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    Gone with the Wind

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    Overview • Setting (time): 1861–early 1870s. • Setting (place): Atlanta; Tara‚ the O’Hara plantation in northern Georgia. • Major conflict: Scarlett struggles to find love‚ trying out Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler‚ while simultaneously trying to adjust to the changing face of the South. • Rising action: Scarlett confesses her love to Ashley; Scarlett marries Rhett; Scarlett and Ashley embrace. • Climax: Bonnie dies while horseback riding‚ breaking the tie that binds Rhett and Scarlett.

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    Wind and Beach

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    Two methods used : beach fabric anaylysis and measuring Cliff height. Beach fabric analysis and profile: Equipment used: Quadrat‚ Written recording sheets‚ Measuring tape ‚ Tennis balls‚ Stopwatch‚ Ranging poles‚ Clinometer ( Homemade )‚ Compass‚ Anomemeter. Beach profile : To show that this is a sandy beach and was made from erosional process. The Quadrat: · I threw the quadrat along the foreshore midshore and backshore so I could begin my investigation of the beach.I then procceded to

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    Elizabeth Tudor

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    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth ’s Background Elizabeth I was born September 7‚ 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the second daughter of King Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn. Elizabeth ’s had an older half-sister Mary and a younger half-brother‚ Edward. Elizabeth had a remarkable intelligence from a very young age. She received an excellent education and learned many languages: Latin‚ Flemish

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    Wind Mill

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    A windmill is a machine that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails.[1][2] Originally‚ windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history‚ the windmill machinery was adapted to many other industrial uses.[3] An important non-milling use is to pump water‚ either for land drainage or to extract groundwater. Contents  [hide]  * 1 Windmills in antiquity * 2 Horizontal windmills * 3 Vertical windmills * 3.1 Post

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    Storm on the Island

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    Storm on the Island The extract I have in front of me is a poem by Seamus Heaney. Heaney is an Irish poet who grew up in rural Ireland. His poems often deal with childhood‚ farm life‚ politics and traditional culture in Northern Ireland. The poem I have is called Storm on the Island. Heaney’s poem explores the power of nature and the effect it has on people’s lives. This is conveyed through Heaney’s use of vivid imagery‚ personification‚ caesura and enjambment. The poem is structured in nineteen

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    Divine Wind

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    The Divine Wind has lots of people with worries on their mind. Discuss By Tom Sutton. Set in the Pearling District Broome in Western Australia during the years of World War II‚ Garry Disher’s “The Divine Wind” follows the personal experiences of Hartley “Hart” Penrose as he recounts the events of his youth leading up to and during World War II . The problems facing Hart are those in which he lusts for Japanese friend Mitsy Sennosuke‚ who encounters hate and prejudice as Japan enters the war

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    Inherit the Wind

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    In the play "Inherit the Wind" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ the defense faces numerous societal injustices‚ which is why they never had a chance to win the case. One example of the town’s bias is presented through the town’s love for Matthew Harrison Brady. A second example is the extreme conformist and pious attitude of the town’s people. The last instance is the narrow-mindedness of the judge and the jury‚ which resulted in an unfair trial. In conclusion‚ the defense suffered through many

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    Elizabeth Cochran

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    Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born on May 5‚ 1864 in the small Pennsylvanian town of Cochran’s Mills. The town was founded after her father who was the town judge and also a prominent land owner. When Elizabeth was just six years old she lost her father so she pledged that she would go to school to be able to help out with finances because her mom was now a single mother. Her plans were cut short due to her mother moving the family to Pittsburgh and ran a boarding house with her mom. In the early

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    Nest in the Wind

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    NEST IN THE WIND ANT 200 Book Test Name __________________________________ Class start time ____________ 1. Contrast Pohnpeian and industrial explanations on how the island came into being. a. The Pohnpeian explanation is an example of a supernatural creation story. b. Pohnpeians explain that an octopus directed Sapikini to the island. c. The industrial explanation is based on science. d. People in industrial society say volcanoes erupted and formed the island. e. all of

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    Inherit the wind

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    Inherit the wind and the teaching of Evolution The TV movie‚ Inherit the wind‚ was made to portray the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial." The original 1960 version of this movie have been shown in classrooms across the nation‚ and is said to be historical. It has influenced many people against evolution. From just seeing the movie‚ anyone can conclude that religious fundamentalist are unreasonable‚ while evolutionist are rational thinkers. In the discussion below‚ several parts of the movie are compared

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