Today happened to be a cloudy‚ overcast day with an air temperature of six degrees Celsius and the water a few degrees warmer. The day held the promise of a winter storm approaching well before nightfall. The surf’s rough‚ but nothing a raft of Selkies or seals couldn’t handle. Now the local Selkie clan would meet the three male Leopard seal out in the ocean in their non-humanoid form. The Leopard seal shifters differ vastly from the Selkies. Selkies required their fur pelt to take on their Selkie
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It was true. Several of the maidens and their families left the compound as soon as the food supply became scarce. Her Master had not been outside of the home in months as his appearance became increasingly unrecognizable—even to her. It made her sad to see the man she’d grown to admire succumb to such an unexplainable illness and tragedies that surpassed human limitations. Ayala always thought that one day she would marry herself a man much like her Master… someone rich‚ handsome‚ and who
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Though‚ Castiel had never seen the man reading a book‚ it was odd to say the least; coming to a place made for books but not read a book. Castiel didn’t think much about the issue‚ he was usually daydreaming about how it would feel to touch that honey like hair or how it would be the man’s reaction if he ever caught him staring. Castiel presumed that the man only accompanied someone to the library and was always waiting for them to comeback‚ and Castiel never stuck around to see who it may be. Perhaps
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Life is always changing. It can seem perfect for one minute and then be completely different the next. In “The Great Scarf of Birds” figurative language and imagery is used to demonstrate life’s duality. Initially the narrator’s world seems perfect with “Ripe apples” and “elms… swaying vases full of sky.” The imagery of the surroundings create a feeling of being in a utopia. The natural world around him is the ideal setting for the narrator’s game of golf. However the tone shifts from one of a
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Detective Warren Gallagher arrived at the Santa Monica pier a little after eight that morning. He was feeling rather lively because last night his girlfriend Amanda had agreed to become his fiancé‚ and because the barista at Cultivar Coffee Bar had given him an extra shot of espresso on the house. It’s wasn’t every day that he got to report to his job as a crime scene detective looking forward to the day that lay ahead of him. As he stepped out of his Subaru and began to walk up the boardwalk his
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long that I’m freezing half to death. Before we even started to walk‚ he fixed my knitted hat and crochet infinity ombre blue scarf. I was going to ask him what he was doing‚ until he said‚ “Are you warm enough? If not‚ tell me.” he smiled. Once again‚ I stared deep in his onyx eyes. I was lost for words. I could feel my face boiling. This feels like a winter love story‚ where Itachi and me are the main characters falling in love. And this is the part where in the movie‚ the guy leans in to kiss
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Silk - the queen of all fabrics is historically one of India’s most important industries. India produces a variety of silks called Mulberry‚ Tasar‚ Muga and Eri‚ based on the feeding habit of the cocoons. The sericulture industry today employs over 700‚000 farm families and is mostly concentrated in Karnataka‚ Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh and to some extent Assam and West Bengal. Karnataka accounts for more than 70 percent of the country’s total silk production. Sericulture is one industry which
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The Silk Route is a convenient name for the Trans Asia trade routes. At one point it was viewed as a road along which silk from China was brought to Turkey and sold to Europeans. That is an overly simplistic and not terribly realistic view. It was not a single road but a number of interconnecting Caravan Routes over which trade was conducted. Additionally Sericulture only dates back a few thousand years the Silk Route is much older. The Silk Road: Linking Europe and Asia Through Trade The Silk
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In “A Pair of Silk Stocking” and “A Story of An Hour” Mrs. Mallard and Mrs. Sommers related in many ways. They end up with news they greatly enjoy and forget all of there responsibilities Although Mrs. Sommers and Mrs. Mallards news were different they reacted the same way to it. During the 1900’s women had specific responsibilities‚ which Mrs. Malard and Mrs. Sommers forgot they had. By the news/ gifts they have both received In a way their reactions shows us some women are selfish and irresponsible
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Continuities and Change over Time in the Silk Road The Silk Route is a convenient name for the Trans Asia trade routes. At one point it was viewed as a road along which silk from China was brought to Turkey and sold to Europeans. That is an overly simplistic and not terribly realistic view. It was not a single road but a number of interconnecting Caravan Routes over which trade was conducted. The Silk route dates back at least 5500 years where as silk only dates back about three thousand years
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