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    both sides of the Earth, the side toward the Moon (or sun) and the side away from the Moon (or Sun). They will not be equally high because the distance between the Earth and Sun, and the Earth and Moon both vary and so will their tide producing effectiveness. The highest Spring tides occur when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth this is called a Perigean Tide (Ninderthana, 2011). The moon’s point of closest approach or perigee is approximately 362,570 kilometers from Earth, and its apogee,

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    In his article "The Terrestrial and Aquatic Intelligence of Linda Hogan" (1999), Donelle N. Dreese stresses that "water (is) a recurring image for physical and psychological healing in a contemporary world of sexism, drought, violence, and hunger." (Dreese 1999: 8) The four writers studied in this thesis use "an ecofeminist activism that brings together women and water imagery to expose male exploitation of women and nature on an aquatic terrain." (Dreese 2002: 73) However, the researcher 's analysis

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    tribe came from that of humble begingins as a book by George A. Dorsey "Traditions of The Arikara" provides information about the tribe creation story as it notes "The Origin of The Arikara". As the book notes "There were large people living upon the earth long ago, who were so strong that they were not afraid of anybody, but they did not have good judgement. They made fun of all the gods in the heavens." This in turn angered Nesaru the Arikara god as the book notes "Nesaru looked down upon them, and

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    Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel is one of the most intriguing books found in the Bible. To know God’s plan for the future it is necessary that you understand the book of Daniel. Daniel can be divided into two segments of six chapters each. Chapters 1-6 are made up primarily of a historical narrative that explains how Daniel came to be in King Nebuchadnezzar’s royal court and his rise to power. Chapters 7-12 are of an apocalyptic genre in which Daniel receives visions concerning the future and

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    celebrates the Earth. Consider his words: To no man does the earth mean so much as to the soldier. When he presses himself down upon her long and powerfully, when he buries his face and his limbs deep in her from the fear of death by shell-fire, then she is his only friend, his brother, his mother; he stifles his terror and his cries in her silence and her security; she shelters him and gives him a new lease of ten seconds of life, receives him again and often for ever. Earth! – Earth! – Earth! Earth

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    because it keeps the Earth clean, it recycles more than just water, and it saves animal species from becoming extinct. Wastewater treatment keeps the Earth clean because without it humans would not have a steady source of drinking water. Back in the Middle Ages people were concerned about water treatment. People were heavily fined if they were caught dumping sewage into the streets. Instead, the people would take their buckets filled with raw sewage and dump it into nearby rivers and streams. This

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    crucial massage to her husband especially and to all her audiences about the significance of love in the sacred family. She prices this love more than any valuable things in this word. Her philosophy about the love is connect between the heaven and the earth; love is a symbol of heaven and love can defeat all challenges and temptations. Obviously, this poem unveils about Bradstreet as truthful religious woman, who is dedicated their life to God. (Furey) Moreover, her setting story refer to her personal

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    existence of life on Earth, and discus our social obligations to refrain from further damaging our environment, health and life for future generations. I will discus the need for appropriate actions and the ethical

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    mass of water or ice droplets in the air. An example of a cloud next to the earth's surface is fog. Precipitation- When water from clouds falls back to earth as snow,

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    Water is a transparent fluid that makes up the bodies of water on the planet Earth and is a major vital constituent of the life on Earth. Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface, but the amount of freshwater is only 2.5% of this amount of water, and 98.8% of the freshwater is in ice and groundwater. Less than 0.3% of the entire freshwater is comprised within streams, rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere (Gleick, 1993). This scarce fluid has been used for a variety of human uses, such as agriculture, drinking

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