appears and asks him to draw a sheep. The author learns that The Little Prince comes from asteroid B-612 where he has left behind three volcanoes and a rose. Before reaching Earth, he has visited other planets and met some very odd people: a king, a conceited man, a drunkard, a lamplighter, a geographer… Since arriving on Earth, he has spoken to a fox who has taught him that to know someone or something, you must « tame » them, and that makes them unique. « What is essential is invisible to the eye
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Unit 9 Assignment 1: Geology of the Area Maryland’s Geology From the Atlantic coast on the east to the Appalachian Plateau on the west, Maryland has a great variety of geology and landforms. Maryland is part of six physiographic provinces (shown in the figure below). A physiographic province is a geographic area in which the geology (including lithology and structure) and climate history have resulted in landforms that are distinctly different from adjacent areas. An overview of the geology by
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5. While some people consider global warming to be the most pressing environmental problems which we have at the moment, others believe that deforestation has a more devastating impact on our world. Discuss both sides and give your opinion. Sample answer 1 It is a concern to many that global warming is becoming a most significant environment issue. Some believe that people should pay more attention on the issue of deforestation because it has a more serious influence on the world. In my opinion
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Months leading up to the last day of time, there shall be an abundance of sun. Patches of thick white puffy clouds will spread out over the vast sky. The temperature will be perfect; warm with a cool breeze that when flows through ones hair reenergizes their sensors. The oceans will come to almost a stand still; only very small waves will travel throughout the waters only to dissipate before it reaches land. Earthquakes will stop, volcanoes will become dormant, and any bad weather will forever be
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the diversity of creation. He praises God who created the world and living creatures, provides for them and sustains life by His spirit. Listen to what the Psalmist says: “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things
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“Global Warming is not a prediction; it is happening,” said James Hansen, who is professor directing the program on Climate Science, Awareness, and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Global climate change is the rise in the overall temperature of the Earth's climate. As the temperature rises, the glaciers would melt faster, causing sea levels to rise. In addition to that, some scientist expect that the weather patterns may become more severe. There are many effects of global
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which reflects their seriousness in the topic. The PETA article stated that livestock destroys the environment largely which includes plants, animals, and some insect species along with about “80,000 acres “of destruction to the rain-forests, every day (par. 4).; similarly, the article by Richard Eckard, claimed that even without changes in diet, the gas emission could not be surely increase equally to the consumption (par.8) .So, Both the articles share similar interest i.e. the motive to save the
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English Oral Topic: Big Bang Theory What is the big bang theory? The big bang theory is how some people think the universe came to be after a sudden burst, at about 14 billion years ago. At that time, the entire Universe was inside a bubble that was thousands of times smaller than a pinhead. It was really hot and dense. It was contained of different matters clustered together. Then it suddenly exploded. The Universe that we know was born. What has the big bang granted us? Time, space
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moments; these moments are results of some obstacles that the man cannot overcome. Even if we try to be isolated from the world around us, there must be a moment where we give up. Well, this is life, days are never the same. If we cry today we will certainly smile tomorrow. We all believe that life on earth is never perfect, it is black and white. Many people try to build a beautiful picture for their own lives only in their minds, why only in minds, to escape from their harsh reality. I think
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our world is hotter today than it has been in two thousand years. By relying on oil, coal and gas for our daily needs we are releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When the gasses are released into the air the earth begins to heat, similar to a car on a hot day. When the earth heats up, the ice caps melt, water levels rise killing off plants, animals lose the food from the plants dying, and humans lose to sources of food plant and animal food. As a human, I think this happens to
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