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    dramatic monologue which depicts a passive woman who‚ it would appear‚ cannot cope without a man‚ and believes she lacks purpose. The poem concerns the decay of the world Mariana lives in‚ such as ‘the lonely grange’ and the moss crusting over the flowerpots‚ as well as her own psychological decay as she anticipates and yearns for her absent lover. Her own decay is apparent through the repetition of the same phrase at the end of each stanza ‘I am aweary‚ aweary‚ I would that I were dead!’ insinuating possible

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    Tooth Decay In Toddlers

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    Tooth decay is a serious dental problem that can affect various age groups from toddlers to adults. This dental problem in toddlers is especially disconcerting since it can cause your child pain‚ and if it is not prevented‚ it may result to expensive treatment and lead to ongoing problems. Why is it important to prevent tooth decay in toddlers? Primary teeth will be replaced by permanent once in no time‚ so why should tooth decay be a problem? These are the common questions and misconception of

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    Tooth Decay Investigation

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    Investigate tooth decay by observing an apple under different conditions DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY For the development of four skills: Planning‚ Record and Organise Data‚ Equipment and Questions‚ the activity is to investigate the process of tooth decay‚ the students will conduct investigations on apples. The whole class is divided into groups of five. They discuss what happens to the apples in different circumstances and what it means in the context of tooth decay. For example‚ puncture

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    I think the themes of decay and rebirth are the main preoccupation of Kinsellas poetry. This is seen with his examination of the changing state of life‚ where he varies from examples as deep and meaningful as aging and death to are irrelevant as the breaking of an egg to show throughout his poetry how life can change situations. Mirror in February focuses on Kinsella’s revelation that he is no longer young. It takes place on a day which ‘dawns with scene of must and rain’‚ and the poet Kinsella

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    Lying Scenarios

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    Trevor’s wife has just bought a new dress for a party‚ and tries it on to show him. He hates the colour and style‚ and thinks it makes her look awful‚ but he doesn’t want to upset her so he tells her she looks great. James is walking back from school when he sees his classmate Kyle looking terrified and being chased by a group of older lads. He sees Kyle hide behind a nearby bush‚ but when the group of boys asks James if he has seen Kyle‚ he says he hasn’t. Mrs Miller is desperate to get her son

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    “Sick Man of Europe” due to the fact that it was increasingly falling under the financial control of the European powers and had lost territory in a series of disastrous wars. There were several reasons for this gradual decline‚ some being internal decay and the influence and/or ineffectiveness of the Janissaries. Internally‚ the Ottomans suffered from three major problems. First of all‚ after Suleiman’s death‚ the sultans were less capable and energetic‚ being raised and spending more of their

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    Insomnia Sleep Decay

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    For the occurrence of dreams‚ an uninterrupted period of sleep is needed. So if the quality of sleep declines‚ the dream recall frequency will decline as well. As experiments shown us‚ people of mood disorder and depression have a reduced dream recall frequency. Also people having Apnea and increased daytime sleepiness‚ CNS and PLM will have the same results which are a decline of sleep quality and a reduced dream recall frequency. Insomnia is the most frequent‚ it is considered as a symptom and

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    Lying: Article Analysis

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    You see your friend at school and he tells you how is my hair what do you do lie or tell the truth. Some people lie just to protect others and their feelings. I believe lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others. Lying can help protect feelings of others. For example‚ in the article‚ “it’s the truth” by NBC news Randy cohen states that “some people lie to protect someone from serious harm.” This shows that cohen lies just to protect people’s feelings. This is important

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    Conflicted About Lying

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    could save an individual from harm. I believe that lying is hardly justified unless it brings harm to an individual. Lying is not only just justified‚ but it is also considered a “moral duty” to protect someone from harm. In paragraph ten of “Its the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying‚” by NBC News‚ they state that “Not only is lying justified‚ it is sometimes a moral duty to protect‚ says Cohen. An obvious example is when you’re lying to protect someone from serious harm. But much less

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    more stable atoms over time‚ which is called radioactive decay. Scientists can tell how old a rock is by using radiometric clocks‚ or by looking at its absolute age. Geologists measure the amount of certain radioactive elements; as time passes the radioactive elements change at regular rates‚ into non-radioactive elements. The older a rock is the larger the number of elements. The age of the rock is found by measuring when the element decays. Radio isotopes which are used to calculate the age of

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