Essay Question 1: Compare and contrast the topographical features at divergent and convergent plate margins. Subject: Earth Environments 1: Geomorphology and Soils Course Code: GEOG 1231 Divergent and convergent plate margins are both studied in plate tectonics; which is the study of the plates that makeup the lithosphere‚ their movements and how these movements has influenced changes in the surface’s topography (Strahler‚ 2011‚ 389). The driving force that causes these plate movements is the
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What drove European involvement in the world of Asian commerce? They wanted tropical spices such as cinnamon‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ cloves‚ and‚ above all‚ pepper. They also had Chinese silk‚ Indian cottons‚ rhubarb for medicinal purposes‚ emeralds‚ rubies‚ and sapphires. To what extent did the Portuguese realize their own goals in the Indian Ocean? They would steal goods from cargo ships delivering goods. They had ships that could outmaneuver other ships and they had on board cannons that other ships
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them. In the novel The Call of the Wild‚ a dog named Buck is forced from doing something he is used to‚ to doing something completely different. In contrast‚ my dad chose to switch his job to a new one and Buck was forced to change his normal lifestyle. Although Buck and my dad got into their situations differently‚ they both had to persevere to get used to the new changes. Everyone has to persevere to get used to new changes and struggles‚ no matter the situation. In The Call of the Wild‚ Buck is
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An Inspector Calls has been called “a play of contrasts”. Write about how Priestley presents some of the contrasts in the play. Priestley presents many contrasts in the play‚ An Inspector Calls. One of the most prominent is the contrast between the generations: the open‚ more impressionable younger generation is contrasted with the traditional older generation throughout the play. For example‚ Sheila changes much more in the play than her parents‚ to the point that she is “frightened” and “ashamed”
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‘We do not live alone. We are members of one body.’ How does this play highlight the theme of responsibility? ‘An Inspector Calls’ is a detective/drama play written in 1945 by J.B. Priestley. Priestley believed in very socialist views that are very much about sharing and same values for all. Theses get reflected in the play‚ most notably as his role as the inspector‚ where Priestley most outputs his views in direct contrast with Mr Birling. Priestley portrays Birling as an idiotic capitalist that
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failing at survival in a modern or primitive state. Charles Darwin said ‚ “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” This idea is illuminated throughout Jack London’s The Call of the Wild. The novella The Call of the Wild shows the development of Buck from a domesticated household dog to an alpha leader of a pack who survives in the savage wild without the help of a human. Buck adapted from a domestic dog to a wolf like beast living in Alaska
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"An Inspector calls" takes place in 1912‚ where there are great social divisions and distinctions. Written by JB Priestley in 1945 this allows for hindsight which eventually leads to dramatic irony. There are many examples of this‚ all of which are said by Mr Birling‚ "Just because the Kaiser makes a speech or two‚ you’ll hear some people saying that war is inevitable. Well I say to that - fiddlesticks" This play was first published after the second world war and so the audience will know just
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Everybody has had their good and bad times‚ and usually with their bad times they have to persevere. In The Call of the Wild‚ Buck was torn from his loving‚ peaceful life and forced into hard labor‚ hatred‚ and regret as he got to know how the wild works. On the other hand‚ my dad had to persevere when his sister and niece died and he had to learn how to get through that hard time in his life just like Buck had to do. Growing up can have its challenges that require much adaptation and perseverance
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forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started on the way to Death. Kill or be killed‚ eat or be eaten‚ was the law; and this mandate‚ down out of the depths of Time‚ he obeyed.”--Jack London Author of the Call of the wild. A major theme in Jack London’s classic novel Call of the Wild is that life is kill or be killed‚ in which Buck has to overcome. In the beginning of the book‚ Buck must learn how to survive‚ fight‚ and to think quickly. First‚ Buck needs to learn how to survive
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Constructive Plate Margin * This is where two plates move apart be it any combination of crust type either sial or sima. At a sima and sima divergence such as the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate‚ both crusts diverge leaving magma to rise up. This with aid from the cool ocean water solidifies and creates gentle sloping volcanos with basic basaltic lava with low viscosity. The type of volcanoes found at these margins are shield and fissure volcanoes. At this specific plate margin‚ at the point
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