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    The Lambeth Tree

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    The Lambeth Tree of Jesse’s theological theme of Christ’s royal lineage is graphically divided into page sections that tell the story of his family history. "The patriarch Jesse belonged to the royal family‚ that is why the root of Jesse signifies the lineage of kings. As to the rod‚ it symbolizes Mary as the flower symbolizes Jesus Christ.” Jesse lies centrally at the bottom border of the page literally and visually grounding the tree as it rises upwards through a figure of the Virgin Mary‚ who

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    The Red Tree

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    The Red Tree- The picture book ‘the red tree’ written and illustrated by Shaun tan‚ conveys his perspective of the world with the effective use of literary and visual techniques such as symbolism‚ foreshadowing and the extended visual metaphor of the girl in the bottle on the ‘nobody understands’ page. These techniques search the thoughts and concepts of living and battling depression. This page demonstrates that there is hope for people with depression; they just need to work for it and find a

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    Apple Tree

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    the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the fruit. For the technology company‚ see Apple Inc.. For the apple genus‚ see Malus. For other uses‚ see Apple (disambiguation). "Apple tree" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Apple tree (disambiguation). Apple A typical apple Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked):

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    The Walnut Tree

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    The Walnut Tree In my grandparent’s backyard‚ there is a huge walnut tree containing two trunks at its base—I have never understood whether it was only one tree or two‚ planted right next to each other. It is as if someone has cut the tree into two unequal pieces with a huge sword. If I wrap my arms around the thicker half of the tree‚ my hands barely touch each other. Some of the branches that are grown out of the thinner trunk crossed over to the neighbor’s house‚ who is always complaining about

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    Tree planting

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    Trees for Life - Grow a Tree (Fourth Project) Region: China Author: Zhou Yun‚ Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Consortium Member: Green Earth Volunteers (China) Status: Funded and Ongoing Budget: $1430 Collected: $1430 Needs: $0 Result: To continue this education and reforestation project‚ in response to increasing interest from new schools in the Beijing and Xinjiang areas. Donors: Ron Blum‚ Massachusetts [September 2002]; Lydia Thompson and the 6th floor MADEP‚ Massachusetts

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    Math Symbols

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    | Basic math symbols Symbol | Symbol Name | Meaning / definition | Example | = | equals sign | equality | 5 = 2+3 | ≠ | not equal sign | inequality | 5 ≠ 4 | > | strict inequality | greater than | 5 > 4 | < | strict inequality | less than | 4 < 5 | ≥ | inequality | greater than or equal to | 5 ≥ 4 | ≤ | inequality | less than or equal to | 4 ≤ 5 | ( ) | parentheses | calculate expression inside first | 2 × (3+5) = 16 | [ ] | brackets | calculate expression inside first

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    Tree of Knowledge

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    The Tree of Knowledge It is important for society to find a reliable source of knowledge‚ as it is a powerful factor which helps society to attain success. As a good example of the significance of knowledge for society‚ the Tree of Knowledge from the Garden of Eden represents‚ not just a source of absolute knowledge‚ but how desperately human nature seeks that perfect source. However‚ the Tree of Knowledge does not exist in the real world. Thus‚ society is facing a problem of finding the most effective

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    Mango Tree

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    MANGO TREE Once a child threw the stone haphazardly on the ground after eating a mango. It got buried under the ground. As it remained in the soil‚ a sapping sprouted out of the stone. That was many years ago. An old man saw the newly sprouted sapping. He knew that it was the one of a mango of good quality. He took it to a garden and cultivated it there. There it grew into a plant and then into a big tree as I am today. My leaves are green and thick. They protect those who sit under me from the

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    Save Tree

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    India - Chipko Anti-Logging Resistance by Amanda Suutari This was a defining moment in India’s environmental movement‚ and a modern application of the Ghandian principle of satyagraha‚ or nonviolent resistance‚ which has characterized many later Indian grassroots movements including‚ for example‚ protests over the damming of the Narmada River. It has also launched the careers of high profile Indian environmental activists including Vandana Shiva. While forests are critical for subsistence

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    Name of Book: Nickel and Dimed Author: Barbara Ehrenreich  Plot Summary: The author‚ Barbara Ehrenreich‚ works for the prestigious New Yorker magazine. One day over lunch with a famous editor discussing possible stories to write‚ she comments that the minimum wage is too low. She thinks someone used to more money should try to live on this pittance. The editor‚ Lewis Lapham‚ assigns her the story. This is not good news for Ehrenreich. Having spent her childhood with middle class struggling

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