Water is a powerful element. ... Once he reaches his cell, Andy rubs his face with water. ... The water sets him free from the trials at Shawshank Prison. ... Where Andy needs the water to remind him he is alive, Red fears the water because it represents another, an "outside," life. ... In nature, water is an agent of life: rain feeds forests, rivers maintain fresh water fish populations. ...

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The water was clear and a rich deep blue in colour. ... I take a deep breath of fresh air and look at the surrounding of people soaking in the sun waiting to get in the water. ... I dogged through them and at last I was running through the shallows of the water getting nearer to the in coming wave. I dove straight through the dumping wave, the cool water rushing down my body. ... As I stood back up and ran back out to the deep water I saw one of my surfing mates catch the most perfect barrel it was rad. ...

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Many glaciers hold the majority of the earth's freshwater supply but with them melting into the oceans, lack of fresh water will be a major problem. It is said that lack of fresh water on this planet is a looming crisis that is slowly breaking up on an apathetic world. It is further said that 1 per cent of water on this planet is for humans and about 2 per cent of that is locked up in ice that is slowly but surely melting, uselessly, into the oceans. ...

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The planet earth is composed of many substances that create its composition, but the biggest factor is that of water. Seventy one percent of the earth is composed of water and is a major factor in the survival of many life forms who reside on the planet. ... The eustatic process cause the changes in the ocean basins and the absolute amount of water they contain. ... The ocean then begins to proportion the water according to whether it is in the liquid or ice stage. ... The rapid rate that that fresh marine deposits are decaying, also known as oxidation, removes a large amount of oxygen. ...

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For instance a pool that has a lot of sea water splashed up and into it on a hot day can become massively saturated by salt as evaporating water leaves behind salt then more sea water enters till the conditions become incredibly salty. The opposite of this can happen if the pool then experiences a sudden rain downpour or seepage from a nearby water source. From being incredibly salty the water can swing to almost fresh. ... As the sea water warms the ability for it to dissolve oxygen decreases. ...

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As the gleam of the sun hits the ocean, a large black tail glistens in the sun as a large whale breaks the crest of the water. ... Then, the clear blue/green water satisfies the eye with its mellow color. ... The air smelled fresh, clean, and salty as the cool breeze swept through my body. ... A smile came across my face as soon as I saw the whales clash and perform in the water just for my enjoyment. ... As darkness prevailed, the stars began to shine as they reflected off the water. ...

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The boat roared along like a tiger in the jungle, and the boat skimmed across the water like a skipping stone. ... The method of this kind of fishing is to let live bluefish swim furiously at different depths of the raging water. ... They again set their hooks and the adrenalin started to rush through their veins like water out of a faucet. Soon fish started to jump out of the water like Mexican Jumping Beans. ... They made their way back to their port, with fresh Tuna to sell. ...

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Water makes up the largest part of the biosphere, the Marine biome is larger than all other water and land biomes put together, it covers nearly 75% of the Earth's surface. ... Also the walrus, star fish, eel, crabs, jelly fish, and fresh and salt water fish, but this is just a small list compared to the many different kinds of fish that inhabit the marine biome. ... It does not change because water does not heat up or cool down quickly. ... Many companies, especially the ones that are near rivers and lakes, use the surrounding water as dumps. They dump tons of oils, acids, and scraps int...

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That is bad for us because of the problems that we already have with water management and conservation. ... Because of the heavy rain that we are getting from global warming, pollution, sediments, and nutrients into our only drinking water which our entire lives depend on. ... Also our fresh drinking water will be contaminated by the saltwater and it would become undrinkable. ... A study conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2001 said that 22,400 square miles along the east and gulf coast would be consumed by water. ...

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In the beginning, I felt like he used that as if his emotions fell into the water through her and never came back. ... But throughout the poem, the author kept fresh in the mind of the readers that someone was being abandoned. ...

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