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• River.

  IV RIVER PATTERNS River patterns, or general shapes, depend on the geologic zone and the climate of the location. There are four river patterns: meandering, braided, anastomosing, andstraight. A meandering pattern follows a winding, turning course. A braided pattern has connected channels that resemble a hair braid. An anastomosing river patterncombines features of the meandering and braided patterns. Some river patterns are simply straight channels. Meandering and braided are the most common...

• River - Geography.

  IV RIVER PATTERNS River patterns, or general shapes, depend on the geologic zone and the climate of the location. There are four river patterns: meandering, braided, anastomosing, andstraight. A meandering pattern follows a winding, turning course. A braided pattern has connected channels that resemble a hair braid. An anastomosing river patterncombines features of the meandering and braided patterns. Some river patterns are simply straight channels. Meandering and braided are the most common...

• Italienischer Film.

  Democrazia Cristiana bei den ersten demokratischen Wahlen 1948 zum Auseinanderbrechen der antifaschistischen Einheitsfront, die den gemeinsamen ideologischenNenner auch für den Neorealismus gebildet hatte. In den beginnenden fünfziger Jahren reklamierte die Linke das neorealistische Kino für sich und warf Roberto Rossellininach der Entstehung von Stromboli, terra di dio (1949/50; Stromboli ), Francesco, giullare di dio (1950; Franziskus, der Gaukler Gottes ) und Viaggio in Italia (1953;...

• Fungus - biology.

  Many fungi can reproduce by the fragmentation of their hyphae. Each fragment develops into a new individual. Yeast, a small, single-celled fungus, reproduces bybudding, in which a bump forms on the yeast cell, eventually partitioning from the cell and growing into a new yeast cell. V CLASSIFICATION OF FUNGI Scientists have long disagreed about how to classify fungi, and the classification systems are still developing. The first description of fungi was published in 1729 byItalian botanist Pier...

• Native American Languages.

  From Nahuatl, spoken in Middle America, come avocado, cacao, cocoa, chile/chili, chocolate, coyote, tamale , tomato , and many others. Contributions from South American languages include jaguar, cashew, tapioca, and toucan from Tupinambá; alpaca, condor, jerky, llama, puma, and quinine from Quechua; and barbecue, canoe, guava, hammock, hurricane, iguana, maize, papaya, and potato from Maipurean (Arawakan). Native American languages, in turn, have borrowed words from European language...

• 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...

• The Souls of Black Folk by W.

  in amused contempt and pity. One ever feels his two-ness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in onedark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife—this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. Inthis merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not Africanize America, f...

• Marketing.

  Where advertising reaches a mass audience, personal or direct selling focuses on one customer at a time. That kind of individual attention makes direct sellingexpensive, but it also makes it effective. As the costs of personal selling have risen, the utilization of salespeople has changed. Simple transactions are completed byclerks. Salespeople are now used primarily where the products are complex and require detailed explanation, customized application, or careful negotiation over priceand paym...

• From Moby Dick - anthology.

  'My song for ever shall recordThat terrible, that joyful hour;I give the glory to my God,His all the mercy and the power.' Nearly all joined in singing this hymn, which swelled high above the howling of the storm. A brief pause ensued; the preacher slowly turned over the leaves of theBible, and at last, folding his hand down upon the proper page, said: 'Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the first chapter of Jonah—'And God had prepared agreat fish to swallow up Jonah.' 'Shipmate...

• Volcano.

  before eruption. Very violent explosive eruptions are called Plinian eruptions, after Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder. These eruptions can last for several hours to daysand eject a large amount of pyroclastic material. Some volcanoes can produce much more energetic eruptions that eject materials farther from the vents because oftheir andesitic and dacitic composition. Andesitic and dacitic lava is generally thicker than basaltic lava. Stiff lava generally produces more-explosive eruptions. B No...

• Criminal Law.

  for rehabilitative treatment for the offender. On the other hand, the goals of punishment may at times conflict. The retributive and deterrence theories call for theinfliction of unpleasant experiences upon the criminal, including harsh prison treatment; but the prison environment may not be conducive to, or may even defeat,rehabilitation. No one theory of punishment addresses all the goals of criminal law. A combination of theories and goals plays a part in the thinking of the legislators who e...

• Titan

• Oceanids

• Tiryns

• Oceanids (Oceanides) Greek The many daughters of the two Titan deities, Oceanus, the ancient god of water, and his wife and sister, Tethys.

• The death penalty, torture and prison

  inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." (acétate 4) Prison. The origins of prisons can be traced back to the rise of the state as a form of social organization. At first prison was a form of revenge, but then some Ancient Greek philosophers (Plato) started to think about it not as retribution anymore but as a way to reform the prisoners. During the 18th century, people started to rebel against the capital punishment and torture; too violent, so rulers tried to find ways of punishment th...

• Arctic convoy operations

• ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE MEDIEVAL AND REFORMATION PERIODS

• Bataan, Death March

• Dryads

• Aloeids (Aloadae)

• blackout

• balloon bombs

• African-American soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen

• Serfdom .

• Oracle

• Alsace-Lorraine

• Auschwitz extermination camp

• Oracle Greek The spokesperson of the ruling deity of a shrine.

• Naiads (Naiades) Greek Nymphs of fresh bodies of water, such as springs, wells, brooks, streams, lakes, and marshes.

• Zeus Zeus, in Greek mythology, the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods.

• travail sur super heros pendant 2nd guerre mondiale en anglais

  During the second world war, superheroes were used for propaganda purposes in order to mobilize the society at the home front. This comic book cover is the ninth volume of the « world's finest comics » series which was published in 1943 by DC comics. In this document, we can see three American superheroes in their costumes : Superman, Batman and Robin throwing baseball balls with all their strength at Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito. By the way, baseball is a typical American sport...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: The Centaurs - anthology.

• indigetes

• Compte fantastique en anglais

• Révolution industrielle

• Reasons of the first wolrd war

• unwanted book

  were related to supernatural activities and fantasies, but I found one that was very appealing. So I asked the   old man “how much is it, uncle?” the old man replied “well dear, this is an interesting book , it’s only for Rs   1500”. I was traumatized and said “but, it’s expensive”. This time the old man stared at me which freaked me, I   quickly checked my pocket and clutch and found Rs 1200 and some coins, I said “this is all I have”. The old   man replied “its ok you can have the book for tha...

• America's Emerging Culture.

• Apache.

• Nymphs

• Great Britain

• Olivier Adam : Des Vents Contraires Traduction

• Cultural Revolution I INTRODUCTION Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), political campaign in China, launched in 1966 by Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong to eliminate his political rivals and revolutionize Chinese society.

  1990s attempted to wipe out the legacy of the Cultural Revolution. Even Mao, once glorified as “The Great Helmsman” and the “Red Sun,” was officially criticized for his “leftist mistakes” in the Cultural Revolution, but was still praised forhis leadership in both the war against Japan ( see Sino-Japanese Wars) and the civil war against the Kuomintang. Today, while privately vilified by many Chinese, Mao is at the same time still genuinely admired as a powerful national leader. Contributed By:Rut...

• Cultural Revolution - History.

  1990s attempted to wipe out the legacy of the Cultural Revolution. Even Mao, once glorified as “The Great Helmsman” and the “Red Sun,” was officially criticized for his “leftist mistakes” in the Cultural Revolution, but was still praised forhis leadership in both the war against Japan ( see Sino-Japanese Wars) and the civil war against the Kuomintang. Today, while privately vilified by many Chinese, Mao is at the same time still genuinely admired as a powerful national leader. Contributed By:Rut...

• Navajo (people).

• Desiree's baby

• American way of life

  In her famous work, B. Friedan writes: The image of woman that emerges from this big, pretty magazine is young and frivolous, almost childlike; fluffy and female; passive; gaily content in a world of bedroom and kitchen, sex, babies and home. The magazine surely does not leave out sex; the only passion, the only pursuit, the only goal has woman is permitted is the pursuit of a man. It is crammed full of food, clothing, cosmetics, furniture, and the physical bodies of young women, but where i...

• J Clin Periodontol 2005; 32: 412-416 doi: 10.

• Gemini Program - astronomy.