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Over 400 years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh set sail from Plymouth England with 117 men, women, and children to establish England’s first permanent colony in America. This was his third commission to the new world with Queen Elizabeth I’s blessing. The passengers were excited about this new adventure and were willing to sign up for the experience of a lifetime for multiple reasons. One perk was Sir Walter Raleigh promised any who was willing to colonize the new world, would receive 500 acres of…

Water should not be privatized because privatization leads to rate increases, privatization undermines water quality, and reduces local control and public rights. Water privatization is when water is chosen to be private property which will cost, or the water will be for public use and will not cost. If it's private the companies will clean the water, and if it's public then the consumer must clean the water itself. Water Should not be privatized because it leads to a rate increase. Among the…

When Flint decided to stop buying Detroit’s water and switch to new water, they had no idea what was in store. Soon, every Flint civilian was exposed to Lead. Lead can affect children’s brain development, education attainment, and impair the body. Increasing Lead amount in Flint’s water can cause permanent issues in the town members’ health. Flint’s government is at fault here, and it needs to take charge before things get worse. Starting at the beginning, Flint is a fairly poor city. They…

He puts some horrifying thoughts in your mind. The film also does a good job showing water activists proving the validity of the water crisis. I found the movie interesting, although some people think it’s depressing. I believe it is important for us to know what the future could hold so we can prevent it. The film provides examples of some immediate changes we can make to prevent some…

The Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world and is essential to animal, plant, and human life in and around the river. For this reason, it is very important to watch the river closely and observe how it acts so we can interact with it in harmony. Since 1903 scientists have been recording annual maximum and minimum water depth above the local average. Observations were fairly until 1926 when the “Drought of the Century” occurred. There was a 50% drop in discharge from the river…

Every person deserves the right to have access to clean water, and South Africa is no different, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. In developing countries, it is very devastating to see many citizens unable to have access to clean water. Yet, they still drink the water that they can get. Dirty water can make people contract diseases such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery. Then when they get the disease, they are unable to be treated. This is why it causes so many death for children.…

Have you ever heard of the Iron Giraffe? The Iron Giraffe plays a big role in giving Sudan clean drinking water. It is a wonderful gift for Sudan and especially southern Sudan. The Iron Giraffe is one of the greatest things that Sudan could ask for because it provides them with clean drinking water, and hundreds of American schools support Sudan by giving them the clean drinking water they have. Do you know what the Iron Giraffe Challenge is? It is a friendly competition between schools in…

do this, they orchestrated several bombings and robberies in the 1960s, eventually leading up to the October Crisis in the late months of 1970. The kidnapping of James Cross and Pierre Laporte lead to the enactment of the War Measures Act. The ways the War Measures Act affected Canadians was drastic, though Pierre Trudeau did have justified reasoning for doing so. Once the October Crisis was over, major terrorist attacks ceased in Canada. FLQ was founded in March of 1963 by Raymond Villeneuve,…

One of the most important assumption is the idea that the Brim River, which separates Palean from Lithos, was a huge barrier to take woven baskets to other places. It is not clear whether this observation is based on either how the river is in these day or how the river used to be. One might wonder if the river was less deep and dangerous in the past due to in other ages the whether could benefit the native to cross the river without using boats. Extreme cold or highest degrees of hot weather…

The Drought is still a Problem in California The drought in California is still a problem. It has been the worst drought in the past 500 years. This drought has affected the state of California in many ways. It has caused that long term and short term impacts. Some of the long term effects affect the wildlife and can caused wildfires in the future. It has also impacted the people to conserve water and to not waste too much water. The drought has caused several things that have had a domino…