Monsoon

Glenn Murcutt is an Australian Architect. He works as a sole practitioner, where his main architectural designs focus on modernist houses that respond to their climate and surroundings. Most of his work are at small scale and are affected by the land and climate of his native Australia. His designs reflect the idea of maintain a harmonious interaction with the environment. Some of the materials that he typically uses are corrugated iron with the ribs laid horizontally and different types of…

amount of items the soldiers have to keep with them throughout the war. An example of parallel structure is when it states, “Because the land was mined and bobby-trapped. Because you could die so quickly. Because the nights were cold, and because the monsoons were wet.”. This demonstrates the use of structure to protest war because it gives the audience an idea of how the conditions of war were very poor. It effects the reader because having an understanding of the reality of war can make one…

London and Kathmandu are two contrasting cities, with more than 4,500 miles between them and due to the many different circumstances in each city they both have contrasting healthcare systems. London is the capital city of United Kingdom, a more economically developed country situated within the western hemisphere of the world whereas Kathmandu is a capital city of Nepal, a less economically developed country in the eastern hemisphere of the world. Due to their obvious differences Kathmandu and…

Virgins Atlantic, will not just lower fuel consumption, but it will improve the efficiency of Virgins Atlantic. Legal Factor Some legal factors include equal opportunities, advertising standards, product safety and labelling, consumer rights and laws etc. It is obvious that Virgins Atlantic must know what is not legal so they are able to trade successfully. Moreover, if Virgins Atlantic is to trade internationally it becomes very tricky to get right because different country has their own…

Red Panda Introduction: The list of endangered species grows each year and more and more animals die each day from being poached. The Red Panda has less than 10,000 individuals left in the world, from us destroying their home and themselves. These creatures are facing the worst problem, their populations are rapidly going down. It may not seem like an animal that helps out in any way but actually the do. Even though they lay around sleeping they do help our environment. The Red panda is a…

2.2.1.1 Temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen After extensive studies, several authors have mentioned certain physical, chemical and biological parameters of water and sediment as important for the aquaculture of marine shrimps. Along with dissolved oxygen, water temperature and salinity are considered as significant parameters because of their close association in aquatic ecosystem (OSPAR, 2005). The maximum water temperature recommended by Nunes et al., 2005 and ABBC, 2005 was 32°C,…

Disasters form when hazards and vulnerability factors collide. The underlying causes, conditions, triggers and inadequate measures to reduce risk are all important aspects to consider when studying disasters. I will be using the social vulnerability perspective in this essay to examine the floods that occurred in Pakistan in 2010. These floods were considered to be a massive humanitarian disaster, leaving millions suffering through loss and insecurity. Specifically, I will be taking a practical…

The country has a tropical climate, with alternating dry and monsoon seasons, a seasonal pattern which encourages growth of insect vector populations.3 Further, almost 80% of the population lives in rural areas; of these, 30% lack access to improved drinking water sources, and almost 70% lack access to improved sanitation…

it. In his argument with jones he had paid no attention to the white scenery around him that was slowly filling up with black profiles. Over a hundred of them had surrounded Underhill, his children and jones. They all possessed hungry eyes, eyes of vampires. Jones grinned, and as he did the figures came closer, watching as Underhill spun around to take in the view. “You didn’t think I spent all that time watching your house because I wanted proof?” he scoffed, “No. I spent my time seeking…

The Things They Carried War is a wretched battlefield. It twists the minds of soldiers, scarring them with experiences that can last a lifetime. During war, there are some experiences that one cannot verbally formulate into words that truly capture what had happened. As the author of “The Things They Carried”, Tim O’brien writes with a style that brings his stories to life, as it allows the readers to be able to feel the situation as if them themselves were in it. Tim O’Brien accomplishes such a…