steps followed: 1. Right click idll.shp in the catalog tree‚ select properties. 2. The X and Y coordinate system tab in the shapefile properties dialog shows the name to be unknown. Close the dialog. Define the coordinate system for idll.shp. Open ArcToolbox window to open it in
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2.7 The Consequences of Counterfeiting Counterfeits represent a critical danger to shoppers. Dangerous fake merchandise can prompt wounds and diseases. In situations where fake products cause no physical mischief‚ purchasers are hurt monetarily when they are tricked into using their hard- earned money on a poor-working‚ low-quality fake product. In addition‚ since organizations must raise their costs to recover misfortunes from forging‚ the general population is compelled to pay higher costs for
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Summary The text chosen for phase 2 of the text set project is National Geographic Kids: Weather by Kristin Baird Rattini. This is a non-fiction book that allows students to explore various kinds of weather such as rain‚ sunshine‚ snow‚ thunder‚ lightning‚ wind and clouds. The pictures in the book are very bright and colorful. It shows children biking through the grass on a sunny day‚ children in the rain wearing rain gear catching raindrops in their mouths‚ children playing in a pool‚ different
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Psychology and the Social World Assignment #3 - Stress 1. What hormones are responsible for the stress response? What does your body do to prepare you for a stressful encounter? What are some of the health/physical concerns related to the constant exposure to stress? In order to prepare for a stressful encounter‚ the body will make many changes in a matter of milliseconds. It begins by sending signals to the kidney’s adrenal glands to secrete a type of adrenaline called epinephrine
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Dominican Republic and Haiti: Consequences of the regularization process The island of Hispaniola‚ which Dominicans share with Haitians‚ is considered to be the cradle of blackness in the Americas. It was one of the first territories that colonizers brought African slaves to labor. Since then‚ there has always been a dispute between the two sides of the island. One side defending the ideology of European heritage while the other side stands to beliefs and practices of African descendants. There
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