The Laputans can be effectively characterized as a group of absentminded intellectuals who live on the floating island of Laputa. Gulliver encounters these people in his third voyage. The Laputans are parodies of theoreticians‚ who have scant regard for any practical results of their own research‚ they are so absorbed in their own thoughts that they must be shaken out of their meditations by flappers. These servants walk around with Laputans all day‚ holding special rattle-like equipment in their
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The Rivers of France The Rhône system The Rhône is the great river of the southeast. Rising in the Alps‚ it passes through Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman) to enter France‚ which has 324 miles of its total length of 505 miles. At Lyon it receives its major tributary‚ the Saône. In eastern France the direction of the main rivers is predominantly north-south through the Alpine furrow. The regime of the Rhône is complex. Near Lyon the Rhône and its important Isère and Drôme tributaries‚ draining
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main rivers of the Northern plains are the Satluj‚ Ganga and Brahmaputra. They divided the plains into three river basins. The three river basins are :- 1. The Satluj Basin: The Satluj River along with its main tributary‚ the Beas‚ flows towards the south-west. It joins the river Indus in Pakistan. Which finally flows into the Arabian Sea? The Satluj river basins are very fertile. The main crops grown here are wheat‚ rice‚ cotton and sugarcane. The Bhakra Dam is built across the Satluj River. Amritsar
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The Cuyahoga River The Cuyahoga River is located in northeastern Ohio running through the major cities of Cleveland and Akron. The river is 100 miles long and empties into Lake Erie. It was said to be formed by the advancement and retreat of ice sheets during the ice age. The final retreat caused the river to flow north ward which had flowed southward before. (Michael) In more recent times‚ the Cuyahoga River was known as “the river that caught fire.” This is because the river was polluted
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River Pollution River pollution is form of water pollution that refers to the contamination of rivers. River pollution occurs when waste and different other pollutants are discharged into river without being properly treated. River pollution has negative effect on aquatic ecosystems. The negative impact on plants and animals often leads to decline in species‚ and sometimes even to extinction of entire species (Yangtze River dolphin). River pollution also leads to decrease in freshwater resources
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Methodology Where was data collected? Data was collected at Cipero River‚ South Trinidad The Cipreo River was chosen as the area of study for pollution. The study of pollution was ideal for the area‚ as it is a major area which is situated near the San Fernando region‚ these very rivers banks where also overflown of the year 2010. When was data collected? The field study was conducted on June 12th 2012‚ between the hours of 8.am. and 10.am. How was data collected? Data was obtained by the
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The Brahmaputra (Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र)‚ (Assamese ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ নদ Brôhmôputrô)[2] also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra‚ is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River‚ it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang.[3] It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as
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” Was the norm of the Colorado River. As years went by and population rose demand for the “plentiful” fresh water rose as well. Gluttony took over western states such as Los Angeles‚ San Diego‚ Phoenix‚ and other fast growing cities. Oblivious to how wrong the decision to drain Colorado river’s limited resources is for such ridiculous justifications. It didn’t dawn on the people and still doesn’t. Missing all the signs Nature is suffering. The mighty Colorado River is getting drained and divvied
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* Hypotheses: “The velocity and dischage * Increase downstream”. * “Does the river become more efficient downstream and what are the effects on bed load. ” * “The gradient decreases downstream” * The roundness and bed load increase downstream and as the river gets faster it carries greater amounts of bed-load” In my conclusion I will be linking all of these hypotheses to velocity of the river. Carding Mill valley (long Mynd): The name Long Mynd means "Long Mountain”‚ it is
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The prescribed passage‚ Maiden Voyage from Denton Welch’s novel is rich in action and suspense. Several literary devices are employed by the author to create such an appealing effect. The first person narrative is introduced in the first line of this passage and is very important throughout the prose‚ especially when the protagonist encounters the decapitated head. The narrative style enhances the sensations of utter surprise and horror by describing the experience in a more personal viewpoint
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