...Mohannad Zawi Mr. Mackay ENG-4U0 October 31st, 2011. The Fight for Survival Can Truly Lead People to Do Things They Wouldn’t Do When it comes to The Road by Cormac McCarthy & Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, it takes a lot to compare the two. Can these classic literary novels truly be compared? Luckily, you will find just how much they can be compared as you read this essay. In order to consider just how similar these 2 books are, consider the following: The main characters of their respective books ultimately aim to survive their landscapes, both of the main characters are on a journey for the betterment of their lives, and both of these novels portray similar themes. While one book has a seemingly miniscule cast and the other a large ensemble of roving buccaneers, they still manage to be comparable, and through their similarities a better experience is enjoyed for fans of the books. Both main characters of their respective books ultimately aim to survive by dealing with harsh environments. We understand that The Man from The Road has to deal with a barren, apocalyptic wasteland, and with this situation he uses his knowledge & wits to survive this harsh environment, for example, he carves makeshift bullets out of wood in order to scare off attackers: “While the boy slept he sat on the bunk and by the light of the lantern he whittled fake bullets from a tree branch with his knife, fitting them carefully into the empty bores of the cylinder and then whittling...
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...Methanol: * Known as methyl alcohol, methyl hydrate or wood naphtha * Simply form of alcohol used in the production and manufacturing of products * Occurs naturally * Annual global demand in 2011 almost 50 million tonnes Demand: * basic characteristic in pure form highly toxic and flammable limited number of direct application * mostly used as a base ingredient in the production and manufacturing of products * 2/3 of the global methanol supply was used in traditional applications such as formaldehyde and acetic acid * 1/3 used for gasoline blending, dimethyl ether (DME), methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and the conversion of methanol to olefins (MTO) * 34% of supply used in production of formaldehyde, demand strong but in 2009 the National Cancer Institute (NCI) published a report that links formaldehyde to leukemia, multiple myeloma and Hodgkin’s disease * 13% demand accounts for acetic acid, primarily used in the production of vinyl acetate. Additionally, used as a base component for photographic film, solvents, textiles and vinegar * 11% MTBE demand remained constant due to its use as a clean energy component in Europe and many developing economies * 10% Fuel Blending, 7 % DME increasing demand annually, Fuel blending will increase since China will introduced new national standards for the use of methanol blends. Other countries such us Australia, Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Trinidad are researching methanol fuel blends as an alternative...
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...Library Management System Overview : Library is regarded as the brain of any institute; many institutes understand the importance of the library to the growth of the institute and their esteem users (students). LMS support the general requirement of the library like acquisition, cataloguing, circulation. Library project system that offers many flexible and convenient features, allowing librarians and library users to maximize time and efficiency. Library System gives the all detailed information about students, staff and books. It will track on the how many books available in library and books issued to the students. It shows popular book among the students. It will provide book lost in library. It keeps the record of the suppliers and book binders. It generates MIS reports for management. Our software is customizable for any library requirement. Features of library management system: * Only basic knowledge of computers is required for operation of Library Management System. As it has user-friendly application interface. * Library Management System is Customizable and User Configurable. * An inbuilt Settings module makes Library Management System flexibility to cater to diverse organizational needs. * It is build on .NET technology – one of the most latest and upcoming Technologies in the field of Information Technology, which makes you a forerunner in the world of Information technology. * Library Management System brings information to the user’s desktop through...
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...MUSC 248: Happiness is a Warm Gun Background “Happiness is a Warm Gun” is a song by the Beatles, featured on the LP (Long Play) record The Beatles (also known as the White Album) which was released on the 22nd of November 1968. It’s not exactly clear who it was written by, many sources credit John Lennon and Paul McCartney together, while other sources state it was written by John Lennon alone. The complexity of the song ensured a lot of time in the recording studio. They spent two days in studio recording a total of 70 takes with such instruments as organ, piano, tambourine and bass in support. Form Instead of following a traditional song format, such as a verse – chorus – bridge, the song is organised into four distinctive parts, each with its own genre, subject matter, tempo, metre, and chord progression (Connolly, 2013). First Part: “She’s Not a Girl Who Misses Much...” 0:00-0:44 Part One beings with around 14 seconds of finger picking in 4/4 time and a rather somber sounding vocal line. There is a sudden increase in intensity and transposition by drum crescendo into fuzz guitar and continued drumming creating a psychedelic rock feel. This second part is trickier to decipher, it sounds like a bar of 4/4, followed by a bar of 2/4, back to five bars of 4/4 then perhaps a bar of 5/4. The lyrics continue, using surreal imagery with such lines as “..a soap impression of his wife which he ate..”. The finger picking pattern in the first 14 seconds was quite popular...
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...Who am I?: self and other As the former Archbishop of South Africa, Desmond Tutu once said, “a person is a person through other persons.” This statement alludes to the fact that belonging is critical to our sense of self as a person; often we define ourselves through the quality of these relationships. Likewise an Age columnist, Ross Gittins reminds us, “we are, above all, social animals.” After we have secured our physical survival, the most important thing in each of our lives is our relationships: with friends, neighbours, workmates and, above all, with our families”. Author and social commentator Hugh Mackay states, “we are defined more by our interdependence than our independence”. Also, “we are individuals with a strong sense of our independent personal identity and we are members of families, groups and communities with an equally strong sense of social identity, fed by our intense desire to belong.” Likewise, Dr Michael Schluter, an important social thinker and founder of Britain’s Relationships Foundation draws attention to the fundamental importance of relationships in our lives and its role in securing our wellbeing. As Ross Gittins also asks, “take away all our relationships and who would have much reason to keep living?” Because we are social animals, we gravitate towards groups that become instrumental in shaping our views and values, our attitudes and behaviour. Frequently, we find ourselves conforming to the dominant views and values of the group...
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...Woop! Zoop! Sloop! Bud, Not Buddy is a book about a young, African American boy who has to survive in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Woop! Zoop! Sloop! Is a quote Bud used in the book. Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of this wonderful novel. Bud has been through a lot in his life, but in the depression, that’s a normal thing. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different story if they had modern technology because they would have cell phones, electricity, and they wouldn't have even needed Hoovervilles. To begin with, if Bud would have had electricity it would have been a big help. In Chapter 3, Bud needed to have heat and light in the shed. If he would have had this, his night in the shed could have been much better. He wouldn't have been so frightened by the fish heads, and he would have seen the bee hive. Bud may not have even had to stay in the shed because the Amoses wouldn't have made him be in it with a swarm of angry bees. Electricity would have made everything easier and more convenient....
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...在和老师同学说话的时候,语气词只要使用中文的再配合上面目表情,大家也就都会了 解。可是写email啊,短信啊,网上聊天啊,就麻烦了。我只会很简单的几个,剩下的,都不会,不能好好的表达自己的语气了,于是,依然为了方便自己,从 各个网站帖子转发上来英语语气词。重复不管,错误不管, 格式不管。= =。。。我只知道VV是个不负责任的转帖的童鞋。 英语拟声词和惊叹词 表达的感情或感觉或当时的情景 Ho 哦 Ah! 羡慕,满意 Aha! 满意,愉快,胜利 Ahem! 唤起注意 Alas! 遗憾,悲痛,不幸 Bah! 轻蔑,厌恶 Brrr! 寒冷 Darn!(Darn it!) 愤怒,失望 Eeeek! 害怕 For goodness sake! 惊奇,害怕 Gad! 惊奇,不赞同 Gee! 惊奇,赞美 God!(Good god! Great God! 惊奇,恐惧 My God! Oh, God!) Good gracious! 惊奇,恼怒 Goodness! 惊奇,害怕,恼怒 Gosh! 惊奇 Heaven forbid! 惊奇,害怕 Heaven help me! 惊奇,害怕 (Good) Heavens! 惊奇,害怕 Help! 求助 Hey! 惊奇,喜悦,疑问,或唤起注意 Hmmm! 思考 Ho(a)! 惊奇,满足,喜悦或唤起注意 I’ll be darned! 惊奇 Jesus(Christ)! 不满意,失望,痛苦,惊恐 Look out! 警告 Mmmm! 品尝满意 Mercy! 惊奇 Mercy me! 惊奇 My! 惊奇,羡慕 My,my! 惊奇 My goodness! 惊奇,害怕 My word! 惊奇 Oh! 惊奇,诧异,害怕,疼痛 Oh, boy! 激动,惊奇,惊喜(男女都可说) Oh, dear! 惊奇 Oh,my! 惊奇,羡慕 Oh, no! 害怕,惊奇,失望 Oho! 惊奇 Oh-oh! 遇到不顺心的事 Ouch 疼痛 Ow! 疼痛 Oh, well! 无可奈何 Psst! 唤起注意 Say! 唤起注意,或想起什么 Shit! 愤怒,厌恶,沮丧 Thank God! 宽慰,感谢 Thank goodness! 感谢 Tsk-tsk! 不赞同 Tut-tut! 不满,不耐烦 Ugh! 厌恶 Unbelievable! 惊讶 Watch it! 警告 Watch out! 警告 Well! 惊奇,宽慰 Well, I never! 惊奇,愤怒 Well,well! 惊奇 Whew! 如释重负 Whoopee! 高兴 Whoop! 欣喜,兴奋,或因手脚笨拙而感到尴尬 Wow! 诧异,惊讶,羡慕,快乐 Yuck 厌恶 ============================================================================================== Ah! 羡慕,满意 Aha! 满意,愉快,胜利 Ahem! / ə'hem / 唤起注意, 用咳嗽来引起注意,或表示怀疑 e.g. Ahem, I wonder if I can raise this problem with you now. 呃哼,我现在能否向您提及这问题。 Alas! [ ə'læs ] 唉, 遗憾,悲痛,不幸 e.g. Alas! He missed the train...
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...Millan 1 Leonilda Millan Professor Aki Maehara History 12 Sep 12,2014 "Lynch Law" by Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Ida B. Wells, was born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi.She lived with her father a carpenter and her mother a cook. A few months after Ida was born, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This made Ida and her family free, well as far as the laws go. Because is wasnt until the Civil War that actualy free.When Ida was sixteen years old both her parents died from Yellow Fever. So to keep her family together, Ida had to work as a teacher to take care of her brothers and sisters. A few years later, Ida moved to Memphis so that she could make more money teaching. She also took college courses and began to write and edit for a local journals.One day Ida was taking the train and the train the conductor told her she had to move from were se was sitting, and said that section was for white people only. Ida refused, but was obligated to leave her seat. So She sued and won $500.But the Tennessee Supreme Court overturned the decision (http://www.biography.com/). After the insident with the train, Ida began to write about the racial injustices of the South.Then she began her own newspaper called the Free Speech, where she wrote about racial segregation and discrimination. In 1892, one of Ida's friends, was arrested for murderering a white man. Ida's friend was protecting his grocery store from being broken into. The white man got in anyway...
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...hard headed kid at that age, and I never listened to what I was told. We lived in a small town 200 miles west of Middlin, Texas; it was a quiet town with a population around 1,000 people. If you’ve ever been to Texas then you know that it’s about 90% desert, it’s a dry and dusty place. Stray dogs are everywhere be aware and whatever you do don’t pet stray dogs. It was the summer of 1991 in Middlen, Texas the temperature was around 100 degrees. I was soaked from head to toe with sweat from ridding my dirt bike all day. I had gotten a 50cc Suzuki dirt bike from my dad just a year prior and I was loving it. I rode my dirt bike all summer long that year. There was a pit not too far from my house that I could ride in that had some whoop-de-woops, and some jumps. This pit was huge, I mean it was a giant pit, it looked like a comet had struck the earth it was so big. I spent what seemed to be all day at the pit riding my dirt bike. When I finally got home I decided to cool off in the sprinklers, I ran into the house as fast as I possibly could to change clothes. As I got into the house I yelled Mom! Can I go outside and play in the sprinkler, she said yes but I had to eat supper first Dang it, I said under my breath as I continued down the long hallway. When I got to my room I looked everywhere for my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles swimming trucks, they were my favorite. I looked in all of my draws, under my bed, and in the hamper but I just couldn’t find them any ware...
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...Using the console Entering codes * Codes are not case sensitive; "a" is same as "A". * Codes are shown as: Code <Variable> <#> * The < and > are not entered with the code, and # is replaced by the desired quantity. * The code to add an item is listed as: Player.AddItem <ItemID> <#> * If you wanted to add 500 gold, it would be entered as: player.additem 00000f 500 Targeting To target an object, open the console and click the object. Its name will appear about center screen. An item targeted in the console is also called a reference. A target may also be selected using the PRID command and the target's Reference ID. Short Code or Prefix Required Short code refers to a code having a short form that can be used interchangeably with the Long form. * ToggleFogOfWar is the long code form. * TFOW is the short code form. Prefix Required refers to a code needing a prefix to work as intended. * SetHealth <#> will set the max health of the target selected by clicking or the PRID command to <#>. * Player.SetHealth <#> will set your max health to <#>. Subpages Alchemy | Armor | Items | Food and Drinks Potions and Poisons Ingredients | Heavy Light Clothing Jewelry | Books Keys Miscellaneous Soul Gems | Weapons | Magic | Other | Arrows Blades Blunts Bows Staves | Spells Diseases Enchantments Perks Shouts Skills | Actor Values Batch Lists Characters ...
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...ENGL111 Common phrases for Social Exchanges You will face many situations in your life when will need to use English in short social exchanges with others. These social exchanges can help us fulfill various ‘functions’ such as ‘Introducing ourselves’ or ‘Asking for permission’; social exchanges vary according to the informal or formal relationship between the speakers. Several ‘functions’ are listed below; in the left column are just a few examples of appropriate phrases which can be used, while the dialogues in the right column demonstrate short illustrative examples of common social exchanges. It is expected that you will practice these phrases and social exchanges during the Semester and become fluent in performing them, so that you develop skill and confidence in using English appropriately in various social situations. A | Greetings | Hi!Hello!How are you?How are you doing?How’s everything? How are things?How’s it going?What are you up to?Same as usual. | A: Hi! Mandy. How are you?B: Hi, Phoebe. I’m fine. Thanks. And you?A: I’m fine.A: Hi! Mandy. What are you up to?B: Not a lot. And you?A: Same as usual. | Hi!Hello!I am fine, thank you. And you?Fine, thanks. And you?Good!Great!Very well.Not bad. What about you?Can’t complain. I know how you feel. | A: Hi, Jacky. How are things?B: Hi, Sam. Great. How’s everything with you?A: Everything’s fine. A: Hi, Jacky. How’s it going?B: Can’t complain. Just finished a project and have another due on Friday.A: Yeah I know how you...
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...Topic Tar sands oil spill in arkansas Name Nadya Sanjaya SID 1412251 DELETE THIS PAGE WHEN YOU HAND IN THE EXAM Objective: This take home exam is designed to test your understanding and interpretation of engineering ethics principles and social science issues as related to contemporary engineering problems. Procedure: Select a current engineering topic that is not the Dreamliner. Follow the questions on the subsequent pages. Writing format: Times new roman font, 12 pt. Single-spaced with justified margins. Just like on this page here. One space in between each paragraph. Email the final copy to r.angelo.borrelli@gmail.com. Points will be deducted for incorrect format. Citations: Please cite all sources you use. In the text of the paper, please use a superscript when you make a citation, like this.1 Then, in the REFERENCES section, list your sources in order. Length: ‘Sufficient.’ I am not going to give a set page limit. Be concise but show depth. Writing style: You will be writing in some form, whether technical writing or essays, and then when you get jobs in the real world. There is no time to start practicing like now. Grammar and spelling are part of the grade! Proof-read your paper several times! 1. Introduction [10] Please introduce your topic and explain why it is important to you. The topic I’m writing is about the tar sands oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. ExxonMobil, the company that runs the pipeline was in charge of the...
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...INTRODUCTION The title of this work is “Australian English” The work which is presented deals with the study of the Australian English Language, about its pronunciation, regional variations, vocabulary. The Australian English is a language with its own peculiarities and it differs a lot from Standard English and the other variants because it has its own history and development. There appeared a large number of new words in each variety of the English language because of historical, political, different socio- economic events and of course it has affected to the Australian English. I wanted to learn more about the appearance, development and using nowadays of the Australian English language. The aims of this work are: -To study the difficulties of using and understanding the words in AusE -To define cultural peculiarities of AusE speakers The topicality of this work is explained by the interest to the difference of Australian English between the other English variants and to the practical usage of the vocabulary. The theoretical value of this work is determined by necessity of the comprehensive analysis of Australian English because every language allows different kinds of variations: geographical or territorial, stylistic and others. It is very important to use up- to –date information of the western scientists who are concerned nearly to the English linguistics. The practical value is seen in rising interest to the English...
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...4 Anonymous Hacktivism and Contemporary Politics Christian Fuchs 1. INTRODUCTION It is Friday, August 6, 2012, on the Internet. Sixty-seven years earlier, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima. One hears a song by Trey Parker: "America. Fuck yeah. [. . .] So lick my butt and suck on my balls, America, fuck yeah! Whatcha' gonna do when we come for you now? (. . .) McDonalds, fuck yeah! Wal-Mart, fuck yeah!" Pictures of cats that look human are accompanied by the request, "I want to start a collection of my fetish catboys so post moar!" There is a link to a live cam on Times Square. One also finds an image showing a burning American flag that is accompanied by the logos of McDonald's and images of a can of Mountain Dew, the Statue of Liberty, a guitar player and a screaming bear. "You should kill yourself, fucking AMERRRICCAAA, you little fag- got." A rapper writes a new song and says that the first few minutes of the discussion in his thread will become part of the song. There is a story about a brother who tries to seduce his sister, but it turns out that his sister is a large arthropod. There is a thread with images of female but- tocks, accompanied by an announcement that one of the portrayed girls receives prank phone calls. One sees a picture of a couple having oral sex accompanied by the text "PORNO FUCK YEAH!" as well as a picture of a drunk sleeping man accompanied by the text "buddy passed out after 11 Coors...
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...That Girl 2: Me & You written by HaveYouSeenThisGirL -- Introduction - "Sitting next to that girl." xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx If you cant get someone off your mind they are probably supposed to be there. -Unknown. xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx It's been 3days and up until now her eyes are still close, kelan nya kaya imumulat ang mga mata nya? Gigising pa ba sya? Would there still be a chance for her to see my list? Sana, sana. "What are you doing?" nagtatakang tanong nung nurse pagkakita sa ginagawa ko. "I want her to see it when she wakes up. It's not illegal, right?" "Of course not, it's actually sweet." nakangiting sabi nung nurse nung makita yung kabuuan ng ginagawa ko. Kahit ako napangiti lalo na ng maalala ko kung paano ko nabuo ang lahat ng 'to... *Kring!* "Pwew!" sakto! Pagka-bell nasa classroom na agad ako, kala ko malalate na ako. Grabe, daig ko pa ang aso kung tumakbo kanina eh. Tinanghali kasi ako ng gising kaya ayun, madali to the max. Hmm... At dahil late ako, wala na akong mauupuan sa likod, gusto ko kasi lagi umupo sa likod eh. Haay, pag gantong late ka asahang ang bakanteng upuan lang ay ang nasa unahan. Alam nyo naman ang mga estudyante may front seat phobia. Dumiretso na ako sa katangi tanging upuan na bakante sa unahan pero nung papunta na ako dun natigilan ako ng makita ko kung sino ang magiging seatmate ko... Patay! That girl! "Hi!" "Ah.. hi.." sabay upo ko na agad without...
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