[This Article appeared in the American Scientist (Nov-Dec 1990)‚ Volume 78‚ 550-558. Retyped and posted with permission.] The Science of Scientific Writing If the reader is to grasp what the writer means‚ the writer must understand what the reader needs George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan* *George D. Gopen is associate professor of English and Director of Writing Programs at Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Judith A. Swan
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The Arctic and Antarctic regions are home to some of the coldest and unapproachable landscapes in existence‚ making them the two of the most underdeveloped areas known to man. While located at the two extremes of the Earth‚ both the North Pole and South Pole play a similar and important role in the balance of our planet. The North Pole is located at the highest point in the globe‚ and is one of two axis points that the Earth rotates on. It has no land mass and consists only of ice‚ which constantly
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Changes in the Arctic climate will not only affect the animals‚ plants and people living in the Arctic regions‚ but it will also affect the rest of the world. The Arctic region is made up of the northern parts of Canada‚ the United States‚ Greenland‚ Iceland and the Eurasian continents. The changes in the climate will increase global warming in these countries causing the sea level to rise all around the world. Here is how the climate has been changing in the Arctic. This evidence of this change
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Zoya Salahuddin What is the Arctic? The Arctic is an exciting place full of animals and people. There are many types of animals that have their own habitat and it isn’t all frozen. The animals vary in size and characteristics. The Arctic has eight nations within it. They are Canada‚ Denmark (Greenland)‚ Finland‚ Iceland‚ Norway‚ Russia‚ Sweden and the United States. It is an area with 2 million people in it and over 50 languages. One reason that it is a very important area is because of how
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INFORMATION REPORT ON THE ARCTIC TERN INFORMATION REPORT ON THE ARCTIC TERN Name: Arctic Tern Features: Arctic Terns are medium sized birds. They have a length of 33cm to 39cm and a wingspan of 76cm to 85cm. They are mainly grey and white plumaged‚ with a red beak and feet. They have a white forehead‚ a black nape and crown‚ plus white cheeks. The grey mantle is 305mm‚ and the scapulae is fringed brown and some tipped white. The higher wing is grey with a white leading edge‚ and the
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distribution There are two types of tundras‚ Arctic Tundra and Alpine Tundra. They both make up about 20% of the earth’s surface. The southern limit of Arctic tundra follows the northern edge of the coniferous forest belt. In North America this line lies above latitude 60° N‚ while in Eurasia most of it occurs north of 70° N. Tundra is about 3 million square miles long and covers about 20% of the earth’s surface. Temperature‚ Seasonality‚ and Precipitation In the Arctic tundra The average temperature is 10
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Be a Successful Consultant: An Insider Guide to Setting up and Running a Consultancy Practice Susan Nash HOW TO BOOKS LTD Contents Preface Section One ^ Getting Started Chapter 1 ^ Setting the scene Game plan The business environment in the new millennium The Shamrock Organization The new self-employed market Defining consulting Working for a consulting firm Case studies Checklist Scorecard viii 1 3 3 3 4 5 6 9 11 13 13 Chapter 2 ^ Evaluating your ¢t Game plan Being realistic about
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There are many factors that make the Arctic tundra biome an extreme environment. There are only two seasons in this biome‚ winter and summer. The winters are characterised as long and cold where temperatures can drop below -50°C. There are also parts of the Arctic Circle that experience periods of time without sunlight known as polar nights‚ this can last for several months. During the winter months food is very scarce. The summers are characterised as being short and cool‚ with average temperatures
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This article explains how climate change has been rapidly melting the Arctic over the course of a few years. As a result‚ the faster the arctic melts the more damage will be done to the ecosystem‚ planet‚ and humans. A few examples of how drastically climate change has shaped the North are that the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean began to decrease in size when it should have been increasing in size. Also‚ temperatures at the North Pole rose more than 20 degrees Celsius. These changes are causing
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