The dead-ended street She stood in the middle of the street‚ where the wind washed on the sighing pavement with a hollow sound at midnight. Her empty eyes saw straight through the bleary neon lights flickering on and off the street signs. She looked and saw nothing‚ gulping in cleansing‚ scouring draughts of air. Her hair whipped around her face‚ and the world was reduced to fragments and blurs‚ spots and smudges of something unreal. A train whistled through the air behind her‚ silent as a
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“the cold November wind”. In this opening excerpt‚ the readers will discover on how aggravating and uncooperative the urban life would be during spring‚ in addition‚ decipher on how effective the wind are to Lutie Johnson and its people. Throughout this excerpt‚ Petry deliberately employs asyndeton to describe the role of the “cold winter wind” and its potential. In the second paragraph‚ Petry applies this literary device in line 10 through 15 to convey how the gust of wind “found every scrap of
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ecosystems called biomes. Search the web and give a definition of weather: The state of the atmosphere with respect to wind‚ temperature‚ cloudiness‚ moisture‚ pressure‚ etc. Search the web and give a definition of climate: the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region‚ as temperature‚ air pressure‚ humidity‚ precipitation‚ sunshine‚ cloudiness‚ and winds‚ throughout the year‚ averaged over a series of years. Climate is closely associated with the seasons‚ but do you know
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is as if it has been paralysed in time. There is no sense of movement and the deafening silence lays heavily upon the surroundings‚ exerting pressure on the few creatures that remain alive. The wails of the mourning land and the faint whistle of the wind combine and predominate the atmosphere. The atmosphere is claustrophobic. The cloud of intense humidity wraps around the few remaining palm trees and they in turn hang their naked branches slothfully. An area covered once by the sea is now a dehydrated
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least change close to the equator. 7. Sketch the pattern of surface wind belts on Earth‚ showing
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Didion outlines the uncontrollable effects of the Santa Ana winds. She conveys her views of the Santa Ana winds as a fierce force of nature by describing its effects on the residents and environment. The tone is very precise and vivid. The overall basis of the passage is how the Santa Ana Winds affects the natives. And it’s through her use of imagery‚ diction‚ syntax‚ and selection of detail that she expresses her view of the Santa Ana Winds. From the beginning of the passage‚ Didion tries to capture
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there were only strong winds and an even calm sea by passed one pm as they left the port. Unfortunately‚ after six hours the intensity of the sea has increased which then brought big
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Kiley Dempsey Ms. Jones Honors Tenth Grade Literature Composition 04 September 2012 Santiago’s Journey How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ by Thomas C. Foster‚ is like painting a picture; with painting the first step is to paint inside the lines‚ but an advanced artist understands that a picture is made up of not just color‚ texture‚ and shapes‚ but also considers the purpose behind each stroke. Foster brings a different meaning to reading a book and draws attention to the author and his or
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three hurricanes were very well known and took out many homes‚ buildings‚ and even schools. You are probably wondering what is exactly a hurricane and how can you prepare for one in your area. A hurricane is a huge rotating storm that contains of high winds of at least 74 miles per hour and much water. There are five categories stages of a hurricane. Category five is the worst stage to be in. The nation helps its citizens‚ or people‚ prepare for a huge hurricane storm and the many effects that come with
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the time. People soon learned to notice and pay more attention to weather patterns while sailing. They discovered the trade winds among the seas and noted where they were in relation to each other and what their effects on shipping were. The winds caused either a faster and smoother trip or a longer and rougher voyage‚ depending on the direction of the ship and the wind involved. This was an advancement to previous methods because they now knew what to expect and prepare for instead of guessing
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