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    decisions, Cummings uses symbolism to unlock his philosophy of allowing one to value one 's heart over one 's head. The poetic device, symbolism, is perfectly expressed using single words with bigger meanings. By using words such as "kiss"(Cummings 4), "Spring" (Cummings 6), and "flowers (Cummings 10)", the reader is able to create a connection between the symbolic and emotional meanings. The speaker uses a word like "kiss" (4) to invoke the feeling of love rather than a definition of it. A…

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    story, “Strawberry Spring”, supports the reason that horror movies hooks us considering it’s one method to “show that...we are not afraid” (King, “Why We Crave” 1). Moreover, the horrifying events…

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    Mono Lake Research Paper

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    normal lake, but it is home to a bizarre, otherworldly landscape that was created when water from fresh water springs underneath the lake mixed with the lake’s salty, alkaline water, forming deposits of limestone. Near the south shore of Mono Lake, grotesque towers of rough, porous limestone called tufa rise out of the lake’s tranquil waters. These tufa were formed when fresh water springs bubbled up into the lake, leaving behind mineral deposits which over thousands of years formed these giant…

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    Songs that have more consonance and are designed to have a happier sound. To begin the concert, I have decided to start off with the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. In Vivaldi’s Spring poem, Vivaldi writes, “The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes.” Spring is the return of warmth, where flowers and trees bloom. As the poem states, the birds return, where they sing in the morning -- an embodiment of peace and tranquility. These…

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    Roman Water Sources

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    The ancient Roman society secured fresh water from local sources like springs and wells. Besides, the society sourced water from private and public owned wells. Ancient Romans also harvested rain water from rooftops that was subsequently diverted into cisterns and jars (Mays, 2010). The traditional water sources did not satisfy the growing needs of the society, particularly the growing urban population. Later on, ancient Roman engineers developed the aqueduct technology that diverted fresh water…

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    trampoline. A basic trampoline kit includes many of the same trampoline parts that were used in the first trampolines, constructed way back in the 1940's. This means a metal frame (which is now made from heavy duty steel instead of iron), metal springs, and a trampoline mat, usually made from some synthetic fabric. A traditional round trampoline is simply the jumping platform, and nothing else. No ladder, nothing to keep little heads from knocking against the metal railing if they lose their…

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    Following this further, there was 86 hair samples taken from 2011 to 2014 that involved grizzly bear conflicts. There were relationships of 76 mother-off spring and 119 father-off spring .Within the76 mother-off spring relationships , 30.3% of off spring were considered problem bears separate from the conflict status of their mother. The father-offspring relationships, were 28.6% and considered problem bears separate from the conflict status of their father . There was not anything indicating…

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    With spring right around the corner, we all could use a break from the “cabin fever” that tends to happen over the winter months. We need to find a way to break that depressing mood that the cold and snow has pushed us deep into. Just like with New Year Resolutions, we all have a hope for what is instore for us. But how do we actually make sure that we are going to achieve our goals – and be released from the grips of Old Man Winter? Spring cleaning your mind is a simple new approach to…

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    Everything is frozen, turning the fingers and faces of young and old a bright red. The hot springs and geysers showering mist on the nearby flora covering everything in a sheet of ice. Listening closely the distant conversations of wolves as they echo throughout the valley. The foreign view gives the feeling of another planet, something so unreal that it is hard to believe that it is only another state.…

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    Greek mythology was important in ancient civilisations and even today's world.Myths explain the gods/ goddess interactions and relations with mankind. These myths that the Greek citizens strongly believed in provide evidence of why things are how they are.One particullar myth that has continued to impact todays society is the story of Alpheus and Arthuesa because of their fatal flaws and consequences. The story of Alpheus and Arethusa is not your typical love story.The ending feels more like a…

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