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    In his poem “Consolation‚” Billy Collins attempts to comfort himself after not being able to visit Italy in the following summer. He creates a “consolation” for himself by listing all of the downsides to travelling to another country so filled with history and culture. However‚ his tone makes it seem as though he is unsuccessful at convincing himself that staying at home is actually a good thing. The reader can tell that he is actually disconsolate‚ that his efforts were in vain. Collins

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    The Gift of Interpretation If anyone speaks in a tongue‚ let there be two or at the most three‚ each in turn‚ and let one interpret. But if there is no interpreter‚ let him keep silent in church‚ and let him speak to himself and to God. 1 C or 14:-28 There have been some misconceptions about this verse. Some think that Paul is saying if there was no one there who God ever uses to operate in interpretation of tongues‚ then that person should not give the message in tongues. Please consider

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    A Simple Budget

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    Start a Simple Budget and Plan For Retirement By Jack Landry Sep 15‚ 2011 A simple budget can help you reach your financial goals sooner with less stress and worry. A budget is a plan you put together to track the flow of money into and out of your life. The idea is to find where your money flows out‚ plug the expensive leaks‚ and save more inflowing cash for yourself every month. A basic budget can also expose the sneaky spending habits you’re not aware of and help you plan where to best spend

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    The Arrangement of Electrons in the Atom An energy level is defined as the fixed energy value that an electron in an atom may have. Bohr’s Theory 1. Electrons revolve around the nucleus in orbitals 2. The electrons in an orbit have a fixed energy Note: Orbitals are also known as energy levels 3. As long as an electron is not in any one particular energy level‚ it neither gains or loses energy 4. When an atom absorbs energy it jumps to a higher energy level Note: They do not remain

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    Billy The West Analysis

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    Arizona territory. Back in New Mexico‚ he joined the Regulators‚ a wild west posse that fought in the Lincoln County War. In April of 1878‚ the Regulators killed three men‚ including a sheriff and his deputy. Billy the Kid and two other Regulators were charged with killing all three men. Billy the Kid’s name spread across the country in December of 1880 when the Las Vegas Gazette and the New York Sun published stories of his crimes. (Metz

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    The Gift of Life

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    The Gift of Life by Deborah Greenspan One of the greatest miracles of modern medicine is the ability to successfully transplant human organs‚ such as kidneys‚ corneas and hearts‚ into human beings who would die otherwise. At this very moment‚ 48‚000 people are waiting hopefully for organ transplants (Tenery 20). Seven of these unfortunates will die each day because

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    Embrace by Billy Collins

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    “Embrace” By Billy Collins The most effective way for a poem to speak to the reader is by using a way of indirectly representing an image or an event. When the poet uses a filter‚ or a metaphor‚ he makes a figurative instead of a literal reference. Taking a look at Billy Collins’ poem‚ “Embrace” it is easy to think that the whole message from beginning to end is that this person was feeling lonely enough to hold himself. He is a little over the edge‚ and since there is no one around to embrace

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    Simple Interest

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    instructed to be invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the will? (1) | Rs. 17.5 lakhs |   | (2) | Rs. 21 lakhs |   | (3) | Rs. 15 lakhs |   | (4) | Rs. 20 lakhs | Correct Answer - (2) Solution: Let Rs.x be the amount that the elder daughter got at the time of the will. Therefore‚ the younger daughter got (3‚500‚000 - x). The elder daughter’s money earns interest for (21 - 16) = 5 years @ 10% p.a simple interest The younger daughter’s money

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    The Greatest Gift

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    She always scolded me. She often punished me. She forced me to do my homework. I hated all this‚ but I know that she loves me. She never once left me out of her mind. She would often call me after my school‚ asking me how was school‚ did I get scolded‚ or did I listen during classes. Sometimes when I was tired I would be frustrated‚ but I know that she loves me. It was a never-ending stream of motherly love I received everyday of my life. I was a very naughty boy when I was very young

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    Simple Distillation

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    EXPERIMENT 7 - Distillation – Separation of a Mixture Purpose: a) To purify a compound by separating it from a non-volatile or less-volatile material. b) To separate a mixture of two miscible liquids (liquids that mix in all proportions) with different boiling points. Equipment / Materials: large test tubes(3) clamp (1 or 2) ringstand boiling chips test tube rack (1) heating mantle glass adaptor thermometer adaptor 10-mL graduated cylinder condenser (1 or 2) grease 50- mL round bottom flask 50-

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