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    captured for proper use and to result in the cutting back of fossil fuels. With the Sun being roughly halfway through the ‘main sequence’ of it’s lifespan then we have nothing to worry about as far as running out of an alternative energy source‚ let alone enough energy for Earth to survive. At present times the human race is using roughly 1/10‚000 of the suns total energy (Moebius 2005). Here is a link to a short video that will give you another idea of how much

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    2/17/12 English 101 Critical Analysis #1 Annie Dillard’s essay‚ “The Chase”‚ uses many rhetorical elements in the thesis to reach her audience; some of these include parataxis‚ climax‚ and hyperbole. In the essay Dillard states that “The point was that he had chased us passionately without giving up‚ and so he had caught us.” This helps clarify the thesis as‚ childhood is a playful time and adults should maintain a playful spirit. “The Chase” is about the author and her neighborhood

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    cost him his crew and his time. Odysseus is also a coward. Instead of fighting Polyphemos‚ he ran away to his ship. He should have fought the monster and showed his men how brave he was‚ but he ran: “The blind thing in his doubled fury broke/ a hilltop in his hands and heaved it after us./ Ahead of our black prow it struck and sank/ whelmed in a spuming geyser‚ a giant wave/ that washed the ship stern foremost back to shore./ I got the longest boathook out and stood/ fending us off‚ with furious

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    picture looking at it from afar you will see a dog‚ a table‚ wine glass‚ or the human face. If you look at the fine detail you will find lots of interesting and abstract additions to this art. The upper center part in the background you will see two hilltops one of them covered in grass and the other rocky landscape. The right hand corner there is another grassy hill terrain right above the dog’s head. Appears to be clear skies on the left with a stormy approach from the right. Like the water coming

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    to view the music changes to birds chirping and the light sound of flutes playing. It continues to pan across hills and valleys with the tempo (xxi) of the music changing as instruments are added. The scene unfolds reaching Julie Andrews up on a hilltop surrounded by mountains. Here the music’s dynamic level (xxvii) becomes more intense. When she starts to sing the music decreases in volume‚ matching her vocal range as she sings the title theme. The music that accompanies the abbey scene shows nuns

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    down‚-Here the brook swiftly flows down many hills. There are not literally ’Thirty hills’ but the poet make’s the line creative by using ’Thirty’ and not ’many’.  Or slip between the ridges‚-The brook ’slips’(quickly moves) between long narrow hilltops.  By twenty thorps‚ a little town‚-The brook flows down past many villages (Thorp-Old word for village) -again the poet tries to make the line creative by using ’Twenty’-not literally ’Twenty villages’ and a little town as well.  And half a

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    I attended Hilltop Elementary School‚ and i’m glad almost no one from that school goes to Mchenry West now; I don’t want them to remember what I have done‚ and neither do I. As a young girl‚ a lot of things scared me like the principle‚ dogs‚ and fireworks. What scared

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    there are plenty of places to do that Make it like a park – it is a no brainer Don’t encourage people to come up here Don’t talk about concepts until security is addressed Trees – will oppose the removal of any trees on Hilltop Meadow Security 16 year old shot on January 7‚ 2008 Murder - (+/- 15 year ago) appears to have been drug related Cannot find any reference to murder in Chastain Park Reference of drug related suicide 10-12 years ago Reference

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    When I first started reading Tim O’Brien’s the things they carried his depth of description entertained me. After reading each paragraph I was able to visualize what I had read. I could see each soldier loaded down with all the necessities they felt they needed. I was introduced to each soldier by the things they carried with them‚ from village to village across Vietnam‚ during the war. Some of the items seemed frivolous‚ such as scarves and comic books‚ but I could see how it helped them cope with

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    The L-8 Blimp Blimps were used in World War Two to patrol enemy submarines. There were many airbases within the United States. The one from this mystery was located in Moffett Field‚ California. The airfield was located on Treasure Island on the San Francisco Bay. This particular airfield was used for patrolling the shore line of the pacific and for delivering supplies. Most people have not heard about the L-8‚ a fascinating real life mystery from World War Two that has gone unsolved for over

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