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    elements in this painting. The artist used many contour lines to define the boundaries between the trees and the valley, the river and the land, and even the long roads from the hills as it winds through the countryside. Wood also incorporated a lot of implied lines into his artwork. The trees and bushes that line the hills create a line of sight which draws the eye of the viewer to the house on the river, which is the focal point of this painting. The lines all move in different directions and help

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    gates in many, many years. A heavy curse lay on the blackened stones of the might fortress, and no living thing dared venture within the crow’s watchful gaze. Jason stepped out of the woods and studied the fearsome fortress, which loomed on a hill, many yards above his head. Jason wore a long dark coat, which barely managed to conceal the hilt of a long sword hanging at his belt. His bright blue eyes shone out from beneath his curly dark hair, and his right hand clutched nervously at the cluster

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    spot where we could see the rim of the canyon through the opening in the trees. As we looked up to the top of the canyon, we noticed there was a bull elk at the top of the canyon. It looked like a postcard. The elk was standing on the very top of the hill with nothing around it but the green grass and the tall trees in the background. He was looking straight down at as, and didn?t even care that we were there. We didn't shoot right away. For one thing we didn't know if he was of legal size, and another

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    Numinbah Valley is an area and suburb approximately forty-eight kilometres south west of the Gold Coast, in south eastern Queensland, Australia. Numinbah Valley covers approximately 116 square kilometres. The area is in the south-east part of Queensland and is part of the Gold Coast Hinterland. Numinbah Valley is the upper catchment for the Nerang River. As the name suggests, Numinbah Valley is a valley, with several elevated areas in it (Figure 14 and 13). The valley is well preserved, with only

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    7. Case Study 2: Visakhapatnam City Geographically, Visakhapatnam is situated in the middle of Chennai-Kolkata Coromandal Coast. The city coordinates lies between 17°41'18″North latitude and 83°13'07″East longitude. This area is covered with hills of range between 30 m to 594 m above mean sea level. Geologically, Visakhapatnam has major folds which are traced in the direction of north east and south west of Eastern Ghats hilly region. The geography and geomorphologic characteristics make it prone

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    Aaron Hines, a freshman at Fairmont State University, says that one of his fondest memories of childhood is when his grandfather decided that the family should purchase cows to add to the family farm. Aaron, his grandfather, and other members of family spent an entire summer building two fences to keep the cows in the yard. Many mistakes, along with memories, were made during the process but by the end of the summer, the fence was successfully constructed. Hines, an 18 year old student who loves

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    People do not decide to be extraordinary they decide to do extra ordinary things. Even just to climb mt everest to most people is just a dream or an idea Very few people get the opportunity to climb everest but he pushed his limits. Have you ever had a dream of being amazing well Davo´s dream was to ski down everest. As a kid Davo was fascinated by two things skiing and climbing everest. So in the year 2000 he climbed everest and skied down but once he passed camp three camp two reported they

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    My Blog About Peak In my book called Peak there is a character called Peak I think the 3 adjectives my character and I have in common are that we are determined, dedicated, and cautious. In this blog I will be talking in depth on each one. First let me give a quick intro. The book Peak is about a kid who is given the opportunity to climb Mount Everest, and he is trying to summit it. I think that my character and me share the trait of determination because; when I am training I am determined to

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    Kipling’s Notions of Race in Plain Tales from the Hills "No other Western writer has ever known India as Kipling knew it" "nobody can teach you British India better than Rudyard Kipling" "There will always be plenty in Kipling that I will find difficult to forgive; but there is also enough truth in these stories to make them impossible to ignore". Salman Rushdie, "Kipling", from Imaginary Homelands, London: Granta Books, 1991, 74-80. It may be discerned from the quotes displayed above

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    experience working in the IT field. Working at Beverly Hills Unified has given me a unique opportunity to participate in many projects and task that have typically been performed by someone in a CTO position. I believe that this hands-on experience in the educational space makes me a suitable candidate for the program. For the past six years, I have been working as Senior System AdministratorArchitect for Beverly Hills Unified School District. Beverly Hills Unified and the community at large prides itself

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