VOLCANO DESTROYS ITSELF IN VIOLENT ERUPTION. After lying dormant for 123 years the build-up of pressure causes Mt St Helens to erupt violently. At least 57 people have died after the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington State‚ USA. Many more are missing and the death toll is expected to rise. A huge cloud of ash has turned day into night for towns and cities across north-western America. People have been told to stay indoors and wear gauze masks. Many roads have been closed
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Before the end of the year 2011 the world can expect the population to hit an historic accomplishment of reaching seven billion people. The birth of this seven billionth baby will happen sometime in “October or November” (Nagarajan). This baby will most likely be born in India due to India having the highest fertility rate of “fifty one babies every minute” (Nagarajan). So is this an accomplishment for humans beating nature by populating the Earth? Or on the other hand will humans soon have to come
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In 1968‚ the United States (U.S.) Navy was changed. The metaphorical fist of espionage began to jab Navy communications and formed a massive hemorrhage of information compromised. John Walker was mastermind behind it all. Between 1968 and 1984‚ Walker was the top spy for the Soviet Union. For 17 years‚ Walker was untouchable. The Navy was enormously damaged by his espionage. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger concluded the Soviet Union made significant gains in naval warfare were attributable
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Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing‚ one of history’s most culturally significant films‚ brings to light both past and present issues of racism and prejudice. The film explores realistic issues of race and relationships between the people living in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Brooklyn on the most sweltering day of the year. Throughout the movie‚ the neighborhood’s people grow increasingly frustrated with each other as the temperatures continue to rise. Tensions soon boil over and
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References: Porter‚ B. F. (2002). Fundamentals of critical thinking. New York‚ NY: Oxford University Press‚ Inc. Reagan‚ Ronald W. (Jan. 28‚ 1986). Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger Address to the Nation. Speech given instead of the State of the Union. Washington‚ D.C.
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short proposals. Memos may also be used as a tool to inform staff‚ management‚ or executives of important information. Two very good examples of this are the memos written regarding the 1978 Three Mile Island Disaster‚ and the 1985 Challenger Explosion. Both of these disasters were forewarned by employees and addressed by memos to superiors. Bert M. Dunn of Babcock and Wilcox Company wrote a memo to his management to inform them of a potential operator error occurring at the nuclear power plants
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Lessons from Esso’s Gas Plant Explosion at Longford In September 1998 Esso Australia’s gas plant at Longford in Victoria suffered a major fire. Two men were killed and the state’s gas supply was severed for two weeks‚ causing chaos in Victorian industry and considerable hardship in homes which were dependent on gas. What happened was that a warm liquid system (known as the “lean oil” system) failed‚ allowing a metal heat exchanger to become intensely cold and therefore brittle. When operators
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Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com had been in constant fight between each other since the explosion of online purchasing. Before the mid 1990’s online purchasing introduction‚ Barnes & Noble had big dominance in bookselling‚ as it was the largest bookstore in the world. With the entrance to the book market by Amazon.com‚ Barnes & Noble found a big competitor‚ as it represented a new and innovative way of purchasing a book. Making a financial analysis on both companies‚ we could notice certain
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SPILL The Legal Issues and Ethical Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Terry D. Bollman Park University BP Gulf Oil Spill 2 British Petroleum’s Roll in the Gulf Oil Spill This paper will explain some of the effects of three legal issues and three ethical issues surrounding the London-based British Petroleum Company’s involvement in the explosion of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon and the subsequent oil spill
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Today’s society is very different from the society that was here hundreds of years ago. Society changes everyday as things progress. Technology global economy and increase in the world’s population are great factors in the way things change. I do not believe it will affect me much but I do believe it will affect my son‚ and more for those generations after. As technology advances the more ways we make our lives easier. Not only does it help with our daily routines‚ but technology also helps in making
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