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    Even though 12 people say you’re wrong and you broke the law‚ millions of other people are standing behind you saying you won. In the book Inherit the wind a man of the name betts cates was against the whole world. The two side are fighting over if Evolution should be taught in the classroom.Cates shows that he helped the world against a law that really showed up the facts about the past. I even though he didn’t win the case‚ he won by gaining millions of people support. Bert cates a young

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    century was both radical and revolutionary by today’s standards. Due to its obvious conflicts with Creationist views brought about by the Bible‚ the theory was not commonly adopted by people who worshipped the Bible’s teachings. The play Inherit the Wind‚ written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ models itself directly after the famous 1925 Tennessee v. Scopes trial in which Darwin’s theory of evolution and the Bible’s Creationism which were at odds. The defendant Bertram Cates and his defense

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    takes to save her city of Tara from the Civil War. Margret Mitchell gives us a thrilling adventure to follow in Gone With The Wind‚ leaving us on the edge of our seat the whole time. I enjoyed this book in particular because it takes you back in time‚ as if you were there yourself. Letter: Dear Mrs. Margaret Mitchell‚ I really liked your book‚ Gone With The Wind. It was one of the most magnificent books I have ever read. It gives a perfect image of what the Civil War was like and it also

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    The play‚ Inherit the Wind‚ by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is about a trial with a teacher who teaches evolution. Bertram Cates knows that the studies of evolution is against the law but decides to teach it anyways. Henry Drummond is the lawyer who defends Bert Cates in the trial. Drummond’s changes his goals throughout the play. In the beginning of the play‚ his goal is to defend evolution. Throughout the play his goal is to prove Cates is innocent and win the case. After the trial he wants

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    Wind Power in India

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    The development of wind power in India began in the 1990s‚ and has significantly increased in the last few years. Although a relative newcomer to the wind industry compared with Denmark or the United States‚ India has the fifth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.[1] In 2009-10 India’s growth rate was highest among the other top four countries. As of 31 Jan 2013 the installed capacity of wind power in India was 18634.9[2][3] MW‚ mainly spread across Tamil Nadu (7134 MW)‚[4] Gujarat

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    Ode to the West Wind

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    ODE TO THE WEST WIND Summary The autumnal west wind sweeps along the leaves and "winged seeds." The seeds will remain dormant until spring. The wind is thus a destroyer and a preserver. The west wind also sweeps along storm clouds. It is the death song of the year. With the night that closes the year will come rain‚ lightning‚ and hail; there will be storms in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The poet pleads with the west wind to endow him with some of its power‚ for he feels depressed and helpless

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    Wind Propeller Blade

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    WIND PROPELLERS BLADE SUBMITTED BY: SUBMITTED TO: SUBMISSION DATE: 02.01.2012 CONTENTS 1. The Functions and Objectives of Wind Propellers Blade 2. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Wind Propellers Blade 3. Material Properties of Wind Propellers Blade 4. Different Materials for Airplane Wings 5. References 1. The Functions and Objectives of Wind Propellers Blade FUNCTION OF WIND TURBINE BLADE Wind flows over a propellers blades it creates lift and makes them turn. But

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    Global Wind Patterns

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    Global Wind The region of Earth receiving the Sun’s direct rays is the equator. Here‚ air is heated and rises‚ leaving low pressure areas behind. Moving to about thirty degrees north and south of the equator‚ the warm air from the equator begins to cool and sink. Between thirty degrees latitude and the equator‚ most of the cooling sinking air moves back to the equator. The rest of the air flows toward the poles. The air movements toward the equator are called trade winds- warm‚ steady breezes

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    Elizabeth Kolbert’s article “The Siege of Miami” pans out interesting structural patterns that can be overlooked at first glance. However‚ through a thorough analysis of Kolbert’s article‚ we can start to see how often certain fields and disciplines interconnect with the economic state of South Florida. For instance‚ Hal Wanless‚ a geological scientist who spent half a century studying how South Florida came to be‚ brings up a complex prediction that pans out an interesting structural pattern throughout

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    definitely been taken into account in the production of the films “the Wind that Shakes the Barley”. In order to understand how the producer conveys his meaning and themes you must first fully understand the methods of construction and how these convey attitudes and values. In film a producer may use technical‚ symbolic‚ audio or written codes to convey his meaning of the text. Lighting plays a major part in the film “The Wind...” The Irish weather has a slight affect as it is very soft‚ humid

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