The word is divided into 6 climate zones. These zones depend on several factors. The first is temperature; if a country lies near the equator it tends to be hot; but if it’s near the poles it tends to be colder. A country can also have a cold climate if it’s very mountainous with most of its land sitting well above sea level. Wind direction can also influence climate. If winds are being blow from a hot area they will raise temperatures‚ the opposite is also true. If winds have been blown from cold
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The Blue Zones Analysis How we live‚ affects how long we live. In recent studies‚ lifestyle affects 75% of our longevity. This means that our genes and diseases only affect 25% of how long we will live. The Blue Zones takes author Dan Buettner to longevity hot spots around the globe where a disproportionate number of people live a very long time. These hot spots are called blue zones. The term‚ “blue zone”‚ sounded a bit intimidating at first. I was expecting a scientific lesson on genes and aging
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Pratt wrote A Contact Zone‚ a short story about how many different cultures interact through Transculturation and contact zones. A contact zone is defined as “is the gap in which transculturation takes place- where two different cultures meet and inform each other‚ in uneven ways” (mariexotoni). In my owns words‚ a contact zone can be where two different people from different backgrounds‚ teachings‚ and traditions come together and share their experiences. Contact zones can be seen in every social
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January 2017 Summary of How to Tell a True War Story How to Tell a True War Story has an unnamed narrator telling the story of what happened to one of his squad members. He starts by mentioning Bob Kiley‚ Rat‚ and that one of Rat?s friends died. The narrator goes on to tell how Rat wrote a letter to his friend?s sister. After two months‚ Rat is disappointed to have not received a letter from her. Afterwards‚ the narrator says that a true war story should not leave the reader feeling uplifted
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Climate Zones according to their locations Have you ever wondered why Alaska and Mexico differ in climates? The average temperature in each zone or region determines the climate and their respective classification. There are three climate zones: the tropical‚ temperate‚ and polar zones. The changes in climate differ because the earth revolves and rotates around the sun in a counter- clockwise direction. These zones are important for the earth because they characterize how the climate in each
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Negative Effects of War In “How to Tell a True War Story‚” Tim O’Brien presents many themes within his story. One major theme is the negative effects of war on a soldier. Many situations arise in the story that bring out the theme to make it easy to understand for the reader. The effects of war can be very harmful to a soldier’s life‚ and he or she can be scarred forever. When Bob Kiley’s friend‚ Curt Lemon‚ dies at the beginning of the story‚ Kiley takes the time to write Lemon’s sister. He
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their surroundings. Mary Louise Pratt describes this as creating a contact zone where parody‚ critique‚ and unseemly comparisons create social disruptions in which students are challenged. In her essay “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she proposes that classrooms should take up this style of educating. What would a contact zone in a classroom perform like? Out of all the elements that are capable of creating a contact zone‚ parody is one of the more familiar choices that would behave well in a classroom
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English 132 1 April 2012 “How to Tell a True War Story” O’Briens “How to Tell a True War Story”‚ is a compilation of war stories and some experiences that men have had while away from home‚ at war during a battle. The theme of O’Briens short story is to always look at the positive side of all things that may happen in one’s life. There is a positive side in every single action that takes place in people’s lives. O’Brien tries to explain a war story as best as he can but‚ most believe that to
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what they believe in and what is true to their heart. In the end there is always two things promised destruction and death. These two objects can explain the result in every facet of war from the physical to emotional. In "How to Tell a True War Story" O’Brien explores the relationship between the events during a war and the art of telling those events. O’Brien doesn’t come to a conclusion on what is a true war story. He writes that one can’t generalize the story as well. According to O’Brien
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In the essay‚ “How to Tell a True War Story‚” Tim O’Brien tells several stories of war to illustrate to his readers the criteria for truth in storytelling. O’Brien offers his readers a guide to telling and determining war stories that are true‚ for the author‚ true does not necessarily mean actual or real. Instead‚ O’Brien tells us what a true war story is‚ but his requirements are not always clear precise—a true war story “never seems to end‚” (O’Brien 273) “embarrasses you‚” (270) “are contradictory
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