...branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time. And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak. "Come, Boy," she whispered, "come and play." "I am too old and sad to play," said the boy. "I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give me a boat?" "Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree. "Then you can sail away... and be happy." And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away. And the tree was happy ... but not really. And after a long time the boy came back again. "I am sorry, Boy," said the tree," but I have nothing left to give you - My apples are gone." "My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy. "My branches are gone," said the tree. " You cannot swing on them - " "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy. "My trunk is gone, " said the tree. "You cannot climb - " "I am too tired to climb" said the boy. "I am sorry," sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something.... but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry...." "I don't need very much now," said the boy. "just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired." "Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did. And the tree was...
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...Values and Foundations of Relations: By: Imran Shahzad Adil Every thing in the universe has connected each other. We can observe this connection in various forms, like crops with soil, soil with water, water with clouds, and clouds with Ossian. Due to these connections Allah invite us for knowledge, research and thinking. We should observe and learn from nature, because we have an active connection with nature and all living beings. So it is human nature to feel a need for a strong relation, to feel kinship, unconditional acceptance, love, connection and belongingness from someone and somewhere. It means we have a strong relation with nature and humanity. Our Life is relational, it is impossible to exist outside of or apart from relationships and close ones involve people we see, talk to and hear daily. The relationship we have with them can be very good, very bad or somewhere in between. These close connections change us and enable us to influence change in others. Every person will move through many different relationships during the course of their life. Relations are not a collection of peoples it is collection of care, respect and help. Mr. Leo F. Buscaglia writes a very beautiful quote. "Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness." A strong relation is like a connection between mother and child. This happens even in the womb...
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...Fall - A Time Transition The fall season has many meanings for me. It is a time of transition that takes us from warm balmy days to the more harsh weather of winter. It's a time that takes us from the spectacle of nature in full bloom, to nature in hibernation. The signs of this transition are everywhere. The vivid colors of summer fade away, the color of the sky changes from deep blue to gray. The green fades from the grass and plants lose their blossoms. The leaves on the trees turn color, and lose their grip. Insects disappear. It's the tune of year that signifies the end of summer and vacations. No more picnics, swimming, baseball, tennis, and a myriad of other activities that most of us enjoy in the outdoors. It signals that during the next few months we will have to endure weather conditions that are not conducive to spending quality time outdoors enjoying nature. The knowledge of this seasonal period of transition awakens, in me, a more keen awareness of my surroundings than at any other time of year. The deeper appreciation comes from knowing that the good weather days are coming to an end. The fall season conjures up all sorts of analogies in my mind. For example, football and basketball games are divided into four quarters, a dollar is divided by four quarters, the calendar year is divided into four quarters, and the human life span might also be divided into four 20 year parts, assuming that we live an average of 80 years. In all these examples, the third period precedes...
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...Tree Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), a broad-leaved tree European larch (Larix decidua), a coniferous tree Lepidodendron, an extinct lycophyte tree In botany, a tree is a plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting leaves or branches. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants, only plants that are usable as lumber, only plants above a specified height or only perennial species. At its broadest, trees include the taller palms, the tree ferns, bananas and bamboo. A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically contains woody tissue for strength, and vascular tissue to carry materials from one part of the tree to another. For most trees it is surrounded by a layer of bark which serves as a protective barrier. Below the ground, the roots branch and spread out widely; they serve to anchor the tree and extract moisture and nutrients from the soil. Above ground, the branches divide into smaller branches and shoots. The shoots typically bear leaves, which capture light energy and convert it into chemical energy by photosynthesis, providing the food needed by the tree for its growth and development. Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees such as conifers instead have pollen cones and seed cones, and others such as tree ferns produce spores instead. Trees tend to be long-lived,[1] some reaching several thousand years old. The tallest known specimen on Earth...
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...extended period of time. A faceless child sitting in a tree that seems to extend and branch out into many of the other scenes along with the words “In my Dreams” makes one begin to wonder and look more deeply into the other scenes happening in this head of dreams that seems to come to life. An unusually small baby held in the palm of a hand, some well detailed birds, a staircase that leads to an eye watching a bird or perhaps the child in the tree or even something else entirely, gives this side of the sculpture a happier feel. In other scenes one can see a clock in the background of the tree and an animal, maybe a ferret crouched, possibly ready to pounce. A circular hole cut into the upper back part of the head allows one to see through and out the other side through a square cut hole. Turning to the other side of the head brings on a more frightening feel. The overall coloring is relatively darker and the branching of the tree becomes the veins in the wings of an unnerving butterfly or moth, a house elevated by stilts with a raging fire burning out the doorway and a feather falling below. A frog hanging on to the bottom of the butterfly wing as if they were part of a tree branch with one foot on what is possibly the San Francisco Bridge. The frog is looking upward toward the square hole. Below in the water is a boat that seems to be separated in its own scene and the word “Dreamscape” just above the scene. A shiny apple above the bridge of the nose and numbers following the...
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...SPECIES DESCRIPTION SIZE €PRICE(PER TREE) Bare Rooted Our trees are quoted for bare rooted unless otherwise stated. Alders Common Alder Quick growing up to 20m, for shelter. Grows well in heavy or wet soils. Wind resistant. Suitable for costal locations. 1-2ft 5ft 10ft 10ft €1-2 €8 €30 €50 (potted) (Alnus glutinosa) Italian Alder Quick growing up to 20m. More decorative than other alders; tolerating drier and limey soil, wind resistant; For shelter and avenue planting. (Alnus cordata). 1-2ft 5ft 10-14ft 10-14ft 15-20ft - €1-2 €10 €25 €40-50 (potted) €75-125 Red Alder Initially very quick growing up to 20m; withstands wind and coastal conditions; for shelter belts, copses etc. (Alnus rubra) 9ft 9ft 15-20ft 15-20ft - €18 €30 (potted) €75 €130-140 (potted) Ashes Common Ash Grows up to 30m, on most soils even limey; vigorous root system, withstands wind and coastal conditions. 2-3ft 3-5ft 9ft 10-14ft 10-14ft €2-3 €6 €18 €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus excelsior) Fine Leaved Ash Grows quickly up to 25m. Decorative foliage, wind resistant, grows anywhere. 12ft+ 12ft+ €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus angustifolia) Manna Ash Grows up to 15m in most soils; decorative, snowy white flowers in May. 8-9ft €30 (Fraxinus ornus) Beeches Copper Beech Up to 30m. Very decorative, needs some shelter; good growing, used as specimen and hedging. . 3ft €3 3ft €8-9 (potted) 5ft €15 5ft €20 (potted) 8ft €20-25 8ft €30-35 (potted) 9ft €25-30 9ft €35-40...
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...Arbol Grande, Guajiro Yo Oil on canvas 2001 180 x 200 cm/ 71 x 79 in Collection of the Artist The painting “Arbol Grande, Guajiro Yo” has a tree painted in the middle. The tree has many colorful leaves. There is a man sitting beneath the tree, who is smoking a cigar. Apparently, because of the smoking his doing, he is surrounded by a cloud of smoke. The man is wearing a hat and has a mustache on his face. Also, there are flowers on the bottom of the painting, this is the ground of the picture. The painting has many colors; for example, the leaves of the tree are green, yellow, orange, blue, and red, with an outline of black. The painting has a mixture of primary and secondary colors. The negative space of the painting has a lot of warm colors. The shapes in this painting is very organic. The whole scenery is very organic, because of the leave shapes and tree trunk shape. Also, the flowers at the bottom are organically shaped. The texture of the painting is an actual texture, very smooth as it looks. The tree trunk has gesture lines going down towards the end of the tree. There is a sense of repetition in the painting; the leaves on the tree are repeated in the same even way in each of the branches. The focal point of the painting is the tree. Last, The tree it is symmetrical, but the painting is really asymmetrical. I believe the artist is just trying to emphasize his love for the country side of Cuba...
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...About Apples History The history of apples stretches back to the days of Adam and Eve, when it is believed to have been the “forbidden fruit” described in the Bible. Despite this long standing history, apples did not always grow naturally in New England. While the first apples are thought to have grown on the lower slopes of Tian Shan, a mountain range separating Kazakhstan and Krygystan, they also grew wild in Central and Southwest Asia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Greece. Through conquest and exploration, apples were spread when Romans conquered England and when Spaniards brought them to Mexico and South America. It wasn’t until the mid 1600’s that the Pilgrims cultivated them in Massachusetts. It is believed that John Endecott, an early governor, was the first to bring an apple tree to North America, and the first orchard was planted on Beacon Hill by a clergyman named William Blaxton. It is Blaxton who is credited for growing the first named apple, the Yellow Sweeting. Once apples were established in New England, they played an active role in everyday life. As a fruit which was easily stored through the winter, as well as being very beneficial to settlers’ health, apples were a main staple in early settlers’ diets. Despite the fact that apples were not initially from North America, and have been growing disease-free for centuries in their native habitats, the early settlers found that the long, hot summers and cold winters of New England grew apples unlike...
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...There lived a big apple tree and a boy who liked to play around under the apple tree everyday. He was happy to climb up to the top of the tree, eat the fruit, a nap in the shade of the shade leaves. The boy loved the apple tree. Similarly, the apple tree is very love little boy too. 2. Time flies. The boy had grown big and no longer playing with the apple tree every day. One day he went to the apple tree. His face looked sad. “Come over here and play with me” said the apple tree “I’m not a little kid playing with the tree again. I want to have toys, but I’m not having money to buy it.” replied the boy The tree replied, “Sorry, I did not have money. but you can take all of my fruit and sell it. You can get the money to buy toys“ The boy was very happy. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. However, after that the boy never came back. The tree was sad again. 3. One day the boy returned again. Tree was so excited. “Come play with me anymore” said the apple tree “I do not have the time. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Will you help me??” replied the boy “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut down all of my branches to build your house” said the apple tree Then the boy cut all of the branches and twigs that apple tree and left happily. The tree was also felt happy to see the boy happy, but the boy never came back again. The tree was lonely and sad again. 4. One hot summer day, the boy returned again. The tree was delighted...
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...I felt estranged. They all loved me, and I loved all of them, but I felt estranged. Something was separating us, but I had no idea what it was. I remembered back to last year, at this same time. I would sit in the high branches of this apple tree and call out to my little sister whenever I found a perfect apple. I would hide the two best ones up there in the sky and pass the rest down to her. Later, when Papa and the older boys were out in the field and Mama was doing the wash, she would climb up to meet me. We would sit against the rough bark of the tree, our legs straddling the branches, and steal our pieces of heaven. The apples were as sweet as ambrosia and crisp like the autumn air. We would whisper quietly about our dreams of leaving the farm behind and stepping out into the world. Her eyes would grow as round as the apples we ate as I told her of all the fantastic things that were waiting for us....
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...Apples and Oranges Many of us have heard the saying, "That's like comparing apples and oranges." There is some truth to that statement. After looking at similarities and differences are not all that different of a fruit. Apples and oranges have a plethora of things in common as well as many things that differ. Apples and oranges have a great many things in common with each other. They both have the same approximate size and weight. Often both are used in juggling acts as well as used to take up space at the bottom of a Christmas stocking to make to sock look fuller of unhealthy items. In comparison they both have healthy benefits. The orange has lots of vitamins as well as the apple, although the apple does not get as much fan fair for the vitamins it does have. They have been used in the kitchen for everything from ice cream making to pie and pudding toppings and fillings. The cooking utility of these fruits are amazing, a chief can use both in a myriad of dessert dishes as well as used in the main course for added sweetening affects. They are often turned into juices and are a stable at the breakfast table. Both are considered to be a great basis off which many sauces and juice are made from: they often flavor other objects such as soda or chewing gum. Each of these delicious fruits is grown in large orchards; each orchard is planted and harvested within the same time frame. These crops are owned by a few large companies and leased out to small farming groups, so the large...
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...Insane, crazy, illness, eccentric, delusional | Monsters INC | Cheerful, lively, funny, merry, jolly, relaxed | Katy Perry - Fireworks | Depressing, useless, uplifting, idleness, encouragement, motivation, persuasive | Wand, question mark, scales, turtle, apple, eye, parachute, bulb and a lock. Harry was sitting in his house pondering on all the things he had done with his life, when he added up all his achievements he was quite depressed. There was nothing interesting about Harry. So he decided he would like to parachute out of a plane. The next day Harry went to the nearest sky diving facility. Once he was 50,000 feet in the air he began to question what exactly he was doing and why he ever decided to do such a thing. Before he knew it the green light came on and he was pushed out of the plane and as he fell through the clouds he could see the ground below was covered with what appeared to be a huge rainforest. With nowhere to land Harry pulled the cord and got tangled in a tree. Turns out he actually landed in a forest that had unnaturally huge apple trees. One apple was roughly the size of a football and they looked quite juicy and tasty indeed. He went to take a bite but he fell from the tree. Harry forgot about his situation and the cords had snapped. He plummeted towards the ground and suddenly with a thump he landed on something hard. At first it seemed like a rock but as harry climbed down and looked more closely to find, to his astonishment it was a large...
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...later in the play when Johnny Appleseed had grown to be old, Jared Wagner, the actor, held his back with his hand to show that he had aged. The performers interacted very well together, I noticed in particular when every time Johnny would return to the field and Josh would meet him, they played the game with the kids in the audience whether or not someone was behind Johnny or not. The way they moved together to make it seem like Johnny really didn’t know Josh was there was done very well. The costumes the actors wore were appropriate given the time. I did not like how no one changed costumes. The narrator would express how it is many years into the future, yet everyone is still wearing the same clothing. The narrator was dressed as an apple tree, but I really did...
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... Dear Mr. Shaky: It has been a month since I was hired as GM of the Inn Restaurant. I am settling in well and look forward to a long prosperous relationship. I would like to take this opportunity to discuss with you some items of concern regarding the condition of the building. During this site inspection the following things caught my attention. * Old trees have grown so that their branches could become entangled in the power lines connected to the restaurant * Many of the windows have gaps possibly from the building settling * Water is not properly drained from the building. * Spider web pattern of cracks forming on the foundation. * The roof has tar paper that is pulled up in one section along with bird nests and tree branches. * There are also charred markings around the exhaust vent of the hood system. These are all potentially hazardous situations for our guest and staff. If we do not take action to fix these issues it will not only affect our bottom line but our ability to stay in business at all in this facility. The trees pose several problems. With the branches being so close to the power lines could potentially cause a fire if wind gust cause them to snap and clog up or wear down the gutter system. The roots could be clogging drains underground which could lead to expensive plumbing cost. The windows that have gaps in them are a major cause of our high energy cost. Water puddles up around the foundation because the current landscaping does...
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...The Ecosystem of the Rainforest An ecosystem is a relationship among the living and non-living organisms in a designated area and the environment in which they interact with. It includes plants, trees, animals, water, and soil. The rainforest ecosystem includes a variety of species, plants, and animals. All living organisms in this ecosystem physically adapt to the rain. The climate in the rainforest is very humid due the amount of rainfall. A tropical rainforest is very hot and wet; this type of climate is hit directly by the sun because of its location near the equator. The closer you are to the equator the solar radiation there is. The average temperature reaches about 77 degrees Fahrenheit. This climates temperature remains about the same all year never dropping below 64 degrees Rain falls at about 250 cm each year. Because the sun is directly hitting the rainforest, when the sun warms the ground and sea the water evaporates into the air. Warm air vapor and cold ail vapor form eventually causing clouds to form resulting to rain. This water cycle constantly repeats itself. Rain occurs more than 90 days a year in a rainforest. The rainforest consist of mainly trees and animals, trees can reach up to 164 feet in height. Because of the climate plants such as ferns and mosses or epiphytes, receive lots of water and direct sunlight so they grow very tall. Along with the many species of plants living in the rainforest, tropical animals such as Toucans, anacondas...
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