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    Bridge Construction

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    engineer is to build and expand without brining harm. To form an unquestionable role with society throughout their entire professional career. We are hired to make life easier, and formulate innovations that will change the course of the world. With such a high earned pedisoul every engineer is placed on their work stems more than just crunching number into place. A great deal of moral responsibility must be taken into consideration. The braches of our ideas will affect lives for generations to come in either a positive or negative light. The construction of the Tacoma narrows bridge unfortunately will land first on a countdown of engineering disasters on the history channel. The construction of the bridge over the Puget sound in the state of Washington was built on July, 1, 1940 and maybe should have never been constructed. The early births and ideas for the Tacoma bridge to be constructed dates back to 1928. The Tacoma chamber of commerce wanted a sturdy bridge that would replace the ferry system, and estimated on budget that would complete the task. With the development of anything money plays a major role on how fast the task will get done, and reliability after the plan is completed. Being a capitalist society money can spur up a numerous amount of complications. We always want cheaper and faster. Adopting any ides that will save pennies even if by doing so my increase the risk of a potential disaster. A properly groomed engineer knows that money should never play a…

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    Lakeville Men Case Study

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    WASHINGTON TWP. — A Lakeville man is dead and his girlfriend is in custody, charged with his murder. The Holmes County Sheriff's Office is investigating the murder of a James L. Rowe Jr., 42, of 7542 County Road 22, Loudonville, who allegedly died after being stabbed multiple times by Bobbi L. Amos-Camacho, 43, of the same address, according to Chief Deputy Richard Haun. After attempts at CPR and other life-saving measures proved unsuccessful, Rowe was pronounced dead at 11:46 p.m. by first…

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    Criminal Profile #1 Submitted by Omar Jaquez Estrella Mountain Community College AJS 225 Gary Ridgway Gary Leon Ridgway aka “green river killer” was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 18, 1949. Ridgway targeted runaways and prostitutes along state Route 99 in south King County, Washington. In 1982 and admitted in an interview, there is over 75-80 murdered woman and several unfound bodies. Gary Ridgway grew up in SeaTac,…

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    Introduction The women population in regards to health is an important factor in the implementation of appropriate health care services. There are leading causes of mortality and morbidity affecting women throughout globe, as well as in local and at national levels. This essay is to study and understand the types of health issues and the status affecting women at a local, state, national, and international perspective. Many research studies have focused on the health concerns and barriers…

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    Gary Ridgway's Death

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    Gary Ridgway was arrested in 2001 for four murders. He later confessed to killing at least 70 women along Route 99 in south King County, Washington State throughout the 1980’s and the 1990’s. He avoided the death penalty by providing detailed confessions and leading police to the dumping sites of his victims, five whom he dumped in the Green River. Gary Ridgway would bring many of his victims to his home strangled them, and then left them in woodsy, remote sites. His first victims were found…

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    cucumbers has reportedly caused 52 deaths in 16 states, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, as reported in Food Safety News. In its latest update, however, the CDC reported 888 illnesses and 6 deaths in 39 states. The toxic cucumbers were said to have come from Baja, Mexico. They were reportedly sent to the United States by a food distributor in San Diego. Food Safety News further reported that: "FDA on Sept. 14 issued an updated Import Alert to include…

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    Tacoma Narrows Bridge

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    Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 over the strait. Historically, the name "Tacoma Narrows Bridge" has applied to the original bridge nicknamed "Galloping Gertie", which opened in July 1940 but collapsed because of aeroelastic flutter four months later, as well as the replacement of the original bridge which opened in 1950 and still stands today as the westbound lanes of the…

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    were passed, which enforced racial segregation in the South. These laws would continue into the mid-1960’s, eventually ending with the civil rights movement. Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey all had innovative…

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    The Natchez Trace

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    followed ancient Native American trails that had been in use for thousands of years before European explorers arrived in North America. It once was an essential trade route for farmers, Indians, and boatmen. The Natchez Trace links three of the largest water courses in the United States; Cumberland River, Tennessee River, and Mississippi River. The earliest people known to use the trace were the Mississippi mound builders whose culture flourished from 800A.D. to 1500A.D.…

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    Silk Road Case Study

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    The Silk Road - named for its main export, silk – was, in fact, a series of routes that revolutionised trade in the ancient world. Established in the 2nd century BC, the road connected almost every major ancient super power (Jenkins, 2012) (Mark, 2014). This expansion of intercontinental trade and travel brought about by The Silk Road significantly impacted Asian societies. The adoption of Buddhism in China and economic growth of towns along the route exemplify such change. The Silk Road was…

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