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    Personification and Diction in “Colors of the Wind” Forests are known as the planet’s most diverse ecosystems as well as the home to over 30 million species of plants and animals. Caused by land clearing for infrastructure building and timber logging‚ deforestation is extremely present but often overlooked. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz’s song “Colors of the Wind” challenges the listener to question whether as occupants of the earth‚ we look beyond our planet’s physical value. Featured in Disney’s

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    Heavyweight Concrete

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    Mixture proportioning: Procedures outlined in ACI 211.1 should be used for mixture proportioning. Typical proportions for heavyweight concrete are shown in Table 2. MATERIALS : Cement Cements conforming to ASTM C 150‚ which would be suitable for conventional concrete and produce the required physical properties‚ are suitable for use in heavyweight concrete. Aggregate Thorough examination and evaluation of heavyweight aggregate sources are necessary to obtain material suitable for the type

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    In this novel Dr. jekyll and Mr. hyde‚ Robert Louis stevenson uses Imagery‚ Diction‚ & Details to create a ¨ Frightful¨ mood. This story is about a lot of crazy and creepy things i think the best word to describe the story. There is a lot of plot twist in this story for instance when they are looking in the lab and find a ¨ more than conscious of the generous tide of blood.¨(95) There are a lot of weird things that happen. Most of it isn’t that scary but it might be creepy. I’m gonna give you three

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    Concrete Admix

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    been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense. e1 NOTE—Range value in 12.2.2 was editorially corrected July 2001. 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers materials for use as chemical admixtures to be added to hydraulic-cement concrete mixtures in the field for the purpose or purposes indicated for the seven types as follows: 1.1.1 Type A—Water-reducing admixtures‚ 1.1.2 Type B—Retarding admixtures‚ 1.1.3 Type C—Accelerating admixtures‚ 1.1.4 Type D—Water-reducing and retarding

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    Diction In Metamorphosis

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    Although after he starves himself to death‚ the family seems to place their dependence on their blossoming young daughter. This passage demonstrates that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa have decided to rely on their daughter from now on. Kafka utilizes imagery‚ diction‚ and irony to show the ways in which the Samsas will now depend on their daughter. Kafka demonstrates through the use of imagery how Grete Samsa’s parents will depend

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    Concrete Language

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    a lot of concrete and descriptive language in his work. Langston Hughes’s essay “Salvation” uses detailed descriptions to impact the reader. Description is “a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species” (“description”). Authors use concrete language to influence readers. Concrete language is “based off the five senses which are hearing taste‚ sight‚ touch‚ and smell” (“Concrete”). Hughes

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    Spectacle Diction

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    number one because the stories in the film make the whole story of the two hit men make it the most important. The second being Character‚ the main characters in the movie make the audience have the thriller and gory experience. I third I would say is diction‚ because dialogue has humor and intensity. The fourth would be music; I think music makes the audience feel the emotions with the different scenes. Fifth idea‚ because the theme being comedy and violence. Sixth‚ is being Spectacle. Suicide Squad one

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    Diction In The Rattler

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    also his regret at having to take the life of a living thing. The reader feels the weight of the predicament through contrast in diction‚ The author’s diction heightens the power and force behind the snake as it responds to the man. When the man first stumbles across the rattlesnake‚ it is “undulant” while “waiting” and holding its ground in calm “watchfulness.” The diction conveys slight tension in the otherwise still setting. The atmosphere feels tranquil‚ and while the snake is cautious‚ it is still

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    The Concrete Mixer

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    Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man: The Concrete Mixer Imperialism Ray Bradbury’s “The Concrete Mixer‚” tells the story of a Martian named Ettil‚ who refuses to invade Earth on the theory that the people of Earth have greater morale than the people of Mars. Ettil had feared that his people were doomed to the same fate as the people in his books­: whom at the end of every story were conquered by Earth. When the Martians’ arrive to Earth nothing is as any of them thought it would be. They had been

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    BRE Concrete mix design method A popular simplified mix design method is that from BRE. Compressive strength is‚ in general‚ related to durability. The greater the strength the more durable the concrete. To satisfy the required compressive strength‚ a value for water/cement (w/c) ratio is estimated for an appropriate test age (generally 28 days) and cement type. Tables in the BRE mix design handbook are consulted relating aggregate:cement (a/c) ratio‚ workability and water:cement (w/c) ratio for

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