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• Indiana - geography.

  Michigan in Michigan. There are about 1,000 small natural lakes in Indiana, chiefly in the northern part of the state. The largest is Lake Wawasee, which covers almost 13 sq km (5 sq mi). Inthe central part of the state there are several lakes that were created behind dams on a number of smaller streams. They include Monroe Lake, near Bloomington; Geistand Eagle Creek reservoirs, northeast and northwest of Indianapolis; and Mississinewa and Huntington reservoirs, north of Marion. C Climate Most...

• Indiana - USA History.

  Michigan in Michigan. There are about 1,000 small natural lakes in Indiana, chiefly in the northern part of the state. The largest is Lake Wawasee, which covers almost 13 sq km (5 sq mi). Inthe central part of the state there are several lakes that were created behind dams on a number of smaller streams. They include Monroe Lake, near Bloomington; Geistand Eagle Creek reservoirs, northeast and northwest of Indianapolis; and Mississinewa and Huntington reservoirs, north of Marion. C Climate Most...

• African Theater I INTRODUCTION African Theater, traditional, historical, and contemporary dramatic forms in Africa south of the Sahara.

  The period after World War II ended in 1945 led to the struggle for and achievement of independence in many African countries. The new nation-states were oftenestablished along colonial boundaries and power was handed over to a bourgeois class who had been educated in Europe. The epoch-making era of nationalismproduced a number of African playwrights who merged African theatrical traditions with European forms. These plays are still widely performed and read in many partsof the continent. Nigeri...

• African Theater I INTRODUCTION African Theater, traditional, historical, and contemporary dramatic forms in Africa south of the Sahara.

  The period after World War II ended in 1945 led to the struggle for and achievement of independence in many African countries. The new nation-states were oftenestablished along colonial boundaries and power was handed over to a bourgeois class who had been educated in Europe. The epoch-making era of nationalismproduced a number of African playwrights who merged African theatrical traditions with European forms. These plays are still widely performed and read in many partsof the continent. Nigeri...

• Ancient Greece - history.

  Palace of KnossosThe ancient city of Knossos was a center of the Minoan civilization, an advanced society on Crete named after Minos, a legendaryCretan king. Skilled in such fields as engineering and architecture, the Minoans constructed the palace at Knossos in 1700 bc. Aserious fire at least three centuries later caused the collapse of the palace and foreshadowed the subsequent decline of the city.Wolfgang Kaehler Settlers had begun sailing from Asia Minor to Crete about 6000 BC because the i...

• London (England) - geography.

  In the northern part of the West End is Bloomsbury, the city’s traditional intellectual center, with its concentration of bookshops and homes of writers and academics. Inthe early 20th century a number of famous writers, critics, and artists who lived here became known as the Bloomsbury Group. Here, too, is the British Museum, one ofLondon’s chief tourist attractions. Nearby is the giant complex of the University of London, whose various colleges and departments have taken over much ofBloomsbury...

• Hazardous Wastes.

  A Source Reduction The best way to eliminate hazardous wastes is not to generate them in the first place. For example, improvements have been made in the production of integratedcircuits: The toxic chlorinated hydrocarbons commonly used in the 1970s were replaced in the 1980s by less toxic glycol ethers and in the 1990s by low-toxicity estersand alcohols. B Recycling Recycling is the recovery or reuse of usable materials from waste. About 5 percent of hazardous waste in the United States is re...

• Italie.

  Dans l’ensemble, les cours d’eau italiens, peu profonds, souvent à sec l’été, sujets aux crues en hiver et au printemps, ne sont guère utilisables pour la navigation etl’activité industrielle. Au contraire du Sud, le Nord bénéficie d’un système fluvial équilibré. Il est traversé par deux fleuves principaux qui prennent leur source dans les Alpes et se jettent dansl’Adriatique. Le Pô (652 km) assure l’unité de l’Italie continentale et reçoit de nombreux affluents (Tessin, Adda, Tanaro, Sesi, Tréb...

• Republic of Indonesia - country.

  Mahakam in East Kalimantan and the Martapura and Barito in South Kalimantan. Most of these rivers originate in the island’s central massif (mountain mass) and meander through extensive swamps as they approach the coast. Settlements such as Samarinda and Banjarmasin cluster along the rivers, which serve ascommunication routes into the interior. The largest rivers on Sumatra drain from west to east into the Strait of Malacca. In the north, the Asahan River once linked trade between the Batak peo...

• Senegal - country.

  Although most of the population works in agriculture, Senegal has a growing industrial sector, one of the largest in West Africa. Nevertheless, two cash crops remain atthe foundation of the economy—peanuts and cotton. Important technical and economic assistance has been provided by France and other countries of the EuropeanUnion and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank). In 2006 the gross domestic product (GDP) was $9.2 billion, or $760.90 a person. A Agriculture...

• Uzbekistan - country.

  E Environmental Issues The evaporation of the Aral Sea is one of the worst ecological disasters in the world. The Aral has shrunk so much that it now holds only about one-fifth the volume ofwater it held in 1960. The shrinkage is due to irrigation withdrawals from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, a practice that began on a massive scale in the early 1960s aspart of the Soviet Union’s ill-conceived drive to increase cotton yields in Central Asia. Growing cotton in the naturally arid and saline soil...

• Babylonie

• Histoire des idées politiques

  Titre 1 : L'Antiquité La Grèce Antique est le berceau de la politique, on y trouve le fameux animal politique : être vivant fait pour vivre dans une cité, et donc toute la vie va s'organiser autour de cette cité. La pensée Grecque est essentielle, car elle a rendu possible la philosophie occidentale en matière de politique, et ce qui est essentiel est qu'elle a été reprise par les Romains, qu'elle a cherché l'universal...

• Roger Garaudy L'AVENIR: MODE D'EMPLOI ( Extraits )

• Turkey - country.

  has a general elevation of 900 to 1,500 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft) above sea level. The eastern highlands region is the most mountainous and rugged portion of Turkey; Mount Ararat (Ağrı Da ğı) is the highest peak in the country at 5,165 m (16,945ft). Many Christians and Jews believe it to be the same Mount Ararat mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah’s ark came to rest. The eastern highlands are thesource for both the Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Fir āt)—two of southwestern Asia’s principal...

• aviation.

  d’aéroplanes, mais à chaque fois, il sombre dans les eaux du fleuve Potomac. Le 17 décembre 1903, en Caroline du Nord, à Kitty Hawk, les frères Wilbur et Orville Wright réussissent le premier vol motorisé à bord d’un avion à deux hélices. Ce biplan, équipé d’un moteur à essence de 12 CV, exige une grande habileté de la part du pilote. En septembre 1904, les frères Wright effectuent le premier vol en demi-cercle, puis parviennent à décrire avec leur avion un circuit fermé. 2. 4 Premiers records...

• Grand cours: CONSCIENCE & INCONSCIENT (h de j)

• Handel.

  ein durch den Seehandel: Im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert verminderten leistungsfähigere Handelsschiffe die Kosten für den Transport großer, sperriger Ladungen über langeStrecken. So konnte in großem Umfang Getreide von der Ostsee in die Niederlande und andere Teile Europas importiert werden. Um 1500 wurde durch die EntdeckungAmerikas sowie des Seeweges nach Indien die Basis für den Überseehandel geschaffen. Die begehrten Güter aus Asien („Ostindien”), vor allem Gewürze, konnten nun zuniedrigeren Prei...

• Middle Ages .

  Saints were very important in Late Antiquity. They were considered both models of virtue and powerful miracle workers. One of the most well-known saints of the periodwas Saint Anthony. Anthony gave away all his possessions and left his hometown in Egypt to live alone in the desert and pray. Anthony was one of the first Christianmonks. The word monk comes from a term meaning 'alone.' Gradually Anthony attracted followers, and he eventually became the center of a whole community of monks who wis...

• South America - Geography.

  South America is dominated by relatively warm climatic regimes. Spanning nearly the entire continent along the equator is a belt of humid tropical climate that grades tothe north and south into broad zones where the length of the rainy season and the amount of rainfall diminish. These zones have wet summers and dry winters and aresubject to prolonged droughts. Droughts are a particularly serious problem in northeastern Brazil and along the northern coast of Venezuela and Colombia. The areas ofra...

• Confucianism.

  IV NEO-CONFUCIANISM After centuries of intellectual and cultural dominance by Buddhism, China began to experience a revival of Confucian thought during the Tang dynasty ( AD 618-907). It was led by poet and essayist Han Yu (Han Yü). Han Yu attacked Buddhism and Daoism, which he believed had kept government officials from seeing how they couldhelp the people. To further public welfare, he urged them to study the way of the ancient sages through the Five Classics . Han Yu almost lost his life f...

• China - geographie.

  sind nährstoffreich und werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt. Das breite Flussdelta des Xi Jiang wird auch Kantondelta genannt. 2.1. 6 Die Tibetische Hochebene Im abgelegenen äußersten Südwesten Chinas liegt die Tibetische Hochebene. Das zerklüftete Bergland gehört zu den höchstgelegenen Plateauregionen der Welt. Diedurchschnittliche Höhe beträgt 4 510 Meter. Die Hochebene wird von Hochgebirgen begrenzt; dies sind im Süden Himalaya, im Westen Pamir und Karakorum und im NordenKunlun Shan und Qilian...

• Montana - geography.

  (191 sq mi), is Montana’s largest lake, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous states west of the Mississippi River. C Climate Climatic regions in Montana coincide roughly with the two major physiographic regions. In western Montana, as compared with the eastern plains area, winters tend tobe milder while summers are cooler. Precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year in the west, and it is cloudier and somewhat more humid in all seasons.In addition, the grow...

• Montana - USA History.

  (191 sq mi), is Montana’s largest lake, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous states west of the Mississippi River. C Climate Climatic regions in Montana coincide roughly with the two major physiographic regions. In western Montana, as compared with the eastern plains area, winters tend tobe milder while summers are cooler. Precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year in the west, and it is cloudier and somewhat more humid in all seasons.In addition, the grow...

• Benin - country.

  French is the official language of Benin, but most people speak an African language. Each of the country’s ethnic groups has its own language. Fon is the most widelyspoken language. About 52 percent of the population professes traditional religious beliefs, chiefly Vodun, a belief in spirits. Arab merchants introduced Islam to the region, and today it isthe religion of some 20 percent of the people, most of whom live in the north. Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism, is the religion of ab...

• COURS D'INSTITUTIONS EUROPÉENNES

  cependant pas indispensable de retracer le contenu de ces projets. Il suffit de rappeler les principales étapes de la construction communautaire. BIBLIOGRAPHIE : - « Institutions européennes » après 2009, qui permettent d’avoir une pratique plus intéressante - « Manuel d’institutions européennes » - « Morau-defarges », AROCOLIN, 2005 : présente de façon très reconnaissante des évolutions politiques de l’UE. - « le puzzle des institutions européennes » : permet de l’ensemble des évolutions politi...

• psychothérapie - Mécedine.

  D’autres disciples de Freud s’opposent à lui sur des points importants de la théorie et de la technique thérapeutique et fondent leurs propres écoles. 5.1 Jung Une école influente est celle du psychiatre suisse Carl Gustav Jung, pour lequel Freud a exagéré l’importance des instincts sexuels en tant que moteur du comportement ;l’individu doit aussi réaliser ses potentiels non sexuels, sous peine de névrose. Jung élabore la psychothérapie analytique, qui tient compte du caractère de l’individu(in...

• Richard Wagner.

  which took place in August 1876. Wagner completed his final opera, Parsifal (which he called a 'festival drama of dedication' for the Festspielhaus), in 1882, and it premiered that July. In September Wagner moved to Venice, where in February 1883, after a heated argument with Cosima, he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was buried in Bayreuth. III MUSIC AND THOUGHT In the early 19th century, an opera was structured as a succession of conventional self-contained forms such as aria (a vocal so...

• Hundred Years' War.

  knowledge of English tactics. Du Guesclin became Constable of France (head of the army) in 1370, and when he died in 1380, Clisson succeeded him. Charles also reorganized the French military, developing a full-time, professional army for the first time, and established a regular system of taxation to pay for it. Inaddition, France gained an important ally on the throne of the Spanish kingdom of Castile, Henry II, who had pledged support for Charles V. When the Caroline war began in 1369, the Eng...

• Hundred Years' War .

  knowledge of English tactics. Du Guesclin became Constable of France (head of the army) in 1370, and when he died in 1380, Clisson succeeded him. Charles also reorganized the French military, developing a full-time, professional army for the first time, and established a regular system of taxation to pay for it. Inaddition, France gained an important ally on the throne of the Spanish kingdom of Castile, Henry II, who had pledged support for Charles V. When the Caroline war began in 1369, the Eng...

• Mythologie - Philosophie.

  vorbereitet. Solche Mythen sind bei den Juden, Christen, Muslimen und Zoroastriern zu finden. Ein Weltenbrand und die letzte Schlacht der Götter sind Teil der indogermanischen Mythologie. In der aztekischen Mythologie erschaffen und vernichten die Götter mehrereWelten, bevor sie die Welt der Menschen einrichten. Auch der Ursprung des Todes ist Gegenstand zahlreicher Mythen. In diesen Mythen war die Welt lange Zeit ohne Tod. Erst als die Botschaft der Götter in Vergessenheitgerät, tritt er in die...

• The Gambia - country.

  The population of The Gambia (2008 estimate) is 1,735,464, making it one of the least populous countries of Africa. Still, the country has a fairly high overall populationdensity of 174 persons per sq km (449 per sq mi), and the population is increasing at a rate of 2.7 percent a year. Banjul, formerly called Bathurst, is the capital andonly seaport. The largest city is Serrekunda, a transportation hub and commercial center. B Religion and Language The great majority of the people of The Gambia...

• Antibiotics.

  In some species of bacteria the cell wall consists primarily of a thick layer of peptidoglycan. Other species have a much thinner layer of peptidoglycan and an outer aswell as an inner membrane. When bacteria are subjected to Gram's stain, these differences in structure affect the differential staining of the bacteria with a dye calledgentian violet. The differences in staining coloration (gram-positive bacteria appear purple and gram-negative bacteria appear colorless or reddish, depending on t...

• Houston - geography.

  Prominent historical and cultural institutions include the Civic Center Complex, located in the central business district. The complex is composed of the George R. BrownConvention Center; the Wortham Center, which is the home of the Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Ballet; and the Jesse H. Jones Hall for Performing Arts, whichis the home of the Houston Symphony. The nearby Alley Theatre houses a professional repertory acting company. Among other local professional performance groupsare the Ma...

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• Hurricane.

  V HOW HURRICANES ARE DETECTED AND MONITORED Since 1943 U.S. military and civilian aircraft have been flying into hurricanes to measure wind velocities and directions, the location and size of the eye, air pressures,and temperatures in different parts of the storm. A coordinated system of tracking hurricanes was developed in the mid-1950s, and steady improvements have beenmade over the years. In addition to reports from aircraft, geosynchronous weather satellites (since 1966) and ocean buoys tha...

• Zachary Taylor.

  army fled back across the Río Grande into Mexico. When Polk got word of the victories, he promoted Taylor to major general. Congress awarded him two gold medals. B1 Battle of Monterrey In September 1846, Taylor began an invasion of northern Mexico. His army of 6000 consisted of regulars and volunteers. On September 21 he attacked the fortifiedcity of Monterrey, which was defended by more than 7000 Mexicans under General Pedro de Ampudia. Taylor divided his army, giving Brigadier General William...

• Zachary Taylor

  army fled back across the Río Grande into Mexico. When Polk got word of the victories, he promoted Taylor to major general. Congress awarded him two gold medals. B1 Battle of Monterrey In September 1846, Taylor began an invasion of northern Mexico. His army of 6000 consisted of regulars and volunteers. On September 21 he attacked the fortifiedcity of Monterrey, which was defended by more than 7000 Mexicans under General Pedro de Ampudia. Taylor divided his army, giving Brigadier General William...

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• Honey Bee - biology.

  B Reproduction and Development The queen controls the sex of her offspring. When an egg passes from her ovary to her oviduct, the queen determines whether the egg is fertilized with sperm from thespermatheca. A fertilized egg develops into a female honey bee, either worker or queen, and an unfertilized egg becomes a male honey bee, or drone. The queen lays the eggs that will develop into more queens in specially constructed downward-pointing, peanut-shaped cells, in which the egg adheres to the...

• Mental Illness.

  note that under this definition, political dissidents could be considered mentally ill for refusing to accept the dictates of their government. VI PREVALENCE Mental illness affects people of all ages, races, cultures, and socioeconomic classes. The prevalence of mental illness refers to how many people experience a mentalillness during a specified time period. A United States and Worldwide In the United States, researchers estimate that about 24 percent of people 18 or older, or about 44 mill...

• respiration (Biologie et Anatomie).

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• Liberia - country.

  West Atlantic, or Kwa linguistic groups. D Education Education is free and compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 15. However, a scarcity of educational facilities means that few Liberians progress beyondprimary school. Almost all children of primary school-age attend school, but the figure drops to 23 percent (1999–2000) for secondary school-age children. Just 60percent of the population was literate in 2005. Higher education is provided by the University of Liberia (1862), in Monro...

• Helicopter.

  naturally flaps down so as to increase lift. Flapping allows the differences in lift caused by uneven rotor tip speed to cancel out, producing a stable ride. Many helicoptersuse mechanical hinges with lubricated bearings, but some use flexible straps made of a composite material in order to reduce the required maintenance. Helicopters require different amounts of lift and thrust at different times during flight, because the aerodynamic forces acting on them change during hovering andacceleration...

• Brésil

• Reformation 1 EINLEITUNG Reformation (lateinisch reformatio: Umgestaltung, Erneuerung), Bezeichnung des Zeitabschnitts und der Bewegung innerhalb der christlichen Kirche, die am Anfang des 16.

  Die Bauern waren nicht die Ersten, die sich gegen die bestehende Ordnung zur Wehr setzten. Schon unter den Reichsrittern hatte sich Widerstand gegen kaiserliche undkirchliche Bevormundung geregt. Franz von Sickingen kämpfte bis zu seinem Tod 1523 für die Durchsetzung einer Reichsreform und für die Konsolidierung des Rittertums. Nach Ende der Bauernunruhen spitzte sich der Konflikt zwischen Lutheranern und Katholiken zu. Die Reichstage (Nürnberg 1522 und 1526, Speyer 1524) endeten ohneEntscheidun...

• Reformation - Religion.

  Die Bauern waren nicht die Ersten, die sich gegen die bestehende Ordnung zur Wehr setzten. Schon unter den Reichsrittern hatte sich Widerstand gegen kaiserliche undkirchliche Bevormundung geregt. Franz von Sickingen kämpfte bis zu seinem Tod 1523 für die Durchsetzung einer Reichsreform und für die Konsolidierung des Rittertums. Nach Ende der Bauernunruhen spitzte sich der Konflikt zwischen Lutheranern und Katholiken zu. Die Reichstage (Nürnberg 1522 und 1526, Speyer 1524) endeten ohneEntscheidun...

• Reformation - Geschichte.

  Die Bauern waren nicht die Ersten, die sich gegen die bestehende Ordnung zur Wehr setzten. Schon unter den Reichsrittern hatte sich Widerstand gegen kaiserliche undkirchliche Bevormundung geregt. Franz von Sickingen kämpfte bis zu seinem Tod 1523 für die Durchsetzung einer Reichsreform und für die Konsolidierung des Rittertums. Nach Ende der Bauernunruhen spitzte sich der Konflikt zwischen Lutheranern und Katholiken zu. Die Reichstage (Nürnberg 1522 und 1526, Speyer 1524) endeten ohneEntscheidun...

• Mythology I INTRODUCTION Mythology, the body of myths of a particular culture, and the study and interpretation of such myths.

  usually define a myth as a story that has compelling drama and deals with basic elements and assumptions of a culture. Myths explain, for example, how the worldbegan; how humans and animals came into being; how certain customs, gestures, or forms of human activity originated; and how the divine and human worlds interact.Many myths take place at a time before the world as human beings know it came into being. Because myth-making often involves gods, other supernatural beings, andprocesses beyond...