youthful” (Kroes 38) upon their arrival. This relationship between the old worlds and the new‚ play important roles in both Rip Van Winkle (Irving) and O Pioneers! (Cathers). In Rip Van Winkle‚ there is a heavy German folklore influence from the author Irving who himself had travelled to Europe. This is manifested in Rips Dutch community "having been founded by some of the Dutch colonists" (5) and with that the traditions and legacy of the old country "reminded Rip of the figures in an old Flemish
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Relative Humidity Lab 1. Yes‚ our relative humidity was different for the two locations because the temperature in the building was lower than the temperature outside. 2. The psychrometer has a "sock" on the bulb of the thermometer. You get the sock wet and twirl the thermometer around for 30 seconds. If the temperature dropped then you spin it again for 15 seconds. Then you subtract the temperature of the psychrometer from the starting temperature and that is the difference. Then you must look
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How to Form Relative Clauses Level 2 Imagine‚ a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You could say: A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl? That sounds rather complicated‚ doesn’t it? It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing – you want to know who the girl is. Do you know the girl … As your friend cannot know which girl you are talking
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met my wife. A. what B. where C. which D. that 2. Simon is the man _________ Mary loves. A. who B. which C. whom D. A&C 3. My wife‚ _________ is a doctor‚ works at Community Hospital. A. who B. which C. whom D. that 4. Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified. A. what B. which C. who D. where 5. She is the one _________ I told you about. A. what B. which C. whose D. who 6. Those _________ had studied hard passed their exams. A. what B. which C. who D
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“Countries grow at different rates because they accumulate capital at different rates.” Is this true? Explain your answer. Since the Industrial Revolution‚ economists have attempted to explain why certain countries economies grow at greater rates than others. The post-Keynesian era saw the introduction of the Harrod-Domar model of economic growth. This model explained an economy’s growth rate by observing the level of saving and productivity of capital in the economy. The neo-classical Solow-Swann
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Relationship between a model and Similitude For a model‚ similitude is achieved when testing conditions are created such that the test results are applicable to the real design. There are some criteria that are required to achieve similitude; 1. Geometric similarity – The model is the same shape as the application (they are usually scaled). 2. Kinematic similarity – Fluid flow of both the model and real application must undergo similar time rates of change motions. (Fluid streamlines are similar)
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I believe that the term "adversity" is relative. What I have experienced in my life and considered adversity may be a mere irritation to someone else. On the other hand‚ what I consider my daily trials could be seen as a calamity to onlookers. I do not believe that my hardships can be compared to anyone else’s‚ because everyone handles trials differently. That being said‚ when my mother decided to leave my father‚ it was the most difficult time of my life up until that point. We left suddenly one
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trade between countries and the methods to restrict trade between countries. When asses the methods of encouraging and restricting trade I will talk about the purpose for the methods of promoting and restricting international trade‚ identify how and why they might be used and I will decide how useful each method is giving appropriate reasons for it. International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. FREE TRADE This is the freedom to trade in a particular country versus
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Interest groups are formed organizations of people who share a common interest. These groups work together to protect‚ promote and influence others and the government based on that interest. Interest groups vary based off beliefs‚ political and or world views‚ and can range from very few to hundreds of thousands of people depending on the shared goals. My Interest group of choice is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or widely known better as the NAACP. This organization
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“A Visit Of Charity” Do the two old women have a good relationship? Use quotations to support your answer. I think the two women have a very good relationship. I think this is evident is several parts of the story. One of the things that show this throughout the story is how the first old lady keeps on rationalizing the second old ladies behavior. We first see this when Marian brings them the potted flower and the second old lady keeps on insulting them‚ insisting “they are not pretty”(line
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