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    Plate Tectonics Press Release GLG.101 August 16‚ 2013 Plate Tectonics Press Release Natural destroys are a part of the nature of the world. There are many different kinds of natural destroys hurricanes‚ tornados‚ tropical storms‚ and earthquakes. The great state of California is no stranger to its part of natural destroyers. Many cities in the state have had its share having earthquakes. Earthquakes are produced by abrupt motion along a fault when friction that resists such motion is overcome

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    “Photography is dead” Mr. Knight is not fearful of change. Quite the opposite. He seems to thrive on it. “I think photography is dead‚” he said‚ reflecting on the medium’s inability to evolve. “Film died some years ago. I don’t miss it‚” he added without any trace of nostalgia. “None of my children read magazines. Fashion will be shaped by the Internet. [www.businessoffashion.com] “The evening began with a look back at Mr. Knight’s early days and the source of the tireless‚ forward-looking

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    a million dollars in revenue in 1970‚ became the first supplier of laser discs and video by manufactures Panasonic‚ Magnavox‚ Sony‚ and Sharp in 1979 [ (Funding Universe‚ 2010) ]. The company in 1983 became Best Buy after a 1981 tornado‚ which lead to the annual “Tornado Sale” promotional events [ (Funding Universe‚ 2010) ]. The company also expanded its product lines to include home appliances and consumer electronics. In the 1990s‚ Best Bu y accomplished 1 billion dollars in revenue in 92‚ while

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    continue to watch it to this day. The “Wizard of Oz” is considered a classic and a must see among all types of audiences. The plot of the film is a girl named Dorothy who lives in Kansas with her family and a dog that she recently found named Toto. A tornado hits Kansas and causes Dorothy to become unconscious. When she wakes up she finds herself in the Land of Oz In the time that she is their she makes three friends‚ the Tin Man‚ The Scarecrow‚ and the Lion that help her fight the Wicked Witch of the

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    The Wizard of Oz is about a young girl named Dorothy who feels like her family does not understand her‚ loses them in a tornado‚ and somehow lands in a magical land. Her house that was ripped up by the tornado lands on the Wicked Witch of the East killing her. Dorothy makes an enemy with the Wicked Witch of the West once she finds out that Dorothy killed her sister. In order to go back home‚ Dorothy must go on a

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    Interview Profile Rocking back and forth and sipping on some plain black coffee while any NFL game is on my great grand father retreats. In a home close to other family in Lynden which makes it easier for my grandma to see him. A life that would feel like you’re immortal because of all the things he has accomplished. Traveling everywhere to places he had to once call home‚ at least for a little while. The smallest possible chance to meet his soul mate that you would only see something like in

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    These contests would allow “professors” to outplay one another by adding embellishments that were improvised on spot reflecting on what was later made known as jazz. A solo pianist‚ to this day‚ still uses this technique in the jazz culture. Scott Joplin is one of the major creators who is given almost sole credit for the then new music but was also overlooked due to his color by biased white scholars limiting him as “only” a ragtime composer. Another popular ragtime composer was John Philip Sousa

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    in the way that it was so descriptive. Right off the bat‚ I could envision the terrors of a tornado and how hesitant she was to share the stories of the extreme weather in her hometown to other people. I loved the little analogy she put in there about the Wizard Of Oz‚ where she was comparing the harsh and fatal realities of the tornadoes she had experiences to the harmless and magical effects the tornado had on Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. I was also interested by the way the author split the essay

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    American Studies April 20‚ 2012 Woodstock Woodstock was a music festival‚ or also called "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in the town of Bethel‚ New York‚ from August 15 to August 18‚ 1969. During the sometimes rainy weekend‚ thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 500‚000 concert-goers. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. Rolling Stone called it one of the 50 Moments That Changed the

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    reminded us that she is the boss of the Natural World. She has taught us that her strength is much more powerful then we New Yorkers expect. In the last 5 years I have witnessed that the New York City climate is changing rapidly. In 2008‚ a tornado hit Woodhaven Blvd destroying cars and streets on its path. In 2011 we got an aftershock of an earthquake. That same summer of 2011 we got hit with Hurricane Irene. At the end of October 2011 it snowed. Surprisingly that winter of 2012 was one

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