earlier‚ a series of deadly and destructive natural disasters struck the United States in 1913‚ when over 1000 people lost their lives in just three of these calamities. A storm of cyclonic fury was unleashed. On November 7 though10‚ one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters to ever hit the Great Lakes: killing more than 250 people‚ destroying 19 ships‚ and stranding 19 others. This storm was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the Great Lakes Basin. The financial
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In a prokaryotic cell what are the elements of an operon? 26. Define a gene mutation. 27. Identify two causes of gene mutations. 28. Explain the difference between a point mutation and a frameshift mutation. 29. What are the three deadliest forms of cancer in the United States? 30. What is the
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The Scope article "Joplin Tornado: The Evil Swirling Darkness" is about the effects of the tornado and how the people of Joplin rebuild. The beginning was about how the fateful day started. In the middle was about the tornado’s rampage through the town and the destruction it caused in it’s wake. At the end of the article was about how the people of the town survived except for 158 and how they rebuilt. The effects after a disaster can last a long time on a person. If you witness a disaster and
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limit gun rights. I believe that America needs to take a stand and finally put limitations that make getting guns harder. Something needs to be done about the epidemic in this country‚ and it begins with Congress. The US is home to one of the deadliest cities in the world‚ Chicago‚ Illinois. In
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There have been many natural disasters in the 20th century. One of the most deadliest and most intense hurricanes was Hurricane Mitch. According to the article "Monstrous Mitch" by Mace Bentley and Steve Horstmeyer‚ and Graphs A and B‚ show the conditions and effects that made this hurricane one of the greatest natural disasters of the 20th century. Certain conditions such as pressure and wind speed made this hurricane intense. At first‚ warm ocean water was around 86 degrees fahrenheit‚ which
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hazards such as earthquakes‚ mudflows and flash floods‚ rock falls and landslides. Wild fires and tsunamis are additional hazards that might be triggered by a volcanic eruption. The mudflows and the flow of debris from these are often one of the deadliest volcano hazards. This is the flow of mud‚ rock and water that rush down valley and stream channels reaching speeds of up to 40 mph and can travel more than 50 miles. These mudflows look like fast-moving rivers of wet concrete. These can occur
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Ebola Ebola hemorrahagic fever is a 20 year old virus that‚ with a mortality rate of 50% to 90%‚ is one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Its causative organism is called Ebola virus. Ebola virus is a member of filoviridae‚ a family of negative-strained RNA viruses. The filoviridae family consists of five known members‚ Marburg‚ Ebola Zaire‚ Ebola Sudan‚ Ebola Reston‚ and Ebola Tai. Ebola virus is spread in a number of ways. An outbreak starts when an infected animal or insect‚ called a
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the United States (“Skin Cancer Facts” 2011). What is even more alarming is‚ “a new study has shown that people who use tanning parlors once a month or more have an increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by 55%. Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer” (“Skin Cancer Facts” 2011). If this statistic does not scare those who use tanning beds‚ it should. Although a nice bronze glow accompanies your body after your trip to the tanning bed‚ a lifetime of trouble for your skin
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Throughout all of history people have written and documented stories or their own version of specific events. In ancient Europe not everyone possessed the means to read and write so when something was written it possessed a certain sense of strong meaning and truthfulness‚ whether or not the story was fabricated. I believe two of the most well-known stories that reflect this are The Iliad and The Aeneid. These stories were considered epics or “poems telling of an adventure of a legendary person.”
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Atticus is said to be ’the deadliest shot in Maycomb County’. This is because in an incident in Chapter 10‚ Atticus is called upon to rid Maycomb County of a sick‚ unhealthy mad dog‚ which could cause much harm to the community if it got a chance to attack the people. The dog‚ Tim Johnson‚ is infected with rabies‚ and the best person in Maycomb to rid the county of this hazard is Atticus Finch. The county sheriff therefore summons Atticus‚ an expert marksman does it. Backed by his childrens’ confidence
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