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…on the size of the piece. Robert Hooke also said in his book that the shell-like fossils that he looked at really were- "the shells of certain shel-fishes, which, either by some deluge, inundation, earthquake, or some such other means, came to be thrown…
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…, tents, medical supply, and clean drinking water. Recently Canada provided these materials to Iran, where the earthquake had taken place. Canada has a free trade agreement with the United States, Mexico, and this is very economically awarding. The Canadian…
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…not be recognised by an inferred scanner, such as used when searching earthquakes and other devastated sites for survivors. The Polar bear would not be detected so this shows how well the bears fur keeps its body warm, especially in icy cold freezing temperatures. Polar…
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…. Natural disasters - Materials such as concrete or wood have low resistance to the extreme forces placed upon them by a hurricane, or earthquake. Straw can flex and bend slightly, so it absorbs the damage much more easily. There are many successful projects…
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…emergencies. As a kind of very smart animal, dogs are especially useful in finding missing people after floods, earthquakes or avalanches. For instance, some places are very difficult and dangerous for humans to enter after avalanches; however, avalanche-rescue…
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…lie entirely beyond human influence. For instance a geologist studies the nature of the earthquakes but he cannot cause or prevent this occurrence. In some cases, we are ourselves the determinants of nature, since the use we make of natural forces produces…
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…navigation stations in the area. Darwin's duty was to study geology and biology of the areas. His research in geology was that sedimentary rocks crystallize when metamorphosed by overlying rocks. He also saw evidence of how volcanoes and earthquakes change the lay…
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…circulates, and the nature of the air we breath. They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world of its own shadows"(47). Frankenstein sees…
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…of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the "creative temperament…
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…there must have had a wonderful time! From marrage to earthquakes, life seems to be very monotoned in Voltaires' obscure view of life in these times. No one was safe from caos. And those most deserving punishment go free. Satire is a weapon of the writer…
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