Everyday‚ the average teenager spends over eight hours looking at a screen. Now‚ one may say that’s completely insane‚ but others may beg to differ. In some ways‚ looking at a screen may not be all that bad. Looking at a screen doesn’t just mean watching tv or playing video games. For example‚ in Southampton High School‚ most students will be looking at a screen almost all day long‚ because their district supplies them with iPads. There shouldn’t be any games on them‚ they are mainly used for educational
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In the recent years there has been a focus on hurricanes because they have gradually gotten stronger in the past years. Scientists became more alarmed during the latest hurricane seasons because they believe they have seen the effects of the global temperatures on hurricanes. In recent years hurricanes ravaged the earth breaking records all around the world. Japan broke its previous record of 6 typhoons with 10 in 2004(Trenberth 2005). Before the 2005 hurricane season there had never been record
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Do you like dogs? Well a lot of people do‚ but do you know the breeds of dogs‚ jobs of dogs‚ and some of their physical traits? If not then that is what I am going to talk about in this essay so stay tuned to learn more! Dogs have lots of jobs and some of them are very important! One job that some dogs have is being a seeing eye dog‚ these dogs help blind people and make sure that they don’t walk into danger. Another job that dogs have is as a detection dog‚ when the dog is a detection dog they
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Most of us have our own rough defnition of heroism — we think we know a hero when we see one. But pinning down those attributes is a challenge; your hero may not look much like mine. So it ’s worth asking: Are there certain immutable characteristics that have defined heroism across the ages? The men and women on the following pages are individuals of extraordinary distinction‚ but how do they stack up against the legends of the past? Although there are some timeless‚ universal qualities known as
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The evolution of Homeland Security seems like a relatively new one‚ but really the history leading up to it began in the 1800s. Over time‚ however‚ improved preparedness‚ response and recovery‚ and creation of certain protective documents influenced how we view Homeland Security today. Bottom line‚ Homeland Security and its governing documents‚ specifically the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF)‚ exist for a reason‚ these reasons and the documents are
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Of all the species that have existed on Earth 99 percent have gone extinct and even fewer make it into the fossil record and a very small fraction of those that fossilize are actually found even partially complete. Even if all of them did fossilize many would be too hard dig for many of them. And also it is highly unlikely that most would be found complete‚ due to the number of natural disasters and processes that have happened from the animal’s death to whenever it is discovered. Natural disasters
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Indian IT: Reduced Growth According to Business Today‚ The Indian information technology (IT) industry’s growth has halved in 2012/13‚ going by the latest numbers from industry lobby Nasscom. IT-BPO (business process outsourcing) exports and domestic market revenues are expected to total $108 billion this year‚ inching just 7 per cent over the previous year. In contrast‚ the industry grew 15 per cent in 2011/12‚ albeit from a lower base. IT exports for 2012/13 are likely to come a touch below body
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Background of the industry Tourism‚ third pillar of the economy after the E.P.Z manufacturing sector and agriculture‚ contribute significantly to economic growth and has been a key factor in the overall development of Mauritius. Tourism may be called to play an even more important role in the future because of the declining stage of the sugar industry. It creates exciting economic and employment opportunities throughout the country‚ and provides upcoming students with an exciting and worthwhile
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They live in South America and can occasionally be found in North America and are listed as near threatened/vulnerable‚ with 150‚000 left in the wild. They like to live in woodland and swamps with good thick coverage and good access to water. They are hunters and eat a wide and varied diet from Deers and Tapirs to even Frogs‚ Mice and Livestock. They prefer the dense forest and swamps so that they have perfect cover for stalking their prey and they also are strong swimmers. The spotted fur of the
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Many of us can share the love and excitement of walking into a dimly lit theater‚ of lying back in a squishy chair‚ of reaching with one hand into a bowl of butter-soaked popcorn; and of resting for two care-free hours to watch a movie meant to bring great emotion to the audience. Since their creation‚ movies have become a significant part of American culture. Today hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on creating movies and just as much is spent on viewing them. To keep up with popular demand
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