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    Interior Plains Climate

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    hot summers and cold winters. The weather is very diverse and may change quickly without warning. In the North of the physiographic region, the winters are long and the summers are short and cool whereas in the South, the the winters are harsh with little precipitation and long summers. Although the humid weather and the flat lands create an ideal place to grow crops like wheat and corn, the growing season itself is quite short, even in the southern region due to the lack of precipitation needed for

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    receiving its own spread. The water begins as a snowflake that melts into a droplet, flows into the ground, bubbles up in a spring, flows into a farm's irrigation system, evaporates into the morning fog, becomes part of a cloud, rains down, enters a plumbing system, washes a little girl's face, flows out to the ocean, gets swept onto the shore and evaporates into the sky to become a snowflake once more. The language strategy I am going to teach using this text will be ELPS: 4.F “use visual, contextual

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    the ship was finished. It was built out of the strongest material known to him. Meanwhile the egg the children planted had grown to a size of about two small people. Then one day what the man had anticipated came. Huge torrential downpours of rain started and there were tremendous floods. The man jumped into the ship he built, in his panic he had forgotten about the children. They had ran into the egg which had become soft. The floods were so great that the man in his ship reached all the

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    On page 49 the setting is just outside of Holling’s house. The weather during November was like it alway had been, with a sky so gray and damp, “November ... The day turned gray and damp, and hovering mist licked everything” (Schmidt 49). Also, the rain continued on and on without the slightest of breaks, “The perfect white cement sidewalk in front of the Perfect House was always wet” (Schmidt 49). Not only, the gray sky’s carried away what used to be the azaleas bright blossom,”The azaleas lost the

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    In 1998 we had seen the deadliest hurricane of the 20th century hit the Caribbean, Central America and parts of South America. This natural disaster had massive effects on the region from environmental to economic effects. It sent numerous countries in to a state of emergency and was fighting to keep their countries in order. This paper will focus on the aftermath and effects Hurricane Mitch had on the region. Hurricane Mitch had brought widespread destruction and turmoil to many countries in the

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    It was a stormy night, complete with powerful winds, pouring rain, and frightening thunder. Unfamiliar of his surroundings, Justin strode through Spag with a sense of uneasiness. He was only here for the funeral of his great aunt. As he traipsed down an alley, a shortcut to the hotel in which he was staying, he became nervous. The alley was wedged between ancient, run-down buildings. Nonetheless, he walked on. Once Justin neared the end of the alley, he heard a shuffling behind him. Terror encompassed

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    her breasts swayed in the currents. It was the kind of vision you never really get over”(75). Lily describes Rosaleen in the water as serene and at peace which symbolizes the relief that overcame her once she had realized they were free of Sylvan. A little while

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    Water conservation is an important part in everyday lives. People have grown careless of how they use water, causing lots of it to go to waste. At least twenty nine billion gallons of water are wasted each day in most American households.Thankfully, there are ways to stop this. The bathroom is the place where most water is consumed. Many people keep the water on when they are shaving or brushing their teeth. This leads to tons of gallons of water being wasted every day. To help conserve water,

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    There was four of them when the rain started to pour. At first they assumed, being fully capable young men, that they could out run it. But slowly the pale sky turned dark when the clumps of clouds rolled in. Like tangled knots they settled into the sky with layers and layers of circular bundles getting darker by the curve. Polluting the sky as though concealing something devious within it's in penetrable wall. Then the rain started. What was at first a simple trickle turned quickly into an abrasive

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    The moment that they stepped outside of the truck, the freezing rain started to assault them, each drop like a dagger. Castiel didn’t even wait for them to round the front of the truck before heading toward the barn. Maison made their way through the high grass and mud, having to pay more attention to their footing than Castiel. Castiel completely ignored the chained and padlocked main barn doors and moved down the side of the barn. Maison was starting to feel as if they were swimming as their

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