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    The Failure of Northern Rock in the Light of Banking Economics and Regulation Introduction Increasing global connectivity and integration in today’s world ensures that almost any serious problem has worldwide ramifications. The global financial system can serve as a key example of this phenomenon. Very recently, Britain’s fifth-largest mortgage lender Northern Rock was rescued by emergency funding from the Bank of England. This made the Newcastle-based firm the highest profile UK victim of the

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    The Failure of Northern Rock in the Light of Banking Economics and Regulation Introduction Increasing global connectivity and integration in today’s world ensures that almost any serious problem has worldwide ramifications. The global financial system can serve as a key example of this phenomenon. Very recently, Britain’s fifth-largest mortgage lender Northern Rock was rescued by emergency funding from the Bank of England. This made the Newcastle-based firm the highest profile UK victim of

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    The poem “Paradise Lost” and the novel “Northern Lights” both have a focus on the traditional character role of Satan. The character of Satan is a complex one as he is usually considered to be evil, however they also display natural human traits that the reader or audience can relate to. In John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, Satan is a central part of the story. While he is depicted as a hero at the beginning, this changes as the story develops and Satan starts to behave in a more sinister manner. This

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    The aurora borealis (northern lights) are a colorful light show that occurs in the northern hemisphere. The light show produces many different colors although green and pink are the most common. Other colors that are visible include red, yellow, blue, and violet. The aurora borealis appears in many different forms such as patches, clouds of light, arcs, and shooting rays that light up the sky (“Northern Lights,” n.d.). It is the result of collisions between gas particles in the Earth's atmosphere

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    enjoy stargazing, you may have a chance to see the whole northern part of the night sky light up with various beautiful glowing colours. It may appear as if they are slow moving clouds that change shape or position at times. However, these are not clouds. In fact, they are known as the Auroras. There are two names for this display of lights, which are Borealis and Australis. This is based upon whether the Auroras are occurring in the northern or southern atmosphere. However, this research report is

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    Jill Turner Ms. Powell Earth/Environmental Science August 12, 2015 Aurora Borealis/Aurora Australis The Aurora Borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights, are visible particles and energy from the sun. This energy can be so bright it lights up the sky completely and or so thin and fleeting that is can be mistaken for scattered stars or even the milky way galaxy. Auroras can appear in different intensities all in the same night. This event is caused by the nitrogen and oxygen from Earth's

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    direct light, or energy, to hit the planet at varying angles. The flashlight demonstration in the video “Earth's Tilt 1: The Reason for the Seasons” excellently shows how the same amount of light hits the earth at one time; the tilt of the earth decides at what angle the light hits the specific area that it is hitting. If the earth did not have a 23½° tilt, we would not have seasons because the light from the sun would hit at the same angle all day, every day, all year long. In the Northern Hemisphere

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    Named for the Roman goddess of dawn, the aurora is a mysterious and unpredictable display of light in the night sky. The aurora borealis and aurora australis – often called the northern lights and southern lights – are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes, less frequent at mid-latitudes, and seldom seen near the equator. While usually a milky greenish color, auroras can also show red, blue, violet, pink, and white. These colors appear in a variety of continuously changing shapes

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    Eos Have you ever found yourself marveling at the sunrise each morning, admiring at how the dew sparkles ever so slightly when the morning sun hits it? As Greek Mythology says, this is all the work of Eos, the Goddess of Dawn. Eos brings light to the Gods and Goddesses (Hamilton, 428). She is represented by many different things, she had a lot of family and lovers, and many other interesting things about her. Eos brought joy to many with the sunrise and the boundary between day and night (“Aurora”)

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    The Parable of the Sower, painted in 1557 during the northern Renaissance by Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, is from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and is one of the earliest signed artworks from Bruegel (Timken Museum). The painting is approximately 29 inches high and 40.5 inches wide. The size of the painting draws the viewer into its vividly detailed landscape. The medium of this painting is oil on panel, which helps to highlight the colors and details that the artist included

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