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    Before the playwright Aristophanes arrived‚ Greek plays involving comedy had a terrible tendency to include a lot of obscene actions (Nick Hern Books‚ 1996). This wasn’t as badly frowned upon by the ancient society as in today’s standard‚ thus allowing many Greeks to overlook the bad for the good: the fun. While obscene‚ they were still quite humorous and had a positive effect on the viewers. Many playwrights thereafter would base their work on these plays‚ Aristophanes being one of the most famous

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    were a muted group which was expected to behave obediently‚ remain loyal and virtuous to their husbands. The idea of women being equal to their male counterparts‚ especially in known texts always appears as a joking matter; this is exemplified in Aristophanes’ play where he imagines what it would be like if women were to take over. This paper will examine the freedom of women in classical

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    very light amount of cloud with a little condensation | |Hot water |There was light cloudiness with no condensation | |Hot water plus match |There was little bit clouds with condensation | (5 points) |Score | | | 2. Why do you think the presence of smoke contributed to cloud formation? Answer:

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    Rainy Days Didn’t Get Me Down by: Marven T. Baldo Rainy days used shed a magical glow to my young existence. Raindrops falling on the roof of our house are music to my ear. After the rain‚ I would look in awe and wonder at the clouds that from and the rainbow that appears shortly. I would also make a paper boat and have it cruise along the pools that the rain has formed in the road. If the rain is strong enough for me bathe in it‚ I would not miss the opportunity‚ and with my bike I would go

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    country like India. The leaves of a tree are always giving off moisture; and this constant evaporation cools the surrounding atmosphere. In consequence‚ when moisture-laden winds blow over a forest‚ the moisture they carry is condensed and forms clouds‚ and these dissolve in rain. This is not mere theory. It has been proved that the destruction of forests of any extent quickly changes the climate of the whole district. Whereas before it had an abundant rainfall‚ after disafforestation the rainfall

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    2. Would you agree that there is no reason to feel bored in autumn? In my opinion autumn is a wonderful time of the year with its own peculiar interest and beauty. I know that the majority of people will disagree with me. They will probably say that autumn is the most boring time of the year. The summer holidays are over and everybody is back from the seaside. Everybody is in for nasty weather with its occasional rains and sleet. Of course it is true and the weather leaves much to be desired

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    | | |Doll cat dog sunny |- Ss play game. | | |Rainy ball bird cloud |- T corrects | | |( Lead in: today‚ we will review old knowledge |- T leads new lesson.

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    There they were. The torch. The compass. Lying on the floor as if they had no significance in the world. My eyes fixated on them. The glass of the torch smashed‚ cracked‚ useless. The compass was no longer in working condition; it could no longer fascinate a young boy with it’s’ ability to navigate someone lost in the right direction. Hope‚ which could have once been seen in the objects‚ had been vanished years ago‚ swept away silently like the sweep of a kitchen brush.

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    “The rain was still falling‚ but the darkness had parted in the west‚ and there was a pink and golden billow of foamy clouds above the sea.”pg (94). This description of the weather is also a description of Gatsby and Daisy’s feelings. The rain in a way is Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy’s husbands. They both know she can’t leave him but she wants to be with Gatsby. The pink and golden clouds are the happiness they feel together and that they are reunited.Fitzgerald is able to use the weather to show how the

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    Haley‚ Jennifer Professor Underwood Phsc 2010-A05 Elements of Earth Science November 6‚ 2013 Short Report on Tornadoes                  Introduction             A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. A violent tornado is capable of enormous amount of destruction with wind speeds up to 300 miles per hour. The tornados can reach up to one mile wide and fifty miles long. A report I read said in an average year‚ 1‚500 tornados are

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