Name: Salathiel R. Wells Date: 14th July 2011 English Commentary Feet September 1948 The extract ‘Feet’ taken from Reading in the Dark (1996) explores the concept of childhood‚ an excelled level of maturity‚ neglect‚ fear as a dominant mood and the significance of “feet”- using it as a synecdoche to represent people. The writer conveys his message further through the use of imagery and many literary features namely: metaphors‚ repetition and personification. The extract
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table salt. Chromium A shiny metal usde on bumpers of some cars‚ household fixtures‚ etc. Copper A metal used for electric wires‚ pots‚ pans‚ and pennies. Gold A metal used for jewelry and precious decorative pieces. Helium A gas much lighter in air used in blimps and balloons. Hydrogen A flammable and explosive gas. Iodine Used on cuts and wounds to kill germs. Iron A strong metal used in the construction of buildings‚ steel‚ and machines. Lead A metal used in automobile batteries and in
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unidentifiable piece of debris that had crashed in the field. Then‚ on July 8‚ the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) declared that the debris was a flying saucer. However‚ they later announced that the debris was nothing more than the remains of a weather balloon‚ which raised many questions from people all over the nation. Believers of the flying saucer theory believe that the debris belonged to aliens who had crash landed on earth‚ and that the government tried to cover it up. Skeptics however‚ believe
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military agents and to have been debriefed of the entire occurrence by these agents (Roswell Reporter pg. 3). Some witnesses were threatened not to speak of the incident again. The object in question was later classified by the government as a weather balloon and discounted all evidence and eyewitness reports of the UFO scene (pg. 3). The farmer whose field the UFO crashed in was offered a large sum of money by a local radio station to tell his story on the air. He spoke of strange alien materials
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it is a government cover-up‚ other say it was a hoax. The witnesses and the United States Military different opinions of the Roswell incident help mold the story. The famous Roswell incident has evolved into different theories such as a fallen weather balloon or a dummy drop‚ witness accounts‚ an "alien autopsy" and Project Mogul also mold these theories. After a Raging thunderstorm‚ Mac Brazel a farmer‚ who lived in Roswell New Mexico‚ went to check on his sheep pasture. As Mac Brazel arrived
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0.0078406m x 9.45020m? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7 1.3 The Use of Mathematics 1. A spherical balloon expands when it is taken from the cold outdoors to the inside of a warm house. If its surface area increases 16.0% by what percentage does the radius of the balloon change? 2. A spherical balloon is partially blown up and its surface area is measured. More air is then added‚ increasing the volume of the balloon. If the surface area of
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99% hydrogen and helium‚ the other 1% consists of methane‚ ammonia‚ water vapor‚ and trace elements. Under this layer of clouds which would also be the atmosphere‚ lie a sea of liquid hydrogen and helium that is 13‚000 miles deep‚ and finally the core of Jupiter where the temperature is so high it is said to be hotter than the suns surface. From this came a small belief that Jupiter was a failed star because of the similarities to our sun. Some interesting facts about Jupiter weather are that it has
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ENDURING LOVE Ian McEwan A dictionary defines the word addictive as being: wholly devoted to something‚ a slave to another and in a state of wanting more. Ian McEwan claimed that he wanted to write an opening chapter that had the same effect as a highly addictive drug. In my opinion he has achieved in doing this. At the end of chapter one the reader is left needing more information about the characters introduced and what tragedy actually occurred. McEwan took
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What was the lesson that you learnt from Carl Frederickson? Why? • The movie “up” is such a meaningful story. This story talks about two main characters Carl Frederickson and Russell . In past‚ Carl was a 9years old boy who has idolize famous explorer- Charles Muntz. he admires him. one day‚ carl befriends a girl named Ellie‚ she is Muntz’s fan too .So they become good friends. They have a same dream that is going to the Paradise Falls . carl and Ellie finally get married and live together
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Monoblocks (to be finalized on June 20) ➢ DJ (℅ Isabella Alvarez‚ to be finalized on June 20) ➢ Stage (℅ Arts Committee‚ to be finalized on June 20 by Rey Paano) ➢ Dinner ➢ Photobooth with props (℅ Arts Committee) ➢ Balloons(Helium) ■ Color is by house: Red (Godric Gryffindor) Yellow (Helga Hufflepuff) Blue (Rowena Ravenclaw) Green (Salazar Slytherin) 3. Counterpart ● Php 50.00/student(includes dinner) ○ will provide OR ● On the day of the GA
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