Advanced Placement World History Summer Assignments Dutchtown High School Mr. W.K. Harris Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. Over the course of the school year we will explore 10‚000 years of human history‚ learn valuable skills‚ and take the AP Exam. This is an exciting class that will allow us to look at the big picture of history‚ trace cultures over time‚ and examine human interactions. For some of you‚ this is your first AP class. To be successful‚ you will need to stay focused
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loss from the earth. F. Trace gases - gases found only in very small amounts. They include neon‚ helium‚ krypton‚ and xenon. Layers of Atmosphere TROPOSPHERE This is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth’s surface‚ extending up to about 10-15 km above the Earth’s surface. It contains 75% of the atmosphere’s mass. The troposphere is wider at the equator than at the poles. Temperature and pressure drops as you go higher up the troposphere. Q: Why is the troposphere wider at the equator
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to me to have my big sister taking care of me. She was always there for me‚ was and is still a huge role model. Although there were times I was totally against her‚ today I am super happy to have her in my life and I wouldn’t want to miss her now. In the following few paragraphs I will explain how she made my life better and how I rebelled against her. In my childhood she was always there protecting me which I didn’t really appreciate back then. I was always embarressed that my big sister had
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Circle‚ and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi)‚ it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ and South America. For comparison‚ Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) in thickness. Antarctica‚ on average‚ is the coldest‚ driest‚ and windiest continent‚ and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.[6] Antarctica
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think of death as a motivation factor. A reason to keep pushing and moving on‚ a reason to stay healthy‚ a reason to correct yourself. It may sound weird‚ but when you hear of people dying from new things‚ doesn’t it give you a sense of awareness about the world that you live in. if someone dies from a staying on the phone for long periods of time‚ wouldn’t you measure the amount of time that you spend conversing with friends? Death is powerful‚ death may be the only thing on earth that can change
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Education Brain Science Ruth Fremson/The New York Times LAST month‚ two kindergarten classes at the Blue School were hard at work doing what many kindergartners do: drawing. One group pursued a variation on the self-portrait. “That’s me thinking about my brain‚” one 5-year-old-girl said of her picture. Down the hall‚ children with oil pastels in hand were illustrating their emotions‚ mapping where they started and where they ended. For one girl‚ sadness ended at home with a yummy drink and her teddy
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are amazing and powerful emotions. If just one person shows these emotions about something‚ or someone‚ others will eventually follow his example and join him in his endeavors. Atul Gawande writes about such an experience in Better‚ when he tells of a former patient of his‚ Virginia Magboo‚ who was diagnosed with breast cancer‚ and the challenges he faced preceding her operation. In a previous section‚ Gawande wrote about another patient encounter from his final year in med school. An elderly woman
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4. On the back of the bag neatly write a paragraph about your favorite part of the story. The paragraph can be written on lined paper‚ cut out and glued or scotch-taped to the bag. (A paragraph should be at least 5 sentences long.) Also‚ write your opinion about the book. Did you like it? If you did like it‚ tell why. If you did not like it‚ tell why you didn’t. 5. On one side of the bag explain the Plot of the story (a short summary of the book). 6. On the opposite side of the
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Bullying Suicide has become the third leading cause of death among youth between the ages of 12-18 years old (Education). Every thirty minutes a teen attempts suicide due to bullying (Risk-within-Research). About forty-seven students are bullied every 5 minutes. (Risk-within-research). Bullying has always been a problem‚ but it’s becoming more common. Many students know someone who is a bully or has been bullied. Teens who suffer from bullying are at a higher risk to consider attempting
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From even before the first time I picked up my clarinet ‚ I always loved music. I had taken piano lessons and attended dance lessons. Now I am involved in the marching band‚ concert band‚ pit orchestra‚ and jazz band. Music was always what made me truly happy. Music also seems to come to me very naturally. I play three instruments‚ clarinet‚ flute‚ and saxophone. I am hoping to start piano lessons again soon. As a member of the marching band I have three years of experience. I run the sectionals
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