The following text is a re-writing of a section from Tomorrow When the War Began‚ from the perspective of Chris Lang‚ who is one of the few not taken prisoner after enemy forces seized his hometown‚ Wirawee. This event gives us an insight into Chris’s character which is an introverted‚ highly intelligent teenager who is known for writing creative poetry and using many illegal substances. This re-writing shows Chris as he is encountered by a group of friends who are also survivors of the war and we
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Education After Violence COLL100 B047 APUS Shannon Voyles Education After Violence Getting an education is key to becoming successful. These days there seem to be more and more barriers keeping students from getting the education they need. School violence‚ shootings more specifically are at an all time high. While it is very important to find ways to prevent such tragedies‚ it is also important to look at the aftermath and the effects on education. Making sure schools
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Read the story first‚ then carry out the tasks that follow. “Examination Day” By Henry Slesar The Jordans never spoke of the exam‚ not until their son‚ Dickie‚ was twelve years old. It was on his birthday that Mrs Jordan first mentioned the subject in his presence‚ and the anxious manner of her speech caused her husband to answer sharply. ‘Forget about it‚’ he said. ‘He’ll do all right.’ They were at breakfast table‚ and the boy looked up from his plate curiously. He was an alert-eyed
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The Pen and the Inkstand (1860) N a poet’s room‚ where his inkstand stood on the table‚ the remark was once made‚ “It is wonderful what can be brought out of an inkstand. What will come next? It is indeed wonderful.” “Yes‚ certainly‚” said the inkstand to the pen‚ and to the other articles that stood on the table; “that’s what I always say. It is wonderful and extraordinary what a number of things come out of me. It’s quite incredible‚ and I really don’t know what is coming next when that man
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Centrifugal Tutorial Centrifugal Pump A centrifugal pump is one of the simplest pieces of equipment. Its purpose is to convert energy of an electric motor or engine into velocity or kinetic energy and then into pressure of a fluid that is being pumped. The energy changes occur into two main parts of the pump‚ the impeller and the volute. The impeller is the rotating part that converts driver energy into the kinetic energy. The volute is the stationary part that converts the kinetic energy into
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1-23-12 Autobiographical Essay A Day I’ll Never Forget Every person should have a Grandma like mine. She was the definition of love. She never got mad‚ she never yelled‚ she was never too busy for me‚ she never turned me away and she never grew tired of listening to me. She was beautiful‚ polite‚ graceful‚ confident‚ quiet and peaceful. Her manners were flawless and her home was always spotless. She has been deeply missed since the day she died in 2010. I remember the day it happened like it was
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“The Remains of the Day” -post-colonial novel- Postcolonialism‚ discussed from a literary approach‚ deals with the literature produced in countries that were colonies and by the colonized peoples responding to the colonial legacy by what the British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie called “writing back”‚ and thus confronting colonial cultural attitudes through literature. However‚ it may also refer to the literature written in other countries‚ which takes as its subject-matter the
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DESRCRIPTIVE ESSAY I glance and take a quick look at the weather‚ 78 degrees in Malibu‚ California. Perfect. The two hour drive from the Bakersfield‚ increases my anticipation as my brother and I listen to relaxing music‚ ecstatic to leave behind the horrible congested weather of Bakersfield. As the farms and mountains race by in a blur‚ I dream about the rest of my day at the beach. When we finally arrive after what feels like days‚ I run from the parking lot the to the oceansideµ‚ I inhale the
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IB TOK ESSAY That what іs acc℮pt℮d as knowl℮dg℮ today іs som℮tіm℮s dіscard℮d tomorrow? Consіd℮r knowl℮dg℮ qu℮stіons raіs℮d by thіs stat℮m℮nt іn two AOK’s. Th℮r℮ can ℮xіst no argum℮nts that n℮w dіscov℮rі℮s always caus℮ ℮xіstіng knowl℮dg℮ (Today’s) to b℮ dіscard℮d or th℮ fact that ℮xіstіng knowl℮dg℮ іs n℮v℮r dіscard℮d. Such ℮xtr℮m℮ stands cannot b℮ tak℮n. Fіrstly‚ І would lіk℮ to ℮xplor℮ th℮ qu℮stіon and th℮ words us℮d. Th℮ qu℮stіon stat℮s that ‘knowl℮dg℮ today іs som℮tіm℮s dіscard℮d tomorrow?’ Іt іs
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Wesak Day / Vesak Day 2013 Year | Date | Day | State | 2013 | 24 May | Friday | National | Wesak‚ also spelt Vesak‚ is a day celebrated by Buddhists around the world. The termVesak came from the name of a month in the Indian calendar. This is one of the most important festivals in the Buddhist calendar as it commemorates three significant events in Gautama Buddha’s life namely his birthday‚ enlightenment and his passing away. During this festival‚ devotees will bring offerings of flowers‚
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