...have an issue with Director Breck Eisner’s adaptation of Clive Cussler’s book Sahara. In most of Clive Cussler’s books, the opening of the book sets up the story later on, the beginning story is usually a major part of the plot development. Those who have read his books understand this omission, it was largely left out and replaced with the director’s backstory. In the original movie the story of Kitty Mannock, a pilot who crashes into the desert during a record attempt in 1931 sets up the book, and later in the book when two of the characters come upon the crash, it makes sense, in the movie however they just find the plane, use the plane and the story is never told, something those who like Clive Cussler’s books enjoy immensely. Overall, I enjoyed both the movie and the book, though there were issues those who are Clive Cussler fans would catch right away, it was exciting to see one of the books come to life on the big screen. I have been a Clive Cussler fan for years, though this will probably be the only one to become a movie I was not completely disappointed. I enjoyed the movie, plenty of excitement, plot changes, drama, civil war history references and a little morality thrown in the plot. Being a little critical as a Clive Cussler fan, I saw things in the movie others might not, things I know the main character would or would not do, but overall it was a decent adaptation. There were a few issues with the movie adaptation, important parts that made the book enjoyable...
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...Adaptations. The animals: In the desert. There are numerous animals that live within the Sahara desert; all of these are adapted to cope with the conditions of the habitat. They all have certain features that make them different to animals that may live in a different habitat, like a polar bear. When we look at animals it’s not always obvious that they have all these essential adaptations that make them stay alive. For example, Fennec fox has large 6” ears, thick fur, sand coloured fur, fur on their feet and kidneys that restrict water loss. This is all important; in fact without all this the fennec fox may be unable to live! The large ears help get rid of heat quickly in hot dessert days because they have a large surface area, the thick fur insulates in the cold, open nights in the Sahara, the golden brown fur is camouflage against any predators that might also live in the habitat and not only is the fur a camouflage and insulator it also helps them walk on the loose sand- it does a lot! The kidneys are vital to the sand fox as well; they are specially formed to restrict water loss which is very important as there is a struggle for water in the desert. Another animal that is widely adapted to the desert habitat is the camel; the most obvious of all is that it has a hump to store water, or is it? Surprisingly, a camel doesn’t store water in its hump it in fact store fat so it can be released slowly as energy when needed. A camel can go a week without water and several months...
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...and armed groups from government control. Multiracial, language chaos, frequent wars, so that no one would take into account land use, in national productivity under natural state of war declined significantly. There are many African tribal civilization, still incompatible with modern civilization, failed to properly grasp of modern high-end knowledge. Bad weather conditions leading to health is not good, simply curse lingering infectious diseases, multiple torture cases also makes local people do not focus on the agricultural production. Due to historical reasons, Africa is not a highly developed agricultural civilization (especially a Sub-Saharan Africa). In terms of the geographical environment in the tropical regions of Africa, the Sahara and the Kalahari Desert in Africa accounted for almost half of the area, but hot and humid year-round tropical rainforest, lush trees and plants, plus a very rainy so poor soils unsuitable for agricultural development. So, while significant place in Africa, but is not suitable for agricultural land and more, plus the consortium, government monopoly of land, agricultural production can not be balanced production. In addition, as transport and communications behind, even if there is a bumper crop you can not necessarily get good economic benefits. At a disadvantage in the global economic competition, product price volatility, or even lower. And the cost of purchased fertilizer high in Africa, also led to the problem of declining agricultural...
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...Libyan Soup (sharrba) Thursday 02-04-2009 This soup is well known in the North African countries (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco). It is served in different occasions, but mostly during the month of Ramadan. ... Print Rate Send to a friend Read : 6296 | Print : 379 | Sent : 2 | Rate : 2 | This soup is well known in the North African countries (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco). It is served in different occasions, but mostly during the month of Ramadan. Recipe (Ingredients):•1 cup oil • 1 medium onion, chopped •lb cubed lamb meat •1 cup soaked chick peas•3 tbsp tomato paste • tsp chili powder and paprika •l tsp mixed spices • tsp turmeric •Add salt to taste • cup Orzo or bulgur #3 (crushed wheat) • cup chopped parsley • cup chopped cilantro (optional) • Pinch of dried mint | To Serve: * Heat the oil in saucepan, add the onions, saute until golden brown. * Add tomato paste, saute fro 3-4 min. then add all the spices and stir 1-2 min. * Add the meat, chickpeas and stir for few min. * Add about 6 cups of water; bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, cook until meat is almost done. * Add water bring to boil, and then add the pasta or bulgur and parsley, reduce the heat and cook for about 45min * Add cilantro, simmer for 3-4min turns off the heat sprinkle the mint, mix and serve with lemon wedges at the side. (6 serving( * the heat to low, cover, cook for 20 minutes. * For best result...
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...engaged in just a trickle of commercial trade with west Africa, even though west Africa was rich in gold, precious metals, ivory, and other resources. b. The reason for this was the imposing barrier of the Sahara, which in Arabic simply means "The Desert." Around 750 AD, under the influence of Islamic peoples, northern and western Africans began to use the camel to transport goods across this forbidding terrain. c. Camels do several things exceptionally well: they can carry unbelievably heavy loads for impossibly long distances and they can keep their footing on sandy terrain. It was as if someone had invented sand ships and its effect on western African culture was just as profound as if they were sand ships. d. The most important developments occurred in the Sahel area just south of the Sahara; the Sahel provided southern terminal points for the goods being shipped across the Sahara. The Sahel is a dry, hot area with fertile areas and grasslands; all of the major north African kingdoms grew up in this area: Ghana, Mali, Songhay, and Kanem-Bornu: the Sahelian kingdoms. SLIDE: African Empire Chronology SLIDE: Key terms SLIDE: Map of Africa II. Sahelian kingdoms a. The largest African cities and kingdoms were located in the Sahel, a desert and savannah region south of the Sahara. After 750 AD, these cities and kingdoms arose because they served as waystations and terminus points for the trade routes across northern Africa. b. The power vacuum that by the retreat of the Romans was...
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...The Nile expedition It was the winter of 1884-85, and for almost 400 Canadians it was a winter like no other. Instead of the sub-zero temperatures of their country, they faced the heat of the Sudan in far off sub Saharan Africa. The men were attached to British General Sir Garnet Wolseley’s Nile expedition. Their job was to help save Major-General Charles Gordon who was besieged at the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, sited on the Nile south of Cairo, Egypt. For that journey, a great number of voyageurs were hired to aid with the transportation of Wolseley’s force. The tricky part of the expedition began on the shores of Lake Superior. It finished 13 weeks later at Fort Garry. The men travelled in boats, and along the way they encountered chains of raging rivers. Major-General Gordon, sent to evacuate Egyptian soldiers and officials, only removed a few hundred to security before being besieged at Khartoum in March 1884. Wolseley was sent to rescue to him. Wolseley’s army had to move up the Nile and around its cataracts, through unwelcoming desert. The contingent sailed from Montreal on Sept. 14, 1884, clear for Alexandria in far away Egypt. The contingent arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, on Oct. 7, 1884. Preceding to its arrival, the contingent recorded its first loss. From Alexandria, the forces journeyed south up the Nile to Wadi Halfa. On Oct. 26, the Canadians joined Wolseley. After Wadi Halfa, the real rough work began. It was gruelling labour 13 to 14 hours a day. But with...
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...on a journey to find hidden treasure. The book begins Santiago has the same troubling recurring dream, when sleeping under a sycamore that grows out of the ruins of a church, of a child telling him to seek treasure at the base of the Egyptian pyramids. After a gypsy tells him to go to Egypt once hearing his dream, a strange old man appears, claiming to be the King of Salem, tells him it is his Personal Journey to go to Egypt. After selling his flock, Santiago travels to Tangier but immediately gets robbed of all his money, forcing him to work for a crystal merchant. There he transforms the humble store into a thriving business making him rich, but ultimately he decides to continue on his Personal Journey. He joins a caravan crossing the Sahara dessert towards Egypt, and meets an Englishman who is studying to be an Alchemist. The Englishman teaches Santiago a great deal about Alchemy, and tells him he is going to Al-Fayoum to meet a powerful 200-year-old Alchemist. After the caravan is forced to stay in Al-Fayyoum because of tribal wars in the area, Santiago meets a girl named Fatima and both fall in love. When on a walk Santiago sees an omen which helps prevent an ambush by warning the tribal chieftains of an oncoming attack. The Alchemist hears about his vision and invites Santiago on a trip, where he teaches Santiago about listening to his heart and eventually convinces him to leave Fatima and continue on his Personal Journey. As the alchemist and Santiago continue through the...
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... Spinosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the lower Albian to lower Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 112 to 97 million years ago. This genus was known first from Egyptian remains discovered in 1912 and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915. The original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional material has come to light in recent years. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the fossils reported in the scientific literature. The best known species is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, although a potential second species, S. maroccanus, has been recovered from Morocco. Spinosaurus was among the largest of all known carnivorous dinosaurs, possibly larger than Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus. Estimates published in 2005, 2007, and 2008 suggested that it was between in length and in weight. New estimates published in 2014 and based on more complete specimens, supported the earlier research, finding that Spinosaurus could reach lengths greater than . The skull of Spinosaurus was long and narrow, similar to that of a modern crocodilian. Spinosaurus is known to have eaten fish, and most scientists believe that it hunted both terrestrial and aquatic prey; evidence suggests that it lived both on land and in water as a modern crocodilian does. The distinctive spines of Spinosaurus, which were long extensions of the vertebrae, grew to at least long and were likely to have had...
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...Neighboring empires were often defeated one by one. Defeating other empires helped Ghana’s empire to grow dramatically. Ghana's empire was best known for their trade routes. The Ghana empire became the central trade. The Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea are linked as a substantial trade route.There trade routes went beyond Africa.This was a significant event for Ghana because they got to good trade resources and they were linked. (“Ghana” Encyclopædia Britannica December 13, 2017) This is a map of Ghana. This map shows places in Ghana, oceans surrounded by Ghana, and neighbors.Ghana neighbors are shown on the map which are Côte D'ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Togo. In addition, there is the Gold Coast visible to the south of Ghana. To add on,the Atlantic Ocean is also visible south of Ghana. Some places in Ghana are Tano, Bia, Oti, and etc. as shown on the map. ("The Ghana...
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...JOURNEY TO SEPA ISLAND By Clarissa budiman 11.1/6 Journey is enlightenment in its highest form. Each and every culture, no matter how remote, stands for an immeasurable of experience. Learning a new language or a new culture is a part of journey since both are new experiences. There are stages where adapting to a whole new environment feels so difficult. Anxiety, confusion or even anger might be overwhelming and so we might stop in the middle of it. Journey includes of both the physical place a person travels to and the emotions that wander with them. My journey to Sepa Island on 3rd of August would be a great example of how a journey can be on two different levels. When I first arrived on Sepa, the scenic view was already made a huge difference on what’s in Jakarta. People there talking in different timbre and their looks were also a bit different. They prefer to say ‘teh’, which means I in English, and ‘saya’ in Jakarta. The price of foods and drinks at Sepa Island were also surprised me, since they set the price much higher than in Jakarta. For example would be, the price of fried potatoes that I ordered for pleasure on my free time cost seventy one thousand and five hundred rupiah, which is three-times more expensive than the fried potatoes that I ordered in Jakarta. From my experience in Sepa, I realized, that as emotionally, it’s really hard to overcome the ‘language barrier’, and to adapt to the culture that is in Sepa. In addition, it’s also hard...
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...whereas, fish being the main source of food for the dolphins (Welsh, 2012). Apparently, this teamwork with the dolphins had become the tradition for these Brazilian fishermen as they worked together for more than 15 years (Welsh, 2012). This cooperative behavior of both has created a unique culture that both fishermen and dolphins pass on their tradition by teaching. From a cultural anthropological perspective, this is a very interesting issue since humans and dolphins do not share any biological similarities as they do with primates, like apes, monkeys, and etc.; and the only similarity between them are being mammals. The anthropological aspects that could be analyzed in this relationship are: their culture, behavioral and cultural adaptation, language, and pattern of subsistence. According to a source, this fishing technique has been continuing for more than 150 years, as the first cooperative fishing took place in 1947 ("exploration...
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...University of Phoenix Material Presentation Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet Speaker ____Derrick Logan____________________________ Topic ______________________Android OS__________ Who is the audience for this presentation? The audience will people who are interested in knowing more about the Android OS who have only been exposed to the Apple OS What is the purpose of this presentation? To persuade individuals into using android devices Explain how the topic is specific and relates to the audience. The topic is specific and related as well because it is dictated by the audience they will be allowed to ask as many questions about the topic at hand. Target Audience Analysis: What special adaptations for these audience types might be necessary for this presentation to be effective? |Technical Personnel |Yes Technical personal will be on-site | |Non-Technical |N/A | |Management |N/A | |Client/Stakeholder |N/A | |Age/Experience |N/A ...
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...Evolution Evolution is something that made us human beings today; it had a great impact in our world and made us who we are. Natural selection is something that has to do a lot with evolution. Natural selection defines something, most likely specie that experiences a huge change in characteristics and traits such as looks, movements and the way they live. Adaptation is also something that relates hugely to evolution. Adaptation is when species become comfortable with the environment around them. Adaptation allows them to improve their conditions of living and it permits them to live easier (Sheiner, p. 1106). Natural selection and adaptation are both things that occur in the process of evolution. When species go into the process of evolution they experience both natural selection and adaptation because they go through an amount of characteristically and environmental changes. Evolution, adaptation and natural selection all had major impacts on our world and how it turned out to be today. Without evolution, our world would be completely different, as us humans would not exist. Species are important factors of evolution. By watching “Walking with Cavemen” and reading “Natural Selection” by Scheiner I was able to understand and observe the changes throughout time, and how us humans were created. Species like boisei, ergaster, and afarensis have made impacts on the way we are. We learnt many things from them and adapted to our environment similar to them. In this...
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...strategic realignment of business institutions within a global context. (RV Weeks 2002) Strategic leaders effectiveness is dependent on environmental dynamism. Environmental dynamism increases uncertainty that is characterized by stress, anxiety and risk. (2) Transformational leadership encourage individuals to view a turbulent environment as an opportunity not a hindrance. Dynamic environments can generate that collective feeling amongst individuals to solve and deal with external problems. Employees, under uncertain conditions will follow transformational leadership’s natural orientation toward adaption and change, thereby questioning existing products and services and generating radical changes. Rapidly changing environments demand adaptation that will put pressure on leaders exhibiting...
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...TASK: To design an organism and investigate how it evolves to produce future generations that are better adapted to their environment. PROCESS: 1. Design an organism: You may use paper, Claymation, 123D creature (ipad app), powerpoint or any other suitable software to illustrate the organism showing in detail its key features and give it a scientific name. Underneath your organism, list all the key information regarding your organism including: • The size of the organism (list dimensions) • What type of environment does it live in? • What are its key features and adaptations? • How do the organism’s adaptations help it to survive in its environment? • What does it eat? • How does it communicate? • How long does it live for? • What types of behaviours does it show? • List anything else that you think is important about your organism. 2. Use your organism as the common ancestor for three other variations of the organism that form by evolution. • You may choose 3 new environments of your choice. For example desert, rainforest, arctic, tundra, forest, air, mountains or any others of your choice. • Illustrate each of the three evolved organisms and give them a new scientific name. • Clearly label the pictures showing the varied features. • Write a short paragraph (100 words) for each organism explaining how the variation occurred and how it helps them adapt to their environment and increase their chance of survival. Describe the type of evolution that is occurring...
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