Aroma of Christmas Trees One familiar smell around Christmas is that of the pine tree. The smell comes from the chemical pinene. There are two compounds in a pine tree‚ Alpha-pinene and beta-pinene. The chemical compounds The pinene is part of the terpenes family‚ which are produced by plants. Terpenes can form aerosols with other chemicals that go into the clouds and cool the air‚ as well as make the skyline above mountains blue. The terpene pinene is also a reason that pine trees are so flammable
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The plight of immigrants can only be told through experience not statistics mainly because statistics do not convey the predicament that they face in real life. Barbara Kingsolver’s novel‚ The Bean Trees‚ revolves around a young woman named Taylor who has never been a victim of injustice because she’s lived in rural Kentucky her whole life and once she leaves her county‚ she is exposed to the harsh reality beyond the boundaries. She began her journey in Pittman County where not much occurs and headed
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“Obstacle to Deficit Cutting: A Nation on Entitlements” Due to today’s economy‚ more and more Americans are forced into financial strain causing to rely heavily on government benefits in order to make it day to day. This article provides a great deal of insight into the financial problems that Americans are faced with daily. Some benefits explained in the article that Americans have to rely on include unemployment benefits‚ social security‚ subsidized housing‚ and other benefits provided by
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By the end of The Bean Trees‚ Taylor Greer is almost an entirely different character from the Marietta Greer that she was at the beginning of the book. Not only did she change her name to reinvent herself after leaving Pittman County‚ but she also underwent serious internal changes as well. When the book opened‚ Marietta was a poor girl from rural Kentucky who was too afraid of rejection to even apply for a job. By the end of the book‚ Taylor has become callous due to the nature of the life she and
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Because it meant new beginnings. New beginnings with a future unknown. But change is necessary. Necessary for her to learn‚ to grow‚ and to better herself. Being fearful of something is normal‚ but not common when someone is fearless. In The Bean Trees‚ Taylor is faced with many challenges that she has to overcome. These challenges will test her strength and ability to be true to herself. The first challenge Taylor is faced with is Turtle. That one fateful night‚ when she found Turtle in the back
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Real vs. Fake I can remember every December getting ready to go cut down our family Christmas tree. We went to the same place every year. It was me‚ my mom‚ my brother and my sister. We would bring our own saw and cut down the tree ourselves afterwards we would sit in the barn the tree farm converted into a café and drink hot apple cider. It was my favorite holiday tradition. It lasted until I turned 17 then I came home one day and in the living room was a giant fake Christmas tree. My mom said
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In the “Cutting the Jewish Bride’s Hair”‚ it seems that women liked to grow out their hair and keep it long and flowing. The groom did not appear to like it and wanted it to be cut off. It is as though‚ his bride’s long hair interrupted him. He needed to divorce her from what she loved in order to marry her so she would only love him and not her hair. She would then have to learn to cut her hair‚ in order to please him. To him‚ having clean‚ braided hair meant‚ she would only belong to him.
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that increase air pollution levels. However‚ healthy trees planted effectively along roads‚ buildings and in parking lots can decrease overall air pollution levels for city residents.Trees can remove both gaseous air pollutants and particulate matter. Gaseous air pollution enters a tree through leaf stomata and is either held in intercellular cavities or processed into usable nutrients. According to David Nowack’s report‚ "The Effects of Urban Trees on Air Quality" for the USDA Forest Service‚ particulate
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Benefits of not Cutting Music Programs By Delanie Bull AP Language Mrs. Blair 28 February 2013 Thesis: Music programs are beneficial to the development and teaching of our students and should not be cut. I. Benefits a. Higher English scores b. Higher math scores c. Better memory d. Higher act scores II. Elementary School Delanie Bull 2/ 28/ 13 Mrs. Blair Argumentative Essay Why Music Programs Are Beneficial and Should Not Be Cut. Many music programs across the
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Sometimes we feel hopeless‚ unable to believe in ourselves‚ and we come close to quitting. It is then that we need a friend‚ someone that can be there for us in our times of need to support and keep pushing us to maximize our potential. In The Bean Trees‚ Taylor is faced with multiple adversities‚ and struggles to overcome them when she finds herself alone. Through her novel‚ Kingsolver illustrates with character development and dialogues how Taylor must form solid bonds with others in order to combat
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