In 1899 the long beach pier was opened due to development in the Break Water project. The port of Long Beach is the 2nd largest port in the United State and makes about $180 billion a year. The port of Long Beach has 22 terminals‚ 66 ship to shore cranes‚ and 62 berths. Some of the top imports are crude oil‚ electronics‚ and plastics. Some of the top exports are petroleum coke‚ petroleum bulk‚ and chemicals. 2/3rd of the cargo entering the port of Long Beach ends up in the east coast and arrives
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In the poems‚ “Today We Will Not Be Invisible Nor Silent” and “Naayawva Taawi”‚ both poets concentrate on cultural survival. The poets highlight cultural survival to raise awareness for Native Americans. Coming from the perspective of modern Native Americans‚ their ethnicity influences their identity. Both “Today We Will Not Be Invisible Nor Silent’ and “Naayawva Taawi” suggest that cultural survival is an evolution of gaining what Native Americans have lost. Both of the poems initiate with a
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title the author gives its novel. There is a saying do not judge a book by its cover‚ many people do just that thought‚ so the author must think of a creative title to tie into their book. Anthony Doerr named his book All The Light We Cannot See for metaphorical and specific reasons. In the book Marie-Laure has to overcome hard difficulties with her dad while being blind. She does not always understand what is happening because she cannot see the craziness going on. Her home gets bombed so Marie-Laure
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differences in life for not only teenagers but for everyone from fifty years ago compared to today. The most tremendous differences do seem to affect teenagers more than adults. Some of the most important are related to fashion‚ technology‚ school and work. In the 60’s fashion have many similarities but also many differences to the present. A few very popular fashion items in the 60’s such as baby doll dresses‚ miniskirts‚ and hippie dresses are still very popular today. There are
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Meteorologists are very involved in the world today. You might see them on T.V or hear their voice on the radio. Wherever they are they help you in many ways. The word "meteorology" refers to the Greek word meteoron. Meteoron refers to an astronomical phenomenon. The science of meteorology was eventually referred to the study of the atmosphere. Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere. Meteorologists‚ also known as atmospheric scientists‚ study the atmosphere’s physical characteristics‚ motions
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A title of the New York Times article‚ A Life Beyond’ Do What You Love’‚ has a questing start. As students seeking advice for their occupational counselor‚ they are fill for heavily burdened questions of life. Who should I become? What shall I do? The first student questions his future‚ while walking along side of his counselor‚ the student began speaking of his future options of becoming a doctor or the student even a philosophy professor. As the student nervously began to confess that he had thoughts
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Legal/Ethical issue 1 Life support‚ a 72 year old woman‚ was admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit following a cerebral hemorrhage that left her with severe brain damage and ventilator.1 The husband disregarded the patients’ rights by refusing to abide by his wife’s wishes as stated in her living will The patient’s living will specified that she did not want to be on a ventilator support or other artificial life support in the event of a permanent unconscious condition or terminal condition
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Name___________________________________ Biology 2401 Quiz Fundamentals of the Nervous System Ch 11 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) What is the role of acetylcholinesterase? A) amplify or enhance the effect of ACh B) destroy ACh a brief period after its release by the axon endings C) act as a transmitting agent D) stimulate the production of serotonin 1) 2) The term central nervous system refers to the ________
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always looked back at America’s history‚ but the real question is has anyone ever seen American history as our hope for the future? America has so much history that not everyone has learned about or even remembered. George Santayana the spanish essayist once said‚ “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” History is more than a study of things that has happened in the past it’s more on the decisions we as people make. From the choices‚ the results we get‚ and to the possible consequences
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The article "Do the Poor Deserve Life Support?" by Steven E. Landsbury raises the issue of whether or not we should keep people on life support when they cannot afford it. Although it is a horrible situation I feel that Baylor Regional Medical Center did the correct thing by removing Tirhas Habtegiris from her ventilator. If hospitals provided her and others with this service for free it would mean budget cuts. These cuts would affect the care which is provided for the rest of the general public
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