Americans typically speak at an arms length distance. The Spaniards‚ however‚ have a completely different concept of personal space. If you were to hold out your arm and touch the person’s shoulder in front of you that you are speaking to‚ you would be at an appropriate distance away from he or she in our culture. Now if you both fold your arms at the elbow and take a step closer to where your elbows are touching‚ you are at an appropriate distance in the Spanish culture. I found that very
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Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall‚ moderately warm temperatures‚ and high humidity. Regional climatic differences in this flat country are minor. Three seasons are generally recognized: a hot‚ humid summer from March to June; a cool‚ rainy monsoon season from June to October; and a cool‚ dry winter from October to March. In general‚ maximum summer temperatures range between 32°C and 38°C. April is the warmest month in most parts of
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COMPARATIVE ESSAY Egypt and Indus Valley Two of the earliest known civilizations were in Egypt and the Indus Valley. Two similarities between them were that both had strong economic systems and distinct social classes. But one major difference included the significant cultural achievements of Egypt compared to the inferior achievements of the Indus Valley. One similarity between the early Egyptian and Indus Valley civilizations is that they both had strong economic systems. Both societies
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Diamond Chemicals PLC (A): The Merseyside Project Late one afternoon in January 2001‚ Frank Greystock told Lucy Morris‚ “No one seems satisfied with the analysis so far‚ but the suggested changes could kill the project. If solid projects like this can’t swim past the corporate piranhas‚ the company will never modernize.” Morris was plant manager of Diamond Chemicals’ Merseyside Works in Liverpool‚ England. Her controller‚ Frank Greystock‚ was discussing a capital project that she wanted to propose
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nothing more than a means to meet their desires. And with these precepts in mind‚ Haggard creates a fantastical tale‚ taking heed of what is socially acceptable and what is not‚ all the while maintaining western superiority over the rest of the world. “The fact of the matter is‚ that I thought that the best plan would be to tell the story in a plain straightforward manner…I cannot help thinking that simple things are always the most impressive‚ books are easier to understand when they
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TUNDRA CLIMATE The tundra biome is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless‚ frozen landscapes. There are two types of tundra‚ the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra . ARCTIC TUNDRA The arctic tundra is located in the extreme northern hemisphere around the North Pole. This area experiences low amounts of precipitation and extremely cold temperatures for most of the year. The arctic tundra typically receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year (mostly in the form of
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Blood Diamonds outline i. Title (critical analysis of Blood diamonds) a. Blood diamonds refers how the collection of diamonds are possessed from rebels who murder and enslave their own innocent people to mine the diamonds in Sierra Leone. The diamonds are later sold illegally for ammunition for the rebel known as RUF. The title of relates to the film by the presenting how corrupt businesses and leaders use their powers to excavate diamonds from a country’s ongoing civil war and only escalate
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Climate Scare Is all the hype about man made climate change going to destroy the human race. In The 11th Hour by Leonardo DiCaprio‚ we hear and see the perceived effects man-made climate change is having on our planet. Flooding‚ hurricanes‚ and drought‚ all caused by man’s use of fossil fuels‚ our only chance of survival‚ eliminate our use of fossil fuels. Bill McKibben agrees with this theory‚ in “350 Science” he informs us the current level of carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ 392 parts per million‚
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According to Jared Diamond‚ what are the “roots of inequality” and what role has these played in the division of the world into ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’? Explain. 1. I believe that the root of inequality is the location. In certain parts of the world some societies live in places that have a vast amount of resources to live from‚ whereas other areas societies are forced to live in areas where the land lacks the amount of food needed to provide for the community. When the community puts all its time into
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proper selection and rational use of coarse crushing did not prepare‚ now they are briefly analyzed and compared as follows. Cone Crusher (compared with the jaw crusher) main advantages: 1‚ crushing chamber depth‚ continuous operation‚ high production capacity‚ low power consumption unit. Compared with the same width to the mine mouth jaw crusher‚ the production capacity is higher than the latter more than doubled‚ while electricity consumption per ton of ore is 0.5-1.2 times lower than the jaw;
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