SUMMER SOLSTICE SUMMARY The Summer Solstice is a short story written by Nick Joaquin. The book tells the story of a ritual performed by women to call upon the gods to grant fertility. The ritual they perform is to dance around a century-old Balete tree. The ritual was known as Tatarin and lasted for three days during the summer months. The last day of Tatarin is the same day as St. John’s Day. The story is set on St John’s Day in the 1850s in the Philippines. Entoy tells Dona Lupeng that Amada
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The Bhopal Incident Professor: Ralph Blessing The Bhopal Incident On December 3‚ 1984 the Union Carbide Pesticide plant leaked over forty tons of toxic gases into Bhopal India. The enormous poison gas leak in Bhopal was one of the most severe industrial incidents in history. The Union Carbide India‚ pesticide plant‚ was developed to help local farmers increase production. India was a part of “green revolution”; pesticides served approximately ten percent of India’s food crop
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Incident Report Report on analyzing network problem for DHS‚ Nov 14th Summary On Nov 13th‚ I was sent to Helijet‚ Victoria by Director Darren Hasselhoff for an emergency of the government offices in the Department of Human Service. The emergent problem was assumed as malware-leading hacking and attacking at first and perplexed me yesterday. However‚ today I figured out that the problem is caused by the factory defect of network cards in their computers and solved it‚ then I returned right after
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STONEBRIDGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT FORM Date of Accident: 2nd may 2013 Date Reported: 2nd may 2013 Time of Accident: between 9:45am – 10am Time Reported: 10:30am Specific Location: the location of the accident happened in Stonebridge Residential Care Home‚ in the garden at the front of the care home. Reporter Name: Sadie Goody Phone Number(s): 01728456321 Position: Care assistant Witness Name: There was no person present to witness the
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A LITTLE INCIDENT Lu Hsun Six years have gone by‚ as so many winks‚ since I came to the capital from the village. During all that time there have occurred many of those events known as “affairs of the state”‚ a great number of which I have seen or heard about. My heart does not seem to have been in the least affected by any of them‚ and recollection now only tends to increase my ill temper and cause me to like people less as the day wears on. But one little incident alone is deep with meaning
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A Frightening Incident Reena woke up late. She was late for school. She could imagine her teacher staring at her in anger. Reena rushed to the bus stop. She waited for an hour for the bus. She was angry because there was no bus. Suddenly‚ a car passed by. It stopped and reversed. A man looked out of the window. He asked Reena if she wanted a ride. Since there was a Science exam‚ Reena said ok. The man opened the door and Reena got in. Soon‚ the car started. Reena was happy she can get to
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* Change 1. a. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word. b. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden. 2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places. 3. To exchange for or replace with another‚ usually of the same kind or category: change one’s name; a light that changes colors. 4. a. To lay aside‚ abandon‚ or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides. b. To transfer
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specific swimming race. I perfected my technique‚ built endurance‚ and visualized every detail of the race. Over the years‚ seemingly endless hours of work and attention to detail‚ made swimming‚ more than just a sport‚ it was my art. At first exposure to urology‚ I was certain that I found a career perfectly suited to my personality and aspirations. It is a challenging field that requires a high level of dedication‚ meticulous attention to detail‚ and self-reflection; qualities which swimming has strongly
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We are surrounded by living and non-living things. All animals and plants are living things and biology is the study of these living things. A cat playing with a ball is obviously living. A pigeon flying from tree to tree is also a living thing. Sometimes it is not so easy to decide. Plants are living things but they do not play with balls or fly. If something is living it will carry out all of the seven activities shown opposite. Some non-living things show one or two of the seven characteristics
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with the feces of a thousand pigs. When the noun smell becomes the adjective smelly‚ it changes the meaning-- changes it from an engaging alluring scent to a repulsive‚ vile one. This bad smell resembles the scents of Farty Fred‚ Pig-Pen‚ and David Smith. Groomed and gas filled‚ Farty Fred fears the gas inside him. Hurting‚ bloating‚ rumbling—these symptoms worry Fred he might blow. Judges look closely at him while they examine his smooth fur‚ confident walk‚ and sharp teeth; his perfection could
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