although the borehole temperature reconstruction method does not show good agreement between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Younger Dryas stadial‚ also referred to as the Big Freeze‚ was a geologically brief (1‚300 ± 70 years) period of cold climatic conditions and drought which occurred between approximately 12‚800 and 11‚500 years BP. The Younger Dryas stadial is thought to have been caused by the collapse of the North American ice sheets‚ although rival theories have been proposed
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Two Tragic Heroes Are Better Than One In many Greek tragedies‚ there will be one tragic hero and one tragic hero only. However‚ in Euripides’ drama Medea there are two tragic heroes within one story. One of these heroes is who the play is titled after‚ Medea. The other tragic hero is Medea’s ex-husband and father of her children‚ Jason. To be classified as a tragic hero‚ a character must present certain qualities such as‚ a royal status (king‚ queen‚ princess‚ prince etc.)‚ an extraordinary power
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English 1301 February 5‚ 2015 Younger Generations When I was twelve‚ I used to wake up every Saturday morning‚ eat breakfast‚ and go outside to ride my bike. I would stay out playing all day until the streets lights came on. Then‚ I would go inside‚ eat dinner with my family‚ wash up‚ and then prepare for bed. Now let’s fast forward seven years later. My younger sister‚ Hailey‚ is now twelve. She owns an IPhone‚ an IPad‚ a Samsung tablet‚ and a flat screen TV. Younger generations are introduced to
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Essay Question: Using five ancient sources‚ two of which must be written‚ explain the economy of the cities of Vesuvius. The economy of the cities of Vesuvius was small and commonly restricted to being local. The textile industry along with bakeries‚ vineyards‚ farms and the fishing industry all played part in the thriving commercial activity present at Pompeii and partly at Herculaneum‚ despite the fact that Herculaneum was primarily a fishing village‚ with little evidence of major craft manufacturing
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exact same way as in the beginning of the play. Beneatha continually struggles with her identity throughout the play. Her mother and Ruth point out that she changes interests numerous times‚ “Beneatha: I don’t flit! I —I experiment with different forms of expression—” “Ruth: Like Riding a horse?” (Hansberry‚ 505) She as well struggles between her love interests‚ Joseph Asagai and George Murchison‚ though she appears to favor Asagai over George. Beneatha also questions whether she wants to be a doctor
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Smartphones Hurting the Younger Generations Everyone has been in that position where they are trying to have a nice conversation with a friend over lunch‚ or while hanging out together‚ and the friend is just plugged into his/her phone the whole time and no word is getting through edgewise. Every time a question is asked to the friend‚ he/she only answers with an “uh-huh”‚ a “yeah”‚ or doesn ’t answer at all. May as well be talking to a brick wall‚ right? A lot of people spend majority of their
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play Raisin in the Sun‚ the character Beneatha defies the social mores of Chicago in the 1950s by being educated‚ progressive‚ and independent‚ in a society where women most often remained uneducated domestics. Due mostly to her college education and need to express herself‚ Beneatha defied the norm of what it meant to be an African American woman. Beneatha was pursuing her dreams of becoming a doctor‚ although we are meant to understand that this is in disregard to the
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“My dear Tacitus‚ You ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you transmit to posterity is as reliable as possible. I am grateful to you‚ for I see that his death will be remembered forever if you treat it. He perished in a devastation of the loveliest of lands‚ in a memorable disaster shared by peoples and cities‚ but this will be a kind of eternal life for him. Although he wrote a great number of enduring works himself‚ the imperishable nature of your writings
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Agrippina’s marriages were an integral part of her ascension to prominence and power‚ providing her with the means with which to carry out her ambitions and machinations. Tacitus stated that Agrippina’s “passion to acquire wealth was unbounded”. This is indeed indicative of the general consensus of ancient sources toward her‚ with greed‚ manipulation and ambition forming the central tenets of her character. Her marriages played a central role in fulfilling her idealistic goals‚ in the process
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Live and Let Die “True happiness is... to enjoy the present‚ without anxious dependence upon the past and future.” This quote by the Roman Philosopher‚ Lucius Annaeus Seneca‚ represents the theme of the poem‚ Golden Retrievals‚ by Mark Doty. The poem displays the relationship between a distracted owner and his exuberant Golden Retriever. As the human contemplates both the past and future‚ the dog attempts to grab his owner’s attention and help him enjoy the moment‚ just as the dog does constantly
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