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    The processes occurring in the upper ocean are important for interpreting the global climate and its variability. The upper ocean is often referred to as the ocean mixed layer (ML). It is a quasi-homogeneous layer of oceanic tracers regulated by turbulence due to air-sea exchanges of heat and momentum fluxes. The thickness of the ML modulates its heat capacity and controls the evolution of sea surface temperature (SST), which is important for understanding climate dynamics. Therefore, the mean state

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    Marco Polo’s travel accounts were influential in Europe because Europeans previously knew little about life and customs in Asia. They Europe learn a lot from Marco Polo’s from his books he wrote while he was traveling. Which lead Europe to have a different view in the Far East(Cole, Symes, Coffin, & Stacey, 2012, p.270). The developing westward orientation of European colonial and commercial ambitions during the fifteenth century was a consequence of the persistent threat posed by the Mongol empire

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    California is one of the most diverse states in America from the geographical diversity, Ethnic diversity and social diversity. The geographical diversity of California has regional landscapes such as mountains, deserts, etc. and various climate within the year. California is the third largest state compared to Texas and Alaska with landscapes unlike any other state. California has three main deserts Mojave Desert, Colorado Desert, and Great Basin Desert all located in Death Valley. Mojave Desert

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    government’s interest for public safety. The extent to which an individual is protected by the Fourth Amendment should be determined by the risk the country is facing. In other words, if the country is under attack, society should give the government more latitude to access information in exchange for safety. However, the power given should be limited under check and balances to avoid overpower or abuse from the government. During times of war, clauses should be

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    Sectionalism The United States during the 1800s became primarily divided into two sections classified as North and South. In the early years of the 19th century, the market revolution advanced technology and industrialization in America, but impacted the north drastically while the south continued to promote agricultural society. The debate over slavery then became the leading cause to the sectionalism formed in America because most Northerners were opposed to the idea of slavery while many southerners

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    geographical layout on the earth and waters which assisted in setting sail across the ocean. His experience in addition to the methods that other explorers were utilizing, such as the use of maps along with conducting calculations by longitude and latitude helped to provide them with better insight on their current location. Again this carried him to several destinations however; he never accomplished making the travels that he so desperately sought after to solve a resolution for making a more concise

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    Wik Decision Case Study

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    This is a decision of the High Court of Australia which had been delivered on 23 December 1996. It is also known as the Wik decision. The main issue involved was whether statutory leases extinguishes native title rights. The court found out that that the statutory pastoral leases under consideration by the court did not bestow the rights of exclusive possession on the leaseholder. Hence native title rights could co-exist depending on the nature of particular pastoral lease. Where there was a conflict

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    motivate you to do your homework. Foursquare is a social-network to help find a place near you that might be interesting and Zamzee is a website that makes boring activities fun. First of all, According to Bray,”The phone already knows its own latitude and longitude, and Foursquare data base knows thousands of restaurants and other places you might want to visit”(5). Foursquare is a great social- network that

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    Case Study: Mauna Loa

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    1) From graph one, it shows Point Barrow, Alaska has a decrease of CO2(g) in their atmosphere from May to August and has an increase of CO2(g) from August to December. The reason this happens is that of how fossil fuel burning is emitting more CO2(g) into the atmosphere raising the amount. Then when it drops its summer by then showing that the absorption of vegetation filter the air of CO2(g) decreasing the amount in the air during summer and when winter comes to those plants and the air isn't filtered

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    inhabitants. They also wrote about the rocky mountain in there document and the pacific northwest. Lewis and Clark discovered at least 120 mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, as well as at least 182 plant species. Lewis and clark also tried to attempt the latitude and longitude

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