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• Colorado - geography.

  Although the rivers of Colorado are navigable only by small boats, they are important as a source of irrigation water for use in Colorado and adjoining states. However,the water level of the rivers fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. The level is generally low in winter and high in spring and summer, during the runoff of meltedsnow from the mountains. Colorado has no large lakes of natural origin, but there are numerous small lakes in the mountains. The largest bodies of water in Colora...

• Colorado - USA History.

  Although the rivers of Colorado are navigable only by small boats, they are important as a source of irrigation water for use in Colorado and adjoining states. However,the water level of the rivers fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. The level is generally low in winter and high in spring and summer, during the runoff of meltedsnow from the mountains. Colorado has no large lakes of natural origin, but there are numerous small lakes in the mountains. The largest bodies of water in Colora...

• Ontario - Geography.

  governed Ontario’s initial settlement and development. The province’s most important river is the St. Lawrence. Its route was much improved and enlarged by dredgingand canal building in the mid-20th century. This enabled large ocean-going vessels to reach Great Lake ports ( see St. Lawrence Seaway). The Ottawa River was an important early route to the interior for fur traders and timber merchants. The Niagara River, because of its falls, is a great center of hydroelectric power as well as aninte...

• Ontario - Canadian History.

  governed Ontario’s initial settlement and development. The province’s most important river is the St. Lawrence. Its route was much improved and enlarged by dredgingand canal building in the mid-20th century. This enabled large ocean-going vessels to reach Great Lake ports ( see St. Lawrence Seaway). The Ottawa River was an important early route to the interior for fur traders and timber merchants. The Niagara River, because of its falls, is a great center of hydroelectric power as well as aninte...

• Virginia (state) - geography.

  C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...

• Virginia (state) - USA History.

  C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...

• Oregon - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Oregon - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Mechanics I INTRODUCTION Mechanics, branch of physics concerning the motions of objects and their response to forces.

  Components of VelocityNeglecting air resistance, a ball thrown into the air at an angle will travel in a parabolic path. The velocity of the ball (V)has independent vertical (V) and horizontal (H) components; the horizontal component stays the same the entire time theball is in the air, while the vertical component, the only component affected by gravity, changes continuously while theball is aloft.© Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. To understand why and how objects accelerate, force...

• Johann Sebastian Bach I INTRODUCTION Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer and one of the world's greatest musical geniuses.

  Bach served nine years at the Weimar court, first as organist and then, from 1714, as concertmaster as well. His employer, Wilhelm Ernst, duke of Weimar, was a greatadmirer of the organ, and spurred by the duke’s enthusiasm Bach proceeded to compose a vast number of unprecedented works for the instrument: the Orgelbüchlein (“Little Organ Book”), a collection of small chorale preludes for the church year; the so-called Great Eighteen Chorales of larger size; and a series of dramatic preludes a...

• Rocket.

  the vacuum of space, however, demonstrated that this belief was not true. In fact, rockets produce more thrust in the vacuum of space than on Earth. Air pressure andfriction with the air reduce a rocket’s thrust by about 10 percent on Earth as compared to the rocket’s performance in space. B Thrust and Efficiency Thrust is a measurement of the force of a rocket, or the amount of “push” exerted backward to move a rocket forward. Thrusts vary greatly from rocket to rocket.Engineers measure thrust...

• Rocket - astronomy.

  the vacuum of space, however, demonstrated that this belief was not true. In fact, rockets produce more thrust in the vacuum of space than on Earth. Air pressure andfriction with the air reduce a rocket’s thrust by about 10 percent on Earth as compared to the rocket’s performance in space. B Thrust and Efficiency Thrust is a measurement of the force of a rocket, or the amount of “push” exerted backward to move a rocket forward. Thrusts vary greatly from rocket to rocket.Engineers measure thrust...

• Physics I INTRODUCTION Physics, major science, dealing with the fundamental constituents of the universe, the forces they exert on one another, and the results produced by these forces.

  Starting about 1665, at the age of 23, Newton enunciated the principles of mechanics, formulated the law of universal gravitation, separated white light into colors,proposed a theory for the propagation of light, and invented differential and integral calculus. Newton's contributions covered an enormous range of naturalphenomena: He was thus able to show that not only Kepler's laws of planetary motion but also Galileo's discoveries of falling bodies follow a combination of his ownsecond law of m...

• Jean Chrétien.

  In 1969, when Chrétien introduced policy proposals based on this principle, indigenous peoples reacted with such hostility that he ultimately had to withdraw theproposals. Despite this and other clashes with indigenous leaders, Chrétien continued to work at improving the government relations with them. By the time he left theDepartment of Indian and Northern Affairs in 1974, he had earned their respect and appreciation for his efforts. Following the 1974 election, Trudeau appointed Chrétien pres...

• Jean Chrétien - Canadian History.

  In 1969, when Chrétien introduced policy proposals based on this principle, indigenous peoples reacted with such hostility that he ultimately had to withdraw theproposals. Despite this and other clashes with indigenous leaders, Chrétien continued to work at improving the government relations with them. By the time he left theDepartment of Indian and Northern Affairs in 1974, he had earned their respect and appreciation for his efforts. Following the 1974 election, Trudeau appointed Chrétien pres...

• Irak-Krieg - Geschichte.

  bedingungslosen Zugang der Inspektoren zu allen relevanten Einrichtungen. September 1996: Die USA bombardieren irakische Verteidigungsstellungen, nachdem irakische Truppen in die Kurdengebiete im Norden des Landes vorgerückt waren. 21. Juni 1997: Nach neuerlichen Behinderungen der UN-Waffeninspektoren fordert der UN-Sicherheitsrat den Irak in der Resolution 1115 ein weiteres Mal zur bedingungslosen Zusammenarbeit auf und wiederholt diese Forderung in der Resolution 1134 vom 23. Oktober. 29. O...

• Alberta - Geography.

  C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...

• Alberta - Canadian History.

  C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...

• Maine - geography.

  temperatures range from 17° to 21°C (62° to 70°F) with the southern interior being the warmest and the east coast and north the coolest. However, daytime summertemperatures may reach the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F), and temperatures in winter have fallen as low as -44°C (-48°F) in the interior. D2 Precipitation Precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in Maine is evenly distributed throughout the year. Most areas receive from 860 to 1,020 mm (34 to 40 in) yearly, although parts ofthe coast are som...

• Maine - USA History.

  temperatures range from 17° to 21°C (62° to 70°F) with the southern interior being the warmest and the east coast and north the coolest. However, daytime summertemperatures may reach the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F), and temperatures in winter have fallen as low as -44°C (-48°F) in the interior. D2 Precipitation Precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in Maine is evenly distributed throughout the year. Most areas receive from 860 to 1,020 mm (34 to 40 in) yearly, although parts ofthe coast are som...

•   LA PESTE   L'amour ?

    VICTORIA   Ne dis pas cela, monamour. C'estunmot d'homme, unhorrible motd'homme. ( Elle pleure. ) Personne n'a ledroit d'être content demourir.   DIEGO   Je suis content, Victoria. J'aifaitcequ'il fallait.   VICTORIA   Non. Ilfallait mechoisir contreleciel lui-même. Ilfallait mepréférer àla terre entière.   DIEGO   Je me suis misenrègle aveclamort, c'estlàma force. Maisc'est uneforce quidévore tout,le bonheur n'yapas saplace.   VICTORIA   Que mefaisait taforce ? C'estunhomme quej’aimais.

• Et Dieu, qui comptera les maux que j'ai soufferts.

  CHAPITRE LIV TROISIÈME JOURNÉEDECAPTIVITÉFelton étaitvenu ; maisilyavait encore unpas àfaire : ilfallait leretenir, ouplutôt ilfallait qu’ilrestât tout seul ; etMilady nevoyait encore qu’obscurément lemoyen quidevait laconduire àce résultat. Il fallait plusencore : ilfallait lefaire parler, afindelui parler aussi : car,Milady lesavait bien,saplus grande séduction étaitdans savoix, quiparcourait sihabilement toutelagamme destons, depuis laparole humaine jusqu’au langagecéleste. Et cependant, malg...

• Elle tourna la tête pour regarder derrière elle.

  45 Je pouvais respirer. Tess etAlex étaient ensécurité, àl’abri dans laplanque fournieparleFBI. Julia lesyavait conduits directement deBalboa Park,sansrepasser parl’hôtel. Villaverde avaitdépêché deuxagents pourrécupérer leurs bagages àl’hôtel. L’und’eux resterait aveceuxpour assurer leursécurité. J’avaispromisàTess deles rejoindre dèsque possible. Pourlemoment, jeme trouvais avecMunro danslebureau deVillaverde, discutant de ceque signifiaient lesdernières informations dePennebaker. — Ce doit êt...

• enseignement, histoire de l' - éducation & enseignement.

  achevaient leur apprentissage par celui du raisonnement « dialectique », c’est-à-dire par l’étude de la philosophie. Chaque branche du savoir était étudiée séparément, etpouvait faire l’objet de recherches poussées. L’un des élèves de Platon, Isocrate, fonda ainsi une école spécialisée dans la rhétorique, où l’on apprenait à organiser sondiscours — de l’exorde à la péroraison —, à varier les genres — humble, tempéré, sublime —, à maîtriser les figures de style et le rythme de la phrase. Aristote...

• -- Voilà les deux qui me filaient !

  — C’est pasdans leurADN, estima-t-il. Je tournai latête endirection dugarage. — Etles aspirants ?Même s’ilsnesont pasencore danslessecrets duclub, l’und’eux aurait pu surprendre uneconversation etsavoir quelque chosesurlestypes emprisonnés enbas… — Absolument, approuvaVillaverde. Ilssont déjà biensecoués, çadevrait nousaider àleur foutre suffisamment latrouille pourqu’ils parlent. En regagnant lasalle principale aveclui,jevis denouveau lescorps ensanglantés etcela mefitpenser à la Mouche, Scrape...

• Yellowstone National Park Trip Planner

  1 Explore Yellowstone safely You must stay on boardwalks and designated trails around hydrothermal features. Delicate formations and crust surrounding them is thin and breaks easily, and often overlies scalding water. Visitors have died in them. • To x i c gases exist at dangerous levels in some areas. If you feel sick, leave immediately. • Pets are prohibited in hydrothermal areas. • Swimming is prohibited where water f lows entirely from a hydrothermal spring or pool. Wher...

• passée par la guerre, Bismarck en porte toute la responsabilité devant l'Histoire.

  VII LE RÉNOVATEUR Dans lediscours deBordeaux, LouisNapoléon avaitditson projet pourlaFrance. Ilne s'était pascontenté de faire rêver lesFrançais: illeur avait détaillé, parlemenu, sesintentions etses espoirs. Sansdoute lepays avait-il surtout retenudeson propos cequi avait traitauproblème delaforme dugouvernement :il avait encela quelque excuse.Pourtant jamaisencore undiscours politique n'avaitdessiné avecautant denetteté les contours del'action future.Etjamais plusprobablement unhomme publicnep...

• Great Lakes - Geography.

  of 1972 and 1978, have focused on water-quality problems in the Great Lakes. The International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes, established under the BoundaryWaters Treaty, implements and oversees these agreements and has limited authority to regulate obstructions or diversions of boundary waters that would affect thenatural level or flow of lake waters. B Exotic Species The fish populations of the lakes have changed dramatically in the 20th century; changes were wrought at first by overfis...

• Weather.

  hours, and the snow can be much deeper in places where the wind piles it up in drifts. Extraordinarily deep snows sometimes accumulate on the upwind side ofmountain slopes during severe winter storms or on the downwind shores of large lakes during outbreaks of polar air. VI WIND Wind is the horizontal movement of air. It is named for the direction from which it comes—for example, a north wind comes from the north. In most places near theground, the wind speed averages from 8 to 24 km/h (from 5...

• Glacier.

  covered. In spring the snow cover begins to melt in the lower reaches, exposing the ice surface. As temperatures increase, the melting moves up the glacier. Thesnowline is the highest position the melting reaches during the year. Firn is old granular snow. The firn limit may not exactly coincide with the annual snowline since insome years rapid melting leaves behind firn patches below the snowline. Some glaciers exhibit features called ice streams and icefalls. Ice streams are valley glaciers th...

• Skiing.

  Safety is very important to all skiers, and all Alpine resorts have a ski patrol. The ski patrol’s responsibility is to take care of injured skiers, to mark hazardous spots ontrails, to make sure that trails are in good condition before opening them, and, at times, to act as traffic police in congested areas. Skiers are also responsible for takingtheir own safety into consideration, as well as that of others. Anyone who participates in the sport should be aware of the Skier’s Responsibility Code...

• Track and Field.

  VI RUNNING EVENTS Running events are competitions that test athletes’ quickness, speed, and endurance. Athletes win running races by completing the distance or course in the leastamount of time. A Sprints The shortest running events, called sprints or dashes, are the premier events at a track-and-field meet. The outdoor sprints consist of the 100-meter, 200-meter, and400-meter events. Sprints contested at indoor meets include the 50-meter, 60-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter events. Past champ...

• Bicycle.

  narrow as possible to minimize weight and interference with pedaling. F Specialty Bicycles Many other types of bicycles are designed for special purposes. Although not as common as standard single-rider racing, touring, mountain, or recreational bicycles,they nonetheless have significant niches. Recumbent bicycles are bicycles on which the rider sits upright as if in a chair, with legs and feet stretched out in front. Because they support the rider’s lower back,recumbents allow the rider far mo...

• Venezuela - country.

  Venezuela has six navigable rivers. Of the thousand or more streams in the country, the majority flow into the Orinoco. The Orinoco flows east across central Venezuelaand drains approximately four-fifths of the total area of the country. With the tributaries—the Apure, Meta, and Negro rivers—it forms the outlet into the Atlantic Oceanfor the waters of much of the interior of Colombia, as well as of inland Venezuela. F Climate The climate of Venezuela is tropical on the Llanos and along the coas...

• Connecticut - geography.

  The state’s shoreline, when all the bays and inlets are taken into account, has a total length of 995 km (618 mi). The coastline is deeply indented by long estuaries androcky inlets, and there are many sandy beaches and stretches of tidal marsh. There are several good harbors along the coast, the most important of which is at NewHaven. A few small islands lie offshore in Long Island Sound. D Climate Connecticut has long, hot summers and cold winters. The climate does not vary greatly from place...

• Connecticut - USA History.

  The state’s shoreline, when all the bays and inlets are taken into account, has a total length of 995 km (618 mi). The coastline is deeply indented by long estuaries androcky inlets, and there are many sandy beaches and stretches of tidal marsh. There are several good harbors along the coast, the most important of which is at NewHaven. A few small islands lie offshore in Long Island Sound. D Climate Connecticut has long, hot summers and cold winters. The climate does not vary greatly from place...

• North Dakota - geography.

  Bismarck, the growing season averages 134 days, as the average date of the last killing frost is May 11 and that of the first killing frost is September 22. The length ofthe growing season drops to about 110 days in the northerly reaches of the state. The long periods of summer sunshine at this latitude, providing as much as 16 hoursof daylight in summer, help crops to mature quickly, thus compensating somewhat for the relatively short growing season. Temperatures in the north are, on the averag...

• North Dakota - USA History.

  Bismarck, the growing season averages 134 days, as the average date of the last killing frost is May 11 and that of the first killing frost is September 22. The length ofthe growing season drops to about 110 days in the northerly reaches of the state. The long periods of summer sunshine at this latitude, providing as much as 16 hoursof daylight in summer, help crops to mature quickly, thus compensating somewhat for the relatively short growing season. Temperatures in the north are, on the averag...

• Wisconsin (state) - geography.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Wisconsin (state) - USA History.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Bill Clinton.

  When Arkansas governor David Pryor ran for the U.S. Senate in 1978, Clinton ran for governor. He promised to improve the state’s schools and highways and toimprove economic conditions so that more jobs would be created. At that time, the average income of people in Arkansas ranked 49th among the 50 states. Clinton woneasily, receiving 60 percent of the vote against four opponents in the Democratic primary election and 63 percent against the Republican candidate, Lynn Lowe, in thegeneral election...

• Bill Clinton - USA History.

  When Arkansas governor David Pryor ran for the U.S. Senate in 1978, Clinton ran for governor. He promised to improve the state’s schools and highways and toimprove economic conditions so that more jobs would be created. At that time, the average income of people in Arkansas ranked 49th among the 50 states. Clinton woneasily, receiving 60 percent of the vote against four opponents in the Democratic primary election and 63 percent against the Republican candidate, Lynn Lowe, in thegeneral election...

• George Washington I INTRODUCTION George Washington (1732-1799), first president of the United States (1789-1797) and one of the most important leaders in United States history.

  A2 Promotion This was Washington’s first experience with the difficulties of raising troops while lacking equipment, clothing, and funds. Apparently he thought his efforts worthy ofsome recognition and successfully applied to Dinwiddie for a lieutenant colonel’s commission. He left Alexandria, Virginia, early in April with about 150 poorly equippedand half-trained troops. A3 First Battles Before he had advanced very far, Washington received news that the French had driven Trent’s men back from...

• George Washington.

  A2 Promotion This was Washington’s first experience with the difficulties of raising troops while lacking equipment, clothing, and funds. Apparently he thought his efforts worthy ofsome recognition and successfully applied to Dinwiddie for a lieutenant colonel’s commission. He left Alexandria, Virginia, early in April with about 150 poorly equippedand half-trained troops. A3 First Battles Before he had advanced very far, Washington received news that the French had driven Trent’s men back from...

• George Washington

  A2 Promotion This was Washington’s first experience with the difficulties of raising troops while lacking equipment, clothing, and funds. Apparently he thought his efforts worthy ofsome recognition and successfully applied to Dinwiddie for a lieutenant colonel’s commission. He left Alexandria, Virginia, early in April with about 150 poorly equippedand half-trained troops. A3 First Battles Before he had advanced very far, Washington received news that the French had driven Trent’s men back from...

• Jules VALLÈS (1832-1885) Démonstration de l'existence de Dieu Le professeur de philosophie - monsieur Beliben - petit, fluet, une tête comme le poing, trois cheveux, et un filet de vinaigre dans la voix.

  Il fallait aller jusqu'au bout?: ? la fin le petit homme ?cartait sa chaise, tendait une main, montrait un coin de la table et disait?: ??DIEU EST L?.?? On regardait encore, tout le monde se pressait pour voir?: tous les haricots ?taient dans un coin avec les allumettes, les bouts de bouchon, et quelques autres salet?s, qui avaient servi ? la d?monstration de l'?tre supr?me. Il para?t que les vertus, les vices, les facult?s de l'?me venaient fa-ta-le-ment aboutir ? ce tas-l?. Tous les haricots y...

• La technique peut elle constituer un danger pour l'homme ?

  même, n'oubliez pas de mettre une majuscule aux noms propres. Utilisez la ponctuation. I – Origine et vocation de la technique a) – La technique n'est initialement pas un danger puisqu'elle a permis la survie de l'espèce humaine. = Platon, lemythe de Prométhée dans Protagoras.b) – La technique repose sur l'élaboration d'un projet. = Engels, Dialectique de la nature. Ainsi les hommesfabriquent-ils des outils qui n'ont pour but que d'améliorer les conditions d'existence des hommes en leur r...

• Antigone: Moi, je ne veux pas comprendre Jean Anouilh

  16 / ABSURDE (et tragique) • 1 fille de Créon, non sans que Créon, toutefois, ait réussi à l'ébranler provisoirement dans son projet. Le vœu de mourir d' Antigone, et l'héroïque intransigeance qu'il im­ plique, contrecarre la volonté de vivre, Je réalisme très pragmatique de Créon, comme Je non s'oppose au oui. Deux conceptions du monde s'affrontent. L'une est celle d'une jeune fille à peine sortie de l'enfance, d'une adoles­ cente orgueilleus...

• Dire que la connaissance a une histoire, est-ce renoncer à l'idée de vérité objective ?

  formelle ne concerne en conséquence que les disciplines qui ne prétendent pas traiter du monde : lesmathématiques et la logique elle-même.D'autre part, la vérité dite matérielle ou empirique est celle que l'on rencontre dans les sciences qui s'occupent desphénomènes naturels. C'est dire que les énoncés, outre qu'ils doivent être logiquement acceptables, ont aussi pourtâche de rendre compte des phénomènes, par un langage qui, au lieu d'être purement symbolique ou vide, estpourvu de réf...

• ROUSSEAU dans la Confessions: L'euphorie de la liberté Livre Il, Folio (Gallimard), pp. 79-80

  les airs», «le vaste espace du monde», «l'univers ») par un mouvement d'expansion irrésistible. Les limites du monde s'effacent en même temps que celles de l'être : tout puissant ( «pouvoir tout faire »), ne rencontrant aucune résistance (« atteindre à tout»), le moi s'épanouit dans un envol euphorique ( «m'élever et m'envoler dans les airs»). Cet envol est une image concrète d'un rêve de puissance, dans un monde pouvant tout contenir; car l'espace est doublement plein...