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    horrible catastrophe that caused the entire world; men a, women and child to be reformed to blindness allowing the rise of the triffids. Correspondingly, in H.G wells The war of the Words resembles the same genre, viewing life as Martians arrive to Earth in their flaming cylinder by disguising themselves as meteorites or shooting stars. One be one they build their army as the Martians awake from their cylinders causing extinction to cities and countryside’s that were once filled with life, slaughtering

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    Beringia Constructed Response Humans are not from the Americas because they didn’t even know there was the Americas. This happened because they first populated Africa first when Pangea was still there and never knew about the Americas, so when Pangea broke apart they couldn’t get to the Americas or find the Americas. Until finally the land bridge called Beringia that went from North America to Europe and they walked across it because they followed their food about 20,000 years ago. Humans first

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    The Raton-Clayton Volcano

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    The Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field and Capulin Volcano The Raton-Clayton volcanic field is about 20 000 km2 in size, and has been active periodically for the past 9 million years. The area is filled with peaks, cones, and lava-capped mesas. The mesas developed as lava flowed into valleys and depressions, cooled off and formed a resistant top layer over sedimentary rocks. As the surrounding rock eroded, the lava protected the underlying stratigraphy from erosion. This caused todays topography, where

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    The physical and regional geography of Tennessee and Germany contrast greatly. However, both regions do share some characteristics. For example, they share a temperate climate, although Tennessee’s temperate climate is continental, while Germany’s temperate climate is maritime. Tennessee’s climate is considered continental due to the fact that Tennessee is inland, rather than near an ocean. This results in colder winters and warmer summers. In comparison, Germany possesses a maritime temperate climate

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    I chose this topic because it is something I know nothing about. While I do know some about the planets, I do not know how they were discovered. I think it is fascinating how before all of this technology people invented so many things and devices that helped us be where we are today. William Herschel didn’t start out his life and career interested in space and the stars. He started as a music teacher and musician. He was in his 30s before he started asking questions and looking

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    Canada And Sovereignty

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    The year 2007 will be remembered by Canadians as the beginning of international challenges to Canada’s sovereignty. In the Oxford English Reference Dictionary, sovereignty is defined as ‘self-governing state’. In society, forcing sovereignty has become a major factor in causing international friction and disputes. In the 21st century Canada’s government must continue to pursue its jurisdiction over the Arctic, to prevent against invasion. Threat of invasion is due to the increased interest in the

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    2010 Kalgoorlie Earthquake Introduction Geomorphic hazards are hazards that affect the shape of the earth eg: earthquake. A hazard is an event that threatens to cause death, injury, property damage, socio economic disruption and environmental degradation. A natural hazard is a crisis that occurs naturally and brings harm to humans or things they care about. A disaster is an unforeseen fatal event that causes massive disruption to the working of a community or society. 2.3 Spatial Distribution

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    Can you imagine surviving in a world where nighttime was just as it's viewed,”dark”. With no source of light other than the natural moonlight itself. Just imagine a montage as with every generation the productivity of light evolved, lighting up the night sky. But with more light source followed changes as well. The author of “let there be dark” persuades his audience that we are rapidly losing the night’s natural darkness before realizing its worth by using evidence, reasoning, and experiences.

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    the sun of course. And what lights the sun? Its own fire. And the sun goes on, day after day, burning and burning. The sun and time. The sun and time and burning. Burning. The river bobbled him along gently. Burning. The sun and every clock on the earth. It all came together and became a single thing in his mind. After a long time of floating

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    Roughly seventy million years of volcanism, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, displays a fascinating world of biological diversity, rich, distinct Hawaiian culture, and past history. The park is located on the Island of Hawaii, 96 miles from Kailua-Kona and 30 miles from Hilo. It was established in August of 1916 as Hawaii National Park, and on 22 Sep 1961, it was renamed Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The park encompasses 230,000 acres and ranges from sea level to the summit of Mauna Loa at 13,677

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