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    students? From the video I observed students being able to define vocabulary associated with sound showing that they had some prior knowledge on the topic. I also observed students who were actively participating in all aspects of the lesson with very few distractions. When students found another students sound vibration funny they only giggles for a few seconds then continued to listen and participate in the sound lesson. From this observation I can conclude that students knew the teachers classroom expectations

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    LIBERTY UNIVERSITY A SUMMARY OF “PURE HISTORY SPECIALS: BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER” SUBMITTED TO DR. MICHAEL A. DAVIS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF HIST 222 BY CAROLINA PHILLIPS LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA APRIL 3‚ 2014 A SUMMARY OF “PURE HISTORY SPECIALS: BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER” Pure History Specials: Breaking the Sound Barrier” is a history documentary found on hulu.com relating to American pilots during

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    Puget Sound Landslides

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    In the Puget Sound landslides are fairly common‚ mostly due to a very wet climate and ever changing environment. The definition of a landslide is: A gravity driven down slope movement of a mass composed of soil‚ rock‚ and vegetation. A landslide generally happens when the material in the down slope is heavier then the supporting soil. There are many contributing factors that cause landslides‚ steepness of slope‚ composition of soil and rock‚ groundwater condition‚ recent precipitation patterns

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    The Sights and Sounds of Jesuit Tell | Show | Walking down the hall today‚ I heard many interesting sounds. | * screaming freshman in freshman quad * debates * lockers * teachers as they issue JUG * Students as they try to get out of JUG * annoying crows in the trees | Walking down the hall today‚ I heard many interesting sounds. A) The sound of young freshmen screaming their high‚ annoying screeches echoes throughout the halls. B) Students take part in heated debates

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    Mr. Shiftlet's Irony

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    This shows that Mrs. Crater isn’t the best at being slick and secretive‚ therefore it’s easy for Mr. Shiftlet to use what he knows to his advantage. 7. Situational Irony: “[Mrs. Crater] had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before‚ she could tell‚ even from a distance‚ that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of” (1034). This is situational irony because in the very beginning Mrs. Crater says Mr. Shiftlet is not one to be afraid of‚ but by the end of the story‚ he is a twisted man that fooled her and stole

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    Ben Boyd English 11H In his novel‚ The Sound and the Fury‚ William Faulkner employs a unique structural assembly to relay a compelling and complex plot to his readers. Faulkner often uses incoherent and irrational phrases to bring the reader into the minds of the characters. With a believable plot‚ convincing characterization and important literary devices‚ William Faulkner is able to bring into perspective a new structural form of writing which influences the significance of the content

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    To what event does the Chorus refer in the first stanza? Cite one example of personification in the first stanza. Cite four images of light in the first stanza. Cite five sound images in the first six stanzas. In the first stanza‚ the Chorus refers to Polyneices attacking Thebes after Eteocles assumed rule. Because of this‚ Thebes regards Polyneices as a traitor. “O orb of aureate day‚ How glorious didst thou rise” (Antigone 1.1.4-5) personifies the sun as rising. Four images of light are “Sunbeam

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    Invisible Man Irony

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    Irony Irony is the use of words to express something different and often opposite to its literal meaning and it is a device that plays a major role in revealing the theme of a literary work. In Inferno‚ written by Niven and Pournelle‚ the main character‚ Allan Carpentier‚ travels into the depths of hell and finally escapes when he realizes who he is. Throughout his journey‚ the other people in hell do not want to accept that they are there‚ which in turn‚ is the reason they cannot leave hell. Those

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    Sound and Pet Peeve

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    When there is noise‚ I will get an incredible head-ache and it distracts me from my work. Some examples of noise that really bug me are birds chirping‚ Dogs barking‚ and my family making noise period. The birds’ chirping irritates my ears‚ as well as the dogs barking‚ but my family is the worst. My first example to my biggest pet peeve‚ are birds chirping while I am working on my homework. The sound of a bird’s chirp is like a nail scratching against a chalk board near my ear. Even a small chirp

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    in writing a short story. Some important literary devices are irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery. This not only gives insight to the author ’s style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado‚" by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily‚" by William Faulkner the use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery are used to show readers what pride‚ revenge‚ and power will do to people. The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states

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