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    What Is AMD?

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    Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and Control Options AMD comes from the oxidation of sulphide minerals. It has the negative impact on the environment. Since it could affect the surface water, ground water quality and land used. This condition due to the low pH contains by the water (could reach up to 2), sulphate content (SO4), and metals content (Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, As, Cd). The principles for AMD formation should be understood to be able to manage the water. i. Waste containing reactive sulphide (S2-,…

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    prevailing winds and can travel long distances to other regions or locations where they can also cause great damage. The pollutants react with water (H2O), oxygen (O2), other gases and sunlight to form sulphuric acid (H2SO4), ammonium nitrate, and nitric acid (HNO3) (Dubey, 2013; ESA,…

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    The reviewed literature points to some degree of a relationship between climate change and violent conflict in Africa. However, the majorities of studies, especially those in West Africa employed descriptive research methods. This type of the investigation method, as we know it, do not make accurate predictions and do not determine cause and effect. Additionally, the vast majority of the literature heavily uses civil war and political violence datasets, as the dependent variables, which may be…

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    She recognizes that smell of the wet earth just after it rains. The aroma that can be smelt through open windows or by the whiff that hits you when you walk outside the door, the ground still wet, water still dripping from the leaves of flowers and trees. Drip…Drop. Drip…Drop. That remained Nora’s favourite thing in the world. She stepped outside just after the rain had ceased and just consumed the smell of something so natural that it cannot be stopped by any living human or machine whatsoever…

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    As the sky darkened, the murky clouds rapidly rolled in and it was clear my family and I as well as the other visitors would soon be stranded on the island. The thunder, lightning, and heavy rain was swiftly moving towards shore and the island’s visitors were hastily running for shelter. Among all the frantic people; toddlers were weeping, intoxicated people were swearing, and it seemed as if everyone was murmuring their dissatisfaction in the evacuation process. As the storm slowly passed, the…

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    There are advantages and disadvantages to moving during specific times of year. If you can pick when you move, it is important to consider the pros and cons. For example, moving during the summer may result in having a harder time getting a good deal on a moving company. Winter moves may require driving in the snow. Picking when you are going to move is not always possible, particularly if a job requires you to move at a specific time. If, though, you have the option to decide exactly when…

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    The Rain Bird Analysis

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    The story begins with rainfall, creating an ominous mood, forshadowing a fortokeing event. Within the text rain symbolizes change because the main character transforms from a human to a bird. Societally rain symbolizes the individuality and uniqueness present in America. The disparity between raindrops represent American people and their different cultures, livelihoods, or beliefs.I chose to make the main character in the story a bird to symbolize freedom and independence. These are two ideals I…

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    specifically poor weather. Rain is commonly used to foreshadow something terrible; dark and gloomy weather indicates something undesirable in the text. Because rain is naturally occurring, it seems as if it has not been manipulated by the author and is merely a coincidence, enhancing its ability to set the mood as melancholy. However, in ‘The Eternal Prisoner under the Thunder Peak Pagoda’ the rain is seen as a good thing, because, “Heaven has not failed to bring down the good rain the…

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    Haleigh Springborn Mrs. Tipps English Composition Compare Contrast Essay March 5, 2015 “I Cross My Heart” It is 8:00 P.M. and it is pouring rain, emotionally froze and tired, sleep is the farthest worry from the mind. Dancing in the falling rain, thinking, this is not how life was supposed to happen. In everyday life no one understands the struggle for some and the ease of others. One may not understand the pain that a person carries around with them everyday, just because the smile fooled him…

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    Snowflakes are different in all kinds of ways. Some snowflakes have 3, 6, or 12 sides. Two snowflakes don't look alike. How they form can be different too. There are so many ways snowflakes can be different. To begin, Snowflakes can have 3, 6, or 12 sides. According to Source 2, they can't have5 or 8 sides. It's impossible for that to happen. The most sides a snowflake can have is 12 and the least is 3 and 6 is like the middle. When it's winter time snowflakes are outside and…

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