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    In Tess of the d ’Urbervilles‚ Thomas Hardy has directly satirized nature. This novel revealed the tragedy of common people’s destiny and flayed hypocritical gentlemen and morals. In this novel‚ Hardy demonstrated his deep sense of moral sympathy for England ’s lower classes‚ particularly for women. He succeeded in portraying an artistic image –a village girl with kindness‚ tenderness and amorousness. The novel‚ which indicated the tendency of anti-religious sentiments‚ against feudal morality and

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    Contigency Plan for Fire

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    GENERAL NOTES Initial Action ((by person detecting the FIRE)): *Activate the nearest manual activator for General Alarm (six or more short blasts followed by one prolonged blast). *Advise the Officer of the Watch *If possible‚ extinguish fire with nearest extinguisher *If unable to extinguish‚ close all doors/openings and proceed to Emergency Stations When the Emergency Signal Sounds: o All persons on board muster at their respective muster stations; o All groups conduct a

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    Carbon dioxide fire

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    (CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE) LA PRESENCIA DE UN GAS QUE APAGA EL FUEGO (THE PRESENCE OF AN OFF GAS TO THE FIRE) INTRODUCTION This science project shows that not all gases are the cause of the fire‚ there are several gases that cause the flame is extinguished. Therefore we developed the first fire extinguisher ready and try to prove one of the most important gases in our planet’s carbon dioxide. PROBLEM It is possible that the presence of gas off the fire? HYPOTHESIS There are different gases that can turn

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    Tragedy was a very controversial issue in literature until recent years. Recent figures in literature have set a clear definition for tragedy. Author Miller is one of these figures. Plays and novels have distinguished the definition of tragedy. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary tragedy is a serious piece of literature typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror. Miller’s explains

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    Mayor of Casterbridge As an Aristotelian Tragedy Thomas Hardy incorporates many elements of the classical Aristotlean tragedy in his novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886). In an Aristotelian tragedy‚ the most important element is the experience of catharsis‚ the arousing of pity and fear in the audience. The effect of catharsis on the audience depends on the unity of the plot and the effective presence of a tragic hero. The plot in an Aristotelian tragedy consists of the reversal‚ the recognition

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    Nietzsche‚ Birth of Tragedy In Friedrich Nietzsche’s work The Birth of Tragedy‚ he argues that during the times of the ancient Greeks the artistic fusion between the Apollonian way of thinking and the Dionysian way of thinking lead to the creation of the greatest works of tragic art and music. Nietzsche believes that society needs to develop a new art form that recognizes the balance between the apollonian and Dionysian influence to reaffirm human existence. Nietzsche uses the Greek Gods‚ Apollo

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    Chariots Of Fire Essay

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    In the film ‘Chariots of fire’ written by Colin Welland‚ and directed by Hugh Hudson‚ the viewers experience how the protagonists‚ Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell face many obstacles and must make some sacrifices in order to be successful in running their races. Both men are constantly trying to prove themselves‚ their worth and beliefs on the track. Both of the characters face stress‚ pain‚ defeat‚ victory and joy in their way to racing in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. At the start of the film

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    Fire Progression Phenomena

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    Rapid Fire Progression Phenomena Brian J. Rocker Jr. American Military Institute Abstract Fire fighters are killed every year due to lack of knowledge on the job. This paper focuses on numerous studies that have been conducted on the lack of knowledge regarding enclosure fire behavior‚ to include: backdraft‚ flameover‚ and flashover. This paper‚ based off the National Fire Protection Association‚ (NFPA)‚ attempts to combine the many definitions and “truths” floating around about these such

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    "Oedipus Wrecks" is a successful appropriation of the Greek tragedy in that it uses the same themes as the play in a modern context. The film is an appropriation rather than an adaptation because elements of the original play’s plot and characters have been used in a different setting to create new meaning and explore the themes in a different way‚ in this case a parody of the original‚ rather than using the same story and characters and presenting it in a different frame‚ such as a novel instead

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    Garrett Hardin’s famous‚ “The Tragedy of the Commons‚” has been effective till date. His modest but commanding explanation of herdsmen sharing a common pasture has created a debate in a wide range of topics as to how resources are being over used. The essence of Hardin’s story of tragedy is that herdsmen sharing a common pasture are led to think that by adding up more sheep due to unlimited grass would optimize them individually but‚ they ultimately ended up overstocking their herds and destroy their

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