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    The Peace of Our Reunion

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    JIt was just like any other older neighborhood along the riverbanks. Rows of homes built year after year, differing in style; just like the families in each one. One home most of all was present. Shingles hung limp and scattered from the turret; a Queen Anne Style home. From that very tower was the room she was born in, one-hundred- something years ago. In that very room she danced the dance of love with her seasoned mariner husband; in that room she gained a legacy, and many a loss; each one passing

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    Animals have survived in the rainforest through many different ways. Rainforests are some of the most diverse and dangerous biomes found on earth. There are many tropical rainforests in South America, Southeast Asia, and small islands around the equator. Adaptations allow the organism to thrive by adjusting its appearance, living skills, and habits to change with the environment to better fit into a niche. Many animals survive due to the many adaptations they have made over hundreds of years. There

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    The Past is Rooted Change is inevitable; as the years go on, everything is always either improving or weakening, but still changing. Nothing can prevent change, but there are still those who ignore it and refuse it. Individuals refused to accept their past because they do not want to change, they want to focus on the present. In Mary Oliver’s free verse poem, The Black Walnut Tree, the daughter discusses the argument with her mother regarding the selling of their Black Walnut Tree, commenting on

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    group. Basic hallmarks are; [a] A rapid and significant root-to-shoot translocation of metals [b] A potential capability of taking up heavy metals from the soil [c] A much greater ability to detoxify and sequester huge amounts of heavy metals in the leaves If we compare the root to shoot translocation of heavy metals in hyperaccumulator and non-hyperaccumulator then it is found that non-hyperaccumulator retain the heavy metals in root cells taken from the contaminated sites or sludges and then

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    When You Have Curly Hair

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    Like the conditioner, start at the ends and work your way up to the roots. Take a big-toothed comb and comb through the hair to help distribute the oil. Be sure to comb through gently, preventing the comb from tearing your curls or ends causing breakage. Distributing the oil on before you comb helps with breakage and helps

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    The House on Mango Street

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    seen as a secondary result deriving from the poor condition of the roots. The roots of the trees act as a metaphor for the community on Mango Street, which supports Esperanza’s development. Because the roots of the community on Mango Street are tangled in cycles of tragic abuse, Esperanza is deprived of the essential social and ethical requirements she needs to grow. When Esperanza explains that the trees “send ferocious roots beneath the ground”, she is implying that the trees are trying to dig

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    A poet is not always aware of all the sources that influence his poetry. Various experiences and fields of knowledge that he is familiar with, play upon his mind and form a new compound which hardly bears any resemblance to the original sources. A reader who feels that he has been able to trace the source is required to ascertain that the poet was in fact exposed to that source. An Indian critic or reader with his knowledge of and sympathy for Indian culture is more likely to be able to feel the

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    been reported in the roots, stems and leaves. An alkaloid, jambosine, has been found in the bark of the tree and of the roots, and the roots are considered poisonous. (Morton, 1987) 2.4 Marcotting or air layering 2.4.1 Plant breeding method (marcotting or air layering) Plant breeding methods produce plenty of method for propagation. One method from plant breeding method is layering. Layering is a form of vegetative propagation where cuttings are made to form adventitious roots while the cutting

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    differ in Cd tolerance and to analyse the effectiveness of three plant growth regulator application. In general, kushal had higher growth, photosynthesis, constitutive mineral nutrient contents, antioxidant enzymes activity, more Cd concentration in roots and less in leaves than kosi. Comparatively SA application maximally induced these activities in both the cultivars, but to a greater extent in kushal. Cd is a HM

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    dark side has more auxin, so the dark side elongates more • this bends the plant toward the light (referred to as curvature) Geotropism: geotropism is the movement relative to gravity. Plants roots do positive geotropism and the stems do negative geotropism This lets the plants roots grow down into the

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