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The real estate scene in Houston, Texas was shook to its core from 1981 to 1984 when people suddenly began moving away. Within three years, 210,000 people had left the city, causing retail real estate and housing prices to plummet in response to the lack of renters and buyers. Houston later recovered by becoming the nation's energy capital, drawing residents back, and boosting up the real estate market. Today, Houston is no longer the single-industry town it once was, keeping the real estate…

Geographical Data Brazil is located in South America and is the continent’s largest country, covering roughly 47% of the continent. It is home to the Amazon Rainforest and Brazilian Highlands, is popular for tourism, and is the fifth largest economy in the world. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia and major cities include ão Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo. São Paulo is the country’s largest and most populated city. Brazil is the fifth largest in the world in both area as well as…

10 & 11 - All Possible Questions TRUE/FALSE 1. Per GASB Statement No. 34, permanent funds are classified as fiduciary funds. 2. In accounting for permanent funds only the income can be spent; the principal must be preserved intact. 3. Fiduciary funds focus on current financial resources and use a full accrual basis of accounting. 4. Fiduciary funds are excluded from the government-wide statements. 5. The concept of major versus nonmajor funds does not apply…

The Maya civilization, began in 1500 BCE. Located in Mesoamerica, the Maya land was geographically diverse. The area included rivers, mountains, highlands and lowlands. However, the Mayan area, was also faced with scarce water sources and a humid climate. Despite this, the Maya land was still a desirable place to build a civilization. Areas on the Mayan land, were faced with heavy rainfall. Document 3, goes on to explain that the heavy rainfall produced dense rainforests. A dense…

is something that really hurts medicinal healers in the Mayan areas, but it doesn’t stop them from practicing or letting these big pharmaceutical companies get in the way. Today, Mayan priests and healers can be found in both the lowlands and highlands of Mayan communities (Foster 2005:337). For example, there is a man by the name of Victorio Vasquez who…

Ohio Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, recently awarded more than $124,000 in Major Grants of up $20,000 to nine nonprofit organizations across the state. The grants will support a range of humanity projects with varied approaches. These include: history, critical thinking, civil dialogue, and the use of digital media. Each project will challenge participants’ assumptions and world perspectives about current issues. They range from the development of…

divided into three major landform districts, each of which is compromised of smaller scale constituent landform regions. The Eastern Highlands area, also referred to as the "Great Dividing Range" is the one of the most noteworthy piece of Australia, being a progression of slopes, mountains and plateaux. Australia's tallest mountain is found in the Eastern Highlands, that being Mount Kosciusko. The Central Lowlands comprise predominantly of sedimentary rocks and is roughly raised 200 m above…

and rivers are the Usumacinta, which forms part of the boundary between Petén and Mexico and also crosses the Mexican states of Tabasco and leds to the Gulf of Mexico. The Motagua river, which is the longest in the country, rises in the Central Highlands and flows to the Caribbean Sea. Lake Izabal is the most significant lake, the Mayans constructed numerous sites around this lake -which are magnets for visitors and it’s of one of the most visited. It is…

Geographical Setting: What continent? What Land forms? What important Places? The Mayan civilization was located in what is currently Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan peninsula which is part of present day Mexico. They had highlands and lowlands. Their highlands were located in southern Guatemala. And their lowlands were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Some of their cities were Copan, Tikal, Palenque, Bonampak, and Chichen Itza. Political (Leadership,…

Scotland's Superman Few words are more abused in Hollywood than historical and epic. While historical is such a broad term that can refer to anything in the past, epic is often the colloquial of anything that’s awesome. However, when the words combine they form a favored genre of moviegoers. According to FilmSite.org, “A historical epic is defined as film that takes a historical, mythic, heroic figure, and adds an extravagant setting accompanied by lavish costumes and a grand musical score.”…