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…to receive from Bernard, Elsie took sick to her bed. It is here that she dies. Bernard “unwittingly finally kills her. Bernard adds a sprig of white ash, by popular belief a powerful antidote against rattlesnakes. Looking at the olive-purple leaves…

…of this assessment. This image is the product of radar and other data and is a salinity prediction map. Purple represents areas with a high potential for salinity, red: medium to high, beige: low. (Pic: University of South Australia) Salinity can be categorised…

…this popular song frequently: “Caesar led the Gauls in triumph, Led them uphill, led them down, To the Senate House he took them, Once the glory of our town. ‘Pull those breeches off’ he shouted, ‘Change into a purple gown!’”(Suetonius, pg. 53) Over sixty men were…

…. It brings violets, a flower that has a purple shade and stays in bloom at night which is rare. Most flowers close up at night but violets continue to thrive without the sun. Tapestries can be taken two different ways. In one sense, Plath could be discussing…

…, but he rallied the survivors and managed to get them to an island. He finally encountered two friendly islanders and sent them for aid with a message that he carved on a coconut. He received the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, but his earlier…

…command and was sent home to Chelsea Naval Hospital near Hyannis Port. John received the Purple Heart, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, and a citation from Admiral W. F. Halsey. John's back failed to recover from an operation that was performed on his spine…

…, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue and of purple and of scarlet." The earliest of Egyptian history speaks of wool, pieces of wool and clothing have been found in tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. (Channing 117) Sheep and wool spread to Europe between…

…3) aggressiveness, violence, hostility, irritability, "roid rages" or uncontrolled temper 4) purple or red spots inside mouth or nose 5) yellow tint to skin, jaundice, chronic hepatitis 6) swelling of hands, face, feet 7) acne, rashes, hives 8) severe…

…much,' as 'too high' for the subject matter. 'Not with more glories, in the ethereal plain,/ The sun first rises o'er the purpled main,/ Than, issuing forth, the rival of his beams/ Launched on the bosom of the silver Thames' (ii, 1-4). The use…

…foolish indeed. The woman sat in front of her mirror and stared at her reflection. She leaned closer to examine her face. A shade of dark blue and purple surrounded her left eye. One side of her cheek was red and swollen. There were small cuts on the other…