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    As we know global warming is a very important issue that we all have been aware of. E&E News says that the production of cement, a major material that is going to be used in the construction of the wall, is a large source of greenhouse gas emissions. Trump tweeted in 2012 that "The concept of global warming was created by the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive." There are many things that are going to happen if global warming keeps raging

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    Between 1928 and 1971, one million immigrants came to Canada through Pier 21 alone. However, not everyone is familiar with Pier 21, so what is it actually? Pier 21 was an ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and it is the last surviving seaport immigration facility in Canada. The Pier was the primary point of entry for over one million immigrants and refugees from Europe and elsewhere, as well as the departure point for half million military personal

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    Swot Analysis : Tri Chip

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    Our company mission Statement is “To be an enduring company by providing the world with quality GPS products and location services for items that are an essential part of our customers’ lives.” Tri Chip is a Miami based Startup Company founded in 2016 by four FIU students. Aime – CEO, Oscar – CFO, Lanette – CMO, Yalmar – R&D. The company is trying to solve the tedious problem of losing essential items like wallets, keys, phones, backpacks, and etc. Currently Tri-Chip has no employees since

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    Food Wastage

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    Food Wastage At the moment, it is hard to tell whether the world has sufficient food supplies or not.Most of developed countries claim to have people who are still not able to access food while at the same time, still report of more food wastage than the third world, developing nations. That indicates a big mishap in the food cycle as it so happens that most of the food either finds itself in the dumpster or on the plates of the very rich. China, USA, Canada, South Eastern Asia, and Europe have

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    during this period are as follows. 1. The responsibility of feeding the family members, especially babies, and men weighs heavy and it is the responsibility of the women to arrange for a hearth and collect food materials for the purpose. Many a time this exposes women to risks, eg. entering a semi-broken house to get the stored food, move through water to reach a low lying house and falling into unseen breaches etc. 2. The responsibility of putting together a temporary shelter and moving out

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    Cellphones have become an important part of our daily lives. They connect us to others and have revolutionized the world we live in from social interaction apps like Tinder to a GPS that will take you wherever one needs to go. One large competitor growing in this industry is Apple. They have reached more than 700 million people worldwide with their product, the iPhone (Tofel 2015): a milestone that may not have been possible without mastering the art of the global supply chain. The path to the creation

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    Jarrod Uthoff, a Cedar Rapids native, left a legacy at the University of Iowa. He scored 30 points in one half at one of the most hostile arenas, Iowa State. He has made history by now being one of the Big Tens most dominate players. He was named Mr.Basketball in 2011 and also Gatorade Player of the Year. They put in around half of their time practicing their sport and that is without school work involved, according to Peter Jacobs author of an article from college student athletes. Yet after

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The online personals industry took its first breath in 1992. In the beginning, the industry experienced very slow growth. Nonetheless, by 2005, due to positive changes in public perception, the industry was booming. By the end of 2007, the industry had grown to a $900 million market. Observers expect the market size to double by 2012. The industry serves its customers by enhancing the ‘self-actualization’ stage of an individual’s (Maslow’s) ‘Hierarchy of Needs.’ It seeks

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    Nike Corporation Essay

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    An investigation was conducted where Nike was found to have a large number of cases that involved forced labor or child labor law violations in some of the large apparel factories of Nike. In a particular factory in Malaysia, it was found that Nike was operating production in terrible working conditions for the employees in addition to the forced labor. It was

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    around one million immigrants are granted lawful permanent residence into the United States: family-based immigration accounts for nearly two-thirds of this annual quota (Gelatt). The “RAISE Act,” as this new proposal is called, aims to reduce this number to half a million by eliminating current family-sponsored immigration categories to allow only spouses or minor children of U.S. citizens to gain citizenship (Gelatt). This would result in a reduction of 226,000 family-reunification green cards to

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