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run into billions of dollars, and the loss of life would be substantial. On March 10, 1933, a 6.4 earthquake hit the Newport-Inglewood Fault, causing serious damage in long Beach and other communities. The earthquake resulted in 120 deaths and more than $50 million in property damage. Most of the damaged buildings were of unreinforced masonry. Then on January 17, 1994, a 6.7 earthquake hit the Northridge area. This earthquake caused 87 deaths and a FEMA – estimated $40 billion in property…

Children are considered to be gifts from God, and they are the future of our nation. They are the greatest national assets and resources. They are like the young plants who have to be nourished properly by their family, guardians or society, else they will follow the wrong path and will get indulged in the criminal activities. We as individuals, parents, guardians and society as a whole have a duty that children should be allowed and provided with opportunities to group up in a healthy…

born in Minnesota on June 10, 1922, and immediately my career took off in 1939 when I scored a lead part in the award winning movie “The Wizard of Oz”. I started filming “The Wizard of Oz” with high hopes and dreams, which soon were accomplished as my hit song, “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” SOARED on the charts and I eventually grabbed an Oscar for the performance. Everybody loved the idea of a Scarecrow that needs a brain,…

where he was scheduled to speak. At approximately 12:30 pm, the Presidential motorcade turned off Main Street and entered Dealey Plaza. As the limousine passed the Texas School Book Depository, shots rang out in the plaza. President Kennedy was hit in the head and neck shattering a large portion of his skull and killing him. That imagery is burned into the collective mind of the American public, and has contributed to the mythology created about the Kennedy presidency. In a Gallup poll…

good if it generates happiness and bad if it generates the reverse. In his ethical approach, Mill suggests that the measure of success and happiness depends on how many people and how much happiness was developed as a result of that action, or the “greatest happiness principle.” This principle, Mill declares, “holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the…

Monticello Nuclear Plant "upgrades cost a fraction of the price of building a new plant, but still blew past initial cost calculations" (Scherer 2). However, there are multiple sources that show that, in the end, nuclear is cheaper than solar. One example hits close to home, claiming that "The Vogtle nuclear plants coming online near Atlanta generate a kilowatt of power at half the cost of Crescent Dunes Solar Facility" (Trembath 4). Therefore, it seems very logical to use nuclear because it…

Was the Stock Market Crash of 1929 the Main Reason for the Great Depression? Introduction: Thesis: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression. It was the catalyst for the greatest economic collapse in history. Understanding the reasons behind the Great Depression- in particular regards to how the Stock Market Crash greatly affected and commenced it- is vital to preventing any future economic depressions. Body: The result of the Stock Market Crash of 1929…

A Grape in the Moon Sometimes, characters who appear briefly or who are only mentioned have some of the greatest impacts in literature. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, playwright Lorraine Hansberry creates Karl Lindner, a white racist who manages the Clybourne Park Welcoming Committee and greatly affects the plot, motives of characters, and conflict despite his miniscule appearance. The characters of Walter, Lena, Ruth, and Beneatha are all changed for both better and worse by the words and…

World War II introduced some of the greatest advances in history, taking early World War I and modernizing how people thought and how we fight wars now. One of the major topics of World War II is Pearl Harbor, it changed everything in America after it. Another thing about World War II is aviation, it had a huge impact on the war. Another huge thing about World War II is the atomic bomb. One of the major topic of World War II is Pearl Harbor, it changed everything in America after it. Pearl…

struck the people of war-torn countries. Most importantly, the turmoil of the Dark Ages led to one of the greatest periods of discovery and creativity known to man: the Renaissance. The three events that characterized the Dark Ages—The Black Death, the Hundred Years’ War, and the Great Schism—had the greatest effect when it came to bringing about the prosperity of the Renaissance. The Black Death hit Europe between the years 1346 and 1353. The plague devastated Europe, killing two-fifths of…