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    something for the last time. In‚ “The Cranes”‚ by Peter Meinke‚ it indicates that the couple was at the marshes along the Gulf for their last moments‚ when spotting two whooping cranes. Throughout the story it showed us the similarities between the two couples and the love for each other. In “The Cranes”‚ the man pronounced “I’ve seen enough birds. But whooping cranes they’re rare. Not many left.” The author is trying to symbolize that both the whooping cranes‚ and the couple were very rare (many

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    our own dreams so much that divorce is now a common word. Peter Meinke’s use of symbols in “The Cranes” gives the impression of being a simple love story of an old couple birdwatching while reminiscing on their life together‚ but in reality reveals the darker components of love. Meinke starts the story focusing on cranes; in particular the whooping crane. “I’ve see enough birds. But whooping cranes‚ they’re rare. Not many left” (Meike 5-6). This is when

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    imply that something is going to happen later in the story. We as readers have to infer what that might be. In the short story “The Cranes” the way the author uses “At the shot” it makes us think that the character is shooting at the birds because they flew away‚ but there is another meaning to this sentence. The true meaning of the last sentence‚ “At the shot‚ the two cranes plunged upward‚ their great wings beating the air and their long slender necks pointed like arrows toward the sun.”‚ of the short

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    CRANES Cranes are a clade of large‚ long-legged and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes. There are fifteen species of crane in four genera. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons‚ cranes fly with necks outstretched‚ not pulled back. Cranes live on all continents except Antarctica and South America. Most species of cranes are at the least classified as threatened‚ if not critically endangered‚ within their range. The

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    Cranes Used in Construction written by:shoaib ameer A crane is a lifting machine that principally works with the use of pulleys and cables. For the construction industry‚ cranes are valuable assets because they make working with heavy machinery and construction materials easy. The invention of cranes made things easy for humankind because without them‚ loading‚ unloading‚ and lifting had to be done by human hands‚ would consume more time‚ and the entire system was not efficient at all. The

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    should be extra cautious during your hunts to watch out for whooping cranes. The Whooping Crane is white with black on the tips of its wings. Their wingspan is 7.5 feet and the stand 4.9 feet tall. They are known for their good meat and luscious feathers. These are a very rare species and on the endangered list‚ so when you are hunting shore birds you need to be aware of what you are shooting at. You might just hit a whooping crane‚ not only is it bad for the population but you can also be fined up

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    Crane Development LLC 1542 Tutwiler Avenue‚ Memphis‚ TN 37501 Tel: (782) 459-1234 Fax: (782) 455-1234 October 25‚ 2014 Announcement of Relocate Company Headquarter Dear ‘’Crane Development’’ all employees‚ First‚ appreciate all of you for your activities in ‘’Marine Enterprises’’‚ and move together to our success. Our company located in 8 story buildings in downtown area and that company getting grew up. In this development condition gives us on e problematic which is company headquarter began

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    “The Poem” A Reader’s Response analysis of the poem “Anatomic Pantoum” by Peter Meinke The poem is more likely about Chemistry. Specifically‚ it speaks about a nuclear weapon‚ an atomic bomb. The stanzas talk about the process of how the atomic bomb destroys the things it possesses‚ but this is only if take it in literal meaning. We have to look further than science‚ enhancing one’s observation and relating to emotions. In the first and second stanzas of the poem‚ it speaks about the chain reaction

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    Crane design and testing Asia pacific university college of technology & innovation Asia pacific university college of technology & innovation SHAMINI A/P PATPANAVAN @ PATHMANATHAN SANGEETHA A/P KANARATANAM SHAMINI A/P PATPANAVAN @ PATHMANATHAN SANGEETHA A/P KANARATANAM Abstract This assignment requires to design a crane which will keep the boom at an angle of 45o‚ hold up a mass of 10 kg being loaded on the boom‚ and also to find an appropriate counter weight which

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    Stephen Crane (November 1‚ 1871 – June 5‚ 1900) was an American author. Prolific throughout his short life‚ he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. The eighth surviving child of Methodist Protestant parents‚ Crane began writing at the age of four and had published several articles by the age of 16. Having little interest in university

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