El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters along the tropical west coast of South America. El Nino has an impact on ocean temperatures‚ the speed and strength of ocean currents‚ the health of coastal fisheries‚ and local weather from Australia to South America. El Niño events occur irregularly at two- to seven-year intervals. However‚ it is not a regular cycle‚ or strictly predictable in the sense that ocean tides are. El Niño has long been recognized
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar‚ known best as El Cid‚ is revered as a great national hero of Spain. The name El Cid comes from the Arabic El Seid’ meaning the Lord. Known to his admiring countrymen as campeador’‚ or champion‚ he was a Spanish warrior whom later legend made into a hero and the symbol of chivalry and virtue. El Cid was born in Vivar near Burgos in 1043. His father‚ Diego Lainez‚ was a member of the minor nobility‚ called the infanzones’ of Castile. El Cid was also directly connected on
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The other side of perspective In the book‚ El Otro Lado by Julia Alvarez‚ describes the author’s experience of leaving the dominican republic and moving to the united states. This is more than just her moving though‚ it’s about her transition through things like her culture‚ her behavior‚ her personality and her childhood into a world of emotions filled with insecurity‚ love‚ hurt. Alvarez’s use of Spanish that is mixed into the English she writes her poems also describe stories of her life along
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AND ‘TOUCH-ME-NOT BY ISMAT CHUGHTAI: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. “Some poisons have no antidote‚ but are slow‚ silent‚ torturous ends that curl up the broken body swept into a cold‚ dark corner. There she is left to drown in her tears - a dying heart. Abandoned.” Rabindranath Tagore‚ in his short story ‘The Castaway’‚ draws out the underlying theme of abandonment. The boy Nilkanta’s life is chronicled by an overshadowing sense of desertion. Similarly Ismat Chughtai’s ‘Touch-me not’‚ also follows
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Antonio Montoya Flores‚ or most widely known as El Farruco‚ was a gypsy dancer who danced to the most deep-rooted gypsy style of flamenco dance. Born in Pozuelo de Alarcon‚ Madrid‚ in the year 1935‚ before he became the world famous El Farruco‚ he spent most of his youth out living on the open road living the traditional gypsy life. His father was a horse and cattle dealer who traded at fairs and markets of Andalucia‚ while his mother was a Moroccan dancer with whom Farruco would try to entertain
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Film Comparative Analysis “The general response following the screening was a distinct realization that nobody is above the law‚ and that the stereotypes associated with the “coño” nearly left Larrañaga guilty as mistakenly charged.” (Syjuco‚ 2012) There is no justice‚ when innocent men are in jail; this is the main idea that the two films have in common. With this‚ let us ask ourselves‚ “Is there really something wrong with the Philippine and Texas justice system? Are we to admit that
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has very closely been monitoring the possibilities of El Niño this Monsoon. In fact we had even put up an article on our website (Skymetweather.com) in February saying that 2014 could be an El Niño year‚ which would trigger a poor Monsoon in India. And as we enter mid-April‚ these observations are turning out to be more accurate. Other meteorological agencies across the world are also very strongly pointing towards the likelihood of an El Niño weather pattern this year. According to a media
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Comparative Essay: The Merchant of Venice and The Crucibles Everything we hear is an opinion‚ not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective‚ not the truth. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and The Crucibles by Arthur Miller are very similar in a way‚ in which both ended poorly due to lies‚ rumours‚ and gossip spread among the characters throughout the two books. Through a close examination of The Merchant of Venice and The Crucibles‚ lies‚ gossip‚ and rumours played a major role
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El Greco: Feast in the House of Simon El Greco’s "Feast in the House of Simon" creates a visual story of the last supper. It has similar and completely different attributes of a painting I’m more familiar with‚ Da Vinci’s "Last Supper." The reason for thinking this is because of the what is taking place in the scene and for the story I recall learning as a child. The similarities I notice first is seeing Jesus as an important main focal point being placed in the center. As I look farther
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States. El Nino is one of the largest scientific phenomenons that scientists have ever explored. The main concepts of El Nino are very simple and there are many variations‚ causes‚ affects‚ and relationships to study. The main idea behind El Nino is that the wind changes direction across the Pacific Ocean. In a non El Nino year (normal)‚ the trade winds blow from east to west across the ocean‚ from North and South America towards the tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean. In an El Nino year
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