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- 1711: Circulation Systems Over China
- ... Qaidam Basin, western part of the Tibet Plateau, northern part of Inner Mongolia as under non- monsoonal continental climate type, and the rest of the vast territory is under circulation-determined monsoon type climate. References: JOHN J. H. & JOHN E. O. (1993), Climatology: An Atmospheric Science, Macmillan Publishing Company: New York. MANFRED D. & PENG G. (1988), The Climate of China, Springer-Verlag: Berlin Heidelberg. ZHANG J. & LIN Z. (1992), Climate of China, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. & Shanghai Scientific and Technical Publishers: Shanghai.
- 1712: The Chrysanthemums: Elisa Allen Comes to Life
- The Chrysanthemums: Elisa Allen Comes to Life John Steinbeck has a unique ability to portray characters wholly through the smallest of details. Steinbeck was born in Salema, California in 1902 and held many different working class jobs. In these jobs he encountered many ... once said “We are all lonesome animals. We spend our entire lives trying to be less lonesome.” Steinbeck’s stories are filled with “lonesome animals” trying to break out of the loneliness. In “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck paints a clear picture of Elise Allen in both her physical appearance and character personality traits. Steinbeck begins his narrative with a very detailed physical description of Elisa. She is a thirty-five year ... character and personality traits are shown through Steinbeck’s use of subtle details. Steinbeck’s portrayal of character traits elevates him into the upper echelon of character development in the literary world. Works Cited Steinbeck, John. “The Chrysanthemums.” The Heath Introduction to Literature. Fifth edition. Ed. Alice S. Landy. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath and Co., 1996. 304-312.
- 1713: Environment Report: Tidal Power In The Bay of Fundy
- ... in a tidal bore. Usually the ingredients occur during a new moon with 15 feet tides and the opposing force of the Shubenacadie river to display the true Bay's magnificence. This part of St. John is divided into 3 main areas: the main Harbor, Courtenay Bay and the Outer Harbor. These areas are influenced by the Bay of Fundy tides and the currents of the St John River which flow out of the main Habour into the Bay. This section also experiences two high and two low tides each day (semi - diurnal), with a tidal range varying from 15 to 18 feet ... tides. High - water heights vary from 22 to 28 feet and low - water heights vary from 0 to 7 feet above chart data. Because of these semi - diurnal tides and the action of the St John River, slack water in the Habour occurs at approximately tides and not at high or low water as would be the case at other parts. THE RHYTHMIC RISE AND FALL In the Bay of ...
- 1714: Hamlet 3
- ... it's estates. This caused controversy because Hector was a illegitimate chief. A lieutenant found this out and started to spread the word. So Hector killed him and his men, (McNie,19983). Finally Hectors nephew, John, who was legitimate would take over as the chief, but Hector remained by his side. After a battle, chief John was taken prisoner, but let free by a lady he logged with. She had told him a story about how she and her baby were in MacKenzie land and trapped in snow. When a MacKenzie member found her. They all were freezing cold, so the clans man killed his horse and skinned it and put her and the baby in the horses skin. So she let him free. John Mackenzie was a true leader. With the MacRae's they fought of many attacks from the MacDonalds, for this King James gave the clan more possessions. In his old age he went into battle ...
- 1715: The Deterioration of Salem During the Witch Trials The Crucible
- ... church lost many of its parishioners because the interest of the town was now on Abigail because people wanted to know who was going to be named next. When the church was trying to excommunicate John Proctor, there were not enough people at church to do it. The people were getting misled so far as to leave a dagger stuck in the door of their minister's house: "Tonight, when I ... the trials the accused witch had two choices, death or imprisonment. The punishment of death was given to all people that pleaded not guilty; the other punishment was to plead guilty and go to jail. John Proctor gave his view of the justice system when he said "I like not the smell of this 'authority' "(29). "And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead ... order to get Corey's land. Abigail used her power of getting people to listen to her to her advantage when she charged Proctor's spouse with being a witch so Abigail could live with John. This again proves that Abigail had control of the town and the unexplained turned neighbor against neighbor. The social breakdown in Salem was the major factor in the tragedy that took the lives of ...
- 1716: Of Mice and Men and The Pearl: Characterization
- ... extent, the intensity, depth is a distinct level of detail. When someone talks about depth of characterization, they are talking about the level of intensity that someone is using in order to describe a character. John Ernst Steinbeck, in The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath describes many of his main characters in great depth. Steinbeck and Characterization What is depth, and what does it mean? Depth ... extent, the intensity, depth is a distinct level of detail. When someone talks about depth of characterization, they are talking about the level of intensity that someone is using in order to describe a character. John Ernst Steinbeck, in The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath describes many of his main characters in great depth. In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, a story of two traveling ... and job to job, but they symbolize much more than that. Their names give us our first hints about them. One of Steinbeck's favorite books when he was growing up was Paradise Lost by John Milton. In this long poem, Milton describes the beginnings of evil in the world. He tells of Lucifer's fall from heaven and the creation of hell. He also describes Adam and Eve's ...
- 1717: The Crucible
- ... Good, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Howe, Sarah Wildes, and Rebecca Nurse was held on June 30th. All five were executed on July 19th. Six people went to trial on August 5th 1692. These were George Burroughs, John Willard, George Jacobs, Martha Carrier, and John and Elizabeth Procter. All six were found guilty and all were condemned to death. The final person to lose his life was Giles Cory in September of 1692. These were all tragic events (Bigsby 236 ... a ravenous frenzy that destroyed everything in its path. Dozens were sent to their deaths. A few were tortured. Lives were destroyed and families were torn to pieces. An example of this madness was after John and Elizabeth Proctor were sent to prison. Since they were both gone, the sheriff came to their house, seized all the goods and provisions, sold some of the cattle at half price and killed ...
- 1718: A Changed Man
- ... a long enough walk for Stephen to contemplate the humble suffering of this man. Dubula, with nothing to gain personally by fighting for this cause, posed more of a threat to the government than even John Kumalo, creates solidarity among the blacks in the city. Eventually, the reverend locates his son, to learn of his crime of robbery. Another conversation ensues, another forgiveness, and Kumalo goes on with his journey. Kumalo ... have “lost” a son, both are suffering, both are learning from problems forced upon them. Finally, it is time to confront the final family member Stephen has lost to the city. Stephen goes to see John in an attempt to warn him that his power is quickly corrupting him, but is bitter towards him, and ends up hurting him instead. At this point, it seems Kumalo has failed in his mission. Absalom is sentenced to death, Gertrude is missing, and John is still corrupted by his power. However, some things have presented themselves in Kumalo’s mind. After life in the city for some time, he is finally able to look at the Zulu tribal ...
- 1719: Call of the Wild: Buck
- ... and even kill them sometimes. Buck also had external conflicts with some of his owners, other animals, and the Yeehats. He has external conflicts with the setting, because of the cold and the violent weather. John Thorton had external conflicts with the setting, the man who beat up Buck, and the Yeehats. Buck had a lot of internal conflicts because he was feeling sad for a long period of time. The ... beat all the dogs until one day they stopped at a bar and it was time to leave, but Buck couldn't move at all and the Scotch half-breed kept on beating Buck, then John Thorton went up and beat up the Scotch half-breed cut Buck free from the harness and the man left without Buck. Buck joined Thorton's team of dogs. They went to a bar; Thorton ... he was heading back to camp he felt weird inside. On the trail back to camp he saw all of Thorton's dogs dead, then he saw Hans and Peter dead and finally he saw John Thorton dead. He heard a noise and he saw the Yeehats he knew they killed everyone. He went after them killing them one by one they all scattered. Then the next day they were ...
- 1720: Cloning
- ... involved a leopard frog. It took place in, 1952 with group of scientist from the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia (Lawren). To clone the frog they used an embryonic frog cell nucleus(Margery). 1962, John Gurdon of Cambridge University cloned a toad that survive threw adulthood and was able to reproduce. He was also the first to take a nucleus from a fully contrast tadpole intestinal cell and cloned toads ... develop into a whole human being. We just don't have the right to manipulate the gene pool of human individuals."(Lawren). As you can see, Marie is against the cloning of human beings, but John C. Fletcher, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia's Center for Biomedical Ethics believes in cloning for human parts, but not for human manipulation. He says, "I don't think any [ethics] committee would ... Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1979 Lawren, Bill. Bionic Body Building. --: Longevity Publications Internation, Ltd., 1991. Rensberger, Boyce. The Frightful Invasion of the Body Doubles will have to Wait. Washington, D.C.:Washington Post, 1993 Robertson, John A. The Question of Human Cloning. New York: Hastings Center Report, 1994.
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