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    INTRODUCTION River Tapi is originating from a Multai Hills (Gavilgadh hill ranges of Satpura) and flowing through three states Maharastra‚ Madya Pradesh and Gujarat having length of 725 Kms. The flow of water and water level in the river Tapi is controlled at Ukai dam which is 100 kms away from Surat city. The foundation of dam is resting on Dolerite dykes (Basalt). It is constructed for irrigation purpose mainly and also served the purpose of flood control‚ generation of hydropower and

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    savagery set of events that occur on land. In contrast‚ life on the river is much more calm and peaceful. There is a lot of imagery and depiction that contrasts land and river in this novel. Both characters‚ Jim and Huck feel confined to society when they are on land and experience their own problems such as slavery and child abuse respectively. When they decide to set out to Ohio‚ they hope to find peace and a new life. They find the river to be soothing‚ peaceful‚ and overall free to do what they wish

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    Interpretation of “The Negro Speaks of River” Poem View: (Langston Hughes- “The Negro Speaks of River”- 1921) I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the      flow of human blood in human veins.   My soul has grown deep like the rivers.   I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young. I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln

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    Huck Finn River Symbolism

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    In �The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn�‚ the Mississippi River plays several roles and holds a prominent theme throughout much of the story as a whole. Huckleberry Finn and Jim are without a doubt the happiest and most a peace when floating down the river on their raft. However‚ the river has a much deeper meaning than just a compilation of water. It almost goes to an extent of having its own personality and character traits. The river offers a place for the two characters‚ Huck and Jim‚ to escape

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    and all those times that he will visit the river which is now in the Bitterroot National Forest. In the novel A River Runs Through it by using similes‚ symbolism‚ and parallelism‚ Maclean uses fly fishing to represent the cycle of life. During the novel ‚ Maclean uses various similes to compare the river with life and family. For example‚ he shared with the audience that the “common love for the river would bring them back as a family.” The river has always played a big role in the family because

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    Nile River Research Paper

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    THE NILE RIVER The Nile River is the longest in the world it is approximately 4160 miles long‚ It flows from high mountains in Africa.The Nile was a main means of travel. There are two branches‚ Rosetta Branch to the west‚ and Damietta to the east. Lake Victoria‚ and Lake Tana are two major sources. Without the water source ancient egyptians would have died out‚ because they relied on agriculture for wealth‚ and power. The Nile River was called Ar or Aur (means black) due to the annual flood left

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    ‘’Jay’s Treaty’’ Jay’s Treaty is an agreement between John Jay‚ U.S. chief justice‚ special envoy‚ and William Grenville‚ a British foreign secretary. Signed in London‚ England‚ on November 19‚ 1794‚ and ratified by the U.S. Congress in 1795 the Treaty settled disagreements and distress between the United States and Great Britain. Both countries had unresolved issues remaining since violations occurred from the Treaty of Paris of 1783. England refused to evacuate the frontier forts in the Northwest

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    Different types of media can be used to present the same ideas and information‚ but with the use of different types of media‚ the ideas can be perceived as different things. The same principle comes to be true after viewing the work of “A River Runs through it” by Norman Maclean. After having observed the novel and the film‚ both forms of media proved to have its advantages. The novel does a much better job of accurately representing the theme of the story and allowing the reader to interpret the

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    Medicine River Essay

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    1. 8 key points. * Rugby players or athletes in general making bad decisions off the field * Lack of experience * How to approach certain situations * Lack of information on the other team/players * We spend so much time training but when it comes time to make a decision in a natural situation‚ we tend to still make poor ones * Under natural conditions‚ we do not have a game play in our heads and are usually under extreme pressure * To achieve excellence using methods

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    Cabulig River Case Study

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    Cabulig River is bounded by Upper Jasaan and Bobontugan. The people will cross the river using bangka or bamboo boat. People living there make use of the river as their bathing area and for washing the clothes. The Table 1 shows the phytoplankton species per station in Cabulig River. With a population density of 583 species per millilitres‚ there were twenty (20) phytoplankton species found in Cabulig River. There are seven (7) orders in the class Bascillariophyceae. Three (3) of which belongs order

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