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    San Juan

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    San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24‚ 1797 by father Fermin Lasuen. It was named after john the Baptist. It is located 17 miles north of the city of Salinas in the town of San Juan Bautista‚ 4 miles off U.S. highway 101. The church was destroyed in an earthquake in 1803. The people were sad. They were sad because they had a plan to make it better. Father Arroyo was the first person to make a dictionary for native Americans. It was painted by Thomas Doak. He was a sailor from Boston. He jumped

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    The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in our stars Novel‚ written by John Green is one of the best-selling editions published in 2012 by New York Time. This story is a work of fiction. Hazel and Gus live in Indiana USA their lives like any normal person. However some people say they have not been born under a lucky star and their world is unfair. Maybe‚ you’ll ask yourself‚ who is Hazel? Who is Gus? Hazel and Gus are teenagers with cancer. Hazel is in a paralyzing depression. While Gus is afraid to oblivion

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    The Fault in Our Stars To have a life is an opportunity; to live it happily is a choice. Who is not afraid to die? Who is not afraid to be forgotten? Who is not afraid to leave Earth empty-handed and unprepared? The book “The Fault in Our Stars” possesses a story of life and death. A story that would help us realize that a lot of things can be sacrificed in the name of love and infinite happiness. The book has a power to change the way people think and could alter the way we think of life

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    “The Fault in our Stars” Individuals have diverse personality traits: deceitfulness or virtuousness‚ arrogance or charity. Sometimes‚ these traits highlight the traits of the other and affect one’s decision-making and interpretations. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus and Cassius are both noble Romans that planned a conspiracy against Caesar‚ but they executed it for different reasons. In the story‚ Cassius is contracted with Brutus because of their distinct characteristics;

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    name 4/23/12 Earth Science Earthquake essay Earthquakes are a very dangerous natural disaster‚ if strong enough; they could destroy the best-built buildings. They are caused by a sudden shift in the tectonic plates. Earthquakes can also cause other types of disasters too. They could cause tsunamis or volcanic eruptions. However earthquakes erupt unpredictable and can kill many people unpredictable. Seismometers can detect the strength of the earthquake‚ which then gives a number on the Richter

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    Summary of common fault and treatment: common belt convey is consist of conveying belt‚ roller‚ expansion cylinder‚ driving‚ braking‚ tensioning‚ modification‚ loading‚ unloading and cleaning device. One‚ the most common fault: belt conveyor is running deviation. Point to solve such fault is to keep installation size precision and routine maintenance. There is a variety of reasons for deviation‚ we should adopt different treatments to the different causes. First‚ adjust the carrying idlers if

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    Angeles‚ the causes and the plate tectonics and faults. For many years people always called southern California Americas Promised Land because of its beautiful weather‚ beaches and its film industry. Now with 13 million habitants it’s been looked at as hazard city. “Not only does the San Andreas Fault‚ marking the conservative margin between the Pacific and North American plates‚ cross Southern California‚ but LA was built across a myriad of transform faults” ("Case Study For Multiple Hazards; Los Angeles

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    Conservative Plate Margins

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    CONSERVATIVE PLATE MARGINS (TRANSFORM FAULTS): When two plates slide past each other they create a conservative plate margin. The relative movement is horizontal‚ and classified as either sinistral (moving to the left) or dextral (moving to the right). Along these margins crust (lithosphere) is not being destroyed by subduction‚ neither is it being created. There is no melting of rock‚ and‚ therefore‚ no volcanic activity or formation of new crust. Despite the absence of volcanic activity‚ these

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    Augustus Waters from the book‚ The Fault in Our Stars‚ by John Green‚ can be described as thoughtful. First‚ he is thoughtful of other’s feelings. For example‚ when Isaac’s girlfriend dumps him because he is going blind‚ Augustus invites him over to his house to talk and play the video game of Augustus’s favorite character‚ Max Mayhem. Shortly‚ he listens to Isaac cry and rants about Monica‚ his ex‚ breaking their promise to always stay together‚ and he then lets Isaac get his anger out by destroying

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    112 Section 30 Professor Reed December 18‚ 2016 Preparedness Plan Final This paper is focused on the seismic hazard analysis‚ structural safety quiz of my household‚ and preparedness plan. The seismic hazard analysis is composed of fault rupture‚ ground shaking intensity‚ landslide potential‚ liquefaction susceptibility‚ and if there is a body of water nearby. Next is the structural safety quiz which consists of five to six questions about how concerned one should be about a home and

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