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    parallels between the bodily proportions and architecture have played their part in some of the most celebrated architectural feats. Writers and architects throughout this period never ceased in exploring the various ways in which the ‘arrangement of the human body’ could be applied to architecture‚ from associations with the Golden Section‚ to the Roman perfect numbers‚ and the creation of the square and the circle as ‘ideal’ forms derived from the Vitruvian man. Yet‚ whilst all these issues

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    Can poor and rich become friends Young or old‚ male or female‚ white or black‚ poor or rich‚ we all crave for friendship. A friend in need is a friend in deed. We not only turn to friends for happiness‚ we can also count on them when we have trouble. But can two people who have huge difference in the amount of wealth become good friends? In my opinion‚ it’s far from possible. To further illustrate my point of view‚ I present three conspicuous reasons as follow. To begin with‚ rich people‚ especially

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    dissagree with idea people who earn lots of money are sucessful say that sucessful can be promotion in work or when they are voted for a important position in companies. In addition‚ student who are studying in colleges or universities consider graduating with high score as the greatest sucess in their life at that time. Those who support the idea people who earn a lot of money is sucessful say that being rich‚ they will have a very comfortable life. Their house will contain lost of morden conveniences

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    Стилистический анализ текста: Brian Glanville “The Thing He Loves” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “The thing he loves” by Brian Glanville. The story is told by the author. This story is about terrible car accident which happened with the taller of this story. It begins with the author’s memory about that awful day. Here we have such stylistic devices like ellipsis “It felt terrible. The worst moment in my life. Terrible‚ it felt. It still does. It always will”.

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    the course of a war? In the poem‚ "The Man He Killed‚" by Thomas Hardy‚ he illustrates a narrative of a man who questions his own actions of doing harm to another individual. Throughout the poem‚ Hardy uses the techniques of tone and word choice to get his ideas across the poem. Though the poem is a bit short‚ is does have a very strong atmosphere that give off very different tones. At the beginning it is very heartwarming when the narrator suggest that he and the person in front of him could have

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    says. In “Old Man Eating Alone in a Chinese Restaurant”‚ Billy Collins writes about reflection on the past and later understanding. Underlying is a theme of learning appreciation for the things that we may not comprehend. The poem is didactic in nature‚ teaching us that over time‚ we can come to realize the value of our environment. The poem begins with the speaker declaring appreciation that he did not write a poem about an elderly man he had observed eating alone in a restaurant. He also conceded

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    In the poem “ The Man He Killed”(1902)‚ Hardy illustrates the man kills his enemy as it is his mission. He questions

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    PROPORTION METHOD The proportion method is used in both of these expressions. A proportion is an equation that says that two ratios are equivalent. The use of cross multiplying is in use in both expressions as well. I believe the first expression (#56) uses the extreme-means property; the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. #56. To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula‚ conservationists captured‚ tagged‚ and released 50 bears

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    According to Henrik Ibsen‚ “The strongest man upon the earth is he who stands most alone.” In other words‚ what this quote means is that the strongest man is the most independent; individuals who do not need to rely on others to survive. Individuals who stand alone are the ones who realize the strength within themselves and become powerful characters. This quote is valid because individuals who like to take actions on their own and at their own pace become the most successful. Two works of literature

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    Inzy lets things flow over him This is not just the story of a man who has risen to be one of Pakistan’s icons. It is also a more human tale‚ one of two friends and a friendship that has stood for nearly 20 years‚ despite the differences caused by distance‚ status and money. On Thursday evening‚ even as the hotel  prepares for the arrival of the Indian team (the Pakistani team is not top priority)‚ one man is trying to find a proper place for a big framed photograph of a young‚ laughing Inzamam-ul

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