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    funerary theme. Entering the burial chamber‚ on the left front wall we first find a scene depicting the mummy of the deceased in his sarcophagus lying on a funeral bed and protected on the left by Isis and on the right by Nephthys‚ both in the form of falcons. Under this in a lower register is a scene of the deceased sons bringing him offerings and purifying themselves before his parents while other relatives sit nearby. In the next scene on this wall‚ the deceased is shown with his wife and is holding

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    Blockade Runners. A blockade runner is usually a lighter-weight ship used for evading a naval port. Often blockade running is done in order to transport cargo‚ for example to bring food or arms to blockade a city. Other times blockade runners would carry mail in an attempt to communicate with the outside world. The blockade runners during the American civil war were seagoing steam ships that were used to make it through the union blockade that extended some 3‚500 miles along the Atlantic and Gulf

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    Transition of an individual is usually difficult; they face issues and challenges along the road yet are able to discover themselves better after the consequence. Transitioning can be confronting‚ exciting or even demanding. Tom Brennan‚ the protagonist in The Story of Tom Brennan is haunted by an accident and is faced with a hard transition‚ and as with the other members of his family‚ with the use of first person‚ J.C. Burke demonstrates the outcome of a transition can be resulted through new knowledge

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    How far does an understanding of patriarchy assist in an interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet is basically the story of Juliet’s self-development and maturing through her love for Romeo in a city‚ Verona‚ where patriarchy impregnated politics‚ social life and private households at all levels. In this essay I will examine how patriarchy plays a central role in the development of the ‘ancient quarrel’ between the Montagues and the Capulets and how this feud eventually

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    Police Role & Discretion By Dr Jacqueline Azzopardi PhD What is a “role”? Role = RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES linked with a particular position in society Role expectation = the BEHAVIOUR & ACTIONS that people expect from a person in a particular role Role conflict = Trying to perform 2 or more INCOMPATIBLE responsibilities (STRESS!) Eg: Police Service Vs P Force What is the Role of the Police? “Anyone attempting to construct a workable definition of the police role will typically come away with old

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    of symbolism are the strange occurences after Duncan is murdered. After Duncan is murdered‚ Ross and the Old Man talk about many strange things that are happening. They talk about how its unusually dark when its daytime and how an owl attacked a falcon. They also talk about how Duncan’s horses were acting strange and how they‚ "Turned wild in nature‚ broke their stalls‚ flung out‚ Contending ’gainst obedience"(2.4.16-17). The fact that these strange occurrences happen right after Duncan’s death

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    they tried to protect their son from Malus and his falcons (who chose to be his followers) but it was too late because Malus was one step ahead of them and they were murdered. But the Emperor’s brother‚ a very skilled warrior‚ fought off Malus and managed to escape with the Emperor’s Son. The Emperor’s brother took the son and traveled very far away from Tara to hide away from Malus. “Ever since then‚ Malus has been gathering an army of not only falcons but also rat bandits and weasel pirates from all

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    During the Ptolemaic period: When Alexander the Great started his conquest in 332 BC‚ the Egyptians welcomed him. Because Alexander was wise enough to know that respecting the native religion was everything to the Egyptians‚ he visited the temple of Apis bull once he entered Memphis and presented sacrifices to him. This led the priests announced him at once as a Pharaoh. Moreover‚ Alexander made another approaching step as he visited the temple of Amun-Re at Siwa and announcing himself as being the

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    Indian Tyre Industry

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    their product mix‚ for e.g. CEAT is increasing its OTR capacity at its Nasik plant from 60‚000 to 100‚000 tyres by end 2008‚ JK Tyres & Industries is expanding its OTR capacity from 25‚000 tyres to 42‚000 tyres by end 2008‚ even smaller player like Falcon tyres is making its foray into the OTR category. The exports from the country clocked a CAGR of 13% in unit terms and 18% in value terms in the period FY 02-07. Most of these tyres that are exported are of cross ply design. With radialisation catching

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    The thermometer was placed at the very bottom of the sidearm of the distillation head. The reason it was placed at that exact location was to get an accurate reading of the temperature of the boiling solution. When collecting the solutions‚ falcon tubes were used instead as they could provide much more accurate readings when compared to round bottom flasks. Keck clamps were used throughout the experiment to make sure the apparatus did not fall apart while in use. For the next step of the experiment

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