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    To what extent are the impacts of Tropical Revolving storms determined by human factors rather than physical factors? (40marks) A tropical revolving storm is a huge and extremely violent tropical storm which can be up to 500km in diameter. The Coriolis force is the driving force behind the spinning of these storms creating a lot of the storms power. These TRS are either known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic Region or Typhoons in the South East Asia region. However to become a TRS they have to

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    “The Storm” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. This short story is about a man and woman who have an affair and continue to go back to their families as if nothing happened. Throughout "The Storm"‚ Kate Chopin uses the theme of women and feminism to showcase a different perception of women from the 19th century. Calixta and Clarisse are the women of this story. They are both wives and mothers. Calixta has an affair on her husband during the storm with one of her past lovers named Alcee. This

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    I woke up feeling so excited. Once we got everything we needed‚ we were out the door and into the car. We left real quick so we could find a parking spot.I couldn’t wait to get there and ride the roller coasters‚ Mr. Freeze‚ The Boss‚ etc.‚ but the one ride that I really wanted to go on was The Batman. The ride looked so awesome. I heard that you go upside down during the ride. “We’re here‚” my dad said as we parked the car. I could already hear the screaming voices of the kids on roller coasters

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    In Kate Chopin’s "The Storm"‚ the protagonist Calixta and her ex-boyfriend Alcée find themselves alone in a house during a storm. During this time‚ their desires surface and they commit adultery. Chopin uses symbolism in order to show their feelings throughout the story. These symbols include the town Assumption and the color white. However‚ the central symbol is the storm that takes place through the entirety of the story. The storm best shows Calixta’s and Alcée’s passion that Kate Chopin builds

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    an author by the name of Kate Chopin‚ wrote a very intoxicatingly romantic short story called “The Storm”. Furthermore‚ a few interesting themes introduced in “The Storm” include: passion‚ adultery‚ and safety. Firstly‚ an interesting theme introduced in this seductive short story‚ is passion. Furthermore‚ Chopin writes about how Alcee could not contain himself around Calixta. Thusly‚ in “The Storm”‚ it shows Alcee’s lack of control by stating “The contact of her warm‚ palpitating body when he had

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    Braving Storms by Shemaya Neupane It was a dark and stormy night. Hardly anything was seen‚ well one thing was seen. A little girl no older than 12 was braving the storm all by herself. She had long red hair and pale skin the color of paper. She was about 5’1. She had a white button up shirt and black skirt above her knees and black tap shoes. Her name is Blossom Sigamore and she is the first person to ever brave storms. ___________________________________________________________________

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    Explication Essay “I Sit Beside the Fire and Think” Imagine that you are an older person who is close to dying. Thinking about your past and all the great memories you have had becomes a common past time. You might start to think about the future and the things that you will miss. In the poem “I sit beside the fire and think” by J.R.R Tolkien an older man is sitting by the fire and thinking of the great life he has had‚ along with the future and the things that he still want to accomplish before

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    There is no doubt hurricanes can be very destructive. A category five is the most destructive storm there is. A hurricane can cause damage by wind or by flooding. To prepare for a category five storm it is essential to have 3 days worth of food and water‚ a emergency evacuation plan‚ and a disaster kit. In order to survive a category five storm at least 3 days of food and water per person will be required. This is absolutely essential to make it through a hurricane of this size. Bottled water and

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    Robert Guillaume – The Rough Ride of a Smooth Actor Mark Miller Actor Robert Guillaume is a man without regrets. Well‚ maybe one. "I always wanted to be able to play the piano & never succeeded. I was a total bust. I had an inability to practice‚ and when I did practice‚ no amount of practice made me play better or sound better. And I blame the Catholic Church for screwing up my sense of music." The Catholic Church? But isn’t the Church known for its music? Guillaume elaborates.

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    the elements of Actus Reus and Mens rea are present; this being a physical element‚ accompanied by a mental element‚ of which one has a blameworthy or culpable state of mind. British law strictly abides by the notion “Actus non facit reum‚ nisi mens sit rea” Nonetheless‚ when culpable of a crime‚ it is questionable as to such‚ whether one has a guilty mind‚ with one querying whether the accused exhibits direct intention as seen in Smith (1960) and Moloney (1985) or whether an individual does not

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