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    Benefits of Reading

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    Jessica Bartlein November 10‚ 2014 Phase 5 Individual Project LITR201-1404A-06 Melissa Eidson Reading can open one’s mind to the imagination of anything to be dreamt of. Poems‚ short stories‚ novels‚ plays‚ and dramas are all different types of literature that exist today. All of the different types of literature have their own ways and formats that they are written in. Literature has many ways of speaking to us as we read them‚ it can strike up emotions or memories that we have or it can

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    Map Reading

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    BASIC MAP READING Introduction Maps and their substitutes are of particular value to the military establishment. It is frequently necessary to identify ridges‚ valleys routes of movement‚ and other characteristics of a section of terrain that cannot be reconnoiter in advance. Plans for the future operations must be based on knowledge gained in part from maps their substitutes. Therefore‚ as future member of the AFP‚ you must know how to use and read a map. It is mandatory for you to know

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    Tipping Point

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    Synthesizing Readings; The Undercover Economist‚ The Tipping Point‚ and Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy After reading the books; “The Undercover Economist”‚ “The Tipping Point”‚ and “Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy” I am left thinking that the Global economy is actually more complicated and intricate than I ever thought and there is an interesting aspect of the world economy that is social. From the popularity of Hush Puppies in New York detailed in “Tipping Point” to the social

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    Poetry Explication

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    Cited: Williams‚ William. “Red Wheelbarrow.” Kirszner and Mandell 744. Bergmann‚ F.J. “An Apology.” Kirszner and Mandell 748. Kirszner‚ Laurie G.‚ and Stephen R. Mandell‚ eds. Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Compact 8th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2013. Print.

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    temperature at which movement of the specimen is observed is recorded as the pour point. INTRODUCTION In the cloud point experiment‚ waxes will appear and thickens the oil and clogs fuel filter and injectors in engines. The wax also accumulates on the cold surfaces and forms an emulsion with water. The appearances of cloud point determine the first cloud of wax crystals in a liquid when it is cooled. Whereas‚  pour point experiment is to determine the minimum temperature of the oil which will continue

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    Reading and Books

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    Reading has at all times and in all ages been a source of knowledge‚ of happiness‚ of pleasure and even moral courage. In today’s world with so much more to know and to learn‚ the importance of reading has increased. In the olden days if reading was not cultivated or encouraged‚ there was a substitute for it in the religious sermon and in the oral tradition. The practice of telling stories at bed time compensated to some extent for the lack of reading. Books are our best friends. They never deceive

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    Poetry Explication

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    and figures such as Jesus‚ Angel of God‚ and Grace of God (lines 14-15) even though the act of slavery is one of the most sinful systems in the eyes of these slaves and in the eyes of all decent human beings. Though a myriad of Lucille Clifton’s poetry is about survival‚ the people in the ships have barely survived‚ but more importantly‚ though many of them have not‚ a significant amount did despite the fetid‚ deadly‚ inhumane conditions. Lines 1-5 illustrate the terrible conditions of the ship

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    poetry device

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    Poetic Devices Alliteration - The repetition of initial consonant sounds. “Doubting‚ dreaming dreams no mortal ever…” Poe‚ “The Raven” Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds. “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far...So old it is that no man knows...” Sandburg‚ “Early Moon” Hyperbole – An overstatement or extreme exaggeration. Example: I nearly died laughing. Imagery - Words or phrases that appeal to any sense (sight‚ taste‚ touch‚ hearing‚ and smell) or any combination

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    Summer Reading

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    Summer Reading 2nd Block Fahrenheit 451 Characters Guy Montag- Montag was a fireman who wanted to find a meaning to life. His attitude about life and society suddenly changed after meeting Clarisse. Also‚ he didn’t think before he acted and this got him into some trouble. He didn’t understand why he had to burn books. Montag saved some of the books he was supposed to burn and this was completely against the law. He was eventually caught and had to go on the run so that he was not put in jail

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    Poetry Analysis

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    meaning of the poem: that we must depend on ourselves for answers because other opinions are just echoes of our own ideas. At first glance‚ the reader notices that the poem is divided into two parts in order to resemble a conversation. When reading the sonnet for the first time the reader may make the mistake in thinking that what the “echo” replies is an answer to the questions the “voice” asks. But in reality the “echo” isn’t replying to the “voice” but is actually performing its normal job

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