presentation Sample Introduction I. Introduction A. Attention Material: What comes to mind when you see candles? We associate candles with celebrations (like Christmas or birthdays) or special occasions. Candles date back to the Ancient Egyptians who are credited with making the first candles. They used torches made by soaking the spongy core of reeds in melted tallow (National Candle Association: History of Candlemaking‚ p. 1). B. Tie to the audience: I’m sure that all of us at some
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LOCATION "Where are we?" is the question that the theme Location answers. Location may be absolute or it may be relative. These locations‚ whether relative or absolute‚ may be of people or places. An absolute location is a latitude and longitude (a global location) or a street address (local location). Florence‚ AL is 34o46’ North latitude and 87.40’ West longitude Paris‚ France is 48o51’ North latitude and 2.20’ East longitude Marshall Islands are 10o00’ North latitude and 165o00’
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This presentation offers a global view on the Geisha vocation including parts on the historical background‚ Geisha’s role and duties‚ and the pros and cons of such a lifestyle. Outline : I] Rise of this kind II] A geisha’s pride III] Rough path to success Geishas are a main figure in japanese culture‚ they are meant to represent beauty‚ luxury and sophistication. Unlike what you might think‚ those woman were not basically "prostitutes". As an example‚ the word Geisha literaly means
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Asia. Some landforms are resourceful‚ but some are harmful. Afghanistan highly depend on livestock and farming for survival. It is divided into three regions: The Central Highlands‚ Northern Plains‚ and Southwestern Plateaus. Each with their own geography and climate. The Central Highlands has some very deep valleys and elevated mountains‚ which helps the people defend their land. It is apart of the Himalaya Mountains. It also has the chain of mountains‚ called the Hindu Kush. In this region‚ the
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The Five Themes of Geography in Jacksboro‚ TN Gabrielle Brown GEOG 200_B01 Liberty University Looking out from the Sugar Shack Café in Jacksboro Tennessee‚ there is so much more to this little town than meets the eye. For some people all they see is a mountain top and a Wal-Mart. For others they see an area that they call home. From my current location here at the Sugar Shack Café‚ I can see Highway 25W‚ a stop light‚ several businesses (Wal-Mart‚ McDonalds‚ Dollar Tree‚ Shoe-Show
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Cultural Presentation: Native Americans –Eastern Cherokee What are the top 5 things a nurse or health care provider would need to know about someone that identifies with this culture? 1. Results of this study suggested that providers and patients often left the medical encounter with significantly different perceptions of “what happened” during the visit. This discordance was most often a result of the patients’ tendency to evaluate provider behavior more positively than did the providers
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Several times throughout the book Blij pointed out many traditions. Quite a few caught my eye some being in chapter one Blij describes geography as so much more than a social science. Geographers do several different varieties of research‚ from climate change in the polar ice caps and plants and animals to the movement of a disease. Blij also reminds us that geographers do much more than study climate and plants‚ geographers also study human activities‚ like city layout along with boundary making
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Egypt and Israel are countries with similar geography and topography‚ and history of diplomacy and trade. The land area of modern Egypt spans across North Eastern Africa. Israel‚ in contrast‚ is a small country‚ lying on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is only about the size of Massachusetts. Both countries are prime examples of successful commerce and economy in the Middle East. Throughout history‚ several geographic factors have contributed to the cultural and economic development
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Geographies of social difference WESTIES‚ SURFIES AND BOGANS: SPACE AND STIGMA IN THE MEDIA DR DALLAS ROGERS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE OVERVIEW 1. Textbook reading: • • Post-structuralist thought Analysing geographies of difference 2. Stigma‚ the media and place attachment: • • • Territorial stigma Place attachment Place defending 3. Case studies: • • • Housos The Shire The Bra Boys d.rogers@uws.edu.au EXPLANATIONS CONCERNED WITH DIFFERENCE
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Geography Study Notes Chapter 9: The Changing Nature of the World • Every person in the world is part of the global village • Globalisation brings people together from all over the world through the free flow of goods‚ services‚ money and information. • The physical size of the world has not changed‚ but due to globalisation the world has “become a smaller place”. • Globalisation is the breakdown of barriers that has allowed for changes in the way we trade and communicate. • People
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