World War 2 proved to be a stimulus for the American economy. 17 million new jobs were created and unemployment was virtually wiped out. Average wages increased by 30%‚ this was mainly due to the high levels of industrial output. By Christmas 1942 USA output was greater than Japan‚ Germany and Italy combined. Jobs dramatically rose by 52% due to the high level of demand‚ for wartime resources. This was also debatably a huge moment for America because it was economically growing at rapid pace compared
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Has the internet effected are minds? What exactly is the internet? The internet is a global network made up of thousands of small networks which all lies in the technology branch. Imagine thousands or even millions of computers linked up sending messages and exchanging information to each other around the world. The Internet has made information available to computer users with just a simple click of the mouse but wait‚ Is it making us dumber? As in Mark Bauerlin’s essay‚ The Dumbest Generation‚”
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Environment Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a situation in which the forces of nature combine to cause destruction. When a natural hazard impacts on a community causing wreckage of property and loss of life‚ it is called a natural disaster. One such devastating natural disaster – probably the most prominent one in Australian history – was the vicious tropical storm that hit Darwin in 1974‚
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the human race grew from hunter gatherers to more agriculturally advanced civilizations‚ mankind has created many things that helped shape history. Even though there have been many other civilizations that have made an impact on Ancient society‚ Ancient Egypt had the biggest impact because they invented many new things like the first kind of paper‚ the first advanced irrigation system‚ and were the first to record events using Hieroglyphs. One of the biggest creations originating from Ancient
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dramatically affect the social‚ political‚ and economic characteristics of that city‚ for better or for worse. Different locations offer various risks and advantages‚ such as cities built near or on shorelines will receive more tourism but are more prone to flooding. New York City leads North America in population‚ economics‚ corporate headquarters‚ culture‚ and international politics‚ resides on three islands where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean (Hawkinson‚ 2014). Access to this major shipping port
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Effects of Technological Developments on Globalization Process: Technological developments are conceived as the main facilitator and driving force of most of the globalization processes. Before elaborating on the consequences of several technological developments‚ we must go through the definition of technology as a sociological term‚ so that we can further explore the social and political role of technology in the globalization process. Technology can be defined as the socialized knowledge of
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Television viewing is a major activity and influence on children and adolescents. Children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of television a day. By the time of high school graduation‚ they will have spent more time watching television than they have in the classroom. While television can entertain‚ inform‚ and keep our children company‚ it may also influence them in undesirable ways." (AACAP‚ 2001‚ p. 1) Even though parents are conscious that the media can affect their
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GRADE____________________________ THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM 1. INTRODUCTION All indications are that international and domestic tourism will continue growing at a steady rate globally and in most countries and regions (Edwards 1985; WTO 1986). Many countries in the world are hoping to develop or expand tourism as an important economic sector. This expansion of tourism will result in increased pressure on the environment with negative impacts‚ unless appropriate measures are applied by governments
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To what extent can preparedness mitigate the impacts of tropical revolving storms? (40 marks) Tropical revolving storms can be referred to as Hurricanes‚ cyclones and Typhoons these occur in the Atlantic‚ Indian and pacific oceans. Nobody is quite sure how they form but certain factors do need to be met for one to form. One of these is the temperature of the sea which has to be above 28degrees‚ the water also has to be deep beneath the storm‚ this is how the storm gathers its energy. These storms
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Human impact on the Environment: Human impact on the environment or anthropogenic impact on the environment includes impacts on biophysical environments‚ biodiversity and other resources.[1][2] The term anthropogenic designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. Causes[edit]Technology[edit]The application of technology (in general) often results in unavoidable environmental impacts‚ which according to the I=PAT equation is measured as resource use or pollution generated per unit
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