In the story of “The Devil and Tom Walker” we first learn of the notorious pirate‚ Captain Kidd‚ and of his rumored hidden treasure in a swamp in north america near boston and about how he was hung before he could retrieve it. it than goes to talk about the couple of tom walker and his wife. it also goes to talk about tom and is continually clash and fighting. later it talks about how one day toms how tom goes on a walk out into the woods and eventually goes to an old indian fort where he sees a
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picked out by birds and other visual predators because they were easily seen against the light background of the trees. When the Industrial Revolution started‚ the smoke from England’s coal plants darkened the trees by covering them with layers of soot‚ and killing off the lichen‚ and then exposing the dark trunks. Now the light colored moths stood out and were easily identified by predators. Over time‚ the dark colored moths which became best suited for the environment‚ kept reproducing until the
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1. “The energy for life comes from the sun.” Outline the role of the photosynthesis process to explain what is meant by this statement. (3 marks) chlorophyll 6CO2(g) + 6H2O(l) + energy C6 H12 O6 (aq) + 6O2(g) 2830 kJ glucose Photosynthesis is the process in which plants use the sun’s light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates such as glucose‚ sucrose‚ starch and cellulose. Carbohydrates are high energy
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The swirling blue/grey of the ocean combined with the ominous grey sky and the reddish plume of soot billowing out of the exhaust stack of the embattled paddle-wheeler stimulates a feeling of uneasiness in the viewer. Rodner (1986) promotes this idea discussing that while mechanisation is vital to the modern age‚ machines are often deficient in their
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the world every year. When these fuels burn they produce smoke and other by-products into the atmosphere. Although wind and rain occasionally wash away the smoke given off by power plants and automobiles‚ much still remains. Particulate matter (soot‚ ash‚ and other solids)‚ usually consist of unburned hydrocarbons‚ carbon monoxide‚ sulphur dioxide‚ various nitrogen oxides‚ ozone‚ and lead. The process by which these pollutants harm our bodies begins by simply taking a breath. Particulates
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and blood pressure‚ straining your heart and blood vessels. This can cause heart attacks and stroke. It slows your blood flow‚ cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers end up having their limbs amputated. Tar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney and causes cancer. A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full
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invention of the light bulb‚ illuminating the world after the sun went down was a messy‚ arduous‚ hazardous task. It took a bunch of candles or torches to fully light up a good-sized room‚ and oil lamps‚ while fairly effective‚ tended to leave a residue of soot on anything in their general vicinity. When the science of electricity really got going in the mid 1800s‚ inventors everywhere were clamoring to devise a practical‚ affordable electrical home lighting device. Englishman Sir Joseph Swan and American
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What is air pollution? - Air pollution is the contamination of the air with impurities. These include smokes‚ dust and soot from forest fires and the burning of garbage’s. Internal combustion engines using gasoline emit carbon monoxide‚ lead and particulates into the atmosphere. Pictures of air pollution What cause air pollution- * Burning of garbage’s * Using gasoline emit carbon monoxides * sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide * sugarcane factories at time emit black polluted
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town’s fiesta is celebrated every 22nd and 23rd of November. Ati-atihan Festival- Kalibo‚ Aklan It is the wildest among Philippine fiestas and considered as the Mother of All Philippine festivals. Celebrants paint their faces with black soot and wear bright‚ outlandish costumes as they dance in revelry during the last three days of this two week-long festival. Catholics and non-Catholics alike observe this special day with processions‚ parades‚ dancing‚ and merrymaking. It’s celebrated
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In the First extract of ‘The Bloody Chamber’‚ how does Carter reinforce the genre? ‘The Bloody Chamber’ is a short Gothic story‚ the sentences are long this is because big ideas are needed to be put across in a short space of time. A lot of information is needed in the sentences to convey the right idea/point to the receiver. Long sentence structure also increases the paced in which the text is read‚ this makes the reader feel the anxiety/excitement that the narrator is feeling. This nervousness
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