the contamination of the soil and groundwater in 1998. This site was identified as a superfund site and cost the plaintiff 8 million dollars to cleanup this site. In 1991 the EPA requested that the defendant cleanup the 0.9 acre of land‚ which cost them 3 million dollars. The court found the defendant liable as a PRP to B & B under the CERCLA and has additional responsibilities for the cleanup of the B & B work site. The percentages identified were 6% for the defendant Shell Oil and 9% for the defendant
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US History Prep 20 2012 1. The authors of the Articles of Confederation established a decentralized political system mainly to 1. cancel state debts incurred during the Revolutionary War 2. assist the southern states in their efforts to gain a manufacturing base 3. promote the common goal of national sovereignty 4. prevent the abuses of power that had existed under British rule 2. Senate ratification of treaties negotiated by the President is required by the United States
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according to the National Electoral Council‚ the new electronic voting system is “100% fraud-proof”. Jimmy Carter‚ ex-president of the United States‚ described Venezuelan election system as “the best in the world‚” and even “superior to that of the US”. Also‚ he declared that the system is “among the most heavily scrutinized” which “provides
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Constitution; the Articles explain the 3 branches of government (Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial)‚ and the Amendments are written changes to the constitution that help it keep up with the changing times (The Bill of Rights‚ or the list of rights that us Americans have that can’t be taken away by the government‚ is located here). This essay will be based mostly on the Federal system‚ and explaining the powers of each of the three branches. In my opinion‚ the Judicial Branch has the most power of the
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AP US History Chapter 1 Homework Definitions: On a separate sheet of paper‚ define the following words/phrases and discuss the significant of each Prince Henry the Navigator Mercantilism Hernando Cortes Roanoke John Cabot Mestizos Martin Luther Enclosure Movement John Calvin Merchant Capitalists Predestination The Plantation Model Encomiendas Conquistadors The English Reformation Separatists Questions: On a separate sheet of paper‚ answer
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This quote’s meaning is very powerful to me. My second choice is "Henry‚ if love is all around you‚ like huckleberries‚ why do you pick loneliness?". I choose this quote as my second because of its truism. This quote is correct‚ love is all around us. The emotional atmosphere this quote created for me was both a sense of awakening and dissapointment. My third choice out of the eight is "You want to be a matchmaker‚ Lydian? Find me something innocent and natural and uncomplicated. A shrub-oak. A
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The US Constitution is organized into seven articles‚ Bill of Rights‚ and amendments. Article I deals with the legislative branch of government. Article II concerns the executive branch of government. Article III establishes the Supreme Court as the highest judicial power in the United States. Article IV defines the relationships between states. Article V describes the procedure for amending the Constitution. Article VI declares itself as “the supreme Law of the Land”‚ and Article VII ratifies the
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Washington SUNFLOWERS RANKS FOURTH IN THE NATION. •COLORADO PRODUCES MORE THAN 100 MILLION POUNDS OF PINTO BEANS EACH YEAR •COLORADO’S LEADING VEGETABLE CROPS ARE POTATOES‚ CABBAGE‚ AND ONIONS. Colorado •FLORIDA PRODUCES 70% OF THE ANNUAL US PRODUCTION OF CITRUS •ABOUT 95% OF COMMERCIAL ORANGE PRODUCTION IN THE STATE IS DESTINED FOR PROCESSING‚ MOSTLY AS ORANGE JUICE. •FLORIDA IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP 12STATES IN FRESH SEAFOOD PRODUCTION. Florida •TEXAS TOP Texas
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Immigration to the United States is a complex demographic phenomenon that has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. The economic‚ social‚ and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy regarding ethnicity‚ economic benefits‚ jobs for non-immigrants‚ settlement patterns‚ impact on upward social mobility‚ crime‚ and voting behavior. American immigration history can be viewed in four epochs: the colonial period
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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination 1987 UNITED STATES HISTORY Section II - Part A (Suggested writing time - 45 minutes) Percent of Section II score - 45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-1 and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay‚ you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on
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