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    Ents: A Short Story

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    Once upon a time, there was a population of Ents (tree beasts) that inhabited trees. They could move through trees, and would protect a forest at any cost. They were huge, about the size of a large oak, and took on the form of whatever tree they were currently inhabiting. As soon as a Ent moved into a tree, the tree could move as the Ent it. Therefore, if there was a nearby forest, an attack from Ents was almost impossible to defend from, even if there were two or three Ents. Ents came in…

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    Barn Owl Research Paper

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    This report will be about the barn owl. The barn owl is a medium-sized owl that has long, rounded wings and short tails. Their legs are long and their heads are smoothly rounded. Barn owls are pale and the have dark eyes. Their faces are a pale, white-tan color, and so are the undersides of their wings. Barn owls nest and roost in cavities and abandoned buildings. Female barn owls make nests out of their own regurgitated pellets by shredding them with their feet and arranged into a cup formation…

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    The ferns continued to draw ever closer as I went down a unused trail. As I surveyed my surroundings, I felt ever smaller as the monstrous trees loomed above me. The sun was barley shining because of all of the dense fog, which was just above the tree tops. What sun did come through made the light seem almost as if you were in a dream. As I continued down the path, the smell the salty air of the ocean permeated my lungs. The salty sea air mingled with the smell of fresh earth and life. The…

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    things the landscaper can do to make your trees more appealing. Remove The Lower Branches Removing the lower branches, also known as raising a tree, has several advantages. For one, it makes the trees look taller. They also appear better groomed with the bushy, lower branches removed. Getting rid of low branches also allows for more space under the tree. This gives you easier access to your yard for mowing, walking on the lawn, and playing in the yard. It's also a good idea to remove lower…

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    The Useless Tree Analysis

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    Useless Tree The theme topic is judgment. Judgment is when you are making assumptions on a person or living being based on their looks or personality. For example, if a person looks, dresses ugly or looks poor in life they might actually be rich. But they just want to be an individual. People's judgment might hurt the person very deeply. while in life they won't show it to you. Judging people isn't good because that person might get hurt emotionally and maybe physically too. The useless tree…

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    Personal Narrative

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    I felt the harsh dirt under my feet. Bobbing my head, I swayed back and forth, struggling to avoid hitting my head on the low branches that filled the dense forest. In the background of my thoughts, I heard my friends trying to talk to me, asking me, “Hey, you gonna jump?” “Mmm..hmmm,” I replied. Their question didn’t matter to me. I wasn’t interested in what they had to say, only intense focus filled my mind, about what I was about to do. Distraught about my decision to sneak out with my…

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    Many people have questions about whether their neighbors can block access to their solar panels with shading or not. In the Solar Panels vs Trees case, the tree blocking the solar panels from the direct sunlight. Mr. Treanor and Mr. Vargas both are environmentally friendly. “ In terms of loving the environment, it seems that neither one can top the other”. Once it comes down to the decision of cutting the trees for the solar panels to absorb the sunlight, Mr. Vargas seems to have the upper hand…

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    Susan Blake's Failure

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    Rocks slipped under her feet, as she climbed higher and higher. Susan Blake is a thirteen year old black belt in karate, eighth grade student, and a highly trained detective, in her own opinion. She has jet black hair, and tanned olive skin. Her most trusted characteristic is bravery, which always helps her on a job. But today it seems like it is failing her. Suddenly a huge chunk of the rock fell and she was hanging on by just a ledge which was slowly weakening. Susan quickly reached up to a…

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    Wood Observation Essay

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    this one tree behind Mellinger. The tree was a deciduous type (not maple, oak, or ash), and about at mid maturity maybe 15’ tall. The fungus was visible on all the tree bark starting at the trunk and on the branches, it was not slimy it was actually dry and brittle. There were also a few lichen and old man’s beard hanging from, but not as much as there is at my woods home in Maine. Fungus are usually an epiphyte that benefits a tree so it is not healthy to see it growing on a living tree, as it…

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    The Giving Tree

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    children’s book, “The Giving Tree” there are many life lessons displayed. The tree selflessly gave everything she had without taking a second thought; while they boy selfishly took everything the tree had to offer without thinking twice. The boy went the tree and said, “I want…” although he did not say he “needed” the things he received he treated it in that way. He should take life easier, and not let his life be ruled by his wants. If he would’ve let his love for the tree rule his life, he…

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