Definition of a Net-Zero Energy Home A Net-Zero Energy Home (NZEH) is “capable of producing‚ at minimum‚ an annual output of renewable energy that is equal to the total amount of its annual consumed/purchased energy from energy utilities” and emits zero net carbon (1). This concept is becoming increasingly popular as people are becoming more aware of the effects of buildings on the environment. However‚ to build a net-zero home‚ in-depth design considerations to minimize “the energy requirements
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EL SALVADOR... PROJECT 1.) WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DOES THE COUNTRY HAVE TODAY The river is drying up and now they want to reroute it to produce electricity‚ Acute respiratory infections‚ product of the contaminated air‚ the most dangerous thing that can happen to a child in El Salvador is to start breathing. And the second most dangerous thing is to drink water or eat food‚ which produce gastrointestinal illnesses‚ And poverty 2.) WHAT IS THE COUNTRY DOING TO REPAIR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
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The Massacre at El Mozote was the killing of hundreds of Salvadorans by the Atlacatl‚ an American-trained battalion. They Atlacatl entered the town of El Mozote and massacred estimates as high as 1‚000 people‚ including men‚ women‚ and children. A war was being fought in El Salvador between the government army and guerrillas‚ with funding from the American government being sent to the El Salvadoran army. The United States is at fault for the lives lost at the town of El Mozote and those surrounding
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Eva Cooper July 16‚ 2012. El Norte Critical Analysis El Norte is an American independent film about a Guatemalan family. The film‚ directed by Gregory Nava‚ was first released at the Telluride Film Festival in 1983. El Norte was the first American independent film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay (IMDb.com‚ Inc.‚ 1990-2012). The film El Norte is about a brother named Enrique and a sister named Rosa. Enrique and Rosa are on a quest to get out of the ethnic and political
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El Sistema is music program that is around in many different places around the world. The function of El Sistema is to help kids in need they put them in a music program for them to become great musicians and get out of the poverty line. El Sistema was founded in 1975 Jose Antonio Abreu. Jose Antonio Abreu wasn’t only the founder of El Sistema but he was also a conductor‚ economist‚ politician‚ and also a visionary. El Sistema is not only a orchestra group but it also brings children together. It
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regulations that would ultimately reduce global climate changes others may follow in our footsteps. One specific example of the detrimental global climate changes is El Niño. I am unaware if you know the background behind this but El Niño is a naturally occurring event within the equatorial region‚ which causes changes in the global climate. Before‚ El Niño
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affect the way other people’s perspective see things. In some short stories I read had different values of peoples perspective. It makes the readers understand what is bad and what is good. The stories name were “Tom Sawyer” and “Abuela Invents the Zero” Tom Sawyer was about a little kid who is a mischievous kid who gets in trouble. The story of Abuela is about a girl who is rude to her grandma. Then the grandma makes her understand why it’s bad to disrespect elderly’s. Tom Sawyer On chapter 13
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have influenced our lives since we were younger. Some people still believe in these cultural Bogeymans. One of them is “El Cuco”. I do not really remember seeing pictures of its face at all or even knowing how this monster looks like. But I can still remember the fear that would come to our minds just by hearing this name. Its appearance was supposed to be really grotesque though. El Cuco would come after any child who has misbehaved or disobeyed their elders. It would always come at night and eat those
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English 1102 September 13‚ 2010 Mosque near Ground Zero Everyone remembers all the devastation the occurred on September 11th 2001. On that morning‚ 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours‚ destroying nearby buildings and damaging others
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El Chapo Good or Bad? El Chapo has been transporting drugs since he was a young kid. Chapo was born into this world of the drug cartels‚ when his dad use to transport drugs and take Guzman on his trips to take the drugs. In recent discussions people are debating on if El Chapo should be extradited to the United States on his charges that are drug charges. Most people say he should be able to stay in mexico because he is seen as a robin hood like figure. El Chapo should be extradited to the United
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