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    Causes of Floods

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    Causes of floods Flood is overflow of the huge amount of water onto the normally dry land. Flood occurs when the overflowing water submerges land and causes deluge. It is a cruel and violent expression of water. Catastrophic floods are the floods that are caused by some significant and unexpected events‚ for instance dam breakages. Heavy rainfalls are one of the major causes of floods. The level of water in rivers or lakes rises due to heavy rainfalls. When the level of water rises above the

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    The Year of the Flood

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    What will this Pandemic bring? How will the Human society prepare‚ or eventually do to prevent the Pandemic. The Gardeners from Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Year of the Flood” are a group of eco-subversives that prepare for a Pandemic. The Gardeners use different religions to make up their beliefs. In both “ The Year of The Flood” and the article by David Shenk “ How to Survive the Avian Flu‚ Smallpox‚ or Plague” tell the reader to grow food‚ stock pile food‚ and live an isolated life. In the article

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    Identify | Technique | Analyse | Evaluate | Conceptualise | Appreciate | “A narrow fellow in the grass / Occasionally rides. / You may have met him – did you not? / His notice sudden is.” | Lexical choice – unusual choice of verb.Modal verbDirect addressParadox | Ride – being carried by the grass‚ something other-worldly or ghostly about this snake – being propelled magically. Only happens occasionally – a special/ rare/unique/mysterious occasion. Fellow – such a common address – paradoxical idea

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    Flood In Tewkesbury

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    This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water‚ to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded. On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies‚ this meant water usage doubled. Now 140‚000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water

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    ford escape

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    Escape flees to sharper-looking better-handling life 7/7/2013 My daughter‚ a devoted Jeep Liberty girl who fell in love with the bug-eyed generation‚ was disappointed when Liberty evolved into a bigger‚ boxier model. No surprise that the boxier Escape - some called it the mini-Expedition - never appealed to her much‚ either. Perhaps I’ll introduce her to the completely redesigned 2013 Ford Escape‚ which went the other way and dropped the boxy look for a leaner‚ sleeker crossover-like stature

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    View on " to Escape"

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    (Jing). “To Escape” is one of his outstanding works. The main story of “To Escape” talks about Chen Sanmai’s life and three times he escapes. Chen Sanmai spends his whole life for escaping from something him afraid until he died. This paper will begin with a discussion of the story’s spatial structure and an exploration into the symbolic meaning of the kites in relation to the Chen Sanmai’s life. Spatial Structure of “To Escape” Firstly I will deconstruct the spatial structure of “To Escape”. Spatial

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    Sweet Escape

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    Sweet Escape Rebirth‚ healing‚ awakening- These are the words that mirror a flower that blooms in mud. In order for its petals to greet the warmth of the sun‚ a lotus flower must begin its life buried beneath mud and filth. Fragile and little it uses its own strength to press on through the sludge so that it can live within the water. With time and patience‚ it’ll soon reach the surface feeling the sun shine on it. As its buds begin to grow‚ the flower will then finally burst into full bloom. Same

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    The Fire Escape

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    of the characters had the will to escape from their imaginary worlds‚ and that escape was represented by many symbols during the play‚ one of them were the fire escape. The fire escape which represents the one way excursion which Tom needed in order to find a temporary safe haven from the nagging of his mother‚ Amanda‚ and the responsibilities he had towards his crippled sister‚ Laura. Tom was suffocating both emotionally and spiritually and it was the fire escape that represented the bridge between

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    Floods in India

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    About floods in India India‚ being a peninsular country and surrounded by the Arabian Sea‚ Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal‚ is quite prone to flood. As per the Geological Survey of India (GSI)‚ the major flood prone areas of India cover almost 12.5% area of the country.  Every year‚ flood‚ the most common disaster in India causes immense loss to the country’s property and lives.  India Flood Prone Areas The states falling within the periphery of "India Flood Prone Areas" are West Bengal

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    The Great Escape

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    The Great Escape I. The Great Escape is about a group of POWs that were transferred into a high security camp; these prisoners were considered “high risk” because every man at the camp had tried to escape from various POW camps before. This movie follows a main cast of 7 men; each of these men determined to get out of the camp and each of the men bringing a special skill. The film follows the men through the planning process‚ building process‚ and even the escape. The Great Escape was based

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