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    Period 4 11/4/12 George Washington was the first president of the United States and was a great leader for America. He got rid of the monarchy and led the colonists to freedom. Due to his accomplishments‚ Americans admired and looked up to George Washington. They felt if he led us through the war that it would be best if he could lead us as a President. President Washington was very successful in his two terms in presidency. George Washington ended the Whiskey Rebellion by leading the army himself

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    Lesson II – Effects of Deforestation Deforestation is the removal or destruction of large areas of forest or rainforest. Deforestation happens for many reasons‚ such as logging‚ agriculture‚ natural disasters‚ urbanization and mining. There are several ways to clear forest -- burning and clear-cutting the land are two methods. Although deforestation occurs worldwide‚ it’s a particularly critical issue in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil. There‚ the tropical forests‚ and the species of plants and

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    Deforestation in Costa Rica Costa Rica is famous for it’s rainforests and vast biodiversity and ecosystems‚ including 12‚000 species of plants‚ 1‚239 species of butterflies‚ 838 species of birds‚ 440 species of reptiles and amphibians‚ and 232 species of mammals (Wikipedia)‚ which overtime have become under threat due to deforestation. Since the end of World War II‚ 80 percent of Costa Rican forests have disappeared (Wikipedia). Various companies are cutting down forests‚ to provide

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    Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out

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    Why should we care about deforestation? Deforestation is a leading cause in global warming and the increase in greenhouse gases like carbon. Deforestation also affects many things including man-kind. The degradation of the Amazons trees and vegetation would be oil industries‚ and soybean farmers’ expansion into the rainforest. The effects are also important as well‚ some effects of Deforestation are the change in climate‚ the impact on the global hydro climate‚ and scattered rainfall; whether it

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    2014 TEDADM 577 School Finance Funding Inequities Paper Introduction The Washington State constitution dictates “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders‚ without distinction or preference on account of race‚ color‚ caste or sex.” All children have the right to an education‚ however unlike other states‚ within the Washington State constitution it is made a “paramount duty”. In 1976‚ following a failure to pass

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    Washington State University Finance 325 Practice Problems 1. What is the net present value of a project with the following cash flows and a required return of 12 percent? Year 0 1 2 3 Cash Flow -$28‚900 $12‚450 $19‚630 $ 2‚750 2. What is the net present value of a project that has an initial cash outflow of $12‚670 and the following cash inflows? The required return is 11.5 percent. Year 1 2 3 4 Cash Inflows $4‚375 $ 0 $8‚750 $4‚100 3. A project will produce cash inflows of $1‚750

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    Luther Module 4 Assignment 2 Course Project July 27‚ 2011 Outline : Deforestation Introduction: Deforestation is not something we can just look over. There are many things in our lives that we take pride in and protecting our forest is one of them. Our trees help our animals live‚ our crops grow‚ and our families survive. Thesis Statement: How do humans benefit from the trees? Arguments: I. Is deforestation the cause of climate change? A. The forest can provide many different

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    Deforestation is a severe environmental destruction which cannot be revived easily if changed at current rate. Therefore‚ I totally agree that deforestation causes a lot of environmental problems. Deforestation includes the cutting down‚ burning and destructing of forests. The deforestation affects the ecosystem and disrupts the oxygen and carbon oxide cycle. People have an impression that if the trees were cut down‚ it will grow back in a few years. Everyone knows the trees are very

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    Questions The research questions that this study wants to approach are as follows: RQ#1: Why does deforestation rampantly occur in less developed and poor countries such as Honduras? RQ#2: How does deforestation in Honduras contributes to global warming that leads to natural catastrophes? Methodology This study achieved its findings by analyzing the severity of deforestation in Honduras based on those areas which have already reported severe forest damages and are already alerting

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