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    as it passes by. In their original configuration‚ small buildings and shops outline the narrow streets‚ encircled by an array of hickory and oak trees. Just below the horizon‚ rolling‚ luscious hills guide the boundary for evergreen bushes and plants. The soothing breeze hints the scent of burnt firewood and pine‚ followed by the calming vibration of an airplane overpass. From an isometric perspective‚ the narrow streets lead to a tall colonial tower‚ which features a grand‚ roman clock. For centuries

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    expressions of slang are created in the same way as the standard speech. Expressions can take forms such as similes‚ metaphors and various aspects of speech. Phrases used may be new coinages and the existing words me acquire new meanings. Words with narrow meanings may become generalized or even abbreviated. Slang is therefore‚ a way of changing languages or renewing languages. An expression must be effectively identified by the group using it for it to survive. It is vital for its humor‚ liveliness

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    "Bust one’s chops" | To say things intended to harass. | "By the seat of one’s pants" | To achieve through instinct or do something without advance preparation. | "By the skin of one’s teeth" | Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster. | "Call it a day" | To declare the end of a task. | "Chew the fat" | To chat idly or generally waste time talking. | "Chink in one’s armor" | An area of vulnerability | "Clam up" | To become silent; to stop talking‚ to

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    close-minded. The village is quiet and there is not much variation in people’s routines. Belle next goes through the baker’s routine‚ same as every day‚ the next line "To this poor provincial town." She continues to refer to the town as provincial‚ meaning narrow-mined and unsophisticated‚ not much free thinking. Belle uses it to describe the people who live only in the town‚ while she explores the world

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    THEY SPREAD THIER WINGS‚ FLAPPED‚ AND FLEW A SHORT DISTANCE. AUDUBON WAS AMAZED AT HOW QUICKLY THEY BECAME EXPERTS‚ EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE. ALMOST ALL BIRDS CAN FLY. FLYING HELPS BIRDS FIND FOOD‚ REACH SAFE PLACES FOR BULDING NEST‚ ESCAPE FROME PREDATORS ON THE GROUND‚ AND TRAVEL EASILY OVER LONG DISTANCES. IT HELPS THEM TO SURVIVE. DESIGNED FOR FLIGHT

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    street plan‚ the City of London with timber buildings and very narrow streets had been threatened by several minor fires before. Yet the risk of the fire of 1666 was increased by a long period of severe drought and exceptionally hot summer of 1666 combined with the strong east wind. The fire is supposed to have started at the bakery of Thomas Farynor in Pudding Lane on the night of 2 September 1666. The baker ’s family managed to escape‚ with the exception of the maid‚ who became one of the four

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    that it was the day Carrie’s husband had died and that she would visit his grave which lead them to the bear cave. As soon as the bears were awoken Marshall started singing and that put the bears back to sleep.My last example is when Marshall found a narrow tunnel in the bear cave that is how escaped and he also managed to grab the camera that Marty Jr had

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    The first line itself talks about the intensity of the forthcoming lines. Poem fails to support the ideology of feminism and give importance to gender inequality. “Set the snare” - women are being entrapped by beastly men‚ and have no "room" for escape‚ despite this not being the case in the real world. Taking into consideration that the poem is written by a nun‚ the integrity or reliability of such a poem is lost. A nun shut down in a convent is the last person who would know anything. Instead

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    Kevin Kurten Son Mai History 202 1 March 2013 Essay 1 Option 2 Between 1865 and 1910‚ the U.S. economy was regarded as impressive‚ but also exploitative. This period encompasses the Reconstruction‚ the Gilded Age‚ and the Progressive Era‚ and contains the rise of industrialization and the resulting surge of immigration in the United States. This period of quick economic growth and rising prosperity saw the U.S. become the world ’s leading economic‚ industrial and agricultural power. The U

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    Frederick Douglass "How I Learned to Read and Write" During the 1800’s‚ the institution of slavery was still ongoing in the few slave states left in America. Slavery was still proving to be unjust and unfair‚ not allowing for African Americans to be considered equals. However‚ some slaves were able to overcome the many restrictions and boundaries that slavery forced upon them. In Frederick Douglass’ essay “Learning to Read and Write‚” Douglass portrays himself as an intelligent and dignified

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