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    It goes to show that if your want is great enough‚ the end will be easier to find if the effort is put forth. Santiago had a dream of being at the Pyramids and finding treasure once he reached his destination. It recurred once more and pushed to figure it out. He experienced triumphs and downfalls throughout his journey. For example‚ he met a kind person in a bar once he reached foreign land that he was not familiar with. He trusted him with all of his money and stayed with him until they were separated

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    Andrew’s. b) Brian’s balance is more accurate than Brenda’s. What important characteristics of the four balances are implied by these statements? Give examples. Andrea will be able to read her balance to a greater number of significant figures than Andrew since her balance is more precise. Her successive measurements will also be less variable than Andrew’s measurements. Ex. If three measurements are taken by Andrea (1.7 mL‚ 1.7 mL and 1.8 mL) we know that her spread in measured values

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    Pasilyo 8 Antonio Maria Nieva One day along Pasilyo 8‚ in an entresuelo that passed for home for Bianong and Estela‚ for Ikong‚ Tenteng and Miniang and the baby called Biik‚ one day the katsa curtains shut out the sky. Bianong touched a lapad to his lips‚ and the baby cried from hunger‚ and Ikong was terrified of his father‚ and Tenteng and Miniang lay as still as death‚ and Estela‚ and Estela‚ and Estela … Somewhere in the morning a radio came to life‚ and Aling Upe a door away was berating her

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    statistical information from different sectors have made the presentation quite convincing. It definitely broadens one’s horizons. Firstly‚ she starts with giving the name of the topic and purpose of the presentation so that it helps the audience to figure out what is going to be mentioned. In addition‚ she asks a rhetorical question at the beginning of her speech to gather the attention of the audience. In this way‚ participants can prepare themselves to the presentation. Then‚ she clearly defines

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    country was founded‚ each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe. Example: Give a summary of the paragraph and identify a figure of speech (hyperbole‚ metaphor‚ allusion‚ etc.) Kennedy is using: It’s in the hands of the people of the United States to see if the US will be successful or not. He is using a hyperbole to describe the number of Americans who have died defending

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    effect. It’s an obvious and deliberate exaggeration. ‘to crowd a Wanderjahr into a few strenuous minutes’ ‘most audacious undertaking’ (Effect: used for exaggeration; to attract the reader´s attention; to emphasize statements) 3) Metaphor is a figure of speech that implies more of a comparison than a direct impression With the help of Metaphors the author puts emphasis on sth.‚ appeals to our imagination‚ creates a vivid picture in our mind. ‘the confines of middle age’ Trite Metaphor

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    of a language unit which may be given rise to by: 1) the unusual denotative reference of words‚ word-combinations‚ utterances and texts (EM); or 2) the unusual distribution of the meanings of these units (SD). Semasiological EM are figures of substitution‚ i.e. different means of secondary nomination. The latter is based on the usage of existing words and word-combinations to denote new notions or to give a new name to the already known objects. Secondary nomination is not completely

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    Whats going on guys thanks for coming out‚ and thank whoever brought you here because they obviously like trust respect you enough to share this opportunity with you‚ this is like facebook with 3000 users‚ apple before the ipod and bill gates before microsoft. So i ask you guys to have an open mind for the next ten minutes because even guys like mark zuckerberg had people tell them no and that they were dumb crazy and stupid. After that youll have enough information to make an educated decision on

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    is an Italian sonnet written by William Wordsworth. The theme of this poem is that you can find beauty in anything; you may just have to look a little harder to find it. Wordsworth develops theme by using figures of speech‚ imagery‚ and tone. Firstly‚ Wordsworth develops theme by using figures of speech. “And all the mighty heart is lying still” (metonymy) is one of the lines he uses to develop theme. What Wordsworth is saying in the quote is that even though London is a big industrial city during

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    containing molecules. Theory The vibrational energy of a diatomic molecule using the harmonic oscillator approximation is: Eυ = hνo ( υ + 1/2) (1) where νo is the fundamental vibration frequency in s-1 and υ is the quantum number for the vibration‚ Figure 1. The rotational energy for a diatomic molecule using the rigid-rotor approximation is: ~ EJ = Bo hc

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