In the poem ‘South Country’ Kenneth Slessor adopts a cynical view of the Australian landscape through a series of imagery‚ with a judgemental tone. He takes the reader on a journey from the bushy bushland to the harsh desert. In stanza 1‚ he suggests their departure from the city with “after the whey faced anonymity”‚ metaphorically referring to the idea of a crowded city of white people‚ undiluted and without any other races and colours mixed into the scene‚ perhaps signifying his sympathy towards
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Wide variations of temperature occur in the deserts‚ ranging from a maximum of 46° C (114° F)‚ during daylight hours‚ to a minimum of 6° C (42° F) after sunset. During the winter season desert temperatures often drop to 0° C (32° F). The most humid area is along the Mediterranean coast‚ where the average annual rainfall is about 200mm. Precipitation decreases rapidly to the south; Cairo receives on average only about 29mm of rain each year‚ and in many desert locations it may rain only once in several
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■ Tropical Forest biomes ■ Savanna biomes ■ Desert biomes ■ Grassland biomes ■ Mediterranean Climate biomes (b) Aquatic biomes ■ Freshwater biomes ■ Marine biomes ■ Lakes ■ Wetlands ■ Rivers and Streams 3. Differentiate the different kinds of biomes in a tabulated form based on the following: | DESERT | FOREST | FRESHWATER | GRASSLAND | MARINE | TUNDRA | Description
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ETHNICITY Peach cobbler is one of my family’s favorite deserts. Mainly‚ because of the great taste‚ but also for the fact that this desert is served on Sundays and holidays. My family anticipates the sweet taste of Grandma Sue’s famous peach cobbler. My mother showed me how to cook this dessert when I was about 10 years old. Unlike most pie dessert recipes which can be difficult to bake‚ this cobbler dessert is easy to create. My grandmother grew up in Georgia around the 1940s. My grandmother
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Anthony Smith English 12 AP Period 1 The Stones Analysis “The Stones” is a flash fiction by Richard Shelton. This story takes place in the reader’s mind as he or she imagines a presence in the desert. Here‚ one is supposed to watch the stones grow. These stones are the young stones. The ones that don’t grow here are the old stones. Young stones are used to represent young people who are just beginning their lives‚ and the old stones represent old people who have stopped living their lives
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president promised to reform health care‚ preserve social security‚ and balance the budget. 3. He described skiing in the Alps‚ swimming in the Adriatic‚ and the drive across the Sahara Desert. (faulty parallelism) He described skiing in the Alps‚ swimming in the Adriatic‚ and driving across the Sahara Desert. (parallel) 4. Kate prepared the speech on the plane‚ and it was delivered by her at the conference. Kate prepared the speech on the plane and delivered it at the conference.
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And for Louise Dennys‚ with thanks ‘Most of you‚ I am sure‚ remember the tragic cir-cumstances of the death of Geoffrey Clifton at Gilf Kebir‚ followed later by the disappearance of his wife‚ Katharine Clifton‚ which took place during the 1939 desert expedition in search of Zerzura. “I cannot begin this meeting tonight without referring very sympathetically to those tragic oc-currences. “The lecture this evening ...” From the minutes of the Geographical Society meeting of November 194-‚ London
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stones Urim and Thummim which will help Santiago when he is unable to read the omens. Santiago lands in Africa and finds himself in the streets of Tangier. He realizes that Pyramids are going to take days of journey and money to cross the Sahara desert. He met with Spanish speaking Santiago who assured that will help him cross the sahara and drop him till Pyramids. But he betrayed him and took all his money for the reason to by camels. By this time Santiago was looser without any money to return
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A LONG WALK TO WATER CHAPTER 1 Salva was one of 5 children. His father was a successful cattle owner. Only him and his two brothers (Ariik and Ring) were able to go to school. His sisters (A kit and Agnath) weren’t able to go to school‚ they stayed home and learned from their mother how to keep house. This was the same as every girl in the village. There was a war that had now come to where Salva lived in southern Sudan. CHAPTER 2 Salva’s village was now captured by soldiers and ordered
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accident… and now he’s…he’s…missing.” He sympathetically bemoaned. I stood there with furrowed eyebrows‚ as I pitied the person. “Don’t be vexed‚ sir. I will find him for you. May I know where he was last seen‚ Sir?” I questioned. “In the Arabian desert. He had departed there for an expedition.” he replied. “I will take care of everything sir‚ you be relaxed.” I reassured him and hung up the phone. “Bell‚ my good friend lost his cousin and we have to find him. Would you be of accompaniment for me
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