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    poorhouse.” (page 14) ○ I believe this quote is a warning or either a reminder to Jane Eyre that she is technically an orphan and Mrs. Reed can easily get rid of her if she wants to. ● “...the products of her parterre…” (page 29) ○ What is a parterre? A parterre is a space in a garden or yard that is occupied by ornamental arrangement of flowers. ● “...it is akin to falsehood, and all liars will have their portion in the lake burning with fire and brimstone…” (page 33) ○ This quote is referring to hell

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    Fire and Water Imagery in Jane Eyre     In Jane Eyre, the use of water and fire imagery is very much related to the character and/or mood of the protagonists (i.e. Jane and Rochester, and to a certain extent St. John Rivers) -- and it also serves to show Jane in a sort of intermediate position between the two men. However, it should also be noted that the characteristics attributed to fire and water have alternately positive and negative implications -- to cite an example among many, near

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    Oppression In Jane Eyre

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    The Impression of Oppression in Jane Eyre Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë depicts the rigid social structure and clear division between the upper and lower classes of Victorian society, in which wealth and status determined one’s beliefs, career, and treatment from those surrounding them. Those of the upper class did not typically converse or involve themselves with those viewed as beneath them; however, Jane Eyre fights the separation between the classes to which she has fallen victim at both Gateshead

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    their point further. Charlotte Bronte did this in her book Jane Eyre. One of the ways Charlotte Bronte did this was by using the color red numerous times throughout her book. But what does this color represent? Red appears when Jane is trapped in the red room, and she wraps herself in the curtains, in the decorations chosen to decorate her houses, and to depict Bertha Mason’s sister. She is almost always surrounded with red in Jane Eyre, weather it is fiery red passion, or red furniture. In the beginning

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    The Niagara Escarpment

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    areas. There are several landforms to visit at Niagara Escarpment.Some of these include, limestone cracks, crevices and Lake Crawford, a rare and unique meromictic lake. A meromictic lake means that the lake has layers of water that do not intermix. This also means that whatever goes into the water stays down due to the lack of oxygen underwater in meromictic lakes. Due to this the lake is not used for water supply.The escarpment is also a great place to learn about its geological history and to see wildlife

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    Gun Lake Research Paper

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    most visited and largest lakes is none other than Gun Lake. The lakefront is home to a deep Indian history that reflects the extensive development of the surrounding area over the years. The lake is a key area in Barry County for recreation and tourism, but its rich history is its most important aspect. An Indian tribe called the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, formerly known as the Gun Lake Band, permanently settled on Gun Lake in 1838. The Gun Lake area provided a great area

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    The Great Lakes are surrounded by the northern United states, and southern Canada. Both countries own the Great Lakes except for Michigan which is only owned by United States. The Great Lakes include Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. The Great Lakes are connected together by rivers. The Great Lakes are also connected to the Atlantic Ocean with the St. Lawrence River. During the 1970s the Great Lakes were polluted by many things. For example, oils, factory’s waste, mercury, and fertilizer

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    Lake Ontario Essay

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    tour stop – 3 marks With a lake depth of 86m and is 1.5% of the world's fresh water, Lake Ontario is one the five Great Lakes located on the borders between the United States and Canada. As the name suggests, this Lake Ontario is in the province of Ontario as well as the state of New York. As one of the Great Lakes, the lake provides many with fresh water (once it has been filtered). When starting from left to right, Lake Ontario is the last lake in the chain of Great Lakes through links of small bodies

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    Cuyahoga River Essay

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    pollution and thereby improve water quality.” (Keller) A case history of river pollution is the Cuyahoga River located in Northeastern Ohio. The river is 100 miles long flowing south to Cuyahoga Falls where it then turns north until it empties into Lake Erie. Cleveland and Akron are two major cities located along the river. The Cuyahoga is known as an infant glacial river, this is because it is one of the youngest river created from the melting of the glaciers. It is estimated that the river is about

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    How Water Made A Mitten

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    surround by 5 “great lakes”, which contains 18% of the world’s fresh water supply. The diverse shape and topography of Michigan can be attributed to the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition throughout the area. The beautiful landscape we enjoy today began to take shape over tens of thousands of years ago under a sheet of ice. Approximately

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