Earthquakes: Why do some places suffer more than others? Whilst earthquakes are perhaps the most frequently occurring natural hazard‚ their impact on people‚ property and communities varies enormously from one place to another. It is possible to identify a number of factors that cause some places to suffer more than others. Whilst some are large scale and are to do with tectonic location‚ others are decided at a much more local scale‚ and relate to building design and levels of preparedness. Perhaps
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pressure groups more successful than others? A pressure group is a group of people with specific aims and interests. Also known as interest groups‚ lobby groups or protest groups‚ they try to influence political decision makers such as MPs and councillors to influence local or national policy and/or legislation. They seek to do so‚ either to protect interests of members (e.g. Trade Unions‚ NUT) or promote a cause (e.g. Greenpeace or RSPCA). Not all pressure groups are as successful as others‚ and there
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Account for why some enterprises become successful innovators and why others do not. It is a difficult question to answer why some enterprises become successful innovators while others do not especially in these days of rapid technological changes‚ high inflation and highly fluctuating exchange rates in the world of borderless world. The first reaction is it could be due to the strong entrepreneurial leadership of the enterprises in terms of knowledge management or an acute sense of financial investment
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Important Ions in the Body and the Roles They Play Everyday Functions of the Human Body The human body uses many forms of energy to conduct daily activities. These activities can be ones that we are doing physically or they can be as basic as the breakdown of enzymes within our body or the digestion of food. Chemical energy‚ electrical energy‚ mechanical energy‚ and electromagnetic energy are a few but important forms of the type of energy utilized by the human body. Ions play an important
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Strategies are More Effective than Others‚ published on January 31‚ 2013 by Debbie Glasser‚ Ph. D. The article refers to different studying techniques that are both effective and ineffective. Glasser analysis a new study published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest‚ a journal of the Association for Psychological Science that looked at the outcome of student test scores to ten different learning techniques. The techniques include: highlighting and underlining potentially important parts of
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Who wants to win the “currency war”? A study on the article “One more such victory” from “The economist” Anul 2011 Facultatea de Finanțe‚ Asigurări‚ Bănci și Burse de Valori One more such victory The emerging economies are winning the currency war. No one is celebrating The article we are commenting on today appeared in the online edition of “The Economist” on October‚ 1st and is called “One more such victory”. It brings out the situation of some emerging economies
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Why are some pressure groups more successful than others? A pressure group is an organisation which means to influence decisions made by government for a specific cause. Some pressure groups are successful in their endeavours‚ however many aren’t. The success of a pressure group depends on many factors. A large factor is the method through which pressure groups attempt to get their point heard. A method all pressure groups use is achieving public support‚ to get public support means that a certain
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One More River Can you imagine having to leave everything you have ever known to live in a country on the verge of war? Lesley Shelby‚ the main character in One More River by Lynn Reid Banks‚ knows exactly how it feels. This Jewish Canadian girl has to emigrate to Israel with her family. Through the determination and courage of one person we see how challenges‚ complications‚ and differences of the world are overcome. 	In the story the most important character is Lesley. Lesley
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Have you ever questioned why some apples taste more sour than others? Malic acid would be responsible for that. Malic acid is an organic compound responsible for the tart taste in grapes and the sour taste in green apples. Malic acid is used artificially in things such as soft candies‚ ices‚ gum‚ preserves‚ yogurt and many other foods to modify their flavor. The more malic acid there is in something‚ the more sour it tastes. The malic acid content in apples ranges from about 94% of total acid content
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Education Is More Important Everyone of us is a bundle of unique gifts and talents. Our relative success in life depends on how much we believe in ourselves‚ trust our own private genius‚ nurture it and let it grow freely. What education does is that it provides us with the opportunity to unravel and realize our inborn talents‚ while providing us with the skills of thinking and solving problems on our own. Both education and success are relative concepts in the sense that there is a wide difference
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