that we have to overcome. Through the Tunnel is a short story written by a famous author called Doris Lessing. It’s a rite of passage short story about an 11 year boy who is growing up. The main protagonist Jerry in the short story is an 11 year old boy who the author presents to us a ‘loner’ (Lessing,1990). He faces the challenge of swimming through a tunnel in the rock and belonging to a certain clique of friends. He finally manages to swim through the tunnel through persistence and determination
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~~~Concept of Wind-tunnel~~~ Wind tunnels date back to the 1870’s. Scientists realized it didn’t matter if an object was stationary and air was blown was over the object or if the object was moving through the air. The resultant forces over the object would be the same. The idea of blowing air over an object and determining the forces lead to the invention of wind tunnel. As the name suggests, a wind-tunnel is a cylindrical tunnel in which air is blown from one side by a huge fan at high
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small shack backed by heavy jungle, was a station in name only; for trains only stopped there, if at all, for a few seconds before entering the deep cutting that led to the tunnel. Most trains merely slowed down before taking the sharp curve before cutting. Baldeo was responsible for signalling whether or not the tunnel was clear of obstruction, and his manual signal stood before the entrance. At night it was his duty to see that the lamp was burning, and that the overland mail passed through
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Organizational Environment and Employees Performance With Reference to Multan, Pakistan Muhammad Arif Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:- arifkhokhar50@gmail.com M.Irfan Khan Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:- iffibzuen@gmail.com Faisal Saeed Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:-faisalsaeed364@yahoo.com Muhammad Zain Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:-muhammadzain_12@hotmail.com Seemab Zehra Bahauddin Zakariya University
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The Tiger in the Tunnel The Tiger in the Tunnel 13 THE TIGER IN THE TUNNEL Notes The night is dark and silent. A young boy and his father are alone in a hut in the middle of the jungle. Soon the father leaves his son alone and goes out into the jungle. Where does he go and why? OBJECTIVES At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: • • • • • read and understand a story in English; use homophones correctly; use the to-infinite, gerunds and participles appropriately; edit your
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August 24th, 2012 People try to make good breakthroughs in their life, but the outcome isn’t always what they want. In “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing Jerry didn’t have this problem. As an eleven year old boy, Jerry makes incredible breakthroughs in his life by distancing himself from his mother, gaining more confidence in his self, and conquering the tunnel. Jerry distanced himself from his mother while they were on vacation in France. When they went down to the beach his mother said, “Are
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long-term solution for offering infrastructure within a country, it would indirectly support sufficient growth and economic benefits for the public. The broader execution of concession can be done to fund transport infrastructure such as highways, tunnels, railway, ports, bridges, railroads, airports and canals transport systems. They are also often used to finance projects in water supply, power generation, sewerage, dams, irrigation and drainage, and to a lesser extent, telecommunications and solid
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INTRODUCTION IMPLANT TRAINING AT CHENNAI METRO RAIL LTD. CHENNAI METRO RAIL PROJECT DETAILS : NAME : CMRL UAA 01 PACKAGE (CORRIDOR 1) PLACE : SRI RAMLU PARK, MANNADI, CHENNAI. TYPE OF PROJECT : METRO (UNDER GROUND) SPAN OF PROJECT : WASHERMENPET TO EGMORE ( 5452.800m (up) and 5463.628m (down) ) DETAILED VIEW OF PROJECT A Detailed Project Report (DPR) relating to the Chennai Metro Rail Project was prepared and submitted by the Delhi
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Inscription The Siloam Inscription is a passage of text found in the Siloam tunnel—also known as Hezekiah’s tunnel—which was dug underneath the City of David in ancient Israel. The tunnel brought water from the Gihon Spring into the pool of Siloam in Jerusalem. It was built by Hezekiah of Judah in the late 7th or early 8th centuries as he prepared for an imminent siege by the Assyrians, led by Sennacherib. The tunnel was first discovered in modern times by Franciscus Quaresmius in 1625, however
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passengers trapped in the dark and overheated tunnel endured serious distress. “Parents had to remove their children’s clothes, leaving them in underwear and diapers. Some passengers suffered stress and panic attacks. Others started feeling ill due to the heat.” Was this just an unfortunate incident for the unlucky passengers who happened to be on those trains or did poor managerial decision making about the operation both the train and the channel tunnel also play a role? An independent review of
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