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    Unaccompanied, the song “Over the Rainbow” tells the story of a girl dreaming of a world that is not her own. But with visual aids and closer attention to the nuances in instrumentation, the song reveals an uncomfortable duality — that between pursuing one’s dreams and staying close to home. The shot composition of the scene in which Dorothy sings “Over the Rainbow” tells a story itself. The scene is composed of one brief shot and two long takes, the first of which is centered on Dorothy throughout

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    As I hack away at chest high buckthorn I glance into the distance to locate the opening I've been waiting for. Finally, I have forced my way through the dense brush and onto a ridge above the glistening waters of the Bighorn River. The glare of lethargically moving water stuns my eyes as I cautiously make my way down the bank and splash my face with a handful of water. While maneuvering myself across the river I struggle to stay on my feet. I push forward and locate a flat and clear area ideal

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    When the tune of “Over the Rainbow”, also known as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, is heard, many people can recognize the lyrics of the nostalgic song. The original singer of the song was Judy Garland. “Over the Rainbow” speaks a message that can speak to any person which has led to numerous artists covering this song on many different occasions. Two other singers that have covered this song are Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Jerry Lee Lewis. Each artist can bring their own personal emotions into their

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    PARADISE FLUBBED: Pynchon & the New World When, in Gravity's Rainbow, "A screaming comes across the sky," it is the sound of a V-2 rocket arcing up and over the English Channel.But the rocket's vapor trail (which Pirate Prentice sees from kneedeep in the primordial mulch of his bananararium) points further on: over the Atlantic, on toward America, the New World, Tyrone Slothrop's "yearned-for, perhaps illusory home." The rocket's path ends a fraction of an inch above the reader's head, the

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    The Rainbow Fish, written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister, is a children’s story about the power of giving. The most important detail in this book is the powerful and important message that shines through in the story. After reading the book, we realize that the effect of giving is sometimes even more of a gift to the one who is doing the giving. After all it is better to give than to receive. The general themes that one might interpret in Pfister’s story are sharing, giving, and selflessness

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    poem, dramatization, art work, or personal response to a particular author or theme studied in class. Goal/Objective: After reading The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and reflecting on the topic of friendship, the students will be able to build an understanding of how we can be a good friend and how it makes us feel when being a good friend by creating a class rainbow fish. Activity: Friendships are often built in classrooms because the children are surrounded by their classmates which gives many opportunities

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    “Over the Rainbow,” or popularly known as “Somewhere over the Rainbow” is a poignant ballad expressing a deep longing and hope of an escape from the worldly troubles. The song was originally written for the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, with its music created by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg. It won the Best Original Song in the Academy Awards on the same year. “Over the Rainbow” is one of the greatest American standards of the 20th century, a cultural gem significant for preservation. The

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    Lake Granby

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    Boats are very common on the lake, both for fishing and recreation. The lake is a popular to anglers looking for kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Other fish like rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) are also abundant in the lake. Mysis shrimp were introduced into the lake many years ago. They have had an impact on the kokanee salmon and will be analyzed in the final paper. The fishing

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    INTRODUCTION The most drastic influences of human modifications result from urbanisation, a progression characterised by human disturbance, buildings and other artificial infrastructure (Hahs and McDonnell 2006). Such modifications have significant effects on biodiversity, often with little thought being given to the long term effects and ways of mitigating them. In most cases, human alteration of the environment has reduced biological diversity by replacing the native flora with new ecological

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    Chemical communication is the detection and recognition of chemical signals released by other organisms. The chemicals that are released are known as info-chemicals and can be directed towards organisms of the same or different species. Info-chemicals can be detected by more than one species and the detection of info-chemicals is through olfactory and gustatory organs. The utilization of chemical communication is vital to the survival of aquatic organisms due to the nature of the medium which they

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