 | | Is Racism Natural? | | by B Nelson, Nov 24, 2008 | | Here is a thought, that racism is naturally inborn into all of us. We are more likely to be drawn to people of our own race. There are strong examples of this in the animal kingdom as well. Racism at the core is not a hate, it is simply a preference for that which is familiar to us. | | Comments(7) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | The World's Most Harmful Species and How We Can Defend Against Them | | by Akeeba, Oct 20, 2008 | | In a time where species extinction is commonplace and pollution has changed the air we breathe and the water we drink, we have to wonder who the most harmful species in the world actually is? I posit in this short essay that it is the human race, the human species that is the most harmful of them all and I present two simple ways we can work together in order to defend ourselves from this dangerous species. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | The Secret Power of Fire | | by Shunyata, Oct 13, 2008 | | Fire Opal Flame Ring represents the spirit of the fire and its collective embodiment in the three types of flame: fusion, friction, and electrical. The golden fire of the Sun illuminates the Earth with life and its warm touch nourishes all forms of growth. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | The 1972 Buffalo Creek Flood | | by balisunset, Aug 30, 2008 | | On February 26, 1972, the Buffalo Creek Flood, which has been called one of the worst manmade disasters in history, took the lives of 125 people. The flood occurred after a dam holding coal waste broke, taking down two addition dams, releasing 132 million gallons of coal slurry waste. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Bangladesh Cyclone of October 31, 1876 | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | A cyclone in the area we now know as Bangladesh destroyed the city of Chittagong. At least 200,000 people in Chittagong and its surrounding area died as a result of the cyclone. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Earthquake in Owens Valley, California | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | The town of Lone Pine, California, was hit with an earthquake of magnitude 7.4. This earthquake destroyed a seventy-mile fault line and killed twenty-seven. Although one of the largest quakes in California’s history the death toll was small because there were few people living here in 1872. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Chicago, Illinois: Fire | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | A bigger fire, compared with all the previous ones, broke out in the center of the city of Chicago. Inability of firemen to get to the fire quickly gave the flames a quick start from which, aided by a brisk wind, they were able to push the fire beyond the control of the fire department. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Calcutta, India, Cyclone | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | Cyclones from the Bay of Bengal in the northeast of India frequently cause extensive damage. This cyclone took 60,000 lives and flooded the entire city of Calcutta. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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