1001 résultats pour "natural"

• Arizona - geography.

  of the Mogollon Rim, the Little Colorado draws very little water from a relatively large watershed, usually containing a mere trickle of water in its riverbed. The ColoradoRiver’s principal tributary is the Gila River, which flows all the way across the southern part of the state from New Mexico to the California border. From the mountainsand plateaus of central Arizona, the Gila River receives the Salt, Agua Fria, and Hassayampa rivers. The Salt River is itself fed by the Verde River. The Gila...

• Arizona - USA History.

  of the Mogollon Rim, the Little Colorado draws very little water from a relatively large watershed, usually containing a mere trickle of water in its riverbed. The ColoradoRiver’s principal tributary is the Gila River, which flows all the way across the southern part of the state from New Mexico to the California border. From the mountainsand plateaus of central Arizona, the Gila River receives the Salt, Agua Fria, and Hassayampa rivers. The Salt River is itself fed by the Verde River. The Gila...

• Egypt - country.

  Egypt has a wide variety of mineral deposits, some of which, such as gold and red granite, have been exploited since ancient times. The chief mineral resource ofcontemporary value is petroleum, found mainly in the Red Sea coastal region, at Al ‘Alamayn (El ‘Alamein) on the Mediterranean, and on the Sinai Peninsula. Otherminerals include phosphates, manganese, iron ore, and uranium. Natural gas is also extracted. D Plants and Animals The vegetation of Egypt is confined largely to the Nile Delta,...

• Panamá (república) - geografía.

  3 POBLACIÓN Según estimaciones para 2008, Panamá contaba con una población de 3.292.693 habitantes, lo que daba al país una densidad demográfica de 43 hab/km². En 2005, el 58% de la población vivía en ciudades, es decir, era población urbana. Casi una cuarta parte de los panameños viven en solo dos áreas metropolitanas, Panamáy Colón. 3.1 Características de la población La República de Panamá presenta una población muy diversa. Según el censo de 2000, un 70% es mestiza criolla, el 10% es indíg...

• La vie d'Émile Zola

  par Manet (1868), sa présence dans les " Ateliers " peints par Fantin Latour (1869) et Bazille (1870) témoignent des liens privilégiés du journa­ liste avec les artistes. Comme Sandoz dans L'Œuvre, il a su s'entourer d'une " bande " chaleureuse qu'il reçoit à ses jeudis, retrouve sur les bords de Seine ou au Café Guerbois. Obligé de vendre sa plume à divers journaux de Paris et de province pour survivre, Zola doit à ses chroniq...

• Portugal - geografía.

  3.2 Ciudades principales Lisboa, con una población (según el censo de 2003) de 1.962.000 habitantes, es la capital, la mayor ciudad y el principal puerto marítimo de Portugal. Otras ciudadesimportantes son: Oporto (263.131 habitantes), la segunda ciudad del país y un importante puerto marítimo; Coimbra (148.474 habitantes), un destacado centro industrial;Braga (112.039); Setúbal (113.937); y Faro (58.051), localizada en el área turística del Algarve. 3.3 Religión e idioma Aproximadamente el 94...

• Analyse d'Une Vie de Maupassant

  ne peut s'empêcher d'établir un parallèle entre Une Vie et Madame Bovary), enfin dans le portrait psychologique de Jeanne, l'héroïne, ce « cœur simple >> qui, chez Flaubert, a pour nom Félicité. Zola et les naturalistes, avec qui Maupas­ sant partage les fameuses soirées de Médan, l'initient au roman social (importance du document social -influence du milieu et de l'hérédité -création de « types »). 2. L'œuvre : architecture, mouvements...

• Aristotle I INTRODUCTION Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher and scientist, who shares with Plato and Socrates the distinction of being the most famous of ancient philosophers.

  succession of individuals. These processes are therefore intermediate between the changeless circles of the heavens and the simple linear movements of the terrestrialelements. The species form a scale from simple (worms and flies at the bottom) to complex (human beings at the top), but evolution is not possible. C Aristotelian Psychology For Aristotle, psychology was a study of the soul. Insisting that form (the essence, or unchanging characteristic element in an object) and matter (the commonu...

• Aristotle.

  succession of individuals. These processes are therefore intermediate between the changeless circles of the heavens and the simple linear movements of the terrestrialelements. The species form a scale from simple (worms and flies at the bottom) to complex (human beings at the top), but evolution is not possible. C Aristotelian Psychology For Aristotle, psychology was a study of the soul. Insisting that form (the essence, or unchanging characteristic element in an object) and matter (the commonu...

• Barbados - country.

  Barbados is served by a public library system centered in Bridgetown. B Culture The culture of Barbados combines English institutions, which evolved through more than three centuries of English rule, with a folk culture of African origin. Because ofits English traditions, Barbados is sometimes called “Little England.” Cricket has traditionally been the national game, and the island has produced some of the sport’sgreatest players. Water sports including surfing, swimming, snorkeling, and sailin...

• Gravitation I INTRODUCTION Gravitation, the force of attraction between all objects that tends to pull them toward one another.

  precise observations possible, and Galileo was one of the first to use a telescope to study astronomy. In 1609 Galileo observed that moons orbited the planet Jupiter, afact that could not reasonably fit into an earth-centered model of the heavens. The new heliocentric theory changed scientists' views about the earth's place in the universe and opened the way for new ideas about the forces behind planetarymotion. However, it was not until the late 17th century that Isaac Newton developed a theory...

• Gravitation - astronomy.

  precise observations possible, and Galileo was one of the first to use a telescope to study astronomy. In 1609 Galileo observed that moons orbited the planet Jupiter, afact that could not reasonably fit into an earth-centered model of the heavens. The new heliocentric theory changed scientists' views about the earth's place in the universe and opened the way for new ideas about the forces behind planetarymotion. However, it was not until the late 17th century that Isaac Newton developed a theory...

• Rusia - geografía.

  La frontera meridional de la Rusia europea comprende la joven cordillera del Cáucaso de gran actividad sísmica, que se extiende entre el mar Negro y el Caspio. Estacordillera abarca dos grandes cadenas de montañas con importantes plegamientos, divididas en toda su extensión por tierras bajas; la zona norte del Gran Cáucasoconstituye la frontera meridional de Rusia. Este sistema montañoso es bastante complejo desde el punto de vista geológico; está constituido por rocas calizas y cristalinascon a...

• Rusia - geografía.

  La frontera meridional de la Rusia europea comprende la joven cordillera del Cáucaso de gran actividad sísmica, que se extiende entre el mar Negro y el Caspio. Estacordillera abarca dos grandes cadenas de montañas con importantes plegamientos, divididas en toda su extensión por tierras bajas; la zona norte del Gran Cáucasoconstituye la frontera meridional de Rusia. Este sistema montañoso es bastante complejo desde el punto de vista geológico; está constituido por rocas calizas y cristalinascon a...

• Syria - country.

  D Education Primary education is free and compulsory for all children aged 6 through 12. Some 78 percent of the adult Syrian population was estimated to be literate in 2005.Primary schools enrolled 2.8 million pupils in the 2000 school year, and 1.1 million students attended secondary schools and vocational institutes. In 1998, 94,110 Syrian students were enrolled in institutes of higher education. Syria has universities in Damascus, Ḩalab, Ḩim ş, and Al L ādhiq īyah. Also in Damascus isthe Ar...

• China - geografía.

  permiten la ubicación de puertos naturales. Hacia el sur de las colinas de Nan Ling está la depresión del Xi Jiang, una zona montañosa de suelos poco fértiles; sin embargo,los numerosos arroyos de la región están bordeados por valles aluviales planos y fértiles. La amplia planicie deltaica del Zhu Jiang (río Perla) se conoce comúnmente comodelta de Cantón. 2.1. 6 La meseta Tibetana En el extremo suroeste de China está la alta meseta del Tíbet, enmarcada por montañas; es la meseta más elevada de...

• Croatia - country.

  III PEOPLE OF CROATIA The total population of Croatia at the time of the 1991 census was 4,784,265; a 2008 estimate was 4,491,543. During and after the war ethnic Serbs fled Croatia whileethnic Croats moved in. Croatia’s population growth rate in 2008 was -0.04 percent, despite population gains due to immigration. Croatia’s natural population growthrate, which measures births and deaths, has been negative since 1998. Life expectancy at birth was 75 years in 2008. The population density in 2008...

• Manitoba - Geography.

  E Plant Life Forests cover 66 percent of Manitoba. The main forest area is divided into the boreal forest and the mixed-wood forest. The boreal, or northern, forest containsconiferous (cone-bearing) trees, especially white and black spruce, balsam fir, and jack pine. South of the boreal forest is the mixed-wood forest, which contains conifers as well as such deciduous trees as white birch, aspen, poplar, and Manitoba maple. Prairie land is found in the southwest, where the natural vegetation i...

• Manitoba - Canadian History.

  E Plant Life Forests cover 66 percent of Manitoba. The main forest area is divided into the boreal forest and the mixed-wood forest. The boreal, or northern, forest containsconiferous (cone-bearing) trees, especially white and black spruce, balsam fir, and jack pine. South of the boreal forest is the mixed-wood forest, which contains conifers as well as such deciduous trees as white birch, aspen, poplar, and Manitoba maple. Prairie land is found in the southwest, where the natural vegetation i...

• Delaware - geography.

  D Climate Delaware has generally hot and humid summers and mild winters. D1 Temperature In July, average daytime temperatures are usually in the upper 20°s to lower 30°sC (80°sF) or even higher. But because summer nights tend to be cooler than thedays, July averages are about 24°C (about 75°F). In addition, onshore sea breezes can reduce daytime temperatures along the coast by 3 to 6 Celsius degrees (5 to 10Fahrenheit degrees). January averages range from -1°C (31°F) at Newark, in the north, t...

• Delaware - USA History.

  D Climate Delaware has generally hot and humid summers and mild winters. D1 Temperature In July, average daytime temperatures are usually in the upper 20°s to lower 30°sC (80°sF) or even higher. But because summer nights tend to be cooler than thedays, July averages are about 24°C (about 75°F). In addition, onshore sea breezes can reduce daytime temperatures along the coast by 3 to 6 Celsius degrees (5 to 10Fahrenheit degrees). January averages range from -1°C (31°F) at Newark, in the north, t...

• American Literature: Poetry I INTRODUCTION Phyllis McGinley American poet and author Phyllis McGinley composed light, witty verse, much of which deals with family life.

  Taylor, a poet of great technical skill, wrote powerful meditative poems in which he tested himself morally and sought to identify and root out sinful tendencies. In“God's Determinations Touching His Elect” (written 1680?), one of Taylor’s most important works, he celebrates God's power in the triumph of good over evil in thehuman soul. All of Taylor’s poetry and much of Bradstreet’s served generally personal ends, and their audience often consisted of themselves and their family andclosest frie...

• Greece - country.

  minerals, such as chromium, copper, uranium, and magnesium, are relatively small. Greece’s small petroleum deposits, located under the Aegean Sea near the island ofThásos, are rapidly being depleted. There are no significant reserves of natural gas. Greece’s forests, probably abundant in ancient times, have been significantly depleted. Subsequent soil erosion has made reforestation efforts difficult. Although muchof Greece’s soil is rocky and dry, the country’s mountains are interspersed with sm...

• Puerto Rico - geography.

  the length of the day remains fairly constant throughout the year. San Juan has a mean July temperature of 28°C (83°F) and a mean January temperature of 25°C (77°F). The average temperature of the seawater surrounding theisland is 27°C (81°F), with little variation during the course of the year. The entire island is cooled by the trade winds from the northeast. This air also contains much water vapor. As the air is forced to rise over the mountains, it becomescooler and the water vapor condenses...

• North Carolina - geography.

  The drainage divide in North Carolina follows the Blue Ridge range on the eastern margin of the mountain region. This is called the “Eastern Continental Divide.” West ofthis divide, rivers drain into the Mississippi River through the Tennessee River and other tributaries of the Ohio River. The French Broad, the largest, and the LittleTennessee flow into the Tennessee River. The New River flows into the Kanawha River of West Virginia which in turn flows into the Ohio River. Most of the state’s ri...

• North Carolina - USA History.

  The drainage divide in North Carolina follows the Blue Ridge range on the eastern margin of the mountain region. This is called the “Eastern Continental Divide.” West ofthis divide, rivers drain into the Mississippi River through the Tennessee River and other tributaries of the Ohio River. The French Broad, the largest, and the LittleTennessee flow into the Tennessee River. The New River flows into the Kanawha River of West Virginia which in turn flows into the Ohio River. Most of the state’s ri...

• Lecture analytique de Nana (l'Assommoir)

  par trois facteurs : la race (l'hérédité, déterminisme biologique), le milieu (la société, déterminisme social) et le moment (l'Histoire, déterminisme historique). Le déterminisme social est illustré dans la première partie de l'extrait par la métaphore filée de la plante (expressions « elle avait poussé », « ainsi qu'une plante de plein fumier », « elle devenait une force de la nature »).Nana s'enracine donc dans un univers social précis qui détermine ce qu'elle est. Ici, cet univers social se...

• Etude détaillée de l'oeuvre: Une Vie, de Maupassant.

  Tristesse de la fin de sa vie (1890 : tentative de suicide à dépression à cause de sa mauvaise sant é ; il fini ses jours dans une maison de sant é. Place de Maupassant dans la litt érature du XlX è siècle (livre p : 299 et 311 à faire une synth èse) 2) programme du Bac : « une œuvre naturaliste » à écrit : une dissertation à oral : 5 textes : a) comparaison d ébut / fin b) l'amour pour Jeanne (au XlX è) chap I, III, VI c) La conception du temps dans l' œuvre Chap IV et VI d)...

• Contexte de création de Madame Bovary

  GUSTAVE FLAUBERT , MADAME BO VARY (1857) 68 1 Flaubert passe les premières années sombres et tyranniques du Second Empire enfermé à Croisset , plongé dans l'écriture laborieuse de Madame Bovary. Il sert de «boîte aux lettres » pour le courrier adressé à Victor Hugo, exilé à Jersey puis à Guernesey. 1 Les procès engendrés par la publication de Madame Bovary de Flaubert et des Fleurs du mal de Baudelaire, la même année 1857, sont une c...

• Le roman de Guy de Maupassant

  E X P 0 S É S F C H E S Une philosophie de l'éternel retour C'est qu'il n'y a rien à attendre de l'histoire pour Maupassant; à l'inverse de Zola, il ne croit pas que son entreprise de démystification puisse déboucher sur une réforme sociale ou morale. Pour Zola, en effet, le naturalisme est tout à la fois une esthétique, une philosophie et une propédeutique à l'action positive: «La ré­ publique sera naturaliste ou elle ne sera pas ! ",en...

• Dissertation citation Zola

  romanciers proposent un autre métier que « juge » pour eux et que chacun est libre d'écrire leur roman tel qu'ils le veulent.   Pendant une grande période, le romancier va être influencé par le réalisme et le naturalisme. Tout deux veulent donner une vision objective, la plus réelle possible sur la société de leurs jours.   Zola cite en premier, qu'un romancier est un juge d'instruction. Le rôle du juge d'instruction étant de manifester la vérité à travers une enquête. Il va donc se déplacer su...

• Sciences & Techniques: Carl von Linné : classifier et nommer

  Le XVIIe siècle va, lui, connaître de brillantes percées, mais en physiologie, anatomie, étude des comportements. En 1668, FrancescoRedi (1626-1697), par exemple, apporte la preuve expérimentale que, contrairement à ce qu'on croyait depuis Aristote, les insectes ne naissent pas par génération spontanée . N'oublions pas non plus que ce siècle s'est ouvert sur une belle invention : celle du microscope. Elle a permis à Malpighi (1628-1694) de fonder l'anatomie microscopique animale et végétale....

• Hobbes, Léviathan (extrait du chapitre 17 : conventionnalisme politique) Léviathan constitue l’oeuvre majeure du philosophe anglais Thomas Hobbes.

  L’homme est un être égoïste. Il aime ce que l’autre n’a pas et se sentir unique. Contrairement aux animaux, le partage à des fins de bénéfices communs, n’est donc pas naturel chez l’homme. L’homme, sans artifice -ici, le conventionnalisme politique-, est en dehors de tout intérêt général. Entre alors une notion de préciosité, inexistante dans le règne animal. C. L’homme est orgueilleux Les animaux ne témoignent d’aucune raison. Ainsi, il leur est impossible d’analyser leurs travaux, leurs mét...

• le réalisme et le surréalisme

  oeuvre manifeste du Réalisme dont Courbet fut le chef de file ; un peintre engagé pour l'Art mais aussi pour la République.   Ce mouvement s'inscrit en rupture avec la première moitié du 19ème siècle. Il s'agit pour ses écrivains de donner l'illusion du vrai sans l'idéaliser, sans l'embellir. Une reproduction du réel « Les grands réalistes devraient plutôt s'appeler des illusionnistes ». Nouvelle esthétique, nouvelle conception du monde et de l'Homme. Enjeu= une photographie du réel   Procédés=...

• Dans une préface rédigée vingt ans après la première publication de son roman, À rebours, Joris-Karl Huysmans rappelait que l'école naturaliste « était condamnée à se rabâcher, en piétinant sur place », parce qu'elle « n'admettait guère, en théorie du moins, l'exception ». la lumière de l'oeuvre que vous avez lue, vous vous demanderez si ce jugement convient au roman naturaliste.

• Cueva - geografía.

  la isla de Lanzarote, son ejemplos excepcionales. Por último, el efecto del viento es responsable en parte de la formación de pequeñas cuevas situadas, casi únicamente, en zonas desérticas o semidesérticas. La acción de laarena arrastrada por el viento es una de las fuerzas involucradas en la creación de grutas y cuevas en salientes y acantilados. 3 DETECCIÓN DE CUEVAS La presencia de cuevas en zonas calizas puede detectarse gracias a pistas suministradas por la topografía del terreno. En estas...

• Camerún (república) - geografía.

  La densa selva de CamerúnLa valiosa región de selva ecuatorial de la llanura costera camerunense, al sur del país, contiene un gran número de especiesarbóreas.Guenay Ulutuncok/laif/Aurora Photos Las valiosas selvas de Camerún contienen un gran número de especies arbóreas, en especial palmera de aceite, bambú, caoba, teca, ébano y caucho. La fauna es variada yabundante e incluye monos, chimpancés, gorilas, antílopes, leones y elefantes, así como numerosas especies de pájaros y serpientes. 2.3 Rec...

• Mozambique - geografía.

  desciende de los 1.422 mm en el norte hasta los 762 mm del sur. 2.4 Vegetación y fauna Elefante africanoLos grandes elefantes africanos (Loxodonta africana), cuyos colmillos por sí solos pueden llegar a pesar más de 45 kg, son notablesno solo por su tamaño sino también por su singular medio de comunicación. Los adultos pueden "hablar" entre ellos a distancias decientos de kilómetros, utilizando sonidos de baja frecuencia, análogos a las canciones de las ballenas, que están por debajo del límite...

• Analyse

  Introduction Through this company analysis, different aspects of DTE Energy Company will be cover in a financial viewpoint. I will firstly give a brief description of DTE Energy Company, after that analyze the industry in which it operates, describe its major market, analyze its financial statement with a spread sheet for the financial analysis, and finally I will determine if I will invest in this company or not. Company, Industr...

• Goncourt, frères - écrivain.

  Leurs romans et les textes de préface où ils exposent leur théorie littéraire placent les Goncourt au centre des préoccupations esthétiques de l’époque, même s’ils n’ont que peu de lecteurs. Ce sont également eux qui fixent la technique de l’« écriture artiste » (aussi appelée « décadente »), ce style, qui s’oppose à la rhétorique habituelle et tente de renouveler les formes littéraires, s’applique à sublimer les sensations les plus fugaces et les plus ténues à l’aide du mot rare, du néologisme,...

• Argelia (república) - geografía.

  como chacales, hienas y buitres. También hay antílopes, liebres, gacelas y reptiles. 2.4 Suelos Los suelos productivos en Argelia son raros. Los terrenos más fértiles, localizados en la región del Tell, próxima a la costa, son relativamente pobres en humus y se handegradado a causa de la sobreexplotación. Las llanuras presentan considerables depósitos aluviales, mas las tierras altas tienen suelos pobres y sólo pueden soportar unexiguo pastoreo. 2.5 Temas medioambientales Por un lado la erosió...

• Hungría - geografía.

  3.2 Divisiones administrativas Para cuestiones administrativas Hungría se divide en una ciudad, Budapest, (con rango de condado), y 19 condados, que se subdividen en distritos. Los 19 condados sonBács-Kiskun, Baranya, Békés, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Csongrád, Fejér, Győrr-Moson-Sopron, Hajdú-Bihar, Heves, Komárom-Esztergom, Nógrád, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Szolnok, Tolna, Vas, Veszprém, Zala y Jäsz-Nagykún-Szolnok. 3.3 Ciudades más importantes Budapest, la ciudad más importante, con...

• Great Lakes - Geography.

  of 1972 and 1978, have focused on water-quality problems in the Great Lakes. The International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes, established under the BoundaryWaters Treaty, implements and oversees these agreements and has limited authority to regulate obstructions or diversions of boundary waters that would affect thenatural level or flow of lake waters. B Exotic Species The fish populations of the lakes have changed dramatically in the 20th century; changes were wrought at first by overfis...

• Modern Dance I INTRODUCTION Modern Dance, tradition of theatrical dance unique to the 20th century.

  Though both had their own interests and styles, their collaboration helped establish modern dance as a 20th-century artform. Shawn helped overcome prejudices against men in the new field of modern dance.E.O. Hoppé/Corbis Because a dance language involves elements such as posture, use of the body’s weight, and the character of movements (sinuous, angular, and so forth)—as well asspecific movements of the head, torso, hands, arms, legs, and feet—most creators of modern dance have considered it ess...

• Artificial Intelligence.

  Work in AI has primarily focused on two broad areas: developing logic-based systems that perform common-sense and expert reasoning, and using cognitive andbiological models to simulate and explain the information-processing capabilities of the human brain. In general, work in AI can be categorized within three research anddevelopment types: symbolic, connectionist, and evolutionary. Each has characteristic strengths and weaknesses. A Symbolic AI Symbolic AI is based in logic. It uses sequences...

• Medio ambiente - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  aproximadamente. Lo significativo de este cambio es que puede provocar un aumento de la temperatura de la Tierra a través del proceso conocido como efecto invernadero.El dióxido de carbono atmosférico tiende a impedir que la radiación de onda larga escape al espacio exterior; dado que se produce más calor y puede escapar menos, latemperatura global de la Tierra aumenta. Un calentamiento global significativo de la atmósfera tendría graves efectos sobre el medio ambiente. Aceleraría la fusión de l...

• Air Pollution.

  Several pollutants attack the ozone layer. Chief among them is the class of chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), formerly used as refrigerants (notably in airconditioners), as agents in several manufacturing processes, and as propellants in spray cans. CFC molecules are virtually indestructible until they reach thestratosphere. Here, intense ultraviolet radiation breaks the CFC molecules apart, releasing the chlorine atoms they contain. These chlorine atoms begin reacting withozone, br...

• Alemania - geografía.

  vecinos. Un acuerdo internacional ejemplar obliga a Alemania a ayudar en la protección medioambiental del Waddenzee o mar de Wadden, el brazo oriental del mar delNorte que comparte con Países Bajos y Dinamarca. Alemania firmó el Convenio sobre el Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1976 y cuenta con nueve reservas de la biosferareconocidas por el programa El Hombre y la Biosfera de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO). Además, existen unaserie de l...

• Snake (reptile).

  in their heads that conduct sound. They are able to hear low-frequency sounds and to sense vibrations that travel through the ground or water. The majority of snakeshave good eyesight, especially for detecting moving objects, although most burrowing snakes can only distinguish between light and dark. Pit vipers, boas, and pythons have an unusual adaptation for detecting warm-blooded prey and predators. On the heads of these snakes are small pits lined with cellsthat are extremely sensitive to he...

• Asia - geography.

  the Himalayas, the world’s highest mountain system. The Pacific Ocean plate drifted westward, scraping along the Eurasian plate and slipping under its coastal edge. This created the islands of Japan, Taiwan, the Kurils, theRyūky ūs, and the Philippines. Southeast Asia lies at the intersection of the Eurasian, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean plates. Over time the contact between these platescreated the mountain ranges of mainland Southeast Asia. The continued slow movement of the plates causes fr...