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Familiar Triangle Of Stars Raindrops From The Lime Trees Levin
420 wordsIt had grown quite dark and to the south, where he was looking, there were no longer any clouds. The clouds had passed over in the opposite direction. From there came flashes of lightning and the sound of distant thunder. Levin listened to the regular dripping of the raindrops from the lime trees in the garden and looked at the familiar triangle of stars and the Milky Way intersecting it in the middle with its branches. At each flash of lightning not only the Milky Way but also the bright stars ...
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Waste Disposal Oil Spill
1,163 words1. Introduction to open water waste disposal. 2. Introduction of oil into marine environments. 3. Introduction of plastics / pollutants into marine environments. 4. Possible solutions to waste disposal into our water systems. The oceans and the life they sustain have had enough. They can no longer endure the unwanted pollution of careless, inconsiderate people worldwide. The societies of this world need to wake up, and not only listen to, but understand that it is time to find better ways of dea...
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Benjamin Franklin Silk Dyer Ben
788 wordsIn 1683, a young man named Josiah Franklin came to America in search of religious freedom. Josiah was first a silk dyer but became a candle and soap maker because there was no need for a silk dyer. While Josiah was in Boston, he met a young woman named Abiah Folger. The two fell in love and decided to get married. Josiah had 5 children from a previous marriage, but he and Abiah had 10 children together, 4 girls and 6 boys. The youngest of the 15 surviving children was named Benjamin Franklin. Be...
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Circle Of Life Lion King
846 wordsThere are four stages that are needed to have a successful hydrologic cycle; they are precipitation, evaporation, run off, and infiltration. Now Mother Nature has very delicately monitored these four stages ever since the earth was created. The delicate balance of water being put into and taken out of the earth maintained a natural hydrological cycle world wide, but since man has inhabited the world, the cycle has changed. At first minor changes to the cycle did not really affect the efficiency ...
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York New York 1982 York New York Rainbow
1,076 words... ain bow. This theory is also seen in tribes of Africa and civilizations in Brazil. It is an important figure in rites of initiation and rainmaking, carrying often a dangerous and destructive character. The rainbow is said to be the cause of draughts in those parts of the world. The rainbow draws the water up to the sky, from where it falls down to the earth again. This in itself is not a bad thing but since the water is drawn up from everywhere, rivers, lakes and wells, it is a danger to hum...
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Coming Of Age Back And Forth
1,040 wordsIn The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, Shakespeare presents Prince Hal; a young man faced with his coming of age as king. Prince Hal is torn between a world filled with youthful irresponsibility and a world that consists of adult political seriousness. Shakespeare uses several dramatic foils to highlight Prince Hals inner conflict. One foil Shakespeare uses is the contrast between the childish Sir John Falstaff and the old-fashioned war-like Harry (Hotspur) Percy. Shakespeare also uses Hots...
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Gulf Of Mexico Tropical Storms
1,204 words... 30 %. A dependent of HRD scientists and technicians remained stationed at NHC to compile catalogs of output from a new storm surge model, the Sea, Lake Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH). These catalogs mapped possible hurricane flooding and required that each basin be meticulously, numerically rendered. These catalogs were then given to emergency personnel in the target cities to aid in evacuation planning. Computer modeling during the early 1980 's involved work on a 12 level nested g...
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Mountain Snow Cold
697 wordsI was the first person to ski off of the chairlift that day, arriving at the summit of Whitetale Mountain. It was the type of day when the clouds seemed to blanket the sky, leaving no clue that the sun, with its powerful light, even existed anymore. It was not snowing, but judging by the damp, musty, stale scent in the air, I realized it would be only a short time before the white flakes overtook the mountain. As I readied myself to make the first run, I took a moment to appreciate my surroundin...
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Naturally Occurring Full Moon
1,641 wordsA rainbow is one of our atmospheres most exquisite and marvelous creations; "one of the most spectacular light shows observed on earth" (Ahrens, 1998). When a person views a rainbow, they are getting a personal light show that no other person can see as they do. Humphreys points out that: "Since the rainbow is a special distribution of colors (produced in a particular way) with reference to a definite point - the eye of the observer - and as no single distribution can be the same for two separat...
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Plays A Major Thane Of Glamis
691 wordsMacBeth by William Shakespeare is a play which shows the uprise of MacBeth, the treachery and his eventual downfall. Witchcraft plays a major part in MacBeth's actions and his weak character is easily manipulated. Although being an honest and brave man earlier, his ambition clouds his judgement. His life is tragic and through some terrible deeds ends in catastrophe. MacBeth is Thane of Glamis and a highly honorable and respected man. He Is valiant and brave and was very successful fighting for h...
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Crazy Horse Red Cloud
835 wordsRed Clouds Revenge is a historical novel about the grim recollection of detailed events and days / months before the showdown between the US Cavalry & Sioux Indians on the northern plains of 1867. Fetterman, Brown & Grummond rode out ahead of seventy-eight soldiers that day on December 21 st 1866. In hopes of driving out some Sioux Indians and bring some scalps home. Many soldiers guard was down when Fetterman's entire force disappeared over Trail Lodge Ridge. None of them were ever seen alive a...
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Lady Of Shalott Narrative Poem
1,873 words'... Just as the storm clouds often slay The scarcely breathing new born day. ' 1 One of the most popular of Tennyson's poems, The Lady of Shalott relates the tragic story of an extremely lonely young lady longing for a soulmate. A poem of "technical virtuosity, inspired landscape-painting based on precise observation, and a dreamworld of artistic beauty denying the commonplace" 2, "turning to beauty as a possibility of a more complete life" 3, it is one of the highlights of the author's early y...
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Back To Our Rooms Valleys Of Flowers One
987 wordsWhen I was in the seventh grade, our class went on a field trip to Cherokee, North Carolina. The trip lasted four days and three nights, but the adventure would last a lifetime. The experience allowed me to learn many things about myself and to reflect on the beauty that was all around me. We departed at six-thirty in the morning, and I was so excited. I had never been away on a school trip for longer than a few hours. I tossed my purple duffel bag into the storage compartment, found my seat by ...
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Pieces Of Literature Greek Gods
940 wordsWhenever one refers to the literature from which the Greek god? s came from, such as the Iliad, it? s referred to as mythology. And yet, the literature of the Christian God, the Bible, is not. Both pieces of literature were written around the same time period, and yet, in modern day, the Bible represents a way of life for some religious organizations while the Iliad is simply read for pleasure. One may wonder why the stories of the Greek god? s, that were worshipped by the Greeks of the time, ca...
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Nature In The Summer Green Grass Place
376 wordsEveryone has a comfortable place to escape for relaxation. They go there when they need to be alone and not with people to disturb them. My favorite place is nature in the summer. The summer time relaxes me like no place could. Nature, in the summer, relaxes me with its magic. I love sitting in the green grass and listening to the nature sounds around me while it s summer. One of the sounds I listen firstly is the sound of the birds singing and chirping as if they are creating a song. After sitt...
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First Two Lines Frosts Poem
695 wordsPersonification and Imagery in Robert Frosts Once by the Pacific In the sonnet Once by the Pacific, Robert Frost describes an approaching storm with an underlying sense of gloom. At first glance Frosts poem seems to simply be describing the elements of a violent storm at sea. The poem contains literary conventions such as personification and imagery. Personification is used to transform the water into a menacing force and the imagery creates a dark and foreboding mood. These elements also create...
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Gravitational Pull Black Hole
1,068 wordswhat The Universe The Universe what lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies beyond our grasp. Within this marvel of wonders our universe holds a mystery that is very difficult to understand because of the complications that arise when trying to examine and explore the principles of space. That mystery happens to be that of the ever clandestine, black hole. of the concepts, properties, and process...
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King Henry Iv Henry Iv Part
1,302 wordsPrince HalS Detachment From The Tavern Life Prince HalS Detachment From The Tavern Life And Development As A Leader Although William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 depicts Henry Bolingbrokes troubles following the usurpation of England's thrown, the more consequential plot concerns the transformation of Prince Hal from a tavern crony into the next King of England. This is a play of contrast where Prince Hal is caught between two father figures who represent contradicting ideals. The figure most ...
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Sky Teenagers Wind
289 wordsThe bright and sunny sky hid the fact that a storm was quickly approaching the city of Mahtomedi. The soft, warm wind was brushing against the merry faces of the residents. Children are playing basketball, teenagers are driving their cars and listening to deafening music. The calm pace of the waves attracted many boaters to the clear water. Even the gardeners were out on this beautiful day. Everyone was completely oblivious to the coming terror. The wind began to swirl and blew freezing air onto...
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Santiago Chile Rugby Players Plane
346 wordsThis article is a disturbing occurrence of events that happened when a plane crashed in the Andes Mountains. The plane was filled with young rugby players from Uruguay. They were flying form Montevideo, Uruguay to Santiago Chile, a mere 900 miles away. They experienced turbulence on the trip and the pilot decided to stop in Mendoza Argentina for the night. The next day the turbulence had not improved very much, but the rugby players taunted the pilot, until he decided he would fly to Santiago, C...
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