Katie Hastings Mrs. Dutton AP Language and Composition 11 January 2016 AP Write Practice #1 Both pieces of writing from the nineteenth century describe and discuss the Galapagos Island, off the coast of Ecuador. The two pieces of writing have many stylistic and rhetorical differences. Both passages describe Galapagos Islands as a very hot, dry, and barren place. If one did not know the place being described, they could assume that both places were describing hell. The first passage reads
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message in a bottle in an ocean current? What factors could aid the movement? The factors that can hinder 2. In the lesson, you learned about a debris convergence zone, or “garbage patch,” that can form in the center of the Pacific Ocean. How is the formation of this patch related to ocean currents? Where else in the world’s oceans are garbage patches likely to form? Garbage patches are more likely to form in the center of gyres, where there are currents pushing stuff
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perusal of online booksellers reveals that this book can be categorized as a survival story, a tall tale, an action piece, a work about human/animal relationships, and a fiction about (1) India, (2) adolescence, (3) zoos and zoology, and (4) the Pacific Ocean, which indicates to this reviewer that book dealers are grasping at anything they can find to define what essentially defies definition. The book is about all of these things—and about none of these things,
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Society. “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” National Geographic Society, National Geographic, 9 Oct. 2012, www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/. The National Geographic has been known of posting many articles and videos about the concern and awareness of the water pollution of the Pacific Ocean. The article that is chosen is about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the National Geographic has many photo evidence of the harmful effects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Alyssa LaFace ARTE 220 3/9/16 Totems of the Pacific Northwest Totems are carved Redwood Cedar trees and used in the Potlatch ceremonies of families of the Pacific Northwest. Paint for the totems comes from pigments in nature, and like the carved animals, colors are symbolic as well. The natural ingredients mixed with oil from salmon eggs created easy application. Totems were carved to represent the emblem of the family as a reminder of its history. A totem is carved and placed to honor its ancestors
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AP World History Summer Assignment Dear Students – Welcome to your 2014-2015 sophomore AP World History course! In preparation for our busy year, you are expected to complete the following FOUR assignments over the summer! Please review the descriptions of the activities listed below and the anticipated due dates and assessments for each assignment. We will begin our course of study in the year 8,000 B.C.E. and finish the school year looking at modern day issues. The majority of your summer
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The Virginia and Massachusetts founding documents produce a lot of information about the motivation and creation of these colonies. The Virginia Colony was more based on instructions on where the colony should set up, and was created in order to find a route to Asia and trade for spices. The Massachusetts Colony was founded in the name of God, and for religious purposes rather than economic purposes. To begin with, the document, “Instructions for the Virginia Colony, 1606” issued by the principal
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Before we leave the Beagle Channel in Argentina for Antarctica, I make sure my dresser and table in my cabin are cleared off. I shove some things into my drawer and secure it closed with Duct tape; Other items I know I’ll use in the next two days I put on the floor. This is what we call “Drake Proofing.” The Drake Passage is an infamous 600-mile stretch of ocean, known for being some of the roughest seas in the world. It is the shortest way to get to Antarctica by boat, taking us about two days to
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The Hawaiian Islands are some of the most remote islands in the world. Roughly 30% of fish species are only found here. People from near and far travel to this tropical paradise to enjoy the unique wildlife found under the surface of the water. Thou human impact and climate change has cause a loss of valuable habits for many of these beautiful organisms. Artificial reefs have been use to great effect to create new homes for marine life. Nothing attracts scuba divers then a good wreck. Many
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Ecuador is one of the twenty-one Spanish speaking countries in the world. It is bordered by Colombia and Peru. The country's original name is Republic of Ecuador. The capitol is Quito and the main language is Spanish. The currency is the US dollar (Nations of the World a Political, Economic, and Business Handbook). The main religion is Roman Catholic which is 95 percent of the population. The national holiday is Independence Day which is on August 10th. The people grow crops such as: bananas, coffee
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