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    sleeping that makes it more relatable and vivid which leads the reader to believe that it's very early in the morning. Furthermore, Bradbury uses a simile,"he flashed his gaze like beacon" to correlate his gaze looking at the trees at night to a lighthouse. The author continues up the first part of the excerpt with a metaphor and polysyndeton,"swarming trees of elm and oak and maple." The metaphor leads us to visualize the large number of trees while polysyndeton gives slow rhythm and creates illusion

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    Castaway Communication

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    rope and wood to build the raft to get himself off the island, which ended up working. Another key factor was symbolism. There were more than just a few things that showed this. The clock showing how long a delivery took was one. Another was the lighthouse, it symbolized that you could always find your way by the light. Chuck letting go of the oars was a big one. I feel as though this was him giving up. He wanted to reach Wilson again, but he chose not to do so will the oars and the raft. He jumped

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    Welcome Welcome to my Pro Freearch plan! Just to note, these plans are not final and can be changed accordingly. Safety Safety has been the talk of the whole campaign from all the candidates. I am still determined to amplify the FCPD in Freearch by merging the Flare and Freearch departments. This won't only make the city safer, but it will also grow the department in size. More officers, detectives, and SWAT members. I will also encourage people to join the FCPD, and vigilantes will have the chance

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    Picture this, your running through a dense forest on an island. Your heart pounds as you run, hoping the man chasing you won't catch up. You hear a gunshot nearby, the man hunting you calling your name. Now picture this, you’re in a dark underground catacomb. You’re bound to a wall in chains In the story “A Cask Of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe you meet Montresor a man who kills his friend out of revenge. Then in “The Deadliest Game” by Richard Connell you’re introduced to General Zaroff. A skilled

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    The purpose of the interview, the interviewee decided just to focus on the homeless portfolio. In regards to the homeless portfolio, the interviewee states there are three main focuses within this portfolio, which are “Homelessness Prevention Initiatives”, “Emergency Shelter”, and “Outreach and Support Programs”. Firstly, the interviewee talks about the Homelessness Prevention Initiatives, the interviewee discloses that the “Homelessness Stability Fund” provides very limited funding to assist Ontario

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    Manly-Spit Bridge Walk

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    well sign-posted and takes around 3-4 hours to complete, depending on how long your stops are and your fitness level. You will come across some great lookout points offering amazing views of Sydney CBD, including historic sites such as Grotto Point Lighthouse. Make sure to take plenty of walk and food as you will get hungry. The views are incredible when your

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    Quinn Thornhill held grudges. Especially against Sam Thunder. Back when Quinn and Sam went to the same little school in the tiny town of Eastcliff, they had been the best of friends, practically siblings. They had played together in the secret tunnels for their whole childhood and swore to each other to be friends forever. But it was not meant to be. When Quinn and Sam were fifteen, Quinn’s brother, Charlie, was killed. Sam had killed him, or so thought Quinn. And the police. And everyone else

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    Introduction: 150 words Throughout history, the need to control and utilise water stands at the core of many ancient civilisations. In particular, water sustained life and growth, not only for people, but plants, crops and animals all required water for survival. However natural sources of water including, the ocean and rivers were fundamental in the evolution of transportation. The evolution of transport across time is largely based on the innovation of technology. Advances towards transportation

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    The history of the Topographical Engineers defines and highlights many changes in the Army over the years. The resources and assets provided over the years has changed in some dynamics. Engineers have always and will always provide many needed skill sets. Engineers have been the driving force through the years for the military. It has been the engineers that provided an unexplained amount of capabilities to the battlefield. Those capabilities were not just limited to war though. The contributions

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    Alexander the Great was a young leader, with a very successful but very short life ahead of him. Alexander was born in Pella in Greece at the northern part of the country. He started his life at356 BC, and died at the very young age of 33 in 323 BC. After dying from causes that have not been proven yet many theories that he had died from Malaria, due to him being sick and having a very high temperature and fever 10 days leading up to the time he died. Alexander had a range of achievements and the

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