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    containers they could lay their hands on: ’milk-cans‚ pea-tins‚ jam-pots’. The rhythm of the list is repeated two lines later in ’hayfields‚ cornfields and potato-drills’ whose bordering hedges offered the fruit for picking. Onomatopoeia in the phrase ’tinkling bottom’ suggests the sound of the first few berries hitting the metal of the cans they were dropped into. An ominous picture is painted in the description of the ripe fruit on the top: ’big dark blobs burned like a plate of eyes’. Perhaps this reflects

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    at the huge steaming pot of hot soup. On the other side of the stall‚ helpers work feverishly to serve these hungry mouths. Steaming bowls of soup‚ fried rice‚ fried chicken and sandwiches are passed in exchange for coins that are tossed into tinkling money baskets. The change from notes is thrust into ready palms that quickly pocket the jingling coins. The canteen grows crowded. Orders are shouted above the constant drone of busy hungry people. Someone starts banging the automatic drink dispenser

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    ever-popular winter song‚ "Jingle Bells [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud3xdj_RQ_A]." He uses the word tintinnabulation‚ which means the ringing of the bells‚ but just the sound alone suggests that. The sound suggests the ringing echo of the jingling and tinkling bells. In the second stanza‚ Poe illustrates wedding bells‚ which have a sweet happy feeling. The wedding bells of gold sounded at night to predict happiness for a newly married couple. Poe uses a long "o" sound in his words‚ which suggest harmoniousness

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    elusive character‚ a European worshipped by the natives by the name of Kurtz. Kurtz is portrayed as a very talented man; owing his artistic‚ musical‚ and literary skills to a high upbringing in Europe. He later becomes known as also the most talented ivory exporter in the Congo as well. Kurtz’s death‚ the pinnacle of the novella‚ reveals to those reading that Kurtz is terrified‚ of what exactly is uncertain‚ as he screams aloud “The Horror! The horror!” (144) The most correct interpretation of this statement

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    The Case of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: The Scientific Process and How It Relates to Everyday Life* by Kathrin Stanger-Hall‚ Plant Biology‚ University of Georgia at Athens Jennifer Merriam‚ Biology‚ SUNY Orange Ruth Ann Greuling‚ Office of the Provost‚ Northern New Mexico College Part I—Background Brad Murky‚ a graduate student in conservation biology at Cornell University‚ had been involved for nearly a year in a highly secretive research project taking place in the tupelo swamp of the Cache

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    As Marlow notes‚ “The word ‘ivory’ rang in the air‚ was whispered‚ was sighed. You would think they were praying to it” (25). Clearly‚ ivory is the most important item to the Company‚ and Kurtz’s ability to collect so much of it is what makes him such a valuable employee. It is also worth noting that Marlow suggests the men are praying to ivory‚ which is similar to the third stanza of T.S. Eliot’s poem‚ in which “Lips that would kiss/

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    The mass killings of elephants for their ivory‚ the widespread pollution across the ocean‚ and the careless behavior towards nature are all things that people are contributing to. Mary Kate Frank‚ the author of both “Saving the World’s Ocean” and “The Race to Save the Elephants” believes that people’s lack of respect towards the elephants and the ocean is resulting in negative effects to the U.S and other diverse nations‚ such as a dramatic drop in trade and transportation‚ and an economic breakdown

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    everything. Comprising of dust and debris‚ tornadoes can demolish anything in its path. There is no method to stopping a tornado and they proceed rapidly with high intensity. As an ivory trader in Africa‚ Kurtz from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness loses self-restraint and becomes murderous as his appetite for ivory grows. From Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo‚ an acclaimed warrior of the Umuofia tribe‚ fears failure and dedicates his life to advancing his rank and power in the clan. Although

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    purchasers throughout the world apart from numerous industry awards. Ivory Properties Group Berhad was established in 1999 and has since grown into an established and reputable property developer in Penang and Northern Malaysia. They project portfolio includes medium to high-end apartments‚ luxury condominiums‚ semi- detached and bungalows‚ boutique gated communities‚ retail & commercial lots and more. They at Ivory take the time and effort to nurture a vertically-integrated range of

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    “This a strange time‚ Mister. No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack upon this village” (Miller 62). This was stated by Reverend Hale in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. This play takes place during the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller provides a setting in which chaos and terror make this play dramatic and enjoyable. There are many themes involved in the play‚ and many characters that represent these themes. One might say the theme of scapegoating

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