How Urban Legends Work In this essay the author Tom Harris tells us how urban legends effects us on how we live‚ the stories that are told can either give us a lesson to be learned or it gives us a warning‚ some stories can be horrific as in the story about the traveling sales man who met a women in Las Vegas and had a few too many drinks and had be drugged and had his kidney removed by a body organ harvesting gang and woke up in a bathroom tube covered in ice and a note to call for help before
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Block 4 Personal Legend Narrative What is a personal legend? A personal legend is the path we decide to take that fills our hearts with enthusiasm; it is the path of our dreams. My personal legend has changed overtime. I have been influenced along my journey. I have also been faced with many obstacles‚ but I have still made movement with them there. I have learned many lessons along my journey‚ and I will continue to learn more. This is my personal legend‚ read on. When I was a young
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Throughout history many legends and myths have been introduced to society. A legend can be defined as a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but unauthentic. Robin Hood has become a legend commonly well known to the twenty first century. The legend of Atlantis is one that has been debated upon over the years to whether or not it is fictional. An unreliable amount of geographical evidence supports a non-existent Atlantis. Plato’s writings of Atlantis are the only known existence of the
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There are four main qualities to the ANZAC legend: an independent spirit‚ bravery‚ mateship and spirit of the bushman. The ANZAC’s defined their nations’ reputation during World War I through their display of these qualities. The ANZAC’s were known as independent and free spirits. They were rebellious and didn’t act like orderly corps‚ although they were very loyal and followed commands when ordered. During the Gallipoli campaign the men were known to be slightly disrespectful towards the British
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Whenever I have some free time‚ I would enjoy spending by it playing my favorite online game‚ League of Legends. I enjoy playing League of Legends because of the heart pounding adrenaline rush when I am in team fights or when I am running for my dear life. In this game‚ I feel as if I am one with the champion or character I am playing as. This feeling gives me multiple roles as well as a sense of significance‚ along with abilities and powers that are beneficial to the team. I feel important while
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May 31‚ 2011 Title: The Thief Lord Author: Cornelia Funke Kind of Book: Historical fiction Characters: Bo‚ Prosper‚ Scipio (Thief Lord)‚ Victor Getz‚ Ida Spavento‚ Barbarossa‚ Conte‚ Morosina‚ Aunt Esther‚ Uncle Max‚ Hornet‚ Riccio‚ Mosca‚ Dottor Massimo‚ and other servants and animals. Summary: The Thief Lord is about two orphaned boys named Prosper and Bo running away from Hamburg‚ Germany to Venice‚ Italy. The boys have run away from their aunt who only wants to keep
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1900‚ who was found abandoned on a ship Virginian and be adopted by a sailor Danny. He was named 1900‚ a symbol of an era--- 20th century. The film‚ which was made at the end of the 20th century‚ was a reflection of the mainstream worldview in that era. Reading between lines‚ we can easily find the view of existentialism. 1900 was born on the sea‚ grew up on the sea and finally died on the sea. The sea is symbolic of freedom. He has no parents. Danny‚ who adopted him‚ died when he was 8. He has
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Mg(NO3)2 aq When we added the Mg strip‚ nothing happened. Adding the Cu strip did not affect the solution or the strip. (Strip stayed orange. The solution was still clear.) When we added the‚ nothing happened. The solution stayed clear and the strip stayed grey. When we added the Ag strip‚ nothing happened. The strip remained light grey and the solution was clear. Zn(NO3)2 aq When we added the Mg strip‚ the strip became dark grey (opposed to the regular grey before) Adding the Cu
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FIND OUT WHAT TOPICS WILL BE TESTED‚ MAKE STUDY NOTES AND MAKE A PLAN OF STUDY! EXAM FORMAT TOPICS IN EXAM SUMMARIES WORK MISSING? WHAT TO DO EG: MATHS 1.5 hours Non-calculator section 20 minutes long Calculator Section – 1 question (with parts) on each topic. Measurement Number Patterns and Algebra Collect & Organising Data Pythagoras Geometry Notes on angles in parallel lines – ask Nic if I can photocopy 1. Learn all the rules and formulas in the summary
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The story of Pocahontas is about a young Native American women who had a very big impact in history. Pocahontas was not the average Native American girl you’d hear about in history‚ she was different. Pocahontas who was the daughter of the native chief Powhatan was one of the first Native Americans known in history that had a connection with a European who is known as John Rolfe. The Europeans who had come to the New World and in this case Jamestown‚ Virginia where Pocahontas was because they wanted
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