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    The Wind And Window Flower‚ by Robert Frost‚ can be read on both the literal and symbolic level. On one hand this is a story of windy winter day. Of a window flower and a winter breeze. On the other hand‚ this is a story of heartbreak and unrequited love. A story of a man who falls in love with a woman who is to different from himself and has his heart broken when she will not return his love. The story begins with the narrator telling us to forget about our own love and listen to his story of

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    simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid’s potential energy. • states that the faster a fluid (such as air or water) flows over a surface‚ the less pressure the fluid exerts on that surface. How it affects cars Wind tunnels for good aerodynamcs. The goal of the vehicle designer is to minimize this effect on a vehicle. There are a few ways to do this. 1) Minimize the total frontal area of the vehicle. Obviously a dump truck has to push more air out of the

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    Kamkwamba was born in a family of relative poverty and relied primarily on farming to survive. According to his biography‚ The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind‚ his father had been a rough fighting man who changed after discovering the Christian God. A crippling famine forced Kamkwamba to drop out of school‚ and he was not able to return to school because his family was unable to afford the tuition fees. In a desperate attempt to retain his education‚ Kamkwamba began to frequent the library. It was at

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    WIND- Ted Hughes In this poem‚ Hughes draws a sharp contrast between the sheer intensity and uncontrollable strength if the wind in a storm as opposed to the vulnerability and fragility of man. The poet starts by describing a tremendous gale striking a desolated moorland house and its inhabitants. “The house has been far out at sea all night.” By using this metaphor he compares the house to a boat at sea. The house faces wave upon wave of inexhaustible pounding from the wind‚ as a boat would be

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    All We Really Need in Life is Each Other Raymond Carver’s “Neighbors” is a moral based story. In the beginning of their marriage Bill and Arlene were very content with one another’s companionship‚ but now they live in envy of their neighbors‚ Harriet and Jim. It seemed to the Millers that the Stones live a much more fulfilling life. When Harriet and Jim are away on business/vacation trip they would entrust Bill and Arlene to feed Kitty‚ water the plants‚ and look after their apartment. The Miller’s

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    their song “The Sound of Silence.” This idea rings true in “The Sound of Silence” and “Candle in the Wind” as both songs portray an idea of loneliness and isolation. “The Sound of Silence” was written by Paul Simon‚ performed by Simon and Garfunkel‚ and covered by Disturbed. Released in 1966‚ the song exposes man’s inability to connect with other humans. Similarly‚ Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind‚” written in 1973‚ is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe’s overdose in 1962 and her lonely life as a star. Furthermore

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    Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver starts out with symbolism. “Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water.. Cars slushed by on the street outsider‚ where it was getting dark. But it was getting dark on the inside too.” With these few opening sentences‚ you can immediately tell that something “dark” is going to take place in the story. The picture went from snow‚ which in my personal opinion represents happiness‚ beauty‚ light‚ and purity (white is pure)‚ to dirty

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    different ethnicities‚ races‚ and other groups. People before the 1980s had different viewpoints before the age of media. In a reference to how blind people are perceived‚ they complement with accessories such as canes and sunglasses. In “Cathedral‚” Raymond Carver suggests a theme of discriminatory lenses through diction‚ allusion‚ and imagery. Carver uses literary language to help perceive the narrator as an ignorant‚ disrespectful person. The narrator believes Robert is an abnormal person in society

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    Source: AEDB  PAKISTAN’S WIND ENERGY PROGRAMME  Wind Energy Potential in Pakistan  Pakistan  is  gifted  with  immense  wind  resource.  The  wind  map  of  Pakistan‚ developed after and extensive analysis carried out by National  Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ‚ USA in collaboration with USAID‚  PMD and  AEDB using data available from PMD met sites and satellite  imaginary‚  indicates  that  major  wind  resource  areas  are  located  in  southeastern  Pakistan  and  Elevated  mountain 

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    INHERIT THE WIND- STUDY NOTES ACT 1 - Howard calls Melinda and her whole family worms - The crime the defendant (Bert Cates) in the play is charged with teaching the theory of evolution - Rachel went to the courthouse to visit Bert - Play takes place in the town of Hillsboro - Brady arrives by train - E.K Hornbeck‚ newspaper reporter from Baltimore Herald - Discussion between Howard and Melinda to introduce the conflict evolution vs creationism - Darwin’s book "The Origin of Species"

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