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    The Great Chicago Fire was a gigantic disaster. Legend has it that a cow in a barn kicked over a lantern and that is how the fire started. The fire started in Chicago Illinois, on the night of October 8th, 1871 and ended on October 10th, 1871. The fire destroyed thousands of buildings and sadly killed over 300 people. A lot of damage was done in that fire. Other theories that have been told are that humans or even meteors might have been responsible for the start of the Chicago Fire. The month after

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    1.0 Introduction In 2008, a financial crisis that originated in the United States led to the “Great Recession”, the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression. While the well-regulated Canadian banks did not collapse as they did in the United States, Canada was still impacted severely. The Canadian economy should be examined in the context of the Great Recession, which it is still recovering from. Additionally, regional disparities and the recent oil crisis affecting Alberta should be taken

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    During times of great disasters and catastrophes, people will put aside their differences to lend a helping hand to their fellow man. Those who need help are more than welcome to receive it, no matter who gives it to them. However, on a normal day, people tend to separate from those who differ in race, make offensive comments, or inflict violence because of ethnicity. In the end, we are all one race: the human race. I was able to experience a moment where race and religion did not matter. A recent

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    The 2008 economic crisis was the worst monetary disaster since the Great Depression that resulted in a global financial meltdown, costing the world over $20 trillion. The Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Charles Ferguson’s Inside Job, exposes the shocking truth behind the Great Recession and how millions of people lost their savings, jobs, and homes. The film begins not on Wall Street or even in the United States, but Iceland. A nation whose problems turn out to become the world’s in microcosm

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    In the article “the great bird poop disaster” and “How to solve the problem of bird poop” both by Anna starecheski the elaborate that there are many problems of bird poop and there's many solutions. For example in the article “the great bird poop disaster” She talks about how bird poop can ruin many stuff because it has uric acid in it. “Bird poop can also ruin everything from the paint on your mom's car to your favorite t-shirt.”(starecheski 18). This shows that bird poop is a problem and can

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    The Great Depression was a worldwide economic disaster that sparked the “Black Tuesday” stock market crash on October 29th, 1920. With the first waves of the crash along with the low point in the Depression, there was a short-lived spark in the economy, but was immediately followed by steeper falls in the stock market. According to “In Defense of Marxism, USA: Crisis and Class Struggle in the 1930s and Today” article, the author points out that “From the cyclical high of 381.17 points on September

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    1.The article "The Great Poop Disaster" and "How to Solve the Problem of Bird Poop"both by Anna Starechski shows all the different causes and effects of bird poop from the over population of pigeons. The majority of this problem derives from humans. Bird poop however does more then just make a sticky mess on your car, the article "How to solve the Problem of Bird Poop" states "Uric acid is corrosive. That means it can eat away at the surfaces of buildings and bridges" (Starechski 18). Since the

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    In the article “The Great Bird Poop Disaster” by Anna Starecheski, it shows how there are problems that bird poop causes, but how there are also solutions. In the article “The Great Bird Poop Disaster” by Anna Starecheski, it shows how a big problem with bird poop, is how it collects and can cause serious damage. The article states, “In the U.S., pigeons alone cause about $1.1 billion in damages every year. Bird poop has also caused disasters. For example, in 2011, part of the roof of a gas station

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    How to respond to major natural disaster by using Remote Sensing  Introduction The increasingly frequent disasters in the world are damaging people’s property and security. Moreover, the catastrophes bring massive negative effects on the development of society. In the meanwhile, it is impossible to obtain the accurate data of disaster areas by traditional observations or detection modes. Though natural disaster is a tough problem to human beings, remote sensing (RS) could help people better deal

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    Natural disasters can occur at any instant, but are we prepared for that? With natural disasters like storms, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and other types disasters it can make a huge impact on the area you’re living. This particular ad makes the audience question themselves when is the right time to discuss with your family about having an emergency plan. The purpose of this ad is to persuade the viewers to have an emergency plan. It is arguing that families should be prepared for natural disasters

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