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    kindergarten. But‚ I was small‚ no one cared about my opinions. Next thing I knew‚ we were gone. Goodbye Indiana! Hello corn filled Iowa… At the time that the house searching began‚ we stayed with my grandparents‚ in Brooklyn Iowa. Over a couple weeks my parents looked at multitude of houses‚ in a range of different areas. After a couple weeks they found one in Mount Vernon Iowa. This one‚ was the one they wanted to bring the whole family too! Which meant it was probably the one. The house was giant

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    Honors in February 2009 from AIB College of Business in Des Moines‚ Iowa with an Associate in Applied Science Degree majoring in Information Technology and Business Administration. She continued on to obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree in February 2010 from AIB College of Business majoring in Business Administration. In April 2011‚ she received a Weatherization Certificate from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs‚ Iowa and is now currently seeking to obtain an Alternative Teacher Certification

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    FLOODS

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    trees and littering can causes blocks in the flow of the water‚ which can also cause flooding. The Environment Agency constantly monitors sea levels and informs people on flood warnings. Large Amount of Snow is melted (eg. Melting of ice caps etc) Sewer Flooding: When the sewer systems do not have enough capacity to take water entering the system‚ from heavy rainfall‚ river and highway flooding‚ it causes flooding. Deforestation: With fewer trees to absorb or slow down rainfall (through the leaves

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    rural areas‚ however‚ rainwater-harvesting systems have transcended mere infrastructure to encompass social and cultural benefits as well. 2 BACKGROUND Like many cities throughout India‚ Chennai‚ faces particularly difficult climatic conditions: flooding during monsoon season and drought during the summer months. Many citizens of Chennai rely on local open-wells‚ or deeply dug

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    Dsn S 183: Lecture 11 (October 3): Kitsch‚ Camp‚ and the Double Eagle Slide Identifications. Be prepared to recognize‚ identify‚ or discuss any of these images in a future exam: 1-3. Examples of kitsch: pink flamingos‚ garden gnome‚ Hello Kitty stationery‚ Precious Moments figurines‚ painted plaster Pietà.
4. Photo of Thomas Kinkade with one of his works.
5. Thomas Kinkade. Happy Valley‚ c. 1990. Mass-produced lithograph copy of original oil painting. 6. Photo of Jeff Koons with one of his works

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    cell phones in school

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    learn easier.     Some teachers have noted that using cellphones in certain times of the class for specific school-related purposes teaches responsibility.       Fact to Support Your Reason Fact to Support Your Reason  At a highschool in Iowa‚ teacher Jason Guerin said‚ that using cellphones helps him to find out what subject matter is tripping up students‚ so he knows what material they need to work on. “It gives us a chance to focus on what they don’t get‚” Guerin said. “Things that

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    Floods

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    Floods A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚ or it may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in an areal flood.  Types of floods * Slow-onset floods - flooding of river systems in the northern pastoral areas of South Australia can spread for

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    caused economic losses‚ damage in urban and rural communities and damage the environment.  In the past‚ it was not obvious how floods affect an economy of a country. Today‚ the economic losses from floods has become very considerable. In 2005‚ the flooding of New Orleans buried up to 80% of the city. Many homes were washed away in flooded water. About $108 billion USD were needed to rebuild (2005 Hurricane Katrina‚ n.d.). People may be unable to get to work‚ to make money and use services. Their insurance

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    Race and My Community

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    there were many races and ethnicities represented but I like to be nearest to people who share my same cultural background and my religious beliefs. This has been true throughout my life as I am originally from the Midwest‚ in particular - Denison‚ Iowa. There

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    One of the major hazards that many communities have dealt with in the recent past is flooding. The Memphis metropolitan area is no different. In fact‚ The Memphis metro area dealt with severe flooding as recently as 2011. With this being said‚ the overall goal of mitigation is an important factor in the preparation and response to disasters such as these. That goal being‚ to create economically secure‚ socially stable‚ better built‚ and more environmentally sound communities that are out of harm’s

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