reminded recently‚ China has a chokehold on their production. China’s grip on rare earths first made headlines in 2010‚ when it suddenly cut exports to Japan. But it had been squeezing the market for years. In 2000 it exported some 47‚000 tonnes of the stuff; by 2010 it exported only about 30‚000 tonnes. This decline appeared to be the result of unfair export taxes and quotas. Mine‚ all mine Western powers have threatened to take the case to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This week they seemed to
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In this essay “From an American childhood” by Annie Dilard first starts off talking about how she likes football and other sports and how she really like playing them and some females may not like playing. Then she jumps into how and her friends are outside in the middle of the winter‚ gathering up together playing and trying to find cars to throw snowballs at. Finally her and her friends spotted a car and they were getting ready to throw the snowballs at the car and when they threw them at the
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Leonard Cohen has had a long and illustrious career as a poet and a songwriter. The Canadian songwriter has written many popular songs‚ and we all have at least one of his tunes stored up in the recesses of our minds. However‚ there are a certain few of Cohen’s that stand above the rest. Songs that were hits‚ and songs that in fact helped shape the period of time they were created in. "Suzanne"‚ "Bird on the Wire"‚ and "So Long‚ Marianne" are a couple of these elite creations of Cohen’s mind. During
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If you watched season one of HBO’s True Detective last year‚ then you are probably also curious about what season two will bring. One thing the new season will feature is a brand new theme song‚ written and performed by Leonard Cohen. The sparse‚ gravelly crooning of Cohen’s voice will color the television series’ opening credits a haunting shade of grizzly. The choice has been praised as apt and “badass” by Vulture Magazine. The song is called “Nevermind‚” and it first appeared on Cohen’s most
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The relationship between the mother and daughter in Annie John is dynamic. The relationship in the beginning of the novel is positive and respected‚ but throughout the book Annie fights the idea that she and her mother are separate and different people. By the end of the book Annie realizes and accepts the idea and that it is true. In the second chapter‚ Annie says‚ "My mother and I often took a bath together. Sometimes it was just a plain bath‚ which did not take very long. Other times it was a
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“Annie Get Your Gun” is a musical‚ loosely based on the life of sharpshooter great‚ Annie Oakley. Written by with music by Irving Berlin‚ the courtship of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler is the main storyline. The Broadway show opened in 1946 and the Movie was produced in 19 . World War 11 had ended and women who were in factories and serving in the armed forces were returning home. Many people at that time wanted to restore the traditional role that women played in American society‚ that of wife
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feel alive because it helps one to wake up and turn on the light that allows her to be attentive to the world around her. Feeling alive is not only a feeling but also a mindset. In An American Childhood by Annie Dillard‚ the significance of feeling alive is shown in her every actions. As Annie Dillard is coming-of-age‚ feeling alive is important because it gives her freedom‚ it helps her to find herself and it drives her to find new things. As Dillard is coming-of-age‚ feeling alive is critical
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experience the thrill in the author’s texts. You want to understand why the author decided to do what they did. In the short story “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard and “Always Running” by Luis J. Rodriguez‚ they utilize many action verbs‚ different forms of figurative language‚ tone‚ and structure to engage the reader. Dillard and Rodriguez uses active verbs in their stories to bring out how they felt about being chased by adults. In “An American Childhood”‚ Dillard explains how she escapes with
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Windshield Survey Table Element Discussion Housing and Zoning‚ Boundaries The houses vary depending on the area. Going towards the more elevated areas‚ I see houses that are more than one story‚ and multiple town houses and condos/apartments. In the more flat areas‚ I see a lot of single story homes‚ and cul de sac layouts‚ but have big backyards and front yards. Schools are scattered evenly throughout the city‚ and some schools are consecutive (a pre-school is close to an elementary school and
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Annie Wilkes displays many symptoms consistent with schizotypal personality disorder. For one‚ she is highly isolated as she lives on her own in a secluded area away from town. It is apparent that she has no friends or family that she associates with‚ and she prefers the company of her pig‚ misery‚ rather than the company of other people. Her behavior is exaggerated and odd as she only speaks very formally at all times. She hates profanity and is maddened by the mere idea of someone using it. When
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