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A rainbow is nature’s most spectacular light show. It is a breathtaking sight to witness a rainbow emerge after a period of rain during the daytime. Have you ever pondered the existence of a pot of gold at the rainbow’s end? Perhaps you have or even attempted to locate it. What causes rainbows to appear…

In December of 1991, the Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 separate states. Its prostration was hailed by the West as a triumph for freedom, a victory of democracy over dictatorship, and grounds of the high quality of capitalist economy over socialism. It was a alleviation for many to watch the Soviet Union brake down, eventually…

Target Corporation in Mexico and Canada: REI and International Trade Regional Economic Integration             Countries like Canada and Mexico also participated in the process of regional economic integration through their membership in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In January 1, 1994, countries including Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico applied this…

The American success in the War of 1812 won the freedom of the seas by stopping the British practice of impressing American sailors, prevented privateers and naval ships from capturing American vessels and secured American trade with Europe. The growing hostility between the United States and the European nations was evident in the end of…

In 1754, a war between Britain and France with their Indian allies broke out in North America that came to be known as The French and Indian War. The war ended in 1763 with the Treaty with Paris where Britain acquired Spanish Florida and all remaining French North American land (Document A). Throughout the war…

My pain is the whole life I lived. A pain I cannot understand. I stand in front of this mountain, incapable. Its silence fills me with anger but a portion of it belongs to me. – Wannis, Night of Counting the Years             Allusions to Cleopatra, the great Sphinx, the Pyramids of Gizah, the mummies,…

I aspire to receive the highest level of education in the ever-evolving field of Engineering and Technology. Each day brings new concepts and applications while rendering previous ones obsolete. I am fascinated by the limitless potential that arises when combining engineering and technology with management. Therefore, I am eager to further my academic pursuits in…

Low-cost housing provision has been a major focus of government in post-apartheid urban South Africa. While successes can be noted, there is growing concern regarding the social and environmental sustainability of housing programs and the impacts upon both the surrounding environment and human health. Utilizing key informant interviews, survey research, Census data and documentary review,…

Drought in Australia Definition: A drought is a prolonged, abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users’ normal needs. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was, much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought. Because people use water in so many different ways, there is no universal definition…

While attempting to summit the unconquered crest of Parascotopetl, a mountain in Ecuador, Nunez falls down the far side of the mountain. At the end of his descent, he finds a valley cut off from the rest of the world. He has discovered the fabled Country of the Blind. The valley had been a haven…