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    there are lightning and thunder? Some might say the sky is angry with us‚ but that’s not true. In fact‚ it isn’t the sky that’s angry‚ it’s a god and a goddess that are angry. Sometimes they can be upset‚ and sometimes they can be furious. The same way some storms are calm‚ and some‚ are violent. The story begins eons ago‚ back when gods and goddesses lived on earth and had a human form. Back when they were alive. Long ago‚ gods and goddess used to inhabit this very earth. They lived lives just like

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    Jem and Dill’s’ inquisitive’ natures lead them to become rebellious. Their plan was to trespass into Boo Radley’s property in order to understand more about the personality of this ‘mysterious’ character. Scout joins them on their night-time exploration because she is afraid of being left out. Due to the nature in which they entered the house‚ Nathan Radley-Boo Radley’s brother shoots at them as he thought his house was attacked by burglars. In chapter six of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee cleverly

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    In late 1807‚ the Chesapeake event had caused anger and tension between America and Britain. The tension between the British and Americans had existed since the declaration of independence on 4 July 1776. Over the next few decades the tension between the two nations had become worse. The reasons for this were mainly due to the way in which Britain treated America during the Napoleonic War (1779 – 1815); the introduction of the Order for Council; the Non-Intercourse Act; Macon’s Bill no. 2 and Britain’s

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    How Does Steinbeck Create Tension in Chapter Three in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck creates tension by making the atmosphere before Curley’s dog gets shot very awkward. He does this by writing about how small noises draw everyone’s attention in the room to it: “He rippled the edge of the deck nervously‚ and the little snapping noise drew the eyes of all men in the room‚ so that he stopped doing it.” This quote gives a sense of tension‚ since tiny things like rippling cards can drew everyone’s attention

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    The Spanish- American war was a short lived‚ lasting only four months in which the United States went to war in order to help Cuba win its’ independence from Spain. Prior to the fight for independence in Cuba‚ American businessmen already occupied the island for cheap labor in order to harvest sugar cane in the tropical Cuban climate. However‚ in 1868‚ growing tension between Cuba and Spain caused for the public opinion of Americans to be split: American business men being in favor of Spain in order

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    I. Intro a. American and French Revolutions b. Spurred on by the Enlightenment c. Both sought to overthrow old government II. Similarities d. Both American and French revolutions drew on theories from the Enlightenment to justify their cry for Independence e. Both sought first to air their grievances by political means i. French attended the Estates General‚ an assembly to represent entire French population ii. Americans used local colonial

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    The basis for there difference was on the Roman Doctrine of Transubstantiation which Luther and Zwingli held different beliefs. Luther believed that Christ was physically present in the Eucharist the body and blood of Christ. For Luther the Eucharist was a “testament” to faith in the lord and by taking the Eucharist you have achieved salvation and been forgiven of all sin. However Zwingli believed that the Eucharist was a symbol in remembrance of the crucifixion of Christ for

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    What led to the eventual collapse of Enron under Lay and Skilling and How? Answer: All the fraud activities conducted by Lay and Skilling and bad corporate culture led to the Eventual collapse of Enron. Both were aware of the Enron Code of Ethics but they did not follow it. Kenneth Lay former CEO was indicted on 11 criminal counts of fraud and making misleading statements. Jeff Skilling was indicted on 35 counts of wire fraud‚ securities fraud‚ conspiracy‚ making false statement on financial reports

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    said that the difference between viking males and females was very distinct. Vikings lived in very large family groups as everyone lived together. The eldest son would take over the farm and he would become the head of the family. His wife had to see that the food her husband brought home lasted through the long winters. Women were expected to know about the herbs for making medicine. The farm animals were also her responsibility and when her husband went trading she was in charge of hunting and

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    rise) Synopsis This project report explains about the surface tension and capillarity of liquid through a simple experiment of finding the capillarity of various detergents. Oil stains and grease on dirty clothes cannot be removed‚ using water alone‚ because water does not wet them. If detergents added ‚ surface tension is decreased‚ the area of contact is increased. Detergent molecules have the shape of a hairpin‚ one of which is attracted

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