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    place to place so I wouldn’t start to sweat too much. It was October of 2014. Towards the end of the year was always the most miserable time for everyone. It was just before the rains came, so it was very hot and unbearably humid. During the worst days, I couldn’t bring myself to do much.

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    What is the single most environmental issue that is plaguing the eastern half of the world? The raging fires in Indonesia and Asia. These fires are releasing more CO2 and other toxic chemicals in a few months than most countries do all year. The fires are also producing a thick smoky haze that is clouding the entire area. What is the exact cause of this problem? Scientists are quick to point out several causes, but one that is standing out is the defiant act of setting ablaze fields for the use of

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    A subdued accumulation of churning murky grey clouds presses forward from the eastern horizon and occupies half of the mid-afternoon 's sky. The sun 's blistering rays diffuse in the clouds and tinges the cloud 's outer edges with shades of crimson and wine. The lake 's clear, echoing plane beckon the luminance of the cloud 's striking blend of colors. Its stagnant nature furnishes a reflection of the full length of the radiant sky, down to the terrain 's low banking hills and grassy overgrowths

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    sure my parents could hear me, asleep in their beds inside the two story, gray-siding clad house on Sunnyvale Court. Rain puddled at my feet, soaking the dirt of a thousand walks into my off-brand tennis shoes. I usually enjoyed the rain. I liked the feel of walking barefoot in puddles in the grass and the smell of rain mixed with pine trees. Tonight, the air was cool and the rain was crisp against my skin for an early August in South Carolina. I would be out all night, though, so this was completely

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    Pakistan is located in the temperate area on the planet. The climate of Pakistan is generally divided by two main seasons of cold winter and hot summer. Pakistan has a huge variation among extremes of the temperature. A little rainfall also takes place in Pakistan’s different parts of the country. Pakistan has four seasons; winter, summer, spring and autumn. The winter season or cool winter starts from December and ends in February, the dry spring starts from march through may, the summer or rainy

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    Page 4 Maharashtra Incident Page 5   What is a cloudburst? A cloudburst is unexpected copious rainfall. It is a unexpected hostile rainstorm plummeting for a short era of period manipulated to a tiny geographical area. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is normally of the rinse kind alongside a plummet rate equal to or larger than 100 mm (4.94 inches) each hour. Generally cloudbursts are associated alongside thunderstorms. The air currents hurrying upwards in a rainstorm grasp up

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    In the novel “A Farewell to Arms”, the story distributes several foreshadows. Frederic, as a character, demonstrates the title of the novel, “A Farewell to Arms”. He took prior of what he thinks is better for himself than what is best for the society. All of his selfish attitudes and actions, causes the troubles. Specifically, through Catherine's and their baby’s death, justifies his actions. The minor character's death, such as Catherine’s former fiancé, the fleeing Italian ambulance driver, and

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    PART B Part B1- Investigation of Generic factors of Parbat, Kushma The civilization of Parbat district can be cataloged into ethnicity and antique monuments. Ethnic groups such Magars, Newars and Gurungs inhabit Parbat district (Shrestha and Gautam, 2014). The people living in those districts own custom religion, tradition, language and a living style which is unique. Ancient monuments are present such as Temple, Pati, Gurungs, caves and Religious pilliars (Shrestha and Gautam, 2014). The homogeneity

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    MEANINGFUL JUSTIFICATION REQUIRES THAT REASONS ARE MENTAL STATES In this essay I argue if we maintain that agents can be justified in action, reasons must be mental states, rather than facts as suggested by Alvarez and Hornsby . Reasons of fact would leave us with agents that are no more or less justified than any other agent in their decision making. I claim justification would be a pointless and arbitrary concept if reasons were not mental states. There are two important distinctions to make

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    Water Pollution In Africa

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    If I was the Secretary General of the United Nations and I was given $50,000,000 to spend on a world issue, it would be water. There are many world problems, but I think water is the most important issue. People in countries such as Africa. Sanitation is impossible without having clean water. Deforestation is a major issue to communities because it causes droughts and a lack of water overall. There are many people who do not have clean, non-contaminated water. 844 million people don’t have a basic

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