Southern Company is the nation’s third largest Electric Utility firm. The company uses a computerized and automated method to generate and dispatch electricity to its customers. This automated Load dispatching method is also known as the “Early Bird” system. The “Early Bird” continuously calculates the marginal cost of delivering additional Kilowatts of electricity to its customers anywhere in the company service area. Marginal cost can be understood as the change in total cost that arises when the quantity
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Shaylee Ewing AP English May 2‚ 2014 A Barred Owl/ The History Teacher The poems A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur and The History Teacher by Billy Collins are two deeply contrasting pieces that share a common basic idea. These authors introduced two differing approaches on adults’ attempts on how to calm a child’s curiosity and illegitimate fears. While Wilbur uses rhyme and juxtapositions soothe the sleeping child out of her fears by “domesticat[ing]” them‚ Collins offers under-played false information
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however others may not see its beauty‚ rather its unnerving side. In "Owls‚" Mary Oliver conveys the complexity of her response to nature through the use of imagery‚ juxtaposition‚ and highly complex syntax. She is torn between her fear and her admiration and awe for the beauty of it. Imagery creates the very distinct contrast between terrifying and beautiful parts of nature. Oliver begins her piece by describing the great horned owl in all its majesty and terror. She can hear the "heavy‚ crisp‚ breathy
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“Owls” by Mary Oliver Rhetorical Analysis Essay In this excerpt from “Owls” Mary Oliver writes with grave‚ and pensive to consider her towards nature by indicating the complexities of one’s response towards nature. Her usage of figurative language to visualizing the surrounds of the flowers‚ her metaphors to control the interpretation of the owls and her imagery of the yin and yang point of view in her essay to fully describe the owls and the flowers. Oliver’s use of figurative diction produces
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Are You a Lark‚ an Owl‚ or a Hummingbird? . One in ten of us is an up-at-dawn‚ raring-to-go early bird‚ or lark. About two in ten are owls‚ who enjoy staying up long past midnight. The rest of us‚ those in the middle‚ whom we call hummingbirds‚ may be ready for action both early and late. Some hummingbirds are more larkish‚ and others‚ more owlish. Animal studies suggest that being a morning person or an evening person may be built into our genes‚ like having red hair or blue eyes. This may
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Barking Owls The Barking Owl also known as (Northern Winking Owl‚ Western Winking Owl‚ Winking Owl‚ Screaming Woman) is a medium sized hawk-owl. Hawk-owls lack the definite heart shaped face of the tyto-owls (which include the Barn Owl‚ Tyto alba). Adult Barking Owls are grey-brown above‚ with white spots on the wings‚ and whitish below‚ heavily streaked with grey-brown. The head is almost entirely grey-brown‚ and the eyes are large and yellow. Young Barking Owls have less streaking on the underparts
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Snowy Owl After Midnight The connection between humans and animals is truly a special one as demonstrated in Tim Bowling’s "Snowy Owl After Midnight." The speaker in the short story feels closely connected to the owl as he walks in the forest at night. The speaker believes that the owl "waits for [him]" and that the owl’s "blood stirs/ at [his] presence." Also‚ the owl seems to understand the "heightened smell of joy and fear/ [the speaker’s] bones give off. Since the night is "so quiet‚" the
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Essay From the Article ‘Night vs. Morning: The Ultimate Study-Time Debate’ Study in the morning or night‚both have the pros and contrast. Students can choose their best time to study‚ which one they feel more comfortable with. I prefer to study at night as I feel the time become longer and I can sleep well after study. One reason why I prefer study at night is I feel the time move slowly. I can keep doing my homework or my study without need to rush for anything. Additionally‚I can fully focus
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alba‚ more commonly known as the barn owl‚ is one of the most widespread and well-known owls in the world; they can be found on every continent except Antarctica! Barn owls are notoriously named for their favorite nesting location‚ barns. Small rodents‚ insects‚ reptiles‚ and even other birds are all potential meals for the barn owl. It is nocturnal‚ so it usually hunts at night when it uses its extraordinary hearing to track down and capture its prey. Barn owls may be great predators‚ but they are
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Halloween Night vs. Prom Night Ghosts‚ princesses‚ superheroes‚ and so many other strange characters are seen walking around during the night of October 31st‚ the night known as Halloween. Halloween is the night most famously known for haunted houses‚ candy‚ black cats‚ witches and ghosts. For one magical night a year‚ known as prom‚ teenagers get to feel and dress like princes and princesses and to attend their first formal event before becoming an adult. For that night‚ tiaras‚ limos‚ corsages
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