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    More Than Just Rain or Snow" by explaining what mood the quote "It was a dark and stormy night" creates. He explains how weather is never placed in a story for no reason. Weather is a factor used to create a mood in the passage. "A sunny day with no clouds in sight..." will create a happy mood while the reader could be imagining themselves in the story being outside on a beautiful clear day with the sunshine hitting them just right. That could put anyone in a cheerful mood, right? If the author started

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    The Apology of Socrates is a Plato’s version of speeches given by Socrates who was accused for two main reasons: the corruption of the youth and impiety (not believing in gods in whom the city believes). In the Apology Socrates tries to defend himself and his actions but not to apologize for it. He insisted that he must be wiser than others because he knows and recognizes that knows nothing. The Apology by Plato shows that there is a great influence of Socrates in searching for the truth about humanity

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    had been beautiful with the sky painted in clear light blue. Time passed by as darkness arose and the detached pieces of clouds made their towards me. Through the clouds, light managed to break through, but otherwise, it was as dark as pre-dawn. The skies cried for help as lightening destructed the sky. In the moment, all that the woman saw was patches of heavenly pink clouds, bringing all the happiness of the world come to life. A beautiful baby girl rises and all you could see were the droplets

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    weather for me than for you, fish.’” (Hemingway 61). Since the narrator is seemingly looking through the eyes of Santiago (“He looked at the sky and saw…”), the description of the clouds as “friendly piles of ice cream” is a happy view of the weather from Santiago. It is his knowledge of nature and the meaning of cumulus clouds that gives him the ability to describe them so cheerfully. Furthermore, the light

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    and I would like to drink wine on the terrace overlooking the sea; I will feel relaxed and free. Then, I would like to visit Iceland. Iceland is one of the best places to view the northern lights, although it is hard to see aurora because of the clouds and weather. The authors of the article “Magic in the

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    Nature of Aerosols Effect on Cloud Cover and Precipitation over Central Gangetic Plain during 2012-2015 Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall: A Case Study by using Satellite observations Abstract: The effect of aerosol on cloud cover and precipitation is one of the hot topics in the current environmental scenario, especially during the drought conditions. The study presents the qualitative assessment of microphysical and radiative effects of aerosols on cloud cover during the Indian summer

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    The Renaissance and Literature During the Italian Renaissance, many people began a new way of thinking and with this new way of thinking, came literature. With these passages or books characteristics of humanism, individualism, feudalism, and the interest in antiquity became clear. The writings of Francesco Petrarch, Baldassare Castiglione , and Giovanni Pico delia Mirandola all give insight to the beginnings of these ideas. Francesco Petrarch is a perfect example of a new found fascination of

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    called The Clouds; a scathing criticism that the philosopher would partially attribute to his future indictment on charges of impiety and corrupting the

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    I Have An Avid Golfer

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    I have been an avid golfer, ever since I was five years old. I aspired to be like the profession ladies I would watch golf on TV. Before my eight grade year, I thought it would be a good idea to attend an LPGA event. At this age, it would be perfect, because I am young enough that I can get into these tournament for free with an adult, and I am old enough that I would know what to watch for when I am there. The only problem was, I had to pick a tournament that I could possibly be able to play

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    artform. Aristophanes, an Ancient Athenian playwright’s, The Clouds is one of the best examples of how this artform changed the culture of Ancient Athens, which, in turn, helped to shape thinking in the Western world. From that point until present day, the art of speaking in a convincing manner (also known as rhetoric), has been a highly prized and sought after ability. In William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and Aristophanes’ The Clouds, the characters place great importance on the skill of rhetoric

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