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    How did the transatlantic slave trade impact the lives of enslaved Africans? Word Count: 760 The transatlantic slave trade has had a devastating impact on enslaved Africans in numerous ways, with devastating and longer term effects as well, the death of millions of Africans and the effect of a changing countrywide religion being another. This essay will examine all of these contributing factors relating to how the Atlantic slave trade has affected Africans and how it is still affecting them. One

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    less than 10 seconds, providing little to no warning of the potential devastating destruction they leave behind. With advancements in technology being more aware of the formation of tornados would appear to be a natural outcome. Research indicates, that the advancement in predicting tornados is closely related to understanding better why early predictions are challenging. Reasons for Predicting Tornados Tornados create devastating destruction throughout their path and leave behind horrifying stories

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    New Mexico. According to KRQE News 13, Espanola is allegedly the most dangerous city in New Mexico, with one out of nine people having a severe chance of becoming a victim of a crime. The children of Espanola are the ones most affected by the devastating crimes taking place in their city every single day. Although we may come to believe that the one out of nine people is nothing more than a simple statistic, those numbers include the only family that these young kids have. Grandparents, parents

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    The beliefs for having this type of mining band are due to the huge impact on how removing soil along the coast forever changes the shorelines and the expansion of mining destroys natural animal habitats which intern is decreasing wildlife populations. Any kind of mining process is hurtful to our environment by polluting our soil, water and air. Diamond Mining is no different. The carbons are released in our air come from the use of diesel fuels, electricity and hydrocarbons. These chemicals are

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    by their communities, government, media attention, and cleanup efforts after the storm passed. Perhaps the massive media coverage of Hurricane Katrina provided a foundation for a more positive approach to reporting and responding to the destructive impact of Hurricane Harvey. The media coverage in New Orleans during, and after, Hurricane Katrina painted an adverse picture of the hurricane victims, government response, citizen concern, and general overview of the

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    In what is considered to be the most devastating event in history, and the largest terrorist attack in American history, the New York Trade Center was rammed by jetliners just three days ago, creating an inconceivable scene seemingly from a movie. Ash, fire, glass, shrapnel, screams, sirens, and terror filled the streets of New York City after 19 terrorists from the group, al-Qaeda took control of two jets and flew them into the North and South tower on the morning of September 11th, 2001. An official

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    Assess the impact of the war on civilians in territories occupied by Japan in South-East Asia. There was a significant detrimental impact of the war upon the civilians of occupied territories in South East Asia. The Japanese intended the Greater East Asian Co Prosperity Sphere (GEACPS) to be a united zone of mutual co-operation promoting economic development, social and political freedom from western imperial domination. However, the reality of the GEACPS was really a facade and a mere justification

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    Oregon, southern California, and reports of vibrations were even felt in Nevada. This paper will discuss what exactly happened on April 18, 1906, why the earthquake occurred, why the earthquake has historical significance, and how similar earthquakes impact the environment and people. Finally, this paper will conclude with a discussion on how information obtained from the San Andreas earthquake helped to educate scientist about the earthquake and future earthquakes. 1906 marked six years after the

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    The impact on the economy is strongly overlooked when people mention the consequences of war. Most people believe the consequences of war are simply just a destruction of land and a large number of casualties. However, going to war has a devastating economic impact in any country for a countless number of reasons. No matter how wealthy a country may be, going to war can still strongly affect the economy without a doubt. Many of the reasons on why this is true is mainly because of the macroeconomic

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    social-economic systems and is poised to affect our way of life. Climatic change is more than global warming. The rise in temperatures is but part of the broader changes leading to extreme temperatures, drought, flooding, storms, rising sea levels, impacts on food production and a range of infectious diseases. Despite the awareness of the situation by the scientific community, it has been slow to react and implement measures to mitigate their effects. According to the club of Rome, the limited resources

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