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    trade-both maritime and overland. However‚ the spread of religion through these trade routes remained constant. One innovation that changeed East Asian trade was the introduction of the grand canal by the Sui dynasty. It was a system of artificial waterways that went from Hangshou to Bejing and Chang’an. The grand canal served as East Asia’s principal mean of internal trade. When it came to outside maritime trade‚ the Chinese people’s cravings for fine spices and exotic products from other islands

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    Fighting the American Revolution Discuss how coordination and planning effected the Campaign of 177? As future leaders what lesson do you feel can be taken from the mishaps of Sir William Howe? Even though the British were victorious in capturing Philadelphia‚ William Howe inability to follow his higher ups set plan and his army being ill-equipped to deal with the extreme weathers‚ lead to the British downfall. The plan would have led Howe to New York to support St. Leger and Burgoyne forces. Because

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    From there it moves onward toward Lake Michigan‚ one of North America’s Great Lakes. While the oil didn’t make it as far as that lake‚ the spill did contaminate nearly 64 kilometers (40 miles) of waterways."(Oosthoek 7). In that piece of evidence‚ it states that the oil spill contaminated 40 miles of waterways. That could have been prevented. That oil spill caused so many animals pain and deaths. While the animals were just in their normal environment. "Four bitumen leaks have spilled the equivalent

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    but there were many conditions of the roads.” This shows how unsafe the roads were before the industrial Revolution. In order for the industrial cities to thrive transportation was essential. Three types of transportation were waterways‚ roads‚ and railroads. Through waterways they transported heavy goods like iron and coal. Inventions such as the steamboat‚ trains‚ and cars made the lives of the people easier by transporting goods as well as people from one place to

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    P IntroductionThere has been a spill of concentrated sulphuric acid at the chemical plant where I work at as the Safety Engineer. In this report‚ I will explain what Sulfuric Acid is‚ the health risks and hazards associated with it‚ the safety precautions that should be taken and how the spill should be handled. Sulfuric Acid‚ H2SO4‚ also commonly known as battery acid or vitriol‚ is one of the top products in the chemical industry‚ with 40 million tons produced annually in the U.S. It is a colourless

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    Transcript of Comparison on the basis of infrastructure: India and China A Comparison On The Basis Of  Infrastructure: India & China Introduction Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures  needed for the operation of a society or enterprise‚ or the services and facilities  necessary for an economy to function.  It is an important term for judging a country or region’s development. What does ’infrastructure’ mean? The term infrastructure typically refers to the technical

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    11/15/12 Wetland Treatment Environmental Systems Adam Pittman Bluefield State College 11/15/12 Wetland Treatment Environmental Systems Adam Pittman Bluefield State College Adam Pittman Environmental Systems Wetland Treatment A very important aspect in civil engineering is dealing with projects that contain wetland treatment. Wetland treatment is a very touchy matter in most environmental practices across the country and must be dealt with according to law in order to preserve wildlife

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    they use canoes‚ someone is appointed as a temporary leader and rest are crewmates each receiving an equal “pay” of fish. * There are two separated regions on this island: The coastal region and the inland region. The coastal relies on the inland for vegetables and fruits while the inland relies on the coastal for fish * Money has no use in the Melanesian society * It is not a “finder’s keepers” society * The marriage system is very odd; the men choose who they want to their wives

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    second century B.C.E. a Han government official wrote “Order inspections of the waterways‚ the walls of the cities and their suburbs‚ the dikes and rivers‚ canals and pools‚ and government buildings and cottages‚ and supply enough workers to those who are to carry out the repair work in each district” (Doc. 1). This shows that the government valued technology. Workers and supplies were given to inspect and repair their waterways. This was a time much before the twentieth century. Innovations like this

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    PLANT LIFE IN SOFT BOTTOM COMMUNITIES 1. INTRODUCTION This paper deals with plants that are found in soft bottom communities that are either found in freshwater or marine environment. These plants are submerged therefore having different adaptation for this environment. These different adaptations were tackled in this paper as well as the physico-chemical parameters present in their environment. These plants have changes in their morphology to be able to cope with the environment. For example

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