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El Nino, 2002.
Examines some of the effects that El Nino has on the environment.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper examines the phenomenon of El Nino (and La Nina) and looks at some of the effects of El Nino on people as well as the rest of the environment.
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The Effects of El Nino in Ecuador, 2002.
An El Nino event manifests as the appearance of warm sea surface water in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator. This paper discusses the effect this event has had on Ecuador.
1,485 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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The writer gives examples of damage done to the country of Ecuador as a result of heavy rains. El Nino battered Ecuador harder than almost any other country. The paper also cites long-term effects of the damage, such as crop destruction and loss of property. The paper then looks at ways in which the country is learning to predict future storms, thereby allowing for preparation.
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"The Bermeo family had been driven from their small home and farm, looking for dry ground, unable to get into the overcrowded refugee camps. They had to swim to safety after a food swept through their valley and buried their farm in mud. Their pigs and chicks drowned and the smallest children were saved by climbing into a high tree until a neighbor with a boat rescued them. They said they were afraid of the passing cars and trucks, but more afraid of the water."
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El Nino and Business, 2002.
A discussion of the positive and negative effects of the weather condition known as El Nino on business.
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper introduces and discusses the effect on business of El Ni?o, the name Peruvian fishermen gave the warm currents that would show up every few years just before Christmas. It shows how each occurance of the phenomena causes enormous damage in personal and business loss and causes flooding, property damage, crop damage and warming in some areas of the country.
Outline
Introduction
Thesis statement and definition of El Ni?o
Positive affects of El Ni?o
Agriculture
Decreased energy costs
Less snow removal, more jobs
Not as bad as previous El Ni?o
Negative affects of El Ni?o
NOAA results
Less heating costs in Northeast
Damage to crops
Higher prices
Affects to construction
Drought in Hawaii
Ski resorts lose income
Conclusion
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"The weather phenomenon known as El Niסo can both adversely and positively affect the business of a particular area. "In the 1982-83 El Niסo, floods did $1.2 billion worth of damage, and the following year's drought cost farmers $10 billion, but consumers in the Northeast saved a tidy $2.5 billion on heating bills" (Armstrong and Veomett 33). Since this is a reoccurring activity, business people should learn from prior events, and protect themselves from damage, destruction, and lost income as best they can. There are insurance policies available for some businesses, and they may be worth the cost in the worst-case scenario."
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El Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO), 2002.
The effects of ENSO on the Northern Hemisphere weather.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate paper seeks to explain how El Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) are such Perturbations in general circulation of the atmosphere, which are produced by marked changes in sea-surface temperatures (SST) of the oceans, in particular in the Pacific. The paper briefly compares El Nino with its counterpart La Nina and discussed the impacts of El Nino on the Northern Hemisphere weather.
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El Nino, 1995.
Examines the causes and effects of this unusual climatic condition in California. Discusses its history, patterns, name, the role of jet stream, costs and its impact on weather and wildlife.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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"INTRODUCTION
The weather stands as one of the phenomena of the natural world that has a great effect on human activity but which human beings seem to be incapable of affecting, or even predicting with any accuracy. In this age of satellites, space travel, and computer simulations, though, we learn more and more about how the weather is formed and about different natural forces related to the weather either as cause or effect. Among the forces being studied today for the effect they have on weather conditions are the jet stream high above and the condition known as El Nino found in the Pacific ocean. The two in concert have a profound effect on the weather in California and throughout the Pacific region, with other effects extending far beyond that immediate area. El Nino has been blamed both for massive rains and drought ..."
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El Nino, 1987.
Examines the causes & climatic effects of heated ocean current in general & specifically the 1982-1983 example. Discusses drought, animals, sea life and weather prediction.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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"One of the most fascinating and far-reaching weather phenomena to occur in recent years has been that of El Ni?o. This paper will briefly describe what this phenomenon is, and specifically discuss the 1982-1983 El Ni?o which caused extreme changes in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere and often widespread devastation on land.
"El Ni?o is Spanish for "The Child," a reference to the Christ child, so named by South Americans because this ocean current is felt off their coast around Christmastime. According to Dr. Eugene Rasmussen of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it occurs in cycles of about every four to five years and can be two years apart or as many as 10. The last El Ni?o occurred in 1976-1977 when the eastern United States had its worst winter and California its worst drought (Canby 153)."
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El Nino, 1992.
Examines causes and effects of this turbulent climactic condition.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 39.95
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"The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a periodic abnormal warming of the sea surface off the coast of Peru. Traditionally ENSO was thought of as a purely local ocean disturbance, one that repeated itself every few years. However, in recent years scientists are finding out a lot more about El Nino, and its sister La Nina. In studying them, they are obtaining clues to predicting this behavior that could save lives and save millions of dollars in economic loss to nations.
Typical El Nino Effect
In a typical El Nino, sea surface temperatures rise along the equator from Souther America to the central Pacific. These events are associated with large displacement of major rain-producing zones in the tropics. In addition, atmospheric circulation changes. During northern winter months, stronger than ..."
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El Nino Southern Oscillation, 1996.
Causes & global effects on oceans & land of turbulent climatic phenomenon. Definition, history, examples, phases.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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"The El Ni o Southern Oscillation phenomenon affects the global climate; it is important that scientists, economists and medical personnel understand El Ni o implications on the climate. The El Ni o phenomenon is part of the larger climatic phenomenon known as the Southern Oscillation. The joint actions of these two weather phenomenon are known as ENSO (El Ni o-Southern Oscillation) events. The extreme weather patterns which can be produced by an ENSO event can cause devastation around the world. El Ni o is associated with ecological, economic, and medical disasters that coincide with torrential floods in the eastern Pacific, devastating droughts over the western tropical Pacific, and unusual weather throughout the rest of the world (6, 4). Teleconnection to most of the world's climate mean that changes in the El Ni o-Southern Oscillation are felt globally."
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Geography and Weather, 2006.
An overview of the weather conditions known as El Nino and La Nina.
3,465 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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The writer explains the causes and effects of the El Nino, which has an ocean warming effect, and the La Nina, which creates unusually cold ocean temperatures. The paper describes how the winds, the ocean surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation affect the natural climatic conditions in the Pacific region. The writer explains the impact these effects have on weather and climate in the United States. The paper examines the effect that climatic changes have on the economy. In conclusion, the paper states that the effects of the El Nino and La Nina create significant changes to the weather patterns, which are naturally created and affected, by changes in sea temperatures.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Causes
Ocean Surface Temperature and Atmospheric Circulations
- During Normal Conditions
- Conditions During El Ni?o
- Conditions During La Ni?a
Effects of El Nino and La Nina
Impact on Weather and Climatic Changes
Impact on Economy
Ecological Impact
Conclusion
Bibliography
References
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"Under "normal" conditions, the tropical trade winds blow from east to west, collecting warm water in the western Pacific. In the eastern Pacific, the trade winds pull up cold, deep, nutrient-rich waters down the equator from the Ecuadorian coast to the central Pacific. The warmth of the western Pacific results in a predominantly vigorous hydrologic cycle there with towering cumulus clouds and tropical storms that "radiate" atmospheric waves and disturbances across vast area of the globe. Heat and moisture lofted into the upper atmosphere by the clouds and storms are dispersed by high-altitude winds across vast regions of the globe.
During an El Ni?o, this situation is interrupted and the trade winds weaken, thus reducing the upwelling of cool waters in the eastern Pacific and permits the pool of warm water in the west to drift eastward toward South America. As the central and eastern Pacific warms, atmospheric pressure gradients along the equator decline, and the trade winds lessen even more."
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Remote Sensing Technology, 1997.
Role in weather forecasting. Examines the use of satellites and uses in measurement & interpretation of weather patterns. Looks at the El Nino phenomena and Southern Oscillation.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"EMOTE SENSING AND WEATHER FORECASTING
Introduction
This research reviews the use of remote sensing technology in the forecasting of weather. The emphasis in this review is on the applications of satellite technology to the sensing processes for weather forecasting, although other remote sensing technology, such as advanced radars, also are used in weather forecasting. Since 1960, there has been a continuous record of improvement in sensing systems (Smith, et al., 1986, p. 455). Television cameras of the early polar-orbiting satellites have been ?joined by precision multispectral imaging radiometers in recent satellites? (Smith, et al., 1986, p. 455). Radiometrically accurate imaging capabilities permits applications to spread from meteorology and cloud pictures to oceanography.."
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El Greco, 2002.
This paper discusses El Greco and the Baroque style.
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This paper explores the influence of baroque art and the Spanish painter El Greco, stressing his painting Cardinal Don Fernando Nino de Guevera, archbishop of Toledo and grand inquisitor of Spain (c. 1601-09, Metropolitan Museum of Art). .
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Film: "El Norte", 2008.
Looks at the issues of multiculturalism, as presented in Gregory Nava's 1983 film "El Norte".
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that, although the film's setting is not the same as today, Gregory Nava's film, "El Norte", is still an important work because it provides a periodical anthology of the migrant question as well as a background for today's multicultural issues. The author points out that a study of the film reveals not only the developments in the perceptions regarding immigration but also the growth of niche cultural groups from the perspective of both the original and adoptive societies. The paper relates how the movie depicts the Xuncax family, particularly Rosa and Enrique, in their quest to find their way and to establish a new life in the United States. The author underscores that, today, the migration of cultural differences remain a dominant issue in the U.S. society.
Table of Contents:
"El Norte" and Multiculturalism
Immigrants or Refugees
Challenges and Implications
Acculturation
Immigration Policies and "El Norte"
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"The siblings both offer perspectives on the institutions that migrants have to deal with. Rosa's perspective is that their journey north has only led them from death to greater poverty and questioning if they have a place anywhere in the world except in death. Enrique reflects the sentiment that he is considered simply a factor of production, a "strong arm", gaining no greater value than livestock or equipment. In either case, the siblings show that they see themselves apart from society, excluded by their circumstance and history."
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El Salvador, 2007.
This paper describes the attempts by El Salvador to overcome the effects of war and poverty.
3,002 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper presents the challenges the Central American nation of El Salvador has faced as a result of civil war and poverty. The paper gives a brief background describing the civil war and its effects on the nation, including how it devastated the economy and resulted in rampant poverty. The writer then describes El Salvador's attempts to develop a free-market economy and its associated controversies. Among these are the concerns that developed nations may establish sweat-shop like factories in El Salvador.
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"The civil war ended in January of 1992, when the conflicting sides signed peace accords that ended the war, brought the military under civilian control, and allowed the former guerillas to form a legitimate political party and participate in elections (US Fed News). El Salvador is now a democratic republic governed by a president unicameral Legislative Assembly that consists of eighty-four members (US Fed News). The president is elected by absolute majority vote of the people and serves a five-year term. Members of the assembly, also elected by a majority vote of the people, serve for three-year terms (US Fed News). The country has an independent judiciary and Supreme Court. The current president, elected in 2004, is Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez, who is a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance party (ARENA) (US Fed News). Former president Francisco Guillermo Flores Perez, also a member of the ARENA party, concentrated on modernizing the economy by playing a key role in negotiations for the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), an issue of much opposition in El Salvador (US Fed News). "
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'In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio', 2006.
An analysis of Phillipe Bourgois' representation of gendered identity in his anthropological field study, "In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio".
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While Phillippe Bourgois' anthropological field study "In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio" is heavily focused on issues of class, culture and economics in East Harlem, the issue of gender relations and gender construction within this cultural frame is also a prominent theme. This paper critically examines Bourgois' representation of gendered identity and how gender is constructed in El Barrio through public displays of forms of masculinity and femininity. It is argued that as traditional Puerto Rican patriarchal authority appears to be collapsing in El Barrio, the residents are improvising new gendered identities.
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Economic, Political, and Social Causes of the Matzana of El Salvador, 2002.
An analysis of the peasant uprising and Matazana of El Salvador in 1932 as a consequence of economic, political, and social conditions in the country in the early 20th century.
2,825 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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An infamous mass killing of peasants known as the "Matazana" occurred in El Salvador in 1932. It left the country with little chance of reform. This paper discusses: The Coffee Oligarchy, President Araujo and the Military Coup, United States Recognition of Martinez Administration, Marti and the Communist Party in El Salvador and the Peasant Uprising.
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"Late 19th century El Salvador can be characterized as a country that would soon be ripe for revolution. During the 1860s, the economy of the country became almost solely based on the production and sale of coffee. El Salvador?s on a single crop created an enormous economic disparity between peasants and a coffee-growing elite. To compound the problem, the El Salvadorian government had close ties to the coffee plantation owners. The peasants lived in poverty and discontent for over half a century. Prior to their rebellion of 1932, the peasants had been subjected to harsh working conditions, including near starvation and extremely low wages, by a minority of coffee-growing moguls in the country who held a majority of the nation?s wealth. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, sporadic and unorganized peasant revolts broke out in El Salvador and were easily defeated by plantation owners and the El Salvadorian government. Several events occurred prior to 1932 that acted as a catalyst for organized peasant rebellion. President Arturo Araujo, elected in 1931, committed his administration to reform and had a popular following among the working class. However, the peasant hope for reform was soon crushed when General Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez overthrew the Araujo administration in late-1931. The rise in membership among the working-classes also occurred during this time period. The self-proclaimed overseer of Latin America during the early 1900s, the United States, failed to keep Martinez in check, as it had done with previous Latin American revolutionaries. This lax attitude on the part of the United States gave Martinez free reign and contributed to his indiscriminate use of violence. Overwhelming peasant discontent, more organized as the result of a growing Communist party, finally culminated in a small, planned uprising in January of 1932. A mass killing of peasants immediately followed the uprising. This event is known in El Salvador as the Matazana or "the Massacre." The devastation following the Matazana left little chance for future reform. Economic, political, and social conditions in El Salvador in the early 20th century led to the peasant uprising and the resulting Matazana of 1932."
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