NATO’S EVOLUTION By Mike Sofka United States History II Mr. Appel December 22‚ 2013 NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on April 4th‚ 1949 in an effort to counter Russia’s threat to the US. Only 12 countries were originally part of NATO where as now there are 28 countries.1 When it was created‚ NATO had few purposes‚ mainly as a defensive pact to retaliate against any country that invaded a NATO member.2 "By this treaty‚ we are not only seeking to establish
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Volcanic Eruptions Alyssa Iferenta A volcano is an opening in the earth’s crust were magma from deep inside the earth forces its way to the surface. Once the volcano erupts the magma is called lava. Volcanic eruptions have positive and negative effects. For example the lava flow can cause complete chaocs and dismantle villages‚ but once the lava decompses it create extermely fertile soil. Volcanic eruptions throughout history have been known to cause mass
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Graffiti has been an issue that generates concern to the modern society throughout the world and originating a controversy of it being classified as a legitimate art form or vandalism. For the purpose of discussing this issue‚ it is essential to understand the terms of graffiti‚ art and vandalism. Graffiti can be described as the act of marking by the use of spray-paints‚ markers or other tools on a surface‚ usually a visible spot‚ with the intention to attract attention from the general community
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Marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug that has been known to cause health problems. Most people think pot is safer than tobacco‚ but that is not true. It’s smoke contains 50% to 70% more cancer causing substances that tobacco smoke and 1 cannabis joint can cause as much damage as 5 tobacco cigarettes. As far as the effects on your mental state goes‚ the main active ingredient in Marijuana is Tetrahydrocannabinol better known as thc and this disrupts nerve cells in the brain affecting memory. It
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In this essay I will discuss the adaptations on human evolution‚ this includes skin color‚ disease‚ Lactase Persistence‚ and the negative effects of the Neolithic Revolution. I will focus mostly on the diseased portion the most because this plays a vital role in natural selection. Natural selection is the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring (dictionary.com). Without disease natural selection would play less of a part in how species
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The Crusades fought nine wars through the eleventh and through the thirteenth century. Historians today have many questions‚ the biggest question is‚ did the Crusaders had a positive or negative impact on the world. It is very obvious that they had a negative impact on the world. The reasons why they had a negative impact because they started religious hate and they failed their one goal‚ conquering the holy land. The crusaders made the holy churches split into two‚ they will never get back together
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The large scale impacts of Tourism include environmental‚ socio-cultural and economic impacts. Impacts can be positive‚ as well as negative‚ but should never be underestimated. The concept of sustainability is factored into these tourism impacts‚ when the size of the impacts become large enough to drastically alter economic‚ socio-cultural and environmental areas of a tourist destination. The importance of these impacts will be analysed and evaluated in this essay‚ keeping in mind that this will
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History of Slavery and the Impact It has on Today’s Society The history of slavery is filled with cruelty in which humans were forced to do labor against their own will without being paid for it; this has produced negative consequences on modern society‚ especially in Africa. Slavery in itself is evil and inhumane‚ and should not in any way be praised or celebrated. This dark period in our history is filled with misery and suffering for people of color‚ and the negative effects it has created still
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is true to the extent that it is somewhat false and true. This is due to the fact that every major positive impact always brings in many negative impacts with it that even sometimes affects other major impacts of the Industrial Revolution. The impacts of the Industrial Revolution changed the world vastly and improved civilization with all the negative effects it also produced. One of the main impacts of the Industrial Revolution is Commerce and Trade. It allowed countries to have free trade with each
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The Impact of Tourism on Economy of Singapore Introduction Located in the southern tip of Malay Peninsula‚ Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. By 2012‚ the population of the country was 5.3 million‚ composed by 62 percent citizens and 38 percent permanent residents or foreigners. As a small country with limited resources‚ it is strategized to develop itself as a trading-based and tourism-based country. In 2013‚ there were 15.6 million tourists visited the country
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