California: The Golden State Origin of the name The name ‘California’ comes from the Latin phrase calida fornax (hot oven) with which the Spanish colonists characterized the hot climate of this region. Climate California’s climate varies from Mediterranean to subarctic. Much of the state has a Mediterranean climate‚ with cool‚ rainy winters and dry summers. The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast. Farther inland‚ one encounters colder winters and hotter
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Authors Tom Koplyay and David Goldsmith July 1998 3-2 ETOP: Pros and Cons Pros • Help to determine the key Cons • factors of threats and opportunities • • interactions between factors • It can’t reflect the dynamic environment Good tool to qualify the factors related to company’s strategy It doesn’t show the • It’s a subjective analysis tool Can consider many factors for each special case Copyright by Authors Tom Koplyay and David Goldsmith July 1998
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one-hundred and eighty thousand miles per second‚ even then‚ it would take light over four years to arrive there if it left from our planet. Does this not make you feel small and insignificant? This is precisely how the narrator felt in Stephen Crane’s‚ “The Open Boat”‚ as he and his men were floating among the vast sea‚ in a thrilling yet dangerous experience. One of the most fervent metaphysical questions about life and the universe is the notion explored in this
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Last Wednesday‚ I went to the National Museum of African Art and I discovered a great piece of art. The piece I picked out was Olowe of Ise’s Palace Door. The piece was originally carved to be the right side of the door of the royal palace of Ikere located in Nigeria. The materials that this door panel is made out of are iroko wood‚ which is very hard and pigment was also used to develop the colors of the piece. Olowe of Ise‚ who was arguably the most well known Yoruba artist of the 20th century
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Types of Introductory Paragraph : Causes and/or Effects Essay Type: Statistics Topic 1: Air Pollution According to world statistics‚ the level of air pollution has been steadily increasing throughout the years. Though the result is not alarming‚ it is important for us to take measures in controlling activities that lead to air pollution. Only by doing so‚ will we be able to have better quality air. Therefore‚ the first thing to do is to find out what causes air pollution and its outcomes
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I believe the demise of the Athenian Empire and ultimately what is now referred to as the Golden Age‚ was greatly affected‚ not only by Spartan’s Victory over Athens‚ but the multitude of things that allowed the victory of such a powerful empire to occur. This included‚ however was not limited to‚ the plague that swept through the population of Athens‚ the animosity caused by the power Athens had acquired over the local Greek polis and the wealth created by its greed‚ while in the Delian League.
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period 2 16 April 2014 The Golden Age of Sports The 1920’s were a time of change in the United States. For the first time in history‚ more people were living in cities than in the country. The United States was also wealthier than it had ever been. New methods of transport had been introduced. A lot more technology was also introduced‚ such as radios. This had made it easier to stay up to date with new stories. The radio had the greatest impact on sports than any other technology. Millions of
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22 Iss: 6 pp. 611 - 622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02651330510630249 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRAINING & INDUSTRIAL For Authors: If you would like to write for this‚ or any other Emerald publication‚ then please use our Emerald for Authors service. Information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information
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Samples of descriptive paragraphs: Sample 1.The sample below is an opening paragraph from a student essay on the development of entertainment media. In it‚ she describes TV-watching in her family to make a point about how central TV was as a form of entertainment in the 60’s. (1) As I was growing up in the 60’s‚ television was the only entertainment my family knew of the electronic sort. (2) The 7 o’clock nightly news was such an important part of our family that my dad knocked a wall down and
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The Golden Age of Greece Greece is a country with an abundant history more commonly known as the Golden Age of Greece or the Iron Age. The Iron Age began in the year 1000 BCE in Athens. The History of Greece is naturally separated into three periods each marked by its own distinctive artistic achievement. Some of the most famous pieces of literature were created during the first three hundred years of Greece such as the Iliad‚ and the Odyssey‚ and because these stories are based on heroic characters
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