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Anniversaries: The Black Death, 1348
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The Black Death, 1348. The Black Death, 1348. Was a worldwide pandemic, which started in the mid-14th century. Pattern Of the Pandemic. The outbreak of the plague was first reported in China in the early 1339s. Many provinces including Hubei,. Were affected by the disease. The Mongols and merchant caravans are likely to have indirectly brought the infected mouse from Asia to other parts of the world, when trading cites like Constantinople and Trebizond were infected. In that same year, the. Most of the c...
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Anniversaries: Treaty of Versailles
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Signed on 28 June 1919 in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles. Went into effect on 10 January 1920. Signed by nearly all the 32 victorious Allied and associated nations including France, United Kingdom, Italy and Japan. Negotiated during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 that ended World War I. It imposed disarmament, reparations, and territorial changes. Treaty established the League of Nations. These men were called the Big Four. Terms dictated to Germany included a war guilt clause. Germa...
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Three Gorges Dam: The Task
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Groups working on this task are reminded that they must first offer an abstract or summary to introduce / induct the reader to the event before offering their answers to the questions. 1 What impact will the launch of the Three Gorges Dam have on the world’s energy use? 2 What are the positive and negative implications of this dam? 3 Why is this an important milestone in the history of China? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). AIDS 25 Years Later. Best of Discovery 2006. Buried Indonesian City Discovered.
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Obesity: obesity
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Obesity is an excess of body fat, and it's one of the most common health problems in the United States. About one-third of all American adults are considered to be obese. Obesity affects both adults and children. Approximately 9 million (about 15%) of American children aged 6 to 17 are obese, a percentage that has doubled since the 1960s. Taken from http:/ www.intelihealth.com. 61548; Reasons for obesity:. Eating disorders: Some people binge causing them to gain weight. 61548; Dangers of obesity:. Lead a...
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Three Gorges Dam: Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on the world’s energy use
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Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on the world’s energy use. It is still yet to be seen if the energy produced by the Three Gorge Dam is able to be efficiently utilized into China’s energy grid. If it proves itself to be successful, many other countries in the world will follow and construct dams in their own backyards. This will lead to the rapid construction of new dams and inevitable, leads to a question- how much should humankind control nature. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). AIDS 25 Years Later.
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Chernobyl 20 Years Later: What lessons can be learnt from the Chernobyl disaster?
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Chernobyl 20 Years Later. What lessons can be learnt from the Chernobyl disaster? The Chernobyl disaster has been caused by mainly the incompetence of the workers and officers on duty in the plant on April 26, 1986. From this, we can thus learn that even if we were to save cost by hiring inexperienced and unqualified staff and also building un-safe plants, the biggest loss will be when the problems arises from the infrastructure, where the cost saved will not even be enough to cover up for the disaster.
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Chernobyl 20 Years Later: Lessons Learned
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Chernobyl 20 Years Later. Lessons for the use of nuclear power in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Lessons for the international nuclear power sector. Lessons for reactor safety and disaster management. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster dramatically demonstrated to the countries concerned that they had not been prepared for an accident on this scale. But it also led to a review of reactor safety and emergency planning for plants in both East and West. In the countries of the West, too, tighter regulations were ...
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USD$100 Laptop: The Task
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Groups working on this task are reminded that they must first offer an abstract or summary to introduce / induct the reader to the event before offering their answers to the questions. 1 What possible benefits can this development bring to the world? 2 What are some of the concerns revolving around this development? 3 What do you consider would be the greatest use of this development and why? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). AIDS 25 Years Later. Best of Discovery 2006. Buried Indonesian City Discovered.
