Continental divide

The Continental Divide has a tremendous impact on weather in North America and even as far away as Norway. Situated in the western half of North America running north and south, the Continental Divide creates a wall that moisture rich prevailing winds from the west continually bunch up against. As the pressure of packed moist air continues to build, the prevailing winds carry the energy up the western side of the divide allowing the system to build until it is released to the east to dump its contents over the landscape. Another weather phenomena can occur as well where the weather system stalls at the top of the divide and continues to drop precipitation over the mountain range. One such incident is described by a research team as, “On 16-17…

Jessica King English IV Ms. Brown 7 December 2016 Within the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding, the author, creates numerous symbols that are strongly psychoactive but also strategic to the novel. This particular novel is examined worldwide because of its unique world view and tale it represents. The conch shell, fire, and Piggy’s glasses are highly significant to the novel The Lord of the Flies because the symbols all unite and divide the kids. The conch shell preserves a puissance over…

Digital divide is convenient our lives but it is not the mainstay; we cannot rely on the digital divide. Social media is not a way to get rid of loneliness, we should keep more times with friends or family face to face to talk instead of social media. Besides, literacy is a traditional method to communicate with others, we still can do it. Having a time plan in the users’ mind of media technologies is very important, to plan how many hours spend on the social media and control it every day; it…

Though he has only been a household name in the United States for about four years, Ed Sheeran is now one of the most famous song artists internationally. His roots are in England, but Sheeran now travels the world to perform his popular music, which is a mix of pop, rock, and acoustic sounds. Ed Sheeran has brought many great songs into the light with his three major albums, titled after mathematical symbols. All the albums that have been released by Ed Sheeran are phenomenal, but his most…

The question of what has been the cause of the ever pressing crises in the world today cannot be simply answered by any one thing. At its current standing point, it seems like the world economy, health and social justice is headed no where good. The rich are getting richer, while the poor get poorer. We are using our resources more and more without preparing for when those run out. Structural unemployment is rising, poverty is increasing and inequality is flourishing as it never has before…

Nathaniel Greene was a skilled and dangerous tactician. He knew just how to handle battle and did what he needed to do to preserve and aid his men. (“The American Revolution”) He joined the Southern Continental Army, rose through the ranks, and became commander (Saba), (Gregg 60). In battle, he was fearsome, but always held his men’s best interests at heart. He used different tactics several times, including dividing his own army to flank and defeat the British, forcing them to divide their…

The battle of Saratoga marked the end of the Saratoga Campaign.The Saratoga Campaign was an attempt by the british high command for North America to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary war it ended in the surrender of the British army.Giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British.British General John Burgoyne led a large army southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley,hoping to meet a similar British force…

because they were rejected by the colonies and started a revolution. The revolution resulted in a divide between the colonies’ people. On one hand, there were Loyalist and on the other were the Patriots. The revolutionary events from 1775-1776 transformed competing visions of Patriots and Loyalist in Britain’s mainland colonies. Then men and women who supported the colonies’ fight for independence and protested against British rule called themselves the Patriots. Their views were that the…

prime minister, etc. Those who engage with this bold task of commanding a sovereign state are collectively known as world leaders. Such individuals have taken the role of leadership to one of its greatest extremes, where all of one’s qualities are tested with immense scrutiny. For a country, nation, or tribe to be great, there is most certainly an able bodied personality acting as the guiding force. Although a leader may emerge from anyone or anywhere, only few can proudly bear the reigns of an…

The American Revolution lasted from 1775 - 1783, and included many battles(“Revolutionary…”). The Americans fought the Redcoats to win the war and gain independence from Britain. In 1777, things were not looking too good for the Americans; they were losing supplies and soldiers. But, not all hopes were lost. In 1777, the Battle of Saratoga took place, in which 86% of British General Burgoyne’s troops were taken down(“The Battle of…”). Burgoyne planned to use the divide-and-conquer method but…