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    of Acid Rain Background Information Acid rain is when there is a mix of wet and dry deposited material in the atmosphere that have higher levels of nitric and sulfuring acid. These chemicals formed can be from natural causes‚ like volcanoes and the decay of vegetation‚ or man made causes like fossil fuel combustion. Acid rain can be measured using the pH scale‚ and will always be on the lower end of the spectrum because of its acidity. Water has a pH of 7‚ but the acidity of normal rain tends to

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    inventions such as mustard gas and the nuclear bomb. Both of these stories build on this idea of the growth of technology‚ and how it will affect our future. Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” perfectly illustrates the devastation that technology can cause. Stephen Vincent Benet’s “By the Waters of Babylon” takes place in a future post-apocalyptic Earth after a nuclear bomb has sent the human race back the the stone age. The main character John goes on a journey to the “Place of the Gods”

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    Title : Water Crisis Introduction : - water always been a natural resource - 80 countries now facing water shortage ‚ 2 billion people lack access to clean water. - global demand for fresh water will vastly outstrip reliable supply in many parts of world. - 97.5% of water is sea water ‚ left 2.5 % of “ fresh water “ but inside include glacier ‚ ice packs ‚ soil moisture ‚ atmosphere ‚ groundwater . Factors driving to this situations : 1. Demographic pressure population growth rate

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    Emory’s Merit Scholarship Essay “The future belongs to the discontented.” I agree with this quote because the future definitely does belong to the discontented. In my opinion‚ the discontented represents everyone. No one can truly ever stay content for long without wanting to better their current situation. Even the richest man in America‚ Bill Gates‚ still feels the need to change the future – his and the world’s. I think it is great that the future belongs to those who are dissatisfied‚ and I

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    Water Pollution – Essay Air and water are two most essential ingredients necessary for the existence of life. Air is unlimited. But there is limitation of fresh water‚ required for the human beings’ consumption. So‚ there is need to conserve water‚ by its judicious use and by protecting it from the pollutants. Our water resources are depleting very fast. We need to take action. It has been predicted that the future wars would be fought due to water problem. All around the world‚ countries

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    Come On‚ Rain!‚ Karen Hesse shares a tale about an urban neighborhood that is suffering from a terrible drought. Through the eyes of a young girl named Tessie‚ the reader is led on a journey through the town’s struggles with drought and the joy of new rain. In this short story‚ Hesse uses diction‚ imagery‚ details‚ figurative language‚ and syntax to create a desperate tone due to the scorching heat that shifts to an energetic tone because of the revitalizing rain. At the start of Come On‚ Rain!‚ imagery

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    Water is called “the elixir of life”. This is‚ indeed‚ the name which the Indian Nobel Laureate‚ C. V. Raman‚ has given it in his celebrated essay of the same name. The earth comprises two thirds of water and one third of land. Water is essential for all living beings. There can be no life without water. Human beings‚ animals and all kinds of plants all need water. Much of the beauty of the earth is because of the presence of plenty of water on it. The main sources of water are rain‚ rivers

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    a) When it is considered that rain is acid? = The pH scale measures how acidic an object is‚ when pH is lower than 7 rain is considered acid. b) Which are the compounds that in contact with water origin acid rain? = Compounds like sulfur sulphuric and nitric acids. c) Which are the principal causes of these compounds? = The extra acidity in rain comes from the reaction of primary air pollutants‚ primarily sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides‚ with water in the air to form strong acids

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    Jay Yang Mrs. Hill English 10 Honors-Period 7 5 October 2012 “There Will Come Soft Rains” Analysis Although technology seems to have replaced man in the opening pages of “There Will Come Soft Rains‚” in the end‚ Ray Bradbury shows that technology without man is doomed. In the beginning of the story‚ technology has rendered man totally unnecessary in the day-to-day running of a house. For example‚ the quote: “Tick-tock‚ seven o’clock‚ time to get up…”(Pg. 87)‚ shows that the house automatically

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    Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house‚ the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas‚ death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear

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