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    Facts: Martin Pariag submitted a bid for the construction of a mental health hospital. The advertisement noted that bids would be assessed on the basis of price and technical competence and that the South Regional Health Corporation would not be bound to the highest or lowest tender. Martin received a letter indicating that a decision was taken to pursue discussions with the lowest bidder. Issue: Can the SRHC go against its stated criteria for bid assessment‚ that is‚ price and technical competence

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    Poetry and Patriotism

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    of India. In this paper I would like to throw some light on some of the Henry Derozio’s poems in English where we feel the spirits of patriotism. Derozio had his burning passion for freedom and intoxicating urge for liberation from all kinds of bondages. He was a powerful catalytic agent of massive socio-cultural changes that took place under the influence of Renaissance. If we understand Derozio and his poems‚ we can understand that there is reflection of patriotism in his every poetic expression

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    Wire Symbols Electrical Wire Conductor of electrical current Connected Wires Connected crossing Not Connected Wires Wires are not connected Switch Symbols and Relay Symbols SPST Toggle Switch Disconnects current when open SPDT Toggle Switch Selects between two connections Pushbutton Switch (N.O) Momentary switch - normally open Pushbutton Switch (N.C) Momentary switch - normally closed DIP Switch DIP switch is used for onboard configuration SPST Relay Relay open

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    Poetry Analysis

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    John Crowe Ransom‚ an American poet‚ was born in Pulaski‚ Tennessee on April 30‚ 1888. He received an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1909‚ and later became a professor there. Ransom published three volumes of highly much-admired poetry. He was a member of the Fugitives‚ a group of writers who were suspicious of the social and cultural changes taking place in the South during the early twentieth century. They sought to preserve the traditional idea‚ which was firmly embedded in classical

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    holds towards the bigger picture or theme. In The Help many symbols appear in the form of events and objects that jump out at you. For instance a symbol could be Aibileen’s bathroom‚ this symbol shows how white people believed that black people were dirty and carried disease while an event that represents a symbol is Ms. Skeeters rebellious action towards writing a book about black maids and their experiences. But what about the smaller symbols? Like something a character saw or what a neighbor said

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    Metaphors in Poetry

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    The use of metaphor in poetry is one of the most important aspects of poetic style that must be mastered. Metaphor can be described as figure of speech in which a thing is referred to as being something that it resembles. For example‚ a fierce person can be referred to as a tiger. Another example of a metaphor would be the description of a person who was uncommunicative as being as "silent as stone". The word stone is an image that is used to explain the intense silence of the person. In this way

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    Poetry Analysis

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    Poetry Analysis On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year The poem is quick to assert that‚ maybe even provide a caveat‚ that one should take their life seriously and live their life to the fullest. It’s interesting that Byron beings to reflect on his life at this age‚ and I find it even more interesting that the poem was written on the last year he would live. One thing Byron emphasizes heavily on this poem is love and compassion. His first lines are an admittance that he does not have a

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    Symbols & Ironi

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    Symbols and Ironies The authors use irony in their writings because it creates a great closeness to a text and a feeling of satisfaction when the irony is recognized and understood‚ “- a little like a shared understanding between the writer and the reader - a kind of knowing wink!” (Englishbiz 1). On the other hand the symbols in the literature are used by the writers to improve their writing. Also‚ the symbols give more color‚ make it more rich writing and enhance the meaning to doing it deeper

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    Elements of Poetry

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    Elements of Poetry When you read a poem‚ pay attention to some basic ideas: Voice  (Who is speaking? How are they speaking?) Stanzas (how lines are grouped) Sound (includes rhyme‚ but also many other patterns) Rhythm (what kind of "beat" or meter does the poem have?) Figures of speech (many poems are full of metaphors and other figurative language) Form (there are standard types of poem)   Voice Voice is a word people use to talk about the way poems "talk" to the reader. Lyric poems and narrative

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    The Symbol of Pearl

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    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl‚ is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother‚ Hester Prynne‚ and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the living symbol of the scarlet letter and has unique traits that make her sometimes appear as a demon. Her love for nature and freedom‚ her spirit‚ her wildness‚ her loneliness and separation from the world‚ her curiosity‚ and her

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