Acid Rain Within this past century‚ acidity of the air and acid rain have become recognized as one of the leading threats to our planet’s environment. No longer limited by geographic boundaries‚ acid causing emissions are causing problems all over the world. Some laws have been passed which limit the amount of pollutants that are released into the air‚ but tougher legislation must be implemented before this problem can be overcome. Acid rain is produced‚ when automobiles‚ smelters‚ power
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Asian Americans Asians are not a homogenous group. They do‚ however‚ constitute a significant minority group in the United States. Asian Americans represent many distinct subgroups that speak different languages‚ worship through different religions‚ and practice different customs and beliefs. The main groups are East Asians (Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean)‚ Pacific Islanders‚ Southeast Asians (Thai‚ Vietnamese‚ Cambodian‚ Laotian)‚ and South Asian (Indian and Pakistani). Threads of similarities may run
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Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) CAT IN THE RAIN Ernest Hemingway’s importance as a creator of a unique style‚ as n speaker for the "lost generation"‚ as a humanitarian and an antifascist cannol be overestimated. "Cat in the Rain"‚ published in the first collection of his short prose (192 S) remains one of the stories most often reprinted‚ translated and admired by tin- readers. It is also highly characteristic of his individual manner. There were only two Americans at the hotel. They did not know
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Heavy Rain Trying to rescue your own son from a serial killer by completing a set of painful‚ heart-wrenching trials‚ Heavy Rain was one of the most touching and depressing (and one of the greatest) video games I have ever played showing the true nature and consequences of people’s morality when their human reasoning is put to the test. "Human reason" generally refers to the human being’s capacity to use logic and make judgments related to knowledge and‚ depending on who you read‚ ethics. (Yahooansweres)
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Asian Carp Threat to the Great Lakes Asian carp are threatening to do a lot of damage in the Great Lakes. Asian carp are an aggressive and adaptable fish that can easily out compete other species for food and habitat. Currently there are carp populations in 23 states and they have completely taken over portions of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers (Antonacci‚ 2014). They reproduce and spread quickly‚ making them very dangerous to the aquatic ecosystem. Asian carp are slowly making their way
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“Cat in the Rain” recounts the story of an American couple on vacation in Italy. The entirety of the story’s action takes place in or around the couple’s hotel‚ which faces the sea as well as the "public garden and the war monument".Throughout the story it rains‚ leaving the couple trapped within their hotel room. As the American wife watches the rain‚ she sees a cat crouched “under one of the dripping green tables.” Feeling sorry for the cat that “was trying to make herself so compact she would
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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Pantomina (Spanish for pantomime) was originally a wedding dance from the towns of Bicol’s Estandarte and Sorsogon subregions. This dance is tradionally performed during wedding festivities by the couple and their visitors. The dance is still popular in the Bicol Region even up to this time. The pantomina is very popular in the northern part of Samar especially in towns of Allen and Capul - both directly facing Bicolandia. Traditionally‚ musicians accompanying the dancers pause from playing the
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Joshua Wang Thursday Period 6 Asian Stereotypes Stereotypes are everywhere in today ’s society. The media today such as television‚ radio‚ and the internet constantly remind us of the stereotypes for different races‚ genders‚ religions‚ and numerous other categories. Stereotypes of Asians in particular have been around for a fairly decent length of time. In the late 19th century‚ the term "Chinky Chink" was used to describe the American fear that a large number of Asians would immigrate to the United
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Asian Food By: xxx Thailand: Thailand is grouped with Southeast Asia cuisines. Thai food is usually prepared stir-fried‚ steamed‚ or grilled over charcoal‚ however‚ ultimately the wok dominates the kitchen. Thai food has been described to have the "consistency of Chinese food‚ the spiciness of Mexican food‚ the lusciousness of Polynesian and the extract flavors of none of the above." The original home of the T’ai tribes existed in the mountain valleys of southwestern China‚ and when these
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