By: Ada Alipaj Imelda Taraj Jona Basha Ola Stepa Ornela Koreta
Contents
1. Introduction 2. The Trevi Fountain 2.1 The Fountain 2.2 Tossing a Coin 3. Nazca Lines 3.1 Nazca Lines Map Extract 4. UFO Existence Mystery 4.1 Top UFO Incidents through History 5. Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz 5.1 The Special, Mysterious and Debatable Spot 6. The Bermuda Triangle 6.1 Rumors behind The Bermuda Triangle 6.2 Disappearances 7. Conclusions 8. References
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1. Introduction
It’s a peaceful world, isn’t it? Everything goes smoothly, perfectly and we never have to wonder about abnormalities, right? Unfortunately, our world is not perfect, but this doesn’t mean that it fails to be amazing. The same mystery that makes our different world from normality is the one that awards it the most valuable asset: the enigma behind it. So have you ever wondered how ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle, how UFOs might exist, how a simple superstition makes people throw coins at The Trevi Fountain? Have you ever been amazed at the perfection of the Nazca Lines, without knowing their origin? Or have you just admired them aside from the mystery? And finally, have you ever heard of a special spot in the world where gravity fails? Therefore, this assignment’s main purpose is to inform about these mysteries that make our world so perfectly imperfect! We will discuss about the tradition of throwing coins in the Trevi Fountain, the most beautiful fountain in Rome; we will examine the Nazca lines and still be dazzled. Following, the UFO existence will be discussed through some interesting facts that happened during the history of the world. And to conclude, we will examine two spots in the world where having a compass will not do any good: the Mystery Spot and the Bermuda Triangle. At the end of this assignment we will be able to understand the origin and mystery of these curious phenomena, and provide a personal
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