The San Andreas Fault by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention on April 18‚ 1906‚ when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake‚ however‚ was but one of many that have resulted from episodic displacement along the fault throughout its life of about 15-20 million years. What Is It? Scientists have learned that the Earth’s crust is fractured into a series
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San Andreas Fault Zone The San Andreas Fault Zone is located in San Francisco‚ California and is more than 800 miles long and at least 10 miles deep. The San Andreas Fault is the drifting boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It splits California in two from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego‚ Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco‚ Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate. There was an earthquake along
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Ally Tinnermann Endangered Species Imagine a world filled with millions of different species of animals. Then‚ imagine that same world but with no more mammals‚ amphibians‚ or reptiles. Many people consider themselves animal lovers. So‚ ask yourself‚ it possible to live in a world without animals? An endangered species is a species that is at serious risk of extinction. Jennifer Sexton and Tom Warhol say on their website‚ Endangered species‚ that as the world is continuing to grow at an alarming
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The ways to solve on the endangered species VII. The first way to solve on the endangered species is government should create more safe zone and national park for animals. A. They will be able to move freely without worrying about hunters and poaching. B. Make sure you follow the regulation when visit a national park. VIII. The second way to solve on the endangered species is people should join an organization. A. You can be a volunteer join an organization in your area or larger
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that was seemingly off about her. For the most part‚ it wasn’t even her fault. It wasn’t her fault that her father decided to not go through with the ‘family business’ when he was old enough‚ instead opting out to travel as a merchant across the world. It wasn’t her fault that he met her mother in an entirely different country. And it certainly wasn’t her fault that her mother happened to be descended from wolves. What was her fault‚ however‚ was how little she thought of humans. And how much she underestimated
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be determined that the conduct complained of is indeed a delict. There are five requirements for delict‚ namely‚ an act‚ wrongfulness‚ fault‚ harm and causation. Unless all five are present‚ the defendant or the wrongdoers conduct cannot be said to be a delict. FAULT…….in brief In the archaic legal orders‚ liability under the law of delict was independent of fault. Someone causing harm to property or personality of another was held liable‚ because experience taught that people‚ who commit certain
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Endangered languages: what is to be done‚ and why? The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. Language death is what happens when the last speaker of a particular language dies‚ or when a language community ceases to exist. It is an extinction that is happening on a massive scale and with astonishing speed. According to Krauss (1992a)‚ as many as half of the estimated 6‚000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; spoken only by adults who no longer teach them
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the chaos in Verona; the deaths of Tybalt‚ Mercutio‚ Romeo‚ and Juliet. But who actually caused it all? The world may never know... Could it be Friar Lawrence’s fault? The feuds between the two households (Capulet and Montigue)? Or Juliet’s parents in general? Well‚ you’ll find out soon... How could it possibly be Friar Lawrence’s fault? I mean‚ he did give Romeo poison to kill himself since Romeo thought that Juliet was “dead” and he does want to be dead next to Juliet’s “corpse”. Oh‚ the things
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Endangered Bears throughout the World Bears are big mammals that belong to carnivorous family. They have a hairy body‚ a short tail and small round ears. They learn with their heels and their sole to walk as human beings‚ but they have four fingers instead of five. Bears are very much endangered. The endangered species of bears are: polar‚ giant panda‚ brown‚ grizzly‚ Koloa‚ black American‚ black Asiatic‚ and Malay. The panda bear is a probably the most famous endangered animal‚ only existing
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Elephant Poaching Elephants were once a common species to see around Africa and Asia‚ but due to ivory trading elephants have become critically endangered. Every day elephants become more and more endangered and soon they will be extinct. Elephants are killed everyday and used for ivory. Elephants are beautiful creatures and it would be shameful to let them go extinct. Elephant poaching is a serious problem and is not being stopped. According to the 96 Elephants Foundation‚ “96 elephants are killed
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