The document provides an overview of the route taken by explorer John Oxley across northern New South Wales in 1818 from Lake Innes on the Tasman Coast inland to the New England Tablelands and western plains toward Cobar. It describes the varied landscapes encountered from coastal ranges and spectacular waterfalls to the flat and fragile western plains once under an ancient sea. The document notes evidence of ancient human civilization dating back 20,000 years found at Lake Mungo, including over 250 preserved human footprints, showing these early Australians were well established with rituals and traditions.
This document contains 8 poems for discussion in a literary appreciation course. The poems cover a range of themes including the fleeting nature of youth and beauty, love, nature, war, and death. The poems are written by well-known authors such as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, and Thomas Hardy.
The document provides background on the geography of Australia and the indigenous peoples who first inhabited the continent. It notes that Australia is geologically stable, with mountain ranges along the east coast marking the opening of the Tasman Sea. The Shield volcano Mount Nandewar significantly influenced landforms over millions of years as the continent drifted. Indigenous Australians arrived some 40,000-60,000 years ago from Asia, spreading east and south and establishing early trade routes. Their lifestyle centered on living in harmony with the fragile natural environment.
1) Elements of fiction include setting the stage by establishing when, where, and who is involved in the story. This helps the reader understand the context.
2) The story then develops conflict through an inciting incident that gets the plot started. Conflict can come from a character struggling internally, against another person, society, nature, or supernatural forces.
3) The story builds with rising action and increasing tension through devices like suspense, foreshadowing, and flashbacks. It reaches a climax before finding resolution, sometimes with a happy or sad ending. Resolution provides closure for the characters and story.
A good read for those needing an injection of the Christmas Spirit and drawn to swashbuckling adventure! A touch of Homer's "Odyssey", A dash of Melville's "Moby Dick" and a hint of Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea"! A compelling Christmas story!
Cyprus in english digenis and the crab monstermariajoaocosta
Digenis Akritas, the strongest hero, is summoned by the King to defeat a crab monster terrorizing the villagers. Digenis battles the massive crab monster in an epic fight that shakes the earth. With divine help, Digenis discovers the crab monster's weak spot and stabs it, defeating the beast. The villagers celebrate the death of the crab monster and Digenis's heroic efforts in saving their land.
The poem describes soldiers waiting in trenches during a battle, taking shelter from heavy snowfall and gunfire. As dawn rises, the rain and clouds grow heavier. The soldiers stare at the falling snow, believing the cold weather poses a greater threat than the passing bullets. Hiding in the trenches and dugouts from the snow, the men dream of warmer places. As some of the men die, wild animals start to invade the trenches, making the places their own, while others come to bury the dead with shovels.
This document provides information and instructions for the English language proficiency exam for teachers seeking habilitation as bilingual professors in Spain. It outlines the two phases of the exam, which assess reading comprehension, written expression, listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary in Phase 1, and oral expression in Phase 2. It provides sample exam questions and instructions for tasks like reading comprehension questions, writing compositions, and listening comprehension questions. The document gives guidance on how to approach different types of exam questions and what skills and language functions will be assessed.
This document contains 8 poems for discussion in a literary appreciation course. The poems cover a range of themes including the fleeting nature of youth and beauty, love, nature, war, and death. The poems are written by well-known authors such as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, and Thomas Hardy.
The document provides background on the geography of Australia and the indigenous peoples who first inhabited the continent. It notes that Australia is geologically stable, with mountain ranges along the east coast marking the opening of the Tasman Sea. The Shield volcano Mount Nandewar significantly influenced landforms over millions of years as the continent drifted. Indigenous Australians arrived some 40,000-60,000 years ago from Asia, spreading east and south and establishing early trade routes. Their lifestyle centered on living in harmony with the fragile natural environment.
1) Elements of fiction include setting the stage by establishing when, where, and who is involved in the story. This helps the reader understand the context.
2) The story then develops conflict through an inciting incident that gets the plot started. Conflict can come from a character struggling internally, against another person, society, nature, or supernatural forces.
3) The story builds with rising action and increasing tension through devices like suspense, foreshadowing, and flashbacks. It reaches a climax before finding resolution, sometimes with a happy or sad ending. Resolution provides closure for the characters and story.
A good read for those needing an injection of the Christmas Spirit and drawn to swashbuckling adventure! A touch of Homer's "Odyssey", A dash of Melville's "Moby Dick" and a hint of Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea"! A compelling Christmas story!
Cyprus in english digenis and the crab monstermariajoaocosta
Digenis Akritas, the strongest hero, is summoned by the King to defeat a crab monster terrorizing the villagers. Digenis battles the massive crab monster in an epic fight that shakes the earth. With divine help, Digenis discovers the crab monster's weak spot and stabs it, defeating the beast. The villagers celebrate the death of the crab monster and Digenis's heroic efforts in saving their land.
The poem describes soldiers waiting in trenches during a battle, taking shelter from heavy snowfall and gunfire. As dawn rises, the rain and clouds grow heavier. The soldiers stare at the falling snow, believing the cold weather poses a greater threat than the passing bullets. Hiding in the trenches and dugouts from the snow, the men dream of warmer places. As some of the men die, wild animals start to invade the trenches, making the places their own, while others come to bury the dead with shovels.
This document provides information and instructions for the English language proficiency exam for teachers seeking habilitation as bilingual professors in Spain. It outlines the two phases of the exam, which assess reading comprehension, written expression, listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary in Phase 1, and oral expression in Phase 2. It provides sample exam questions and instructions for tasks like reading comprehension questions, writing compositions, and listening comprehension questions. The document gives guidance on how to approach different types of exam questions and what skills and language functions will be assessed.
This is a collection of creative short stories I wrote for personal enjoyment. I like to challenge myself and start with a random thought that usually snowballs into a larger, coherent story.
The Epic of Gilgamesh explores the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Enkidu is created to curb Gilgamesh's tyrannical behavior as king. They become friends after fighting and defeating the monster Humbaba together. Later, they kill the Bull of Heaven, but Enkidu falls ill and dies as divine punishment. Gilgamesh is devastated by the loss of his friend and realizes the importance of friendship in life through their adventures together and Enkidu's death.
The document summarizes the Wings of Fire book series. It introduces the prophecy of 5 dragonets born to end the 20 year war between the Sandwing queens. The dragonets are introduced as Clay the Mudwing, Sunny the Sandwing, Tsunami the Seawing, Glory the Rainwing, and Starflight the Nightwing. The document recommends the series as it is about dragons, contains fantasy, action, mysteries, and is beautifully written with lots of detail.
This book review summarizes the book "Wings of Fire" by Tui T. Sutherland. It discusses how the book is about five dragonets hatched to end a war between three dragon queens, and how the dragonets each have their own unique personalities and powers. The reviewer gave the book a 10 out of 10 rating and would recommend it to others because it has creative characters and dragons, along with adventure, danger, and a bit of romance throughout the story.
If You're Waiting for This, Check Out One of TheseMer L.
This document provides summaries of various young adult fiction books and series. It lists titles such as Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan, The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan, and Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare. Background images from Flickr with creative commons licenses are also referenced at the bottom. The document catalogs and organizes numerous popular YA fiction works through titles and author names.
The Rolling Review document describes various unit moves and facility changes within the 821st Transportation Battalion. Several sections and companies relocated to new buildings to accommodate organizational changes. The motor pool and guard shack were also updated. Additionally, the document discusses the Iron Wheel Challenge competition between female teams from the 821st and 129th companies and the 364th TSC motivational run. Throughout, a tone of positive teamwork and morale is conveyed.
The document contains descriptions of various characters - Truman, Meryl, Kirk, Marlon, Angela, Christof, and Sylvia - with 3 adjectival phrases comparing each character to something else. Truman is described as true, misled, and analytical. Meryl is mystifying, ecstatic, and raving. Kirk is dead, persistent, and isolated. Marlon is marvelous fun, lighthearted, and outgoing. Angela is angelic, affectionate, and sympathetic. Christof is choosy, rickety, and stubborn. Sylvia is honest, determined, and passionate.
The document is a song about dreaming of entering heaven and being welcomed by God. In the dream, the singer stands at the edge of eternity and hears God whisper to come with him, realizing all they had been through was worth it to hear God's voice in heaven. When feeling down, the singer takes comfort knowing God has everything under control and paid the price with his life so they could inherit heaven as God's child and heir. The song describes the anticipation of hearing Gabriel's trumpet sound to mark the day when all God's children will gather on the shore of heaven and time will be no more, and they will finally hear God welcome them home.
When you arrive at foreign shores by sailboat it's not such a small world after all.spReadspRead Come along with Glen and Julie as they sail around the world and discover that reality is even bigger than the escape they imagined.spReadspReadspRead This breathtakingly personal true story will thrill those wanting to sail off into the sunset or enjoy the wonders of the world from the comfort of home. Escape from the Ordinary reminds you of the unlimited possibilities in life and nudges the listener into thoughts of their own dreams.spReadspRead Not a technical book about sailing or storm tactics but vividly described fulltilt adventures on foreign shores.
In the first chapter, the narrator Honeybear goes on their first solo hiking adventure on Santa Catalina Island after recently moving there to work. They set off up the Bible Peak Trail, taking in views of the island from high points. The trail leads them to a remote valley containing bison. Unsure of how to proceed without disturbing the bison, Honeybear skirts around the valley. They continue on to the main road that runs along the island's ridge, with views stretching in all directions. Determining they have time for more exploration before reaching their intended destination of the Airport in the Sky, Honeybear decides to hike over additional peaks on the western side of the island before returning home via the airport.
This document is a newsletter from Trinity Lutheran School providing information about upcoming events and activities for the new school year. It discusses registration dates, teacher in-service, the opening worship service, a back-to-school picnic, the school theme of "Love One Another", enrollment numbers, athletics programs, improvements to the school entrance, a new school email address, and wish list items for donations.
This document summarizes a discussion on vulnerability that took place at Cafechurch on December 3rd. It includes readings from Denise Levertov's poem "Change Gear Primary Wonder" about forgetting and being present to life's mysteries. Brene Brown's talk is summarized, noting that vulnerability is at the core of shame and fear but also joy, creativity, belonging and love. Participants discussed embracing vulnerability by letting ourselves be seen, loving with our whole hearts, practicing gratitude and embracing imperfection. Later passages discuss how we often try to escape vulnerability and the stories we tell ourselves that diminish our worthiness.
Great Southern Streetwalking Nomads 1524 2286John Latham
A WORK IN PROGRESS
... Take me don’t take me, let me go with you away engulfed in your sea of joy - found interactive with a tribal family and foreigners inter-pollen and play. I don’t want to stop, simply to flow and break where necessary with a diamond facet in sync with a quasar edge to let it be the essence that nurtures a quoll, … whilst shining sanity to a witness who is a prisoner of war once leach ridden in a jungle ditch, formed at the base of a huge fallen tree whose fate was set by a bomb fallen at its other side. They are loved by many, the brave over-and-done stories of the hard won victories or the wasted lost battles that were part thereof; the lovers of the loved lean into the gloom finding a light, a warmth, an attitude, a valiance and characters to love. The story of a chapter of a life, the substance of desperate-sweat, endurance, genius, determination showing a success that one may like to share. It was here in the wind of mentality, yours and mine, the sole one; but stopping to manifest it here, I face but an echo of silence - just an error a ripple in our fluid. I am now again the pilot, my instrument keyboard, at one time a brush, is the glider in our wind. We unfold the wild wind of our angry hearts and roll out the moist words of our supreme joy. Retell me foreign gentleman … of the best way to prune the olive tree and I will explain the tapping of oil from the eucalypt and together we may see a quasar joining us through its veil. ... ./..
1) The passage describes a nighttime sardine fishing operation off the coast of California where fishermen use spotlights and seine nets to catch schools of phosphorescent sardines.
2) It notes how beautiful yet also somewhat unsettling it is to see the crowded fish trapped and thrashing in the closing net, their bodies outlined in sheets of flame.
3) It reflects on how modern society has similarly enclosed itself in interdependence, leaving populations helpless and unable to survive freely on their own, like the fish drawn ever tighter in the closing net.
This document discusses the concept of space and room in both natural and built environments. It contrasts the open, fluid spaces found in nature and traditional Aboriginal dwellings with the rigid, angular rooms of modern Western architecture, characterized by three-plane corners at ceilings and floors. While people have adapted to indoor living, the document suggests built spaces can disrupt our connection to the natural world and challenges of the skyline.
St. Mary Middle School Literary Magazine 2010-2011norson
St. Mary Catholic School's 2010-2011 literary magazine included poems and stories by 8th grade students about topics like baseball, faith, nature, dance, and more. The magazine showcased the creative talents of 13 student authors.
Yeats's poem "The Stolen Child" describes a faery attempting to lure a human child away from their world and into the faery world. The faery promises the child wonders like berries and stolen cherries in faery vats, dancing by moonlight, and chasing bubbles by the shore. However, the human world is described as "full of weeping" and troubles, implying it is better for the child to come away with the faery to the waters and wild. The poem draws on the Irish folk belief that faeries would sometimes steal children away to their world.
This book of poetry contains over 30 poems on various topics such as war, nature, history, and human behavior. The poems are short, ranging from 3 to 10 lines each. They use simple language and rhyme to convey messages about the destructiveness of war, the beauty of nature, and the human tendency towards greed and destruction. Overall, the book provides a collection of short, rhyming poems on an eclectic range of subjects.
This song was developed for a community recovery sing-a-long by song creators: Sandra Kirkwood, Steven Davidson, Jean Fowler, Judy Lee, Jo Peterovic, Steven Newton ahd Janet Findlay.
This document is a summary of a book titled "Quiet Talks on Life After Death" by S.D. Gordon. It discusses several key topics around death, the afterlife, and finding certainty. The summary is as follows:
1) The document explores common questions around death such as "Where is he?" and discusses how death is a universal human experience and tragedy.
2) It examines what can be known for certain about those who have died but had a close relationship with God during their life.
3) The document seeks to provide clear facts and certainty around life after death to comfort those struggling with grief and uncertainty.
Chase Cohen and his diving partner Sam Lyons go diving off the coast of California searching for a lost treasure ship. During the dive, Chase's oxygen regulator malfunctions and Sam goes missing. Chase finds Sam unconscious and attempts to resuscitate him but is unsuccessful. Sam is declared dead from cardiac arrest after the Coast Guard rushes him to shore. Chase is distraught, believing he may be responsible for Sam's death as the sole provider of their diving equipment. He dreads having to tell Sam's daughter Rachel the news.
This is a collection of creative short stories I wrote for personal enjoyment. I like to challenge myself and start with a random thought that usually snowballs into a larger, coherent story.
The Epic of Gilgamesh explores the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Enkidu is created to curb Gilgamesh's tyrannical behavior as king. They become friends after fighting and defeating the monster Humbaba together. Later, they kill the Bull of Heaven, but Enkidu falls ill and dies as divine punishment. Gilgamesh is devastated by the loss of his friend and realizes the importance of friendship in life through their adventures together and Enkidu's death.
The document summarizes the Wings of Fire book series. It introduces the prophecy of 5 dragonets born to end the 20 year war between the Sandwing queens. The dragonets are introduced as Clay the Mudwing, Sunny the Sandwing, Tsunami the Seawing, Glory the Rainwing, and Starflight the Nightwing. The document recommends the series as it is about dragons, contains fantasy, action, mysteries, and is beautifully written with lots of detail.
This book review summarizes the book "Wings of Fire" by Tui T. Sutherland. It discusses how the book is about five dragonets hatched to end a war between three dragon queens, and how the dragonets each have their own unique personalities and powers. The reviewer gave the book a 10 out of 10 rating and would recommend it to others because it has creative characters and dragons, along with adventure, danger, and a bit of romance throughout the story.
If You're Waiting for This, Check Out One of TheseMer L.
This document provides summaries of various young adult fiction books and series. It lists titles such as Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan, The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan, and Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare. Background images from Flickr with creative commons licenses are also referenced at the bottom. The document catalogs and organizes numerous popular YA fiction works through titles and author names.
The Rolling Review document describes various unit moves and facility changes within the 821st Transportation Battalion. Several sections and companies relocated to new buildings to accommodate organizational changes. The motor pool and guard shack were also updated. Additionally, the document discusses the Iron Wheel Challenge competition between female teams from the 821st and 129th companies and the 364th TSC motivational run. Throughout, a tone of positive teamwork and morale is conveyed.
The document contains descriptions of various characters - Truman, Meryl, Kirk, Marlon, Angela, Christof, and Sylvia - with 3 adjectival phrases comparing each character to something else. Truman is described as true, misled, and analytical. Meryl is mystifying, ecstatic, and raving. Kirk is dead, persistent, and isolated. Marlon is marvelous fun, lighthearted, and outgoing. Angela is angelic, affectionate, and sympathetic. Christof is choosy, rickety, and stubborn. Sylvia is honest, determined, and passionate.
The document is a song about dreaming of entering heaven and being welcomed by God. In the dream, the singer stands at the edge of eternity and hears God whisper to come with him, realizing all they had been through was worth it to hear God's voice in heaven. When feeling down, the singer takes comfort knowing God has everything under control and paid the price with his life so they could inherit heaven as God's child and heir. The song describes the anticipation of hearing Gabriel's trumpet sound to mark the day when all God's children will gather on the shore of heaven and time will be no more, and they will finally hear God welcome them home.
When you arrive at foreign shores by sailboat it's not such a small world after all.spReadspRead Come along with Glen and Julie as they sail around the world and discover that reality is even bigger than the escape they imagined.spReadspReadspRead This breathtakingly personal true story will thrill those wanting to sail off into the sunset or enjoy the wonders of the world from the comfort of home. Escape from the Ordinary reminds you of the unlimited possibilities in life and nudges the listener into thoughts of their own dreams.spReadspRead Not a technical book about sailing or storm tactics but vividly described fulltilt adventures on foreign shores.
In the first chapter, the narrator Honeybear goes on their first solo hiking adventure on Santa Catalina Island after recently moving there to work. They set off up the Bible Peak Trail, taking in views of the island from high points. The trail leads them to a remote valley containing bison. Unsure of how to proceed without disturbing the bison, Honeybear skirts around the valley. They continue on to the main road that runs along the island's ridge, with views stretching in all directions. Determining they have time for more exploration before reaching their intended destination of the Airport in the Sky, Honeybear decides to hike over additional peaks on the western side of the island before returning home via the airport.
This document is a newsletter from Trinity Lutheran School providing information about upcoming events and activities for the new school year. It discusses registration dates, teacher in-service, the opening worship service, a back-to-school picnic, the school theme of "Love One Another", enrollment numbers, athletics programs, improvements to the school entrance, a new school email address, and wish list items for donations.
This document summarizes a discussion on vulnerability that took place at Cafechurch on December 3rd. It includes readings from Denise Levertov's poem "Change Gear Primary Wonder" about forgetting and being present to life's mysteries. Brene Brown's talk is summarized, noting that vulnerability is at the core of shame and fear but also joy, creativity, belonging and love. Participants discussed embracing vulnerability by letting ourselves be seen, loving with our whole hearts, practicing gratitude and embracing imperfection. Later passages discuss how we often try to escape vulnerability and the stories we tell ourselves that diminish our worthiness.
Great Southern Streetwalking Nomads 1524 2286John Latham
A WORK IN PROGRESS
... Take me don’t take me, let me go with you away engulfed in your sea of joy - found interactive with a tribal family and foreigners inter-pollen and play. I don’t want to stop, simply to flow and break where necessary with a diamond facet in sync with a quasar edge to let it be the essence that nurtures a quoll, … whilst shining sanity to a witness who is a prisoner of war once leach ridden in a jungle ditch, formed at the base of a huge fallen tree whose fate was set by a bomb fallen at its other side. They are loved by many, the brave over-and-done stories of the hard won victories or the wasted lost battles that were part thereof; the lovers of the loved lean into the gloom finding a light, a warmth, an attitude, a valiance and characters to love. The story of a chapter of a life, the substance of desperate-sweat, endurance, genius, determination showing a success that one may like to share. It was here in the wind of mentality, yours and mine, the sole one; but stopping to manifest it here, I face but an echo of silence - just an error a ripple in our fluid. I am now again the pilot, my instrument keyboard, at one time a brush, is the glider in our wind. We unfold the wild wind of our angry hearts and roll out the moist words of our supreme joy. Retell me foreign gentleman … of the best way to prune the olive tree and I will explain the tapping of oil from the eucalypt and together we may see a quasar joining us through its veil. ... ./..
1) The passage describes a nighttime sardine fishing operation off the coast of California where fishermen use spotlights and seine nets to catch schools of phosphorescent sardines.
2) It notes how beautiful yet also somewhat unsettling it is to see the crowded fish trapped and thrashing in the closing net, their bodies outlined in sheets of flame.
3) It reflects on how modern society has similarly enclosed itself in interdependence, leaving populations helpless and unable to survive freely on their own, like the fish drawn ever tighter in the closing net.
This document discusses the concept of space and room in both natural and built environments. It contrasts the open, fluid spaces found in nature and traditional Aboriginal dwellings with the rigid, angular rooms of modern Western architecture, characterized by three-plane corners at ceilings and floors. While people have adapted to indoor living, the document suggests built spaces can disrupt our connection to the natural world and challenges of the skyline.
St. Mary Middle School Literary Magazine 2010-2011norson
St. Mary Catholic School's 2010-2011 literary magazine included poems and stories by 8th grade students about topics like baseball, faith, nature, dance, and more. The magazine showcased the creative talents of 13 student authors.
Yeats's poem "The Stolen Child" describes a faery attempting to lure a human child away from their world and into the faery world. The faery promises the child wonders like berries and stolen cherries in faery vats, dancing by moonlight, and chasing bubbles by the shore. However, the human world is described as "full of weeping" and troubles, implying it is better for the child to come away with the faery to the waters and wild. The poem draws on the Irish folk belief that faeries would sometimes steal children away to their world.
This book of poetry contains over 30 poems on various topics such as war, nature, history, and human behavior. The poems are short, ranging from 3 to 10 lines each. They use simple language and rhyme to convey messages about the destructiveness of war, the beauty of nature, and the human tendency towards greed and destruction. Overall, the book provides a collection of short, rhyming poems on an eclectic range of subjects.
This song was developed for a community recovery sing-a-long by song creators: Sandra Kirkwood, Steven Davidson, Jean Fowler, Judy Lee, Jo Peterovic, Steven Newton ahd Janet Findlay.
This document is a summary of a book titled "Quiet Talks on Life After Death" by S.D. Gordon. It discusses several key topics around death, the afterlife, and finding certainty. The summary is as follows:
1) The document explores common questions around death such as "Where is he?" and discusses how death is a universal human experience and tragedy.
2) It examines what can be known for certain about those who have died but had a close relationship with God during their life.
3) The document seeks to provide clear facts and certainty around life after death to comfort those struggling with grief and uncertainty.
Chase Cohen and his diving partner Sam Lyons go diving off the coast of California searching for a lost treasure ship. During the dive, Chase's oxygen regulator malfunctions and Sam goes missing. Chase finds Sam unconscious and attempts to resuscitate him but is unsuccessful. Sam is declared dead from cardiac arrest after the Coast Guard rushes him to shore. Chase is distraught, believing he may be responsible for Sam's death as the sole provider of their diving equipment. He dreads having to tell Sam's daughter Rachel the news.
A research team studying narwhals became stranded on an ice floe when a storm caused the ice to break apart, separating them from land. Faced with the possibility of death by hypothermia or drowning, they constructed a makeshift boat out of a whale holder to try to survive. After praying to God for the first time, one of the researchers found peace during the dangerous night as they waited for rescue. The next morning, the storm broke and they were spotted by a Coast Guard helicopter.
The speaker is a plant that has witnessed mankind destroying the environment through pollution and climate change. The plant used to thrive by coating the world, filtering the air, providing shelter and food to other species. However, as mankind spread across the earth, the plant's natural environment changed - the warmth turned to heat, the air filled with smoke, and the sweet water became poisoned. The plant pleaded with mankind to stop, but to no avail. Now, together with other plants, it is taking a stand against mankind to end their destruction of the natural world.
Severed Threads - Excerpt from Threads, Book 1Kaylin McFarren
Here's your chance to read the first chapter of Severed Threads by Kaylin McFarren - an award-winning action-packed story guaranteed to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat.
The poem His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is about a speaker trying to persuade his mistress to engage in a sexual relationship. In 3 sentences:
The speaker argues they should seize the day and make love now, before time runs out, rather than waiting for some hypothetical future with unlimited time. He uses vivid imagery of time's chariot hurrying near and her beauty turning to dust after death to convince her. The poem explores themes of carpe diem and the brevity of life through the speaker's passionate pleas to his coy mistress.
The document contains 15 poems by various authors. The poems cover a range of topics including reflections on aging, nature, relationships, and cultural experiences. They utilize different styles and forms of poetry to express ideas in brief, imaginative ways.
This is a study of Jesus being a hiding place. We all need a place of comfort and security when the storms of life surround us, and Jesus is just such a hiding place as the Bible makes clear.
Attached is an article talks about the Wildness and in this assignme.docxaman341480
Attached is an article talks about the Wildness and in this assignment, I have to do the proposal essay about this article. So, I have to choose a quote from this article to do my proposal about it.
In the proposal, you should mention these instructions:
1-
Tell me your place for conversation that you have identified (give me the quotation).
2-
Tell me what you see in terms of an opportunity- were you fascinated/shocked/perplexed? Is there a gap/tension/ambiguity/difficulty?
3-
Then, tell me your complex, unique, specific, arguable claim!
4-
The minimum of 250 words.
’We cannot truly know freedom, nor understand absolute liberty, without wilderness.
The wild will exist long after human civilization. ‘
In this quote, there is something that stole my attention and made me think deep about
it. How wilderness can last more than us as humans. We should not fight against nature
because the result will be obviously total lose to human race against nature. So, we
should learn how to live with it instead of demolishing the beautiful jungle and the
astonishing coral reef which is the main source of oxygen
[ya1]
The quote I chose is highlighted:
“what I have learned from nature”
Some of my fondest childhood memories are with my parents hiking around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One memory is particularly vivid. I was six and on the trail to Abrams Falls after a summer rain moved through the forest. The sun was just again peaking through the canopy. As my folks and I moved along the trail I noticed water droplets on the leaves of a rhododendron. We stopped for a rest next to the woody plant along the bank of Abrams Creek. I sat down, letting my hands feel the damp Earth, laden with bryophytes. I studied the beads of water on the plant before turning my considerations to the creek. My love for nature began young.
In the wild I am always in awe of water. Water, in its many forms, occupies every part of the forest. Clouds are among my favorite forms water takes. There is nothing like standing on a green mountain bald on a cool spring day — the clouds steal the show. Whether weeping grey or puffy white, when the land is again bursting with life, clouds hug ridges and occupy valleys in ways that can only be described as breathtaking. I once had the holy experience of camping in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina on a late Spring evening at over 5,000 feet. As I hiked to camp I moved across mountain meadows covered in a thick fog, but my destination sat above the clouds. That night around a roaring bonfire, in the company of budding plants and a vast array of newly awakened wildlife, there was a piercing, radiant starry night above, and a sea of clouds cracking with lightning below. All of the heavens witnessed Earth’s wonder.
From the clouds, in the chill of January, snow seems to continually fall over temperate Appalachian forests. In the winter, snow dusts the landscape, coating evergreens and the naked limbs of deciduous trees. Whe ...
Through his poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge created a masterpiece that breathed new life into the ballad form and spoke to the Romantic Age. The raw power of the language pulls the reader along at an arresting pace, filling them with wonder at nature's mysteries and the awesome power of evil. The poem tells the story of an ancient mariner who stops a wedding guest and recounts his harrowing tale of surviving a terrible storm at sea that leads his ship into frigid lands of ice. Coleridge employs sudden, breathtaking contrasts between the intense storm and the beauty yet eeriness of giant icebergs floating by to further explore nature's mysteries.
The poem encourages walking together and appreciating nature's beauty like wildflowers that can easily be crushed. It notes that while no one can control the planet or others' souls, infringing on others denies our own wholeness. The poem concludes by wishing the best to the recipients and their family, signed by the Perrotts of Chimacum, WA.
Rituxan mediated B-cell depletion involves three complementary mechanisms: complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), and a synergistic effect of serum augmenting ADCC (S-ADCC). Experimental data shows CDC and ADCC do not exclude each other and act in sequence. A mathematical model of this trifold sequential lysis process accurately fits the data. The model indicates greatest sensitivity of B-cell depletion to CD20 expression levels for more expressive lymphoma cells like those in Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. It also shows serum constituents are important for the total lysis outcome of Rituxan therapy.
Rituxan lysis of B-cells is sensitive to multiple parameters including the level of CD20 expression and constituents of serum. Newer monoclonal antibodies attempt to increase antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) at the cost of complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) effectiveness, but success relies on sufficient stimulated effector cells in vivo. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is a potential stimulant of natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity found in human serum. Studies show DHEAS enhances NK cell cytotoxicity through protein kinase C-beta II activation and locally generated insulin-like growth factor 1, offering a potential mechanism by which serum augments cytotoxicity beyond media alone.
Rituxan mediates B-cell depletion through complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Rituxan is not fully effective on its own and human serum enhances its potency. A model was developed showing that CDC, ADCC, and a serum augmentation of ADCC (SAM) act cooperatively rather than competitively. The synergy between these mechanisms was quantified, with human serum augmenting ADCC by 1.63-fold on average. Sensitivity analysis revealed that lysis is most sensitive to changes in CD20 expression levels and ADCC efficiency for B-cells expressing intermediate CD20 levels typical of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.
The poem describes enjoying the beauty of nature with companions. It talks about feeling the colors in the sky, absorbing the warmth of day, climbing to great heights with friends, smiling as the sun rides above while life sways to nature's melody. It describes following the tones of day into dusk, noticing warmth highlighting distant clouds and lingering after sunset. The poem encourages sharing memories and love with others rather than keeping them to yourself.
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Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
2. OXLEY AND BEYOND: From Lake Innes to Lake Mungo
In this virtual tour we take the route across northern New South Wales taken by explorer John Oxley in 1818. But
we travel in reverse direction; from Lake Innes on the Tasman coast up the Hastings River inland to climb onto the
New England Tablelands near Apsley Falls. They are spectacular! Others slightly to the north measure among the
highest in the southern hemisphere. Further to the west, we encounter the Pilliga region behind the coastal ranges.
Then at Dubbo, we leave Oxley’s route, and head out into the western plains toward Cobar. Ann regards this as the
‘real’ New South Wales – the place where she grew up. It is flat – and once the bed of an expansive ancient sea.
The elevation typically falls only a few inches per mile traveled. There is little rain, but a vast aquifer persists below
the alluvial plains. So, colonization by white Australians brought sheep, cattle, rabbits and much desertification.
Since then extensive cropping of wheat and cotton has been added in particular areas. It is fragile, this land!
West of Cobar is the territory of the Ngiyampaa peoples with its treasures of magnificent rock art. Finally, to the
south of Broken Hill we find Lake Mungo. Sand hills eroded as a result of occupation by white man, the sheep and
the rabbits he introduced; reveal an amazing wealth of history. This is one of the cradles of human civilization and
was occupied some 40 to 60 millennia ago. It dried up as the last ice age receded, leaving the indigenous
Australians to cope with steady and inevitable desiccation all around. For me, the ultimate lesson in humility is the
existence of human imprints preserved in the ancient lake bed and dating from around 20,000 BCE. More than 250
footprints, including those of family groups, still mark the edge of this vast ancient lake. The people were tall by our
standards and so apparently well nourished. They had established traditions of ritual burial of their dead – and like
many early human civilizations, they practiced inter-tribal marriage as a basis for genetic strength and also simply
for harmony and preservation of the living history of our kind. Arguably, that civilization was at a similar stage of
development back then as Europe. However, the adverse climate changes drove it surely onto a different course.
No, we should not presume any superiority from the route of development our own forebears followed! Yes, it is
highly appropriate that all Australians have now shaken hands and agreed it is time to build our nation – as one.
Colin Perrott
8th December 2008