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    elements of folktale‚ fairy tale‚ and legend: which creates a conflict between Edward and his son Will. Like any good parent‚ Edward Bloom tells his son bed time stories about past experiences from his life that intrigues his son. Even after Will’s childhood his dad continues to tell these stories throughout his life and eventually Will feels he doesn’t know any truth about his father until he is on his death bed. The conflict between Will and his father begins with one of Edward’s many folktales

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    Of all the ancient civilizations lost to the ages‚ one that remains surrounded by legend is Atlantis. Stories of an ancient superpower of sea faring people that vanished in a single day have been told for centuries. Such stories continue to baffle archeologist to this day. If such stories were true‚ where is the evidence to support the existence of Atlantis? Unlike other civilizations‚ Atlantis did not leave behind great pyramids or giant monoliths. The only bit of evidence to conclude to Atlantis’s

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    Outcome 1 004.1.2 Describe with examples how different aspects of development can affect one another Below are some examples of how different aspects of development can affect one another: 1. Sebastian is 6 years old and has just moved from Italy and has very poor English. He’s moved to a school where there are only children in the class with good level of English. Sebastian may be scared‚ confused and anxious about moving to another country with a different language. There will be a language

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    of story is the fable‚ which presents a moral‚ or lesson about human behavior. Fables usually feature animals behaving and speaking as humans. Among the most widely known are those from the ancient Sanskrit Pancatantra (Five Chapters)‚ which was first written down in India perhaps 2‚000 years ago. Known in Europe as The Fables of Bidpai‚ this collection presents animal characters in entertaining stories and poetry. Many European animal fables have at least in part descended from the Pancatantra.

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    Bacteria can be distinguished from one another by their morphology (size‚ shape‚ and staining characteristics). In this lab experiment‚ bacterial morphology was examined by observing both stained and unstained organisms. A wet mount is a preparation process where a live specimen in culture fluid is placed on a slide and the organism is free to move about. In the wet mount slides provided via LabPaq software with cheek‚ dental plaque‚ and yeast specimens were observed. The wet mount preparations

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    used a frame layout for his story‚ his story was a tall tale‚ and he used many examples of regional dialect throughout the entire story. “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County‚” was written as a tall tale. A tall tale is a story that is much exaggerated. Mark Twain used this style of writing because his story was funnier this way. In his story‚ Jim Smiley trained animals to be the best at certain things. You can tell it is a tall tale because of exaggerations such as‚ “He’d give him a

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    Communication is a term for passing information from one to another; this can be done physically‚ verbally‚ visually and also technologically for example email. Physical communication requires one to physically send a message for example a hand shake to say thanks‚ this message can also be passed on verbally and technologically. Visual communication requires usually involves demonstration sometimes mixed with verbal communication to help learners understand or stay more focused. Effective communication

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    SERVE ONE ANOTHER Thesis: Serving one another is a command to all believers. It is in serving one another that we show the love of Christ. I. Serving one another theologically A. Definition of the word “serve” 1. Greek meaning 2. Reference support of the meaning B. What the Bible says about serving one another 1. Living as Christ’s example to serve others (Mark 10:45) 2. Serving is loving (Galatians 5:13) 3. Humility in serving (1 Peter 5:5-7 II. Serving one another

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    upon ourselves some of the problems and needs of other people. Actually if the truth be known‚ when we do this it really is the key to a better and happier life. It was during my last high school Christmas party when I experienced what loving one another really means. I was very prepared for that day not knowing that some of my friends were affected by the storm last night and everybody was supposed to be happy excited and hopeful but even though we were not able to celebrate our Christmas party

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    completely inebriated by that effect. The reader is able enjoy this story is because you can begin to absorb‚ and finish the entire story in one sitting‚ allowing the instant‚ acute nature of his desired total effect to set in. To create this total effect‚ Poe relies heavily on sensory imagery‚ such as sound‚ sight‚ smell‚ etc. One of the elements Poe uses in his style of writing is darkness. The main body of the story takes place in the middle of the night when it is pitch black. The narrator illustrates

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