it was the scene for several First World War Battles. However‚ it is understood the Passchendaele is mentioned as the horrific fighting condition. Because the area was made up of flat‚ low land and filled around with sticky mud which turned the battlefield dip into the sea of mud during the raining days. At the beginning of the spring‚ the Germans had begun the submarine warfare by sinking the merchant ships in the international water which led to the French soldiers fall into the failures on the
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spots for the spiders from their predators. Also‚ Lastly‚ at the salt marsh‚ there was a lot of muddy area allowing many ribbed mussels to live there. The ribbed mussel uses the mud to partially bury themselves and they use organic matter and process it into inorganic matter to put it back in the mud and enrich the surrounding mud in the salt pond. In conclusion‚ the various differences in the landscape of the salt pond and beach caused many different animals to live in each intertidal zone. Multiple
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How does Dickens use setting in ’Great Expectations’ to show characters feelings &+ situations? Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth‚ Hampshire‚ during the Victorian era. In 1822‚ when Dickens was ten‚ the family relocated from Kent [where they had moved when Dickens was 5] to Camden Town‚ London. These places of residence are symbolic of certain occurances in Dickens life; throughout the novel‚ these areas play an avid role in the creation and development of the characters situations and feelings
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Germans was called no man’s land. There was not set distance between the lines. No man’s land had deep craters‚ mud‚ heavy rain‚ artillery bombardment. Weaponry changed throughout the war‚ machine guns‚ rifles‚ grenades‚ flamethrowers‚ mortars and gas were used. The battle tactics began as offensive and later changed to defensive. The life in trenches was horrible‚ there were many rats‚ mud and diseases that were evident within the trenches. This lead to battle fatigue and shell shock. Many soldiers
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Faunal Group B _________________Normal ______________________Normal Undefined faunal group Lacustrine Deposits Sands and silts (Fossil #1*) ____________________Reversed _________________Reversed Faunal Group B Lacustrine muds 2.95 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNormal xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNormal Riverine Gravels Sterile gravels ______________________Reversed Savanna-woodland biota SITE #2 3.21 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxReversed Lacustrine Marsh Deposits
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“knuckle-breaking work” (110. Hesse) and her hands aren’t meant for that. There was a simile in the poem stating that her mom would “break that mud like the farmers break sod” (109). On page 110 there is a tone change when she signals the word “but.” This is shown in the quote when Billie Jo states‚ “It isn’t the work I hate‚ the knuckle-breaking work of beating mud out of every blessed thing‚ but every day my fingers ache so bad.” (110) This shows
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Termites are the scourge of homeowners everywhere. How could such tiny creatures create such a giant hassle? No one wants to discover an infestation of these unwelcome houseguests‚ but it’s important to look for signs of termites on your property. Kirkland’s Pest Control in Fayetteville‚ TN‚ a trusted source of termite treatment in Lincoln County‚ shares five signs you may have a termite problem: 5 Signs Of A Termite Infestation 1. Swollen Spots In Floors & Ceilings At first glance‚ swelling in
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as the Third Battle of Ypres‚ Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties‚ but also for the mud. It was a combination of the Environment‚ Tactics and Poor Leadership that lead to the AIF’s losing the battle of Passchendaele. On 9 October 1917‚ British divisions‚ with the AIF in support‚ attacked towards Passchendaele village in terrible conditions. In the mud and rain the effort proved futile but the high command thought that enough ground had been gained to order an assault
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weather-related natural disasters. 5) LANDSLIDES & DEBRIS FLOW In a landslide‚ masses of rock‚ earth or debris move down a slope. Debris and mud flows are rivers of rock‚ earth‚ and other debris saturated with water. They develop when water rapidly accumulates in the ground‚ during heavy rainfall or rapid snowmelt‚ changing the earth into a flowing river of mud or “slurry.” They can flow rapidly‚ striking with little or no warning at
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‘guttering’ is a use of an onomatopoeia which gives the metaphor more of an effect and also puts more emphasis on the quantity and noise of the water. ‘Waterfalls’ is plural which suggests the abundant quantity of the water which must’ve turned the mud into slime‚ painting an image of how dirty the trenches where.
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