giraffes‚ elephants‚ and zebras just to name a few. There are also various types of reptiles in the savanna. Two of these are the Black Mamba‚ which is a highly poisonous snake‚ and the Nile Crocodile‚ which is also known as the Kenyan Crocodile and Madagascar Crocodile‚ and as its name suggests‚ a crocodile‚ which is
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to the west‚ while Edinburgh and Dundee lie on the east coast‚ with Perth lying 20 miles upstream on the River Tay from Dundee. The Highlands are sparsely populated. In general‚ only the more accessible and larger islands retain human populations. Currently‚ fewer than 90 remain inhabited. The Southern Uplands are essentially rural in nature and dominated by agriculture and forestry. Immigration since World War II has given Glasgow‚ Edinburgh and Dundee small South Asian communities. In
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THE LEGEND OF THE FIRST BANANA FRUIT Once‚ there was an extremely beautiful princess‚ became of which she was called Mariang Maganda (Maria‚ the beautiful one). Her house was near a small forest which grew many delightful flowering plants. Every day the young princess would go about picking flowers found there and place them nicely in a basket to bring home with her. As soon as she arrived home‚ she would sting the flowers together to form a long lay of flowing colors. Then she would put them
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only show the way to victory and strike a blow for his country. Nobility is not the prerogative of men. Grace Darling set an example of heroism in well-doing which has never been surpassed. The steamer Forfarshire‚ while on its voyage from Hull to Dundee‚ struck on a rock and snapped in two. The fore-part of the vessel‚ containing nine persons‚ remained fast. Half a mile away there was a light-house‚ occupied by an old man‚ his wife and a daughter‚ Grace. Seeing the men on the wreck‚ Grace Darling
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In “The Narrative of the life Frederick Douglass”(1845)‚ Frederick Douglass expresses the struggle of a slave. After years in slavery Douglass ran for freedom to achieve a better life. Frederick Douglass portrayed an ambivalent tone as he didn’t have the power to speak what he felt. He expresses his states of mind such as excitement‚ loneliness and insecurity through syntax and similes. Through the use of simile we get a better understanding of what Douglass felt in New York. After escaping slavery
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Conner Bogard Mr. Schaefer English 3rd Period March 8‚ 2013 Being Suspenseful with Plumwood and Bradbury Val Plumwood is the author of the non-fictional story‚ ‘’ Being Prey’’. This story described Val‘s near-death experience with a crocodile. Ray Bradbury is the author of the fictional story‚ ‘’The Sound of Thunder’’. ‘’The Sound of Thunder’’ was based on the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect says that a small change at one place can make huge difference on what will happen in that
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when Salva is going hyper speed through blood‚ crocodiles‚ and bullets. According to the text‚ on chapter 13‚ page 79‚ it states‚ “The rain‚ the mad current‚ the bullets‚ the crocodiles‚ the welter of arms and legs‚ the screams… He had to get across somehow… when at last the tip of his toes touched mud he forced his limbs to make swimming motions one more time.” This quote certainly proves that Salva was lucky because at least a bullet or crocodile could have killed him. How does family help
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OBJECTIVE For this piece of coursework I have been asked to investigate into the resistance of wires when the length is changed. INTRODUCTION The objective for my coursework (as already stated above) is to investigate how changing the length of wire can affect the resistance. There are factors which can affect how accurate our expriment is come on four levels. As in any scientific experiment‚ there are always variables ( "likely to change or vary subject to variation; changeable." ) which can
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LIFE HISTORY PROJECT By Lorraine Ward PSY 355 5/14/09 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Life History Research ……………………………………………………………. 4-8 Works Sited Page ………………………………………………………………….. 9 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………… 10- 15 Photo
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Analysis of Dekada’70 According to the reporter of this story Dekada ’70 is set in the turbulent Martial Law era in Philippine history. In the 1970’s‚ the Republic of the Philippines was under the rule of then President Ferdinand Marcos. On September 21‚ 1972‚ Marcos declared Martial Law which placed the country under the rule of the Armed Forces of the Philippines‚ but kept himself in power. Under the Martial Law era‚ Marcos consolidated control of the armed forces‚ freedom of the press was severely
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