Introduction East African Rift Valley is one of the most extensive rifts on the Earth ’s surface; the valley is about 6‚400 kilometers long‚ averages 48 to 64 kilometers wide and has a depth from a few hundred to several thousand meters. The huge‚ brittle tectonic plates that make up Earth ’s crust normally move only a few centimeters per year‚ not fast enough to be noticeable in a human lifetime. However‚ in the East African Rift Valley‚ this tectonic motion is happening with remarkable speed
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great rivers‚ the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq‚ and the Nile in Egypt. People had settled in Mesopotamia by 7000 B.C. and the First Dynasty of Egyptian rulers was founded before 3000 B.C.‚ implying a much earlier period of occupation in the Nile River valley and delta. To protect themselves and channel the forces of nature‚ people living near the rivers created new technologies and forms of political and social organization. The geographical similarities were that both civilizations resided on banks of
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Miserable is the best way to describe my life at Valley Forge. I am wretchedly unhappy and uncomfortable. George Washington had retreated from New York City due to losing to the British. Many soldiers deserted the Continental army during this time. Even worse events‚ Congress did not even trust George Washington himself! They thought he was leading a grand retreat! This is when Washington decided to build a winter camp at Valley Forge where conditions are not good. Interestingly enough‚ some young
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Valley Forge: Would I Have Quit? A well known site from American Revolution is Valley Forge‚ the area George Washington and his troops set up camp from the Winter of 1777-1778.The conditions were obviously rough and the camp itself was built in great haste as Washington and his men retreated south. The question is‚ how rough was it‚ and‚ would I have stayed? The answer to that question is no‚ and here are the reasons why. The first and foremost reason I would not have stayed at Valley Forge is
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Lake Valley every year. I care about this issue for a couple reasons. The first reason is that I have a lot of family here in Utah‚ and every winter I see how it affects them. Every winter a few of my family members get sick‚ and I am pretty sure it is caused by all the smog. The second reason is that I enjoy to go outside in the winter‚ but I don’t like to breath in all the smog. I have reason to believe that pollution is one of the top reasons for the health problems in Salt Lake Valley. The
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There are no vaccination or cures to prevent this illness. Valley Fever is dangerous disease because it is has similar symptoms to the cold and flu virus. It is hard to distinguish these symptoms. The government is unable to find a cure for this disease because there is not enough funding given to organizations that research this disease. The government has decided to implement a bill that will help find a vaccine for Valley Fever. Valley Fever is a fungi infection that affects the respiratory system
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Neverland Valley Ranch (formerly the Sycamore Valley Ranch)[1] is a developed property in Santa Barbara County‚ California‚ most famous for being a home of American entertainer Michael Jackson from 1988 to 2005.[2] Jackson named the property after Neverland‚ the fantasy island in the story of Peter Pan‚ a boy who never grows up. The ranch is located about five miles (8 km) north of unincorporated Los Olivos‚ and about eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Santa Ynez. Midland‚ a college prep
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12 June 2014 What Attributed to The Rise of The Indus Valley Civilization More than four thousand years earlier there thrived a civilization within the Punjab and Sindh regions of Northwest India and Pakistan. This civilization was named after the main river of the region the Indus River. It was called as the Indus valley civilization. This civilization had an area much larger than the Egypt and Mesopotamia civilization jointly (A.L.Basham). The researchers have given different names to this civilization
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No battle was fought at Valley Forge‚ yet it was the turning point in the Revolutionary War because it gave the army a backbone‚ made the soldiers stronger for upcoming battles‚ and helped them win alliance with the French. It was here that the Continental Army was hopelessly drenched. After the battles they had fought‚ Valley Forge gave them another reason to give up. They arrived bloody‚ beaten‚ and war-torn. What would you expect from an army who went through these difficulties and yet‚ life
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Valley Forge: Would you Quit? It’s like Thomas Paine said‚ “These are the times that try men’s souls.” (Paine 153) This is Valley Forge. It’s the middle of the Revolutionary War. Me‚ along with 12‚000 other soldiers are at Valley Forge. So far‚ there are a lot of bad of living conditions. The weather is too cold to bare and most of us don’t have shoes and are lacking in clothing. Twelve men share a room in a hut and there is bad ventilation. I don’t know if I should re-enlist or quit. For me
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