Washington has a diverse natural environment. The Cascade Mountains divide the state into two extremely different natural environments. Those areas west of the Cascades have a mild and moist climate. This moist climate allows dense forests and vegetation to grow. The areas east of the Cascades‚ in contrast‚ have a harsh and dry climate. This dry climate allows mostly short grasses and sagebrush to grow. Drive over the mountain passes and you can very easily see the contrasts between western and
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Speech #1 – Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” Who is the speaker? John F. Kennedy‚ 35th president of the US What is the occasion? JFK’s inaugural Who is the audience? Citizens of the United States‚ communist countries‚ third world countries‚ S. America and any country possessing nuclear weapons What is the speaker’s purpose? To inspire and excite the audience of what he wanted to bring to the country. To inform the citizens and the rest of the world his goals during his presidency. How does
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8 Back when I was 8‚ I met a girl who became my most favorite person. We had ways & plans to prove to the world that we can make it through‚ Whether with or without the help of the people around us But‚ I’ve lost her The girl that I used to see when I wake up in the morning in a hot summer day The girl I used to play with under the high sun in an afternoon break The girl I used to sing with as we lay Under that old mango tree‚ I’ve lost her The girl who smiles with eyes full of
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Childhood Everybody likes to brag about their childhood. People enjoy boasting of how they watched the newest television shows on their own televisions or over how many toys they had while they were young. However‚ not all children have this ideal picture perfect childhood‚ for example‚ Ellen in Kaye Gibbon’s coming of age novel Ellen Foster. On the other hand‚ some people have the opportunity to have that childhood but do not enjoy it‚ sort of like J.D. Salinger’s character Holden Caulfield in
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One of the World’s great environmental problems - Water The water problem is today one of the greatest problems the world faces. The UN calculates that if the present development continues the 2/3 of the world population will live with serious water scarcity or nearly without water by the year 2025. The UN calculates that one should have 100 litres of water pr day to manage. This is for everything - home consumption‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ etc. Many people today have less than 50 litres‚ and in
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Introduction Water is one of our most important natural resources. Water is used in different purpose such as domestic‚ industrial supply‚ transportation‚ recreation. However‚ nowadays‚ humans are continuously deteriorating rivers‚ lakes‚ and oceans through different agricultural‚ industrial activities. Abel (1996) states that water pollution defines as “the addition of undesirable materials into aquatic bodies” (p.1). This may cause physical‚ chemical or biological change in water‚ leading to different
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may lead to a greater lifestyle than was before . In Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate‚ Tita experiences a ruthless standard of life under her mother‚ Mama Elena. Eventually‚ Tita escapes from her mother and lives a much better life. Laura Esquivel portrays Tita’s life journey through oppression or misfortune‚ and maturity‚ thereby showing the reader the ultimate power of love. In Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate‚ Tita‚ the main character‚ learns the intensity of love through
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Water Instead of Gatorade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwhTYFwfACA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbu4WY7luLU I’m going to tell you the truth right now. I originally was going to stand up here today and talk to you about Gatorade and encourage you to use it. Well as you can see from the title of my speech‚ that changed. After studying the topic‚ I realized that I had the wrong opinion of Gatorade and other sports drinks. Now I drink my water. Go to any high school‚ college‚ or pro sport
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Improvised Water Filter: A Way of Preventing Water Pollution and Promoting Water Conservation Problem: Presence of Inorganic Materials in Water ( Water Pollution) Proposed Solution: Filtration of Water by natural means Introduction: Water is one of the magnificent gifts nature gave to mankind. Water is almost everywhere. And we need it in just about any activity we do. Water satisfies our thirst. Even our bodies are composed of about 75% of water. We need water in agriculture. And waterforms
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Cooling Rate of Water 9-20-09 This week’s lab attempted to investigate cooling rate of water. Heat is the total energy of all particles in a substance. Cooling Rate is the rate at which temperature decreases with time. The three variables tested in this lab were the amount of surface area that touched the air‚ the container material‚ and crushed or whole ice. The first hypothesis stated that the water in the small beaker would cool off faster for an unknown reason
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