of Australian bush life‚ and good humour is necessary to maintain sanity in the isolated‚ dry environment. These qualities are greatly significant to the people living within it. Henry Lawson communicates this idea in this humorous bush tale “The Loaded Dog” through humour and personification of the lanky protagonist dog. For bushmen‚ having a good sense of humour helps with the monotony of bush life and is essentially a way of survival. Without a sense of humour‚ the shortcomings of the unstable
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In “My Life had stood -a loaded gun-” of Emily Dickinson’s tale about a gun and his master‚ we learn a rather ambiguous way in which an impious person‚ even a complete atheist‚ has the capability and necessary talents‚ to become a devoted and ecclesiastical individual‚ when and if God decides it is that person’s moment to become his mediator disciple towards mankind. The individual’s unused deftness is depicted as the “Loaded Gun” before “the Owner passed-identified- and carried Me away”‚ which is
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In the poem 764 of The Norton Anthology which starts "My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun -" (line 1)‚ Emily Dickinson takes on the role of a married woman of the nineteenth century whose husband owns and completely controls her. The woman‚ whose voice Dickinson wrote from‚ reflects on the importance of her husband ’s life to hers and her dependency on him being there to direct her life. Dickinson never married and lived a secluded life in her family ’s home‚ only ever leaving the house for one year
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impact of road traffic noise on the community. Section 1 outlines the proposed Road Traffic Noise Strategy‚ its scope‚ development and how you can contribute. Section 2 contains information on the effects‚ levels and sources of traffic noise‚ and outlines the current programs that contribute to reductions in road traffic noise in Victoria. 1.1 Scope and Purpose of this Paper This background paper is the start of a process to develop an integrated Road Traffic Noise Strategy (the strategy)
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Ocean Noise Pollution For millions of years‚ the oceans have been filled with sounds from natural sources such as the squeaks‚ moans and clicks of whales and dolphins‚ the snapping of shrimp‚ the sound caused by wind upon the surface and even the occasional rumble from earthquakes. Over millions of years‚ the ocean’s marine species have developed into what they are today‚ with their own specialized acute hearing abilities‚ communication skills and echo location abilities at natural sound levels
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that noise is already a part of our everyday lives; it is that non-melodic tune that strikes our ears. Some are already used to it‚ but some are still bugged by it. We all have our break points‚ according to science our pain threshold due to noise is 137.5 decibels‚ that is about 200 Pascal over your ear drum. In comparison to diving without ear plugs‚ its like diving to 100 ft. imagine how much pressure is that. Many revolutionary home appliances today introduced models that are noise-free
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Noise problems As Florida moves into the new millennium‚ many problems will continue to emerge. Communities are growing as never before‚ fueled by the large tourism industry. Our woodlands and wetlands are giving way to new developments. New entertainment theme parks open on a regular basis. Beautiful beaches all over Florida have seen dramatic changes. As these changes take place‚ new problems arise. Bars‚ restaurants and hotels line the roadways. As these areas expand‚ they move closer to our residential
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Use of Noise and Music in The Tempest Many times throughout The Tempest‚ Shakespeare would couple his use of a bare stage with music and other various theatrical noises in order to create a deeper connection with his audience‚ whether they are reading the script‚ or watching the play being performed by a cast of actors. It is said that music is one of the defining elements to any production. With the right music and noises‚ the same exact scene can quickly turn from a happy scene‚ to one of complete
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Don DeLillo’s novel‚ White Noise‚ follows Jack Gladney‚ his wife Babette‚ and their obsession with their own deaths. Although Jack and Babette do not share any children among the two of them‚ they have four children from previous relationships and marriages that bring the household together as one family. The family in this novel live relatively normal lives until an airborne toxin event infects their town‚ and they must be evacuated. Eventually‚ the family is allowed to return to their home and
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ABC‚ 123: The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes Jenny C. Aker‚ Christopher Ksoll and Travis J. Lybbert Abstract We report the results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone education program (Project ABC) in Niger‚ in which adult students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy class. Overall‚ students demonstrated substantial improvements in literacy and numeracy test scores‚ suggesting that the adult literacy curriculum is effective
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