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AP Literature and Composition Book List - "H" & "I" Flashcards
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| 14534695024 | The Hairy Ape | Eugene O'Neill | 0 | |
| 14534695025 | Hamlet | William Shakespeare | 1 | |
| 14534695026 | The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | 2 | |
| 14534695027 | Hard Times | Charles Dickens | 3 | |
| 14534695028 | Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad | 4 | |
| 14534695029 | The Heart of the Matter | Graham Greene | 5 | |
| 14534695030 | Hedda Gabler | Henrik Ibsen | 6 | |
| 14534695031 | Henry IV, Parts I and II | William Shakespeare | 7 | |
| 14534695032 | Henry V | William Shakespeare | 8 | |
| 14534695033 | A High Wind in Jamaica | Richard Hughes | 9 | |
| 14534695034 | The Homecoming | Harold Pinter | 10 | |
| 14534695035 | House Made of Dawn | N Scott Momaday | 11 | |
| 14534695036 | The House of Mirth | Edith Wharton | 12 | |
| 14534695037 | The House of Seven Gables | Nathaniel Hawthorne | 13 | |
| 14534695038 | The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros | 14 | |
| 14534695039 | The Iliad | Homer | 15 | |
| 14534695040 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde | 16 | |
| 14534695041 | In the Lake of the Woods | Tim O'Brien | 17 | |
| 14534695042 | In the Time of Butterflies | Julia Alvarez | 18 | |
| 14534695043 | Invisible Man | Ralph Ellison | 19 |
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| 12874517769 | Hypnosis | a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur | 0 | |
| 12874523335 | posthypnotic suggestion | a suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms and behaviors | 1 | |
| 12874523337 | Dissociation | the separation of ions that occurs when an ionic compound dissolves | 2 | |
| 12874525722 | circadian rhythm | the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle | 3 | |
| 12874528079 | REM sleep | a stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and a high level of brain activity | 4 | |
| 12874531568 | sleep | periodic, natural loss of consciousness--as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation | 5 | |
| 12874533967 | Hallucinations | false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus | 6 | |
| 12874538181 | delta waves | the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep | 7 | |
| 12874542268 | NREM sleep | Quiet, typically dreamless sleep in which rapid eye movements are absent; divided into four stages; also called quiet sleep. | 8 | |
| 12874545134 | insomnia | recurring problems in falling or staying asleep | 9 | |
| 12874548515 | Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times. | 10 | |
| 12874548516 | sleep apnea | a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings | 11 | |
| 12874552555 | night terrors | a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during Stage 4 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered | 12 | |
| 12874557930 | dream | a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, and for the dreamer's delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it. | 13 | |
| 12874562635 | manifest content | according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream | 14 | |
| 12874587511 | Barbiturates | drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment | 15 | |
| 12874591207 | Stimulants | Drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine, and Ecstasy) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions. | 16 | |
| 12874594462 | Amphetamines | drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing sped-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes | 17 | |
| 12874601283 | Methamphetamine | a powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels | 18 | |
| 12874604845 | ecstacy | a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition. | 19 | |
| 12874604846 | Hallucinogens | psychedelic ("mind-manifesting") drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input | 20 | |
| 12874612447 | near-death experience | When someone about to die has an out of body experience | 21 | |
| 12874615739 | William James | founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment | 22 | |
| 12874615825 | Ernest Hilgard | believed hypnosis invovles not only social influences but also a special state of dissociation | 23 | |
| 12874618514 | Sigmund Freud | Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis. | 24 |
APES Flashcards
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| 12583157322 | Most of Earth's liquid fresh water is found ________. | underground | 0 | |
| 12583161574 | approximately _____% of Earth's water is found in ice caps and glaciers. | 2 | 1 | |
| 12583180523 | What percentage of earths fresh water is found in oceans? | 0 | 2 | |
| 12583194232 | A porous, spongelike layer of rock, sand, or gravel that is capable of holding water | aquifer | 3 | |
| 12583200163 | the worlds largest known aquifer | Ogallala Aquifer | 4 | |
| 12583207776 | Any obstruction placed in a river or stream to block flow | dam | 5 | |
| 12583217462 | A long, raised mound of earth used to control flooding along a river | levee | 6 | |
| 12583231107 | a measure of the density of suspended particles (lack of clarity) in a water sample | turbidity | 7 | |
| 12583246031 | Aerobic bacteria break down organic materials during this stage of waste water treatment | secondary treatment | 8 | |
| 12583253472 | water leaving a waste water treatment plant | effluent | 9 | |
| 12583261670 | the worlds largest body of fresh water | Caspian sea | 10 | |
| 12583280082 | one-fifth of earths total freshwater supply is in | groundwater | 11 | |
| 12583288273 | humans use more fresh water for ______ than for any other purpose | agricultural irrigation | 12 | |
| 12583309712 | why was the irrigation of soviet cotton farming operations a problem? | it drained the aral sea and increased the salt content of soils | 13 | |
| 12583709052 | sinkholes can result from_______ | overconsumption of water from aquifers | 14 | |
| 12583719319 | which of the following will contribute to water conservation? | watering lawns at night, using low-flow faucets, and landscaping with native plants | 15 | |
| 12583737604 | gray water (water from laundry, showers, baths...not toilets) can be used for | irrigation | 16 | |
| 12583746843 | which of the following is one of the major pollutants of groundwater? | agricultural chemicals | 17 | |
| 12583771733 | the fish in the lake at the local park are dying, and a professor from the local college come to investigate. first she measures the levels of dissolved oxygen because she wants to check for | hypoxia | 18 | |
| 12583784997 | a watershed is | areas of land that drains to a lake or river | 19 | |
| 12583800675 | "Blue-baby" syndrome id a consequence of excess ____ in the water supply | nitrates | 20 | |
| 12583811605 | a key characteristic of aquatic dead zone is | a low concentration of oxygen | 21 | |
| 12583822799 | why is grain production in the great plains considered largely unsustainable? | the Ogallala aquifer is being depleted for irrigation water | 22 | |
| 12583835482 | Overpumping groundwater in coastal areas can cause ________ to move into aquifers, making the water undrinkable. | saltwater | 23 | |
| 12583846875 | pros and cons of dams | PROS: prevents floodry, make electricity, lake for fish CONS: Dec. river habitat, silt doesn't go to mouth of river. | 24 | |
| 12583878589 | Overfishing. what is bycatch? | fish caught and killed that are not wanted/ eaten | 25 | |
| 12583903862 | what did the Canadian do in 1992 in regards to cod fishing? | stopped it | 26 | |
| 12583908720 | Bottom trawling | big net on bottom | 27 | |
| 12583914240 | long line | long line with 1000 of hooks | 28 | |
| 12583926599 | what can be done to help restore fish stocks in the worlds oceans? | Buy sustainable fish, Buy smaller fish, Marine preserves, monitor and limit fisheries | 29 | |
| 12583954788 | why is fish farming (aquaculture) not a perfect solution to the overfishing problem? | have to feed fish to fish... not efficient also.... diseases can spread | 30 | |
| 12583966196 | ocean acidification is caused by | extra CO2 in air dissolved into the water | 31 | |
| 12583984285 | what is coral? | a symbiotic (mutualism) between animal (polup) and algae | 32 | |
| 12584011378 | coral bleaching. cause? what happens when it happens? | cause: hot water what happens when it happens: algae is removed....and coral cant make food | 33 | |
| 12584030946 | estuaries salt marshes and mangroves | fish and salt mix trees along coast Important bc: a lot of biodiversity filter pollutants, stabilize shorelines coast from storms | 34 | |
| 12584064847 | Kelp forests | kill sea urchins that eat | 35 | |
| 12584072609 | sea otters | keystone species | 36 | |
| 12584081743 | exxon valdez, deepwater horizon are examples of | oil spills | 37 |
AP Literature Tone Words: Negative Flashcards
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| 11444837882 | aggravated | angry or displeased | 0 | |
| 11444840223 | agitated | disturbed and upset | 1 | |
| 11444851112 | apathetic | showing little to no concern or emotions for others | 2 | |
| 11444853539 | arrogant | exaggerates ones own worth or importance in an overbearing way | 3 | |
| 11444860116 | artificial | lacking a natural or spontaneous quality | 4 | |
| 11444878792 | audacious | reckless, bold | 5 | |
| 11444882623 | belligerent | inclined to exhibiting assertiveness, combativeness, and hostility | 6 | |
| 11444893506 | choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger | 7 | |
| 11444900677 | Coarse | harsh, raucuous, or rough in tone | 8 | |
| 11444917663 | cold | lacking in passion or emotion | 9 | |
| 11444924128 | condemnatory | to express strong dissaproval | 10 | |
| 11444926306 | contradictory | involving or constituting a contradiction | 11 | |
| 11444945177 | disgruntled | ill humored or discontented | 12 | |
| 11444961890 | harsh | ungentle, unpleasant in action | 13 | |
| 11444966128 | Haughty | proud, snobbish | 14 | |
| 11444969608 | indignant | strong displeasure at something unjust | 15 | |
| 11444979688 | Inflammatory | tending to arouse anger | 16 | |
| 11444993488 | quarrelsome | disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner | 17 | |
| 11445025126 | smooth | free from difficulties or impediments | 18 | |
| 11445046596 | snooty | insulting attitude of thinking one is better | 19 | |
| 11445059601 | superficial | existing or occurring only on the surface, seeming to be true only until examined more closely. | 20 | |
| 11445076522 | surly | bad tempered, unfriendly | 21 | |
| 11445087253 | testy | easily irritated, impatient and somewhat ill tempered | 22 | |
| 11445555170 | wrathful | indicative of wrath, revenge | 23 | |
| 11462342244 | brash | self assertive in a rude, overbearing, and noisy way | 24 | |
| 11462349236 | Facetious | treating serious issues with innapropriate humor | 25 | |
| 11462355563 | passive | allowing what happens or what others do without active response or reaction | 26 |
Apes Flashcards
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| 12177621469 | Ralph Waldo Emerson | Published nature in 1836 | 0 | |
| 12177628902 | Ralph Waldo Emerson | Was an early critique of rampant economic development | 1 | |
| 12177639879 | Ralph Waldo Emerson | In his journals he stated "this invasion of nature by trade with its money it's credits it's steam it's railroads threatens to upset the balance of men and nature | 2 | |
| 12177661481 | Henry David Thoreau | Wrote Walden which described a year in which he lived in the country to have contact with nature "essential facts of life" | 3 | |
| 12177674339 | Henry David Thoreau | He wrote the book while living near concord Massachusetts in the mid 1800's | 4 | |
| 12177684557 | Henry David Thoreau | He believed we need to protect nature from "the vandalism of a few" | 5 | |
| 12177698402 | John Muir | Believed "wilderness mirrors divinity nourishes humanity and vivifies the spirit" | 6 | |
| 12177712824 | John Muir | Argued that only the govenrnment can save California's sequoia grooves from the "ravages of fools" | 7 | |
| 12177727010 | John Muir | Organized the sierra club | 8 | |
| 12177731606 | John Muir | Convinced the federal government to restrict development in the Yosemite valley | 9 | |
| 12177739823 | Aldo Leopold | wrote A sand county almanac | 10 | |
| 12177749881 | Aldo Leopold | Worked in the forest services in the 1920's | 11 | |
| 12177778232 | Aldo Leopold | Worked towards the development of a wilderness policy and founded the field of game management | 12 | |
| 12177800044 | Aldo Leopold | He wrote that the amount of space and type of forage of a wildlife habitat determine the number of animals that can be supported | 13 | |
| 12177821475 | Aldo Leopold | Said regulated hunting can keep a proper balance of wildlife | 14 | |
| 12177829906 | Rachel Carson | Wrote "Silent Spring" (environmental problems caused by pesticides). National wide band on DDT. Advanced global environmental movement. | 15 | |
| 12177838103 | Rachel Carson | Wrote articles for the New Yorker in 1960 where she mainly spoke about pesticides and the damaging effects it has | 16 |
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