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    The drive for dual-status commanders appeared after inadequate path and direction between state and federal forces throughout Hurricane Katrina restrict response efforts (Bucci 1). In Katrina incident, active duty and National Guard tasks, even those that were obviously same in practice, were supervised by two different series of command. The dual-status arrangement of the National Guard during Hurricane Sandy, despite, allow state and federal military responders to have the directives from the

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    electricity, providing light or a comfortable interior environment, and heating water for domestic, industrial, or commercial use. One day solar energy may well become our primary form of energy. This would lead to a clean environment, less money spent on utilities, and a healthier world. It is highly important because it has the potential to allow technology and nature to co-exist peacefully. Now that we understand what solar energy is and how it benefits our society, we are going to delve deeper

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    power and influence, unemployment rates were incredibly low, new american-made cars and other consumer goods were available to more people than ever. America’s GDP increased by around 42% from 1950 to 1960, and America was the only country with nuclear power, making it clear to the rest of the world that America was on top. However, other countries began to catch up, and later surpass America in the mid to late 1970s. Inflation, crime, drugs, and many other drastically increased, making America

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    which was indirectly a loss tourism department of the country ,which again indirectly affects the economy of the country.Indoor air pollution is the pollution caused in closed ares such as our houses especially in the kitchen while cooking .The biomass fuel which is used for cooking and heating threatens the health of women who always stay indoor than men. The next element is the land degradation.In most of the middle east and north African countries the soil has more salinity in it and water erosion

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    How developed is Brazil?

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    How developed is Brazil? BRAZIL Economic A Case Study of: - Developments in two contrasting regions of a country (South East / Amazonia / North). - Strategies used by a government to improve the economy (in a developing country). - Exploitation of new resources within a country. - Impact of economic / industrial development on the environment of a region or country. Setting the scene - How developed is Brazil ? Brazil, alongside Mexico is considered one of South America's

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    Also, the finding of large quantities of uranium and thorium, for instance, offers a huge nuclear energy resource. Because the moon is not protected by an atmosphere, it is continuously bombarded by cosmic rays carrying both hydrogen and helium. Helium-3, one of helium’s natural variants, is what many scientists consider to be ideal for nuclear fusion. At some point in the future, when scientists achieve a higher understanding of this potentially revolutionary energy

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    lakes and rivers and artificial sunsets rise on a daily schedule. Not only that, but he even mentions how the dystopia exists today: “’an encapsulated life, spent more and more either in a motor car or within the cabin or darkness before a television set…’ the megalopolitan mess [that] would completely demoralize mankind and lead to nuclear holocaust” (Kunstler 10). Throughout his reference, he also explains how the evil ‘cartoon’ ethos of American individualism brought about the toxic world. In

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    Battery powered automobiles are relatively new within the auto industry. Advancements in battery power technology along with the effect of gas emissions and crude oil prices have made battery power a more possible choice than ever before. Are battery powered cars marketable? That is the question that this research paper intends to answer. If battery power is a marketable alternative to gasoline power, what makes it profitable? Who is the target consumer? With the recent prices of oil, some people

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    What if what you had been told your whole life was a lie? How would you feel if everything reported about a terrorist attack or a shooting was actually a conspiracy by the United States? What is a conspiracy? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a conspiracy is “a secret plan made by two or more people that is harmful or illegal”. There are so many conspiracy theories out there in the world starting as early as the 1800s. These theories range from scientific, terrorist, criminal, political

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    The Global Climate Change Debate – How do I know what to believe? Introduction: Climate change has been a topic of debate for decades. Scientists support climate change is happening with hard scientific evidence whereas the people who oppose climate change have evidence which is mainly opinion-based. This report will cover what climate change is, why climate change is happening, the science that supports climate change, the different views and opinions on climate change, the effects of climate change

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