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    A pH meter is an electronic device used for measuring the pH (acidity or alkalinity) of a liquid (though special probes are sometimes used to measure the pH of semi-solid substances). A typical pH meter consists of a special measuring probe (a glass electrode) connected to an electronic meter that measures and displays the pH reading. A colorimeter is a device used in colorimetry. In scientific fields the word generally refers to the device that measures the absorbance of particular wavelengths

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    Levi Orr Mrs. Clarke Freshman English Scarlet Ibis Paragraph Literary Devices Used in the Scarlet Ibis In James Hurst’s Short Story “the Scarlet Ibis” The scene of the ibis’s death is used to symbolize and foreshadow doodle’s tragically premature death. One Saturday afternoon at lunch‚ the family heard a croak coming from the bleeding tree‚ and doodle ran outside to see what it was. He found a scarlet ibis “perched precariously” in the tree awkwardly flapping its “uncoordinated wings” Doodle

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    IILM INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Project Report On COMPUTING DEVICES USED BY TRAVEL AGENCIES SUBMMITED TO: Prof.RITU KHANNA SUBMMITED BY: Sec J Group no.13 ANSHUMAN SAXENA JAGMOHAN SINGH SHOBHIT SHARMA YOGENDRA SINGH TARUN JHALANI NITIN CHAUHAN ACKNOWLGEMENT We highly obliged and Thankful to “SHUKRIYA TRAVELS” which is located at NEW DELHI without which the project cannot reach to its success. They not only devoted their valuable time to us but also tell us that

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    question is relevant because Antony is ready to take action on the conspirators to make them pay for what they have done. By using his own emotions‚ that now has gotten him one step close to getting revenge. Antony was very tactful by studying the psychological aspect of the commoners to sway them on his side. Also‚ Antony figured out ways to persuade the crowd by using fallacies‚ rhetorical devices‚ and appeals. From the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus wanted to do everything for the good of

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    Literary Devices used in MACBETH Imagine how dull a Shakespearean play would be without the ingenious literary devices and techniques that contribute so much to the fulfillment of its reader or viewer. Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is a tragedy that combines fact and legend to tell the story of an eleventh century king. Shakespeare uses numerous types of literary techniques to make this tragic play more appealing. Three literary devices that Shakespeare uses to make Macbeth more interesting

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    In Bohemian Rhapsody the band sings about doing what is right‚ but the song also has a dark meaning‚ in this song the artists sings about a man who committed a murder and was sent to defend himself in the court‚ it is in the line “Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me‚ for me‚ for me!” that it is hinted that he sold his soul to the devil‚ whom he later regrets doing and was showing anger at the last verse of the song before the outro‚ the artist is trying to give us the long lasting impression of

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    Curtis Jones Mrs. Bacon English 2326 8 March 2013 Poetry Analysis for the “Journey of the Magi’ T.S. Eliot was born on September 26‚ 1888 in a small town in Massachusetts. He was the youngest of seven children. Eliot was educated at Smith’s Academy in St. Louis and Milton Academy in Massachusetts. He later went to college at Harvard University where he became an editor for the Harvard Advocate which published many of his poems. This lead to his first publication‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred

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    In literature‚ repetition is a tool used to indicate emphasis and can help determine the tone of a passage. In the beginning‚ her tone seems regretful and nostalgic‚ which is most apparently reflected in her repetition- anadiplosis- of “gone”. This repetition is effective because it emphasizes her feelings of loss towards Old Leisure. Anadiplosis is used again‚ however‚ to indicate a different tone towards contemporary leisure‚ when Elliot mentions that “Even idleness is eager now- eager for amusement”

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    addition‚ through the use of tone‚ Shakespeare develops the central idea of Othello’s emotional monologue. Othello’s monologue in act three‚ was an endless struggle as he tried to make sense of the situation and what he would do about it. This monologue shows how much he trusts Iago as well as what he plans to do about Desdemona. Throughout the monologue‚ Othello also describes how bad marriage is and how he “had rather be a toad‚ and live upon the vapour of a dungeon…”(305-306).

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    Literary Devices Used in The Scarlet Ibis Humans desire acceptance from others‚ despite our shortfalls. This was what Doodle felt regarding his older brother‚ Brother. Brother was ashamed Doodle‚ who had many physical disabilities making hard to accept Doodles unconditional love. In “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ John Hurst uses motivation‚ characterization and internal conflict to show that it is a part of human nature to act irrationally as a result of pride. Brother had motivation for

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