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    same party tend to sit together in the House of Commons Chamber. The Chamber is a rectangular shape so the Government and the Opposition can face each other. The Government sits on the benches to the right of the Speaker. The official Opposition and MPs from other parties sit on the benches to the left of the Speaker. As in the Commons‚ the Government and the Opposition face each other. The Government and the Bishops sit on the right of the Lord Speaker. The Opposition parties sit on the benches to

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    Paul Revere’s Ride‚ the overall structure is important to understanding the poem’s true meaning. This poem is narrative poem‚ which means that it is written like a story in poetry format. The plot elements are important to the structure‚ because the setting lets the reader know where the characters are. The conflict is what the characters are facing. The resolution is the conclusion the characters find to solve the conflict. In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” on line 13 it

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    A Reminiscing Ride Roller coasters epitomized all I feared. Automated cars that took control of your life for some time in exchange for "excitement". Despite my fear of roller coasters‚ my friends pressured me into getting on California Screamin’ simply reasoning that we wouldn’t always visit Disneyland. “God‚ forgive my sins‚” I thought as we climbed onto the coaster. I’m not much of a hugger‚ but I sturdily embraced the safety bar. At the first drop in the coaster‚ I fell back into a dark‚ repressed

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    The Famous Ride of Paul Revere Paul Revere is known for his famous ride through Charlestown‚ Virginia on April eighteenth‚ 1775 at midnight. There are countless stories that have been published about this famous ride‚ but copious amounts of them are inaccurate. “Paul Revere’s Ride‚” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is not a credible source of information considering Revere does not execute the same things within these two pieces of literature‚ the British’s actions are not the same in the poem and

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    How are injuries and their effects explored in the poems Disabled by Wilfred Owen and OutOut by Robert Frost? “OutOut” and “Disabled” both represent physical injuries and their effects in several ways. Robert Frost and Wilfred Owen both show the consequences of injuries‚ for example they demonstrate how injuries caused physical pain due to industrial advances‚ psychological impacts and how the people around him felt. In addition‚ they also show how society felt towards the injured and how they

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    Magnetic Storm & Diamonds

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    Magnetic Storm This video is about the Earth’s magnetic force and its wavering. The molten iron in the earth creates the magnetic force around the earth. The magnetic force protects the earth‚ making it possible for life to exist on the planet‚ unlike other planets with weaker magnetic forces. Recently‚ though‚ scientists have discovered that the magnetic field seems to be faltering. The magnetic force starts near the South Pole and extends around the earth close to the North Pole and shields

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    My First Plane Ride

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    My First Plane Ride          The 21-hour voyage all begins when you step aboard the Boeing 747. For me this was my first plane ride. My parents and I were departing from LAX and our destination was Myanmar or Burma. I was probably 6 years of age waiting to see my relatives in Burma for the first time. Before we took off I was so excited‚ but when the plane started to take off my excitement turned converted to fear. Fortunately‚ about 2 minutes later the plane lost its slope and the roar of its engines

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    Current Trend and the Impact of Ride-Sharing Services: Ride-Sharing services have significantly grown since the introduction of Uber‚ in 2009. To date‚ Ride-sharing has attracted over 2 million members in North America and close to 5 million globally. Currently‚ more than half of American adults have heard of ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft‚ with 15% using the services. Ridesharing services have some economic benefits. These services increase the transportation options available to people and

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    and American Freedom Rides This essay briefly discusses the similarities and differences of the ‘Australian and American Freedom Rides’ history. Throughout the essay‚ there is a discussion on what the reasons were for the protest of the Freedom Rides. It also points out the duration of the protest and the major locations where they were held. The essay also shows the different reactions to the protest and the influential behaviour it results in. The American Freedom Rides were motivated by the

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    10.1 CHARLES PERKINS AND THE FREEDOM RIDE CHARLES PERKINS Kumantjayi (Charles) Perkins was born in Alice Springs in 1936. His early education was at school in Adelaide. A skilled soccer player‚ Perkins played professional soccer in England from 1957 to 1960. Having turned down an offer to try out for Manchester United‚ he returned to Australia to coach a local Adelaide team. Here he became vice president of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines. Perkins moved to Sydney in 1962

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