Book Report: The Hot House General Info: This book is an honest account of life in Leavenworth Prison‚ Kansas based on interviews with notorious inmates and numerous other individuals. The book begins with introducing inmates such as Carl Bowles‚ Dallas Scott and William Post and offers insight information on the cultural aspect inside the prison itself. Once the basics are known to the reader‚ the author Pete Earley‚ develops the character of the prisoners and thus of the penitentiary as a whole
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this novel‚ the author takes us to the African village of his childhood. The Dark Child is an autobiography from the life of Camara Laye’s youth in the village of Kouroussa‚ Guinea. The Dark Child was the author’s first work. The author begins the book with a very special contribute to his mother. He speaks upon his strong relationship his mother and he shared. Laye was raised by his mother so they shared a strong bond. His father on the other hand was a father to the village that Laye grew up in
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The Blue Zones Analysis How we live‚ affects how long we live. In recent studies‚ lifestyle affects 75% of our longevity. This means that our genes and diseases only affect 25% of how long we will live. The Blue Zones takes author Dan Buettner to longevity hot spots around the globe where a disproportionate number of people live a very long time. These hot spots are called blue zones. The term‚ “blue zone”‚ sounded a bit intimidating at first. I was expecting a scientific lesson on genes and aging
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Climate Zones according to their locations Have you ever wondered why Alaska and Mexico differ in climates? The average temperature in each zone or region determines the climate and their respective classification. There are three climate zones: the tropical‚ temperate‚ and polar zones. The changes in climate differ because the earth revolves and rotates around the sun in a counter- clockwise direction. These zones are important for the earth because they characterize how the climate in each
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In If I Die in a Combat Zone‚ author Tim O’Brien argued that the Vietnam War was unjust through his depictions of his internal struggles‚ the soldiers’ experiences in Vietnam‚ and how lives were pointlessly altered. To begin‚ O’Brien argued that the war was unjust through his depictions of his internal struggles. For instance‚ the author expressed his opposition to the war and sought counsel in an attempt to relieve his distress. When O’Brien expressed his concerns to the chaplain‚ the chaplain
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The Blue Zones The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner talks about the author’s research in different places who have people who live into very long years of their life in a few areas of the world who claim to have the highest number of the oldest people. Blue Zone is a concept used to identify a demographic and/or geographic area of the world where people live measurably longer lives‚ as Dan Buettner describes in his book. The concept had
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A. Concentric Zone Theory The Concentric ring model also known as the Burgess model is one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures. It was created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925. Zone I‚ the CBD‚ lies at the centre of the city. Zone II is in transition. It is the crowded‚ multi-occupied zone of the city first invaded by migrants. Within this Zone are the ghetto areas (these are not necessarily slums). In Zone III are the working men’s houses‚ the area
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Neritic zone is also called coastal waters‚ the coastal ocean‚ and the sublittoral zone. It is the part of the ocean extending from the low tide mark to the edge of the continental shelf. It is considered a shallow depth‚ extending to about 200 meters. The Neritic zone has decently well oxygenated water‚ low water pressure‚ and fairly stable temperature and salinity levels. This is the location of most of the sea life in the ocean. Salinity is the level of salt in the water. The Neritic zone has a
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their surroundings. Mary Louise Pratt describes this as creating a contact zone where parody‚ critique‚ and unseemly comparisons create social disruptions in which students are challenged. In her essay “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she proposes that classrooms should take up this style of educating. What would a contact zone in a classroom perform like? Out of all the elements that are capable of creating a contact zone‚ parody is one of the more familiar choices that would behave well in a classroom
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Hot Spotters 21st Century Healthcare Systems Upon reading the article “The Hot Spotters”‚ written by Atul Gwande it became apparent how our healthcare system has and continues to fail our patients in various ways. To begin with‚ our healthcare system is very fragmented due to the lack of collaboration‚ communication and coordination between care providers as well as health care facilities. Also‚ our healthcare system is more focused on the medical model and in some situations‚ neglects
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