Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17‚ 2010. Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev‚ America’s Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January
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Dragana Dokic Lessons From a Walk in a Rain Forest According to David Suzuki‚ the Choco Rainforest is a stable cosmos of complexity that mustn’t be destroyed in order to sustain communities and ecosystems indefinitely. Although deforestation can be positively utilized in the society‚ it has undeniable flaws. In our modern-day societies‚ profit is the main objective‚ desire and ambition; through the deforestation of such magnificent terrains‚ profit is easily gained. Suzuki stated‚ “…one can’t
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Investigating the effects of acid rain in the growth of cress seedlings IntroductionAcid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation‚ which is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants‚ animals and buildings. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulphur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. Acid rain can slow the growth of vulnerable forests and cause leaves and needles to turn brown and fall off. In addition‚ it depletes minerals from the
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1. What motivated Sher-Wood to outsource its manufacturing to supliers inside or outside Canada in 2007 and 2011? Sales of one million wooden and 350000 composite sticks in 2006. Predicted high growth in its composite stick business in terms of volume and profitability. By outsourcing wooden and high end models‚ core focus of the company is narrowed to improvements in the quality of composite sticks with new and tougher compounds. 2011 Decline in sales volumes of sticks by 50% in 2010. Regain
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Appreciation for The Cat in the Rain by Ernest Hemingway. by Maria Minakova Hemingway’s style of writing is solidly bound with the image of an iceberg where only a small part of the message is on the surface whilst the greater part of the meaning is hidden “underneath the water”. The short story “The Cat in the Rain” is a brilliant example of this technique‚ so masterly employed by Hemingway in his works. While the story about a couple spending holidays in a hotel and a woman wanting
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Acid rain‚ or more accurately acid precipitation‚ is the term used for describing rainfall with a pH level lower than 5.6. This type of pollution is a matter of great debate currently due to the potential of its causing environmental damages all across the world. For the last decade or so acid rain has caused destruction to hundreds of lakes and streams in many parts of the world‚ including the US‚ Canada‚ and Europe. Acid rain forms due to the oxides of sulfite and nitrogen combining with the moisture
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SUMMER SOLSTICE Setting: The main events in the story happened in the Moretas residence and at their townsmini plaza and those happened during the night. Characterization: Donya Lupeng Moreta- long-married woman with three children Don Paeng Moreta- the highly moral husband of Donya Lupeng Guido- young cousin to the Moretas who studied in Spain Amada- the family cook and Entoy’s wife Entoy- the family driver Plot: The story happened during the St. John’s Day‚ Doña Lupeng finds Amada in a
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! "! Educator Reviews of The Rains: Voices for American Liberty “Never has history been so lyrical! With the heart of a novelist‚ Sulayman Clark brings African American history to life in riveting‚ meticulously researched stories. This book is a must for college or high school teachers who want to insure that our young men and women appreciate and learn from the greatness that is their legacy.” Lisa Delpit‚ Professor Southern University “The Rains opens a rare and important vista on
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something romantic in the rain that i cannot explain with words. i guess this something that all of us.. the rain lovers got in our souls. ♥i love the tinypitter-pattering sounds that make everything seem so huge‚ so endless. listeningto those sounds‚ trying to find them while walking along a misty path ismagical. ♥i love how powerful a thunderstorm can be. the fact that I can’t control its violent nature makes me seem small‚ and alive. it’s very comforting. ♥rain is good. I love the way the
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I would say Rain Man’s reputation lies somewhere in the middle of the spectrum when it comes to best picture winners. It’s not held in as high esteem as a Schindler’s List or Ben-Hur‚ but neither is it as reviled as a Crash or Oliver!. Instead‚ it lies somewhere in the realm of the Slumdog Millionaire’s of the world‚ nether beloved nor despised. After viewing Rain Man‚ I would have to put it into this middle category‚ but more towards the lower end of the continuum. Rain Man tells the story of Charlie
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