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    organisms die a year because of the ocean temperatures rising? One reason the ocean temperature surges is because of the greenhouse gas. As greenhouse gas (a gas from the greenhouse effect that benefits by absorbing carbon dioxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons‚ and infrared radiation; different kinds of elements and gases) collects together and increases‚ it traps more heat energy into the Earth‚ and making the temperature rise. Another way this is caused is when the warmer ocean water makes movement‚ it changes

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    2. In the tale “The ring of Gyges” the shepherd Gyges finds a magical ring within unusual bronze horse. Using this ring‚ he entices the queen and they collaborate to murder the king and takes control of the kingdom. Given his tale‚ Glaucon come to a conclusion that if similar rings were to be given to unjust man and a just man‚ then both of them would behave unjustly. Therefore this proves that people act justly only as an obligation by nature and he claims that all living beings aspire more than

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    Lord of the ring; what does the ring represent? Introduction First of all‚ im a big lord of the ring fan‚ and since ive read these books several times and watched the movies‚ its not hard to understand that I have been starting to think about different themes in the book‚ and if there are some symbolism. My term paper will be based on my own subjective opinion regarding the subject of whether or not the ring of power in the modern classic “The lord of the ring”‚ written by

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    bombers launched an attack on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. They took off from Japanese aircraft-carriers which set out from Japan and remained radio silent and not detected. In this attack‚ the USS was badly damaged and almost lost the Pacific Fleet. Although the attack only lasted about 2 hours consisted of 2 waves of attack‚ over 2400 American soldiers lost their lives‚ more than 1000 soldiers were injured and 12 United States Navy vessels were destroyed‚ including the Arizona‚ the Oklahoma

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    Questionnaire Name: ______________________________________________ Age: __________ Location: ______________________________ Sex: ______ Q.1. What is your profession? Q.2.Which Himalaya’s product do you use? Purifying Neem Face Wash Gentle Face Wash Gel Gentle Exfoliating Apricot Scrub If other please specify:____________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Q.3. Will you Recommend Himalaya’s product

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    Ocean Waves

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    Ocean Waves A wave is a periodic disturbance in space and time‚ possibly transferring energy to or through a space-time region. Have you ever ridden a wave in the ocean? Ocean waves travel on the surface of the water. You can see them and you can feel them. As you swim through the water‚ you can even make your own waves. The winds cause waves on the surface of the ocean (and on lakes). The wind transfers some of its energy to the water‚ through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules

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    Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage

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    Sea Pollution The pollution of the ocean is rapidly becoming a crucial problem on Earth. The major causes of sea pollution are oil spills‚ toxic waste‚ and dumping of other harmful materials into the ocean. This pollution will directly affect the living organisms in the ocean and indirectly affect human’s health and resources. We‚ as humans‚ should learn more about these in order to have the knowledge on how to solve this problem effectively. Oil spill is perhaps the most publicly acknowledged

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    INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in

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    Article on Natural environment Natural environment The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living specie. The concept of the natural environment can be distinguished by components: Complete ecological units that function as natural systems without massive human intervention‚ including all vegetation‚ microorganisms‚ soil‚ rocks‚ atmosphere and natural phenomena

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