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    Focus Questions on Related Material Title of the text: When The Wind Blows Composer: Raymond Briggs Date: 1982 a) A summary of the text When The Wind Blows is an anti-nuclear Graphic Novel depicting a retired couple through the preparations for and the aftermath of a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. The couples’ mannerisms such as the necessity for a cup of tea stereotypically reflect their nationality. Their attitude to the war mirrors their generational experience of being brought

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    audience is anyone who has children. Basically‚ this article talks about parents having to pay for their children to see Santa Claus. It started off where they only had to pay for pictures. Now‚ in some malls they have to pay for pictures and to see Santa Claus. Appointments are made for each individual child to see him. The mall charges around $10 dollars a person to see Santa. Doing so‚ allows the mall to make bigger and better holiday

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    9-29-13 Rough draft "During Wind and Rain" by Thomas Hardy No matter how happy life can be‚ death awaits all. In the poem “During Wind and Rain”‚ the author‚ Thomas Hardy‚ emphasizes his growing thoughts about death through the use of alliteration‚ personification‚ and punctuation. With these devices Hardy creates the main point of death awaits all. In the poem Hardy also uses Imagery to convey a sense of gloom. The most striking image of death is found in the alliteration‚ “rotten rose is ripped”

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    Wind energy is one of the centerpieces when looking at ways to harness renewable energy. Stabilizing climate is a growing concern‚ many are now looking at renewable energy to fix it. Wind energy is one of the centerpieces when looking at ways to harness renewable energy. Thus being said‚ wind energy is so dominating because it is abundant‚ low in cost‚ widely distributed‚ and can be developed quickly. Living in Florida‚ we are one of the top users in electricity‚ due to hot summers‚ keeping plants

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    | DESIGN OF A LOW SPEED WIND TURBINEbyJOSHUA TAN HUAT HUISession 2012/2013 | | The project report is prepared for Faculty of Engineering and Technology Multimedia University in partial fulfilment for Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY January 2013 COPYRIGHT The copyright of this report belongs to the author under the terms of the Copyright Act 1987 as qualified by Regulation 4(1) of the Multimedia University Intellectual

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    There are many reasons why Cape Wind should go up. For example it will greenhouse gases and provide more renewable energy. At the same time‚ there are also many reasons why it should not go up. Some reasons that back up that claim are that Cape Wind can hurt the wildlife living there and affect tourism in the area. Many argue that the Cape Wind Project should be approved and built for many reasons. For starters‚ since the Cape Wind Project will produce renewable energy‚ it will help reduce greenhouse

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    Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk‚ the best beach in the world with food‚ roller coasters‚ and an extraordinary view of an ocean. Everywhere smelling either like fish or funnel cakes. Screaming and yelling with full of joy going down a steep hill on a rollercoaster. Saltwater waves crashing into the golden‚ rocky sand. People everywhere chilling in their colorful tents with barbecue cooking with a slight burning smell. Laughing and smiling with friends and families in all directions. Walking with my Aunt

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    Solution to NCERT Text Book Questions 1. Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France. Answer: Following are some of the causes which had a cumulative effect to result in revolution in France: (a) The war with Britain for an independent America: This war led to mounting debt on the French monarchy. This necessitated imposition of new taxes on the public. (b) Privilege based on birth: People got privileges and position based on their lineage and not on

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    FLUID DYNAMIC MODELLING OF WIND TURBINES sec. D Vr 0 D Vt Vz Vr Vt 3 Relatori: Prof.Ing. Lorenzo BATTISTI Prof.Ing. Piero PINAMONTI Dottorando: Dott.Ing. Luca ZANNE Udine 21 Maggio 2010 Summary Introduction PART I : HAWT analysis HAWT Fluid dynamics A turbomachinery approach Inverse design Summary PART II : VAWT analysis VAWT fluid dynamics VAWT experimental analysis VAWT free vortex wake Results and conclusions Introduction Wind energy market (EWEA) Installed

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    simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid’s potential energy. • states that the faster a fluid (such as air or water) flows over a surface‚ the less pressure the fluid exerts on that surface. How it affects cars Wind tunnels for good aerodynamcs. The goal of the vehicle designer is to minimize this effect on a vehicle. There are a few ways to do this. 1) Minimize the total frontal area of the vehicle. Obviously a dump truck has to push more air out of the

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