THE GREAT ALASKA EARTHQUAKE OF 1964 When it comes to earthquakes, the state of California has a well known reputation, in all of United States, but the fact is, Alaska hold the title as America’s number one state for most earthquakes, due to its seismic activity. In 1964, on a late friday afternoon, disaster struck, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake rattled the state of Alaska shortly after 5:30 p.m. on March 27. At the time, the largest earthquake ever recorded in U.S. history and the second-largest
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Date: 23 January 2013 To: Ms. Barbara Bolt, Instructor From: Linh Le Subject: Response Memo Assignment The following document is a response to Bill Gates’ review of the book Academically Adrift that raises questions and issues about U.S. education system. Gates’ Point of View Bill Gates’ review of Academically Adrift was very thought provoking. I liked that he was not bias and did not just lean towards one side of the argument but equally expressed his thoughts of the book
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The median household income in central Appalachia was $32,887, whereas the rest of the United States was $52,762 (Pollard). The average income for citizens in central Appalachia is nearly 20 thousand dollars less than the average for the United States, meaning that the percentage of people below the poverty line would be lower. The people there that do have jobs are not paid as well either because they do not have special training to make them
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CHAPTER 1 The Problem and a Review of Related Literature INTRODUCTION: Every day you come in contact with many machines. There’s the clock radio that wakes you up, and the car, bus, or bike you take to school. You use calculators, computers, stereos, and phones throughout the day. Finally, you come home and use the microwave, stove, refrigerator, and electric can opener as you help with dinner. Our lives are a lot easier today, thanks to the mechanical engineers who imagined and built these
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Dictionary definitions include a concept defined with a synonym. The operational definition contains specific criteria measuring and testing which refer to empirical data (Cooper et al, 2014p). Both definitional and operational definitions’ purpose is to afford an understanding and measurement of concept within the research body. The following terms
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SHOULD ABORTION BE LEGAL? By MARY W. DOUGLAS FINAL PAPER PHL-103INFORMAL LOGIC ANTHONY BIDUCK-INSTRUCTOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2013 Final Paper DouglasM1 Thesis The definition of abortion is the induced termination of a pregnancy followed
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Evaluation Questionnaire is one of the most popular techniques for gathering data, where questions in a questionnaire are designed to be answered asynchronously, i.e. without the presence of the investigator. A goal must be set, before developing the questionnaire, as developer would like to have relevant reasons before starting working on something. Targeting the participants is another important element of collecting data through online questionnaire. In many ways questionnaire is similar to interviews
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technological world there are many vulnerabilities to the computer networks that we have. If there is a malicious attacker exposes these vulnerabilities can affect the company in many ways. We know that your business could be interrupted causing you thousands of dollars in damage. Not only could you lose business by your network going down, but you can also lose consumer confidence, and ensure the possible penalties imposed on you by the government for not properly securing your customers imperative information
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CASE 49: PROPERTY CRIMES I. Executive summary The focus of this study is the examination of the data provided by U.S government agencies. Our analysis revealed that of the eight possible contributing factors, only three variables (namely, urbanization rate, high school dropout rate, and population density) affected property crime rates. Our data analysis model accounted for approximately 66% of the factors contributing to property crimes. The model is generally considered to be statistically
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Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.: Loan Package Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.: Loan Package Tootsie Roll Industries is applying for a loan package that will help them achieve superior things. There are many opportunities that can be accomplished by allocating money to different areas. The different areas include healthier ingredients, expansion, and advertising. These areas will increase the production and success of the Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Within this loan package, there are many
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