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    the form of heat and light. It is a reaction that requires oxygen. My objective in doing this experiment is to determine the effect of the height of the candle on the length of its burning time. The existing problem is Suffocation. Research Problem: What is the effect of height of the candle on the length of its burning time? Hypothesis: The shorter the Candle‚ The longer the time it will burn. Experimentation: A. Materials 1. 3 identical jars 2. 3 candles with different height 3. Matches 4. Timer

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    the fire as it dances. Many feel a sense of safety from the warmth given off by the fire; others only see it as wild and uncontrollable. Although‚ all of these connotations and many more exist‚ yet‚ the main context in which fire is used in “Barn Burning” is as a way to represent Abner’s lack of power through self-expression. The first time that we are introduced to fire in this story is when Abner is on trial

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    “Upon the burning of our house‚ July 10th‚ 1666”‚ a poem by Anne Bradstreet. This poem describes her reaction of waking up‚ running around the house‚ and a fearful sound of “Fire!” and “Fire!”‚ because her house was broken down. She struggles a lot with her materialism. But after all‚ she wasn’t discouraged and she didn’t lose hope even in the helpless situation because‚ Christ is the one who said “Fear not for I am with thee”. She woke up by hearing the sound of loud noises‚ and screaming on fire

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    Barn Burning & Doe Season Literary Analysis As a child our first hero is typically either our mother or father. We do everything we can to make them proud and grow up to be just like them. We tend to mimic their actions because we think it will make us more similar to them. In some situations we might find ourselves lying for our parents to cover up things that they do to avoid them getting into any trouble. As we grow older we tend to realize that we are not the same as mom and dad; we are

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    In The poems "The Burning Truck" and "Widower in the Country" Murray uses imagery‚ metaphors and personification to enhance the impact of the poems on the reader. "The Burning Truck". The Poem is about war and shows how it can bring out the most primitive emotions out of people. The Poem also shows that during war time regular laws do not exist but a different set of wartime rules and the war will continue. The Title of the Poem‚ The burning truck gives the reader a strong image of a truck which

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    Passage¡± because it is necessary to be an adult. What is Rite of Passage? It means a ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person’s life indicative of a transition from one stage to another‚ as from adolescence to adulthood. In the story ¡°Barn Burning¡± by William Faulkner‚ Sarty‚ who was the son of barn burner- Abner Snopes‚ he experienced his Rite of Passage at the end of the story. Although his decision leads to his father¡¯s death‚ it helps him to independent from his father. I think he made

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    Faulkner’s "Barn Burning" involves the Snopes‚ a sharecropper family that has moved 12 times in the memory of the primary participant‚ Sarty. Sarty is the youngest of four children to Abner and Lennie Snopes. The older brother and twin sisters are not named. Also with the family is Lennie’s sister‚ Lizzie. Of this family‚ Abner and Sarty are the most active‚ around whom the theme focuses. Also‚ the land owner‚ Major de-Spain‚ is the latest target and recipient of Abner’s retaliation. Sarty’s type

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    Stephen Crane‚ writer of “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”‚ composed a short parody of Western living style. As any reader would assume by the title‚ it is about a woman who was recently married moving to a town with her new husband. Crane only dedicated two pages to the newly wed couple before focusing on the main topic‚ an angry drunk who seeks revenge. Individuals‚ who are educated on informational facts on how Westerns lived‚ comprehend the idea of a hero versus a villain. Villains form their scheme

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    William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” allows readers to get a glimpse of what two court cases were like for a man named Abner Snopes with the result of the first court course leading him to be exiled and ultimately working for new landowner. As time passes‚ Abner finds himself in another court case after damaging his new landowner’s valuable rug after putting tracks on it and damaging it once more while attempting to clean it. The landowner‚ Major de Spain‚ fines Abner with a hundred dollar replacement

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    What does it mean being young? Does it mean that your age should be between 16 to 35 or you should be sexually matured and active? To me “being young” is not a physical state‚ it is a state of mind. It is immensely deep pschycological‚ almost touching the peak of your consciousness. It is the level and depth of consciousness that makes you young. It is the horizon of your thinking that makes you young. It is the mental ability to withstand all the hardships of life without any condemnation anywhere

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