October 18th, 1788 My name is Thomas Trotter. Today is the third week that I’m working on the Brooks, a slave ship. The Brookes was built in 1781 for Joseph Brooks Jr., a slave-trade merchant in Liverpool, the most prosperous of England's three slave-ship ports. The reasons why I’m here because I needed a job and it required having a doctor on the ship. The ship started from Africa to bring millions African slaves to the “New World.” I heard that this one was big business, one merchant described
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Excessive drinking has become one with the “college experience” for students and in hand has altered many lives. Students who are a part of the college campus drinking culture are at risk to encounter life threatening experiences due to binge drinking. Binge drinking can be defined as one consuming 4/5 drinks at least once in a two week span. After plenty of observations, I would say that this definition is consumer friendly. With that being said, I think it is safe to say that binge drinking is
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Advance Public Policies to Protect Animals from Cruelty and Abuse of Cosmetic Testing Abstract Animals play a major role in the lives of humans and should be protected from cruelty and abuse. Each year animals are used for experiments in testing cosmetic products. The problem with the testing is it has several dangers for the animals as it can result in death. As new technology for cosmetic testing has been created, it is apparent that these alternatives are put in place and there is an end to
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Chapter 23 Haz Mat Study Guide Hazard Types TRACEM: Thermal, Radiological, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological/Biological, Mechanical. Thermal Hazards Elevated Temperature Materials: In a liquid phase at or above 212'F, Intentionally heated heated at or above its liquid phase flash point of 100'F, In a solid phase at or above 464'F. Low Temperatures: Liquefied gases and cryogenic liquids (convert to liquids at or below -130'F) can freeze materials on contact. Radiological Hazards
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Matt Singleton August 6, 2014 HIST 337 Essay 3 The Einsatzgruppen were essentially mobile death squads primarily made up of members of the Gestapo and SS. Their initial role was as a follow on unit to the Blitzkrieg forces. They were to follow behind and round up and locate, detain, and silence any political threats, dissenters, and potential resistance leaders. By 1941, the groups had swelled to strength of four battalions of approximately 700-1,000 men each. After the invasion of the Soviet
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The health effects of tobacco are the circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health. Epidemiological research has been focused primarily on cigarette tobacco smoking,[1] which has been studied more extensively than any other form of consumption.[2] Tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally.[3] Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic
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Advertising Online Anti-action against Plastic Bags By Dilmurod Allaberdiev – 209110258 Sirojiddin Hamdamov - 209110230 and Sirojiddin Nomozboev – 209110259 Albukhary International University, Alor Setar, Malaysia July 22, 2013 Advisor Miss Vino Thini, Introduction to Civil Society Albukhary International University, Alor Setar, Malaysia Table of Contents: Summary 3 Introduction 3 Background
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The health effects of tobacco are the circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health. Epidemiological research has been focused primarily on cigarette tobacco smoking,[1] which has been studied more extensively than any other form of consumption.[2] Tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally.[3] Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart, liver and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes
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Primary and Secondary Citations 1A. Primary Influence of others decisions to show handling of situations “"You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young." "Why, what did she tell you?" "I don't know, I didn't listen." (Adams 68). Comments: Arthur makes a joke in a random alien ship after Ford Prefect puts him
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Why Did Labour win the 1997 Election? The 1997 General election saw the Labour party clinch a landslide victory with a 93 seat majority, whilst winning 43.2% of the popular vote. Their success in this election was won due to many different factors. Their new image and transformation coupled with impressive campaigning proved to be a major factor. But the damage to the Conservative party during Major’s years in power meant the Conservatives weren’t even a viable competitor, thus leading to Labour’s
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