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    Laila is receiving trying to meet Azazel. The drum noises in the background becomes louder and louder representing the increasing tensions in Kabul. Out of the blue, a sly and more energetic wind accordion comes in and disrupts the music. This represents Tariq’s sudden intrusion into the family and the…

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    These include wind power, geothermal, tidal power, hydropower, and biofuels. One of the first times the United States tried to promote the change to a more safe form of power was during the 1970’s. President Jimmy Carter planned to develop solar energy as a large part…

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    In the memoir of Jeanette Walls’ “The Glass Castle”, there are many themes to explore. Jeanette tells the tales of growing up in continued poverty with dysfunctional parents who find pleasure moving frequently in the dead of night. The Walls family was extremely poor and often there was no food, electricity or indoor plumbing in the multitude of places that the children called home. Jeanette grew up as the second oldest daughter in a family of six. Her father, Rex Walls, was a glorified…

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    Studies show that in the 2011-2012 winter season, the state of California received nearly 300 inches less snowfall than it did the previous winter. While many of California’s dry winters are a direct result of ridges off of the west coast, climatologists suggest the drop in precipitation during the 2011-2012 winter was due to below average sea surface temperatures, or La Niña (Seager et al.). La Niña is the result of cooling sea surface temperatures that lead to an overall temperature of the…

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    syllables are in each line ? 8 Syllables. 17. What type of poem is this ? a) Narrative poem b) Limerick poem c) Sonnet poem 18. What two things did the child see the wind to ? Toss the kites Blow the birds 19. What three questions did the child ask the wind ? Young or old Beast of field and tree Stranger child 20. Could the boy see the wind ? No Task 4 Write a straightforward narrative text Task 4 : Outline plan of your narrative text Hero Driver Human nature since ancient time , here is a bus…

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    Steve: considers soda and pony his kid brothers and works at the gas station with soda Ponyboy: 14, the youngest greaser and loves to read which sets him apart from the others and lives with soda and darry Johnny: he’s 16 and considers the greasers as his real family and he is nervous and sensitive. Soda: Everyone thinks he’s good looking he works at the gas station Darry: nickname is superman, he’s the leader of the greasers he’s twenty-two and works two jobs and is pony and sodas older brother…

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    The frame narrative style structure that Yu Hua uses in To Live shows the reader the end of Fugui’s story and shows that eventually Fugui makes his way up the hierarchy and becomes an ox. Early in the book it is revealed that Fugui will eventually have an ox and be alone on a farm. This foreshadows his growth as a person that comes later as the narrator continues to listen to Fugui’s story. With each break into the present, the narrator notices how much Fugui resembles his ox of the same name.…

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    The leaves swayed back and forth, casting soothing gusts of wind upon me. The blistering sun caked the grass to an umber brown. On top of the barren grass lay multiple dead Confederate bodies. I stood on my four large wheels glancing upon the death that surrounded me. I was covered in my wagon cloth which shielded the sweltering heat off of me. The men lay dead, all in different positions. Blood dripped from their wounds like waterfalls and splotched the arid grass. I hated this scene, but it…

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    As we know that there are many energy that use in daily life, such as solar energy, wind energy, water, or fuel. 30% of the energy, we cannot bring them back or these energy is finite energy. How can we handle with these energy? Mortimer B. Zuckerman decries the “special-interest-driven politics” that imperative energy is fossilized-based and renewable fuels. He considers about what are there the ways to protect these energy. Zuckerman states that Expanding domestic supplies and restricting…

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    unknown makes us uncomfortable, and we do not like to put ourselves out there not knowing what the outcome will be. However, with that said, what if we never took the chance, and we miss something amazingly beautiful? While The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and The Alchemist are so different, they are similar because both books are about two young men who have vivid goals and dreams that take them on incredible life journeys. William and Santiago encounter several obstacles, but did not let any of…

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