delicate peppermint aroma and the slightly sweet yet pungent odour of ripe sorghum wafting over from the sides of the path – nothing new there. But as they marched through the heavy mist‚ his nose detected a new‚ sickly- sweet odour‚ neither yellow nor red‚ blending with the smells of peppermint and sorghum to call up memories hidden deep in his soul. Six days later‚ the fifteenth day of the eighth month‚ the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. A bright round moon climbed slowly in the sky above the solemn
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Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The saline conditions tolerated by various species range from brackish water‚ through pure seawater (30 to 40 ppt)‚ to water of over twice the salinity of ocean seawater‚ where the salt has become concentrated by evaporation (up to 90 ppt).[1][2] The many species of trees and shrubs adapted to saline conditions are not all closely related‚ and the term "mangrove"
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The red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest surviving marsupial anywhere in the world. The Red Kangaroo occupies the arid and semi-arid centre of the country. The highest population densities of the Red Kangaroo occur in the rangelands of western New South Wales. Red kangaroos are commonly mistaken as the most abundant species of kangaroo‚ but eastern greys actually have a larger population.[18] A large male can be 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall and weigh 90 kg (200 lb).[19] The eastern grey kangaroo
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1 BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY Course Code SS1801 Dr Philip Woods tel: 07922046578 p.woods@kingston.ac.uk Aims AIMS SUMMER 2012 GROUP A i. To provide the opportunity for students to develop an understanding and appreciation of key aspects of contemporary British culture and society and their historical contexts ii. To introduce students to some major cultural and historical sites in London and southern England and to encourage students to visit additional sites independently and to view
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The Yangtze River‚ or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia‚ and the third-longest in the world. It flows for 6‚300 kilometres (3‚915 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest‚ central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the biggest rivers by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze drains one-fifth of China’s land area and its river basin is home to one-third of China’s population.[5] Along with the
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“Paris Street‚ Rainy Day” Introduction My favorite painting is called Paris Street; Rainy Day. It was completed by the artist Gustave Caillebotte‚ in 1877 .It can be found now in The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). I picked this painting because the painting looks sophisticated although it has been painted long time ago‚ the colors are elegant and the city look modern‚ although there’s no direct eye contact or communication but people seems to be glad and enjoying
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A fiction Red to Green by Maile Meloy is a story about a girl named Sam. This story is basically about a girl who is offered a scholarship to a boarding school hesitates to accept it then after what happened while her trip she decides to accept the offer. The main happening that affects her mind to accept a scholarship and leave far away from home happens when Sam‚ her father‚ her uncle‚ and her uncle’s client Layton take the float trip down the river. The reason she was hesitating to accept the
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Rainy Days Didn’t Get Me Down by: Marven T. Baldo Rainy days used shed a magical glow to my young existence. Raindrops falling on the roof of our house are music to my ear. After the rain‚ I would look in awe and wonder at the clouds that from and the rainbow that appears shortly. I would also make a paper boat and have it cruise along the pools that the rain has formed in the road. If the rain is strong enough for me bathe in it‚ I would not miss the opportunity‚ and with my bike I would go
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A Red‚ Red Rose‚ by Robert Burns As I get a chance to get myself into a wonderful poem A Red‚ Red Rose‚ by Robert Burns. This poem is not only unique‚ but the writer is one of the most famous poem writers of all time. A Red‚ Red Rose is one of Burns’s popular and colligated works. Robert Burns is a man of the mainly emotional temper; with passions. Burns has a rhythm and immediacy in verse‚ with concepts of eternal enduring love that appeal and intrigue the hearts and minds of many.
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history. N. Scott Momaday’s grandmother lived closely after that time‚ so she knew both times of her people’s lives‚ but was not broken by the change. Momaday wrote his essay‚ The Way to Rainy Mountain to remember his heritage and to remind his audience of a dying culture. Momaday’s essay begins with a description of Rainy Mountain‚ home to his tribe‚ the Kiowas‚ followed by a short history about how they were driven from their land. While the average american child had already learned about the banishment
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