Thousands of years ago in ancient China‚ there lived a beautiful and smart young woman named Mulan. She lived with her parents‚ her grandparents‚ and her dog named little brother. Mulan’s father had once been a great warrior‚ but his leg had been injured in battle. As an only child‚ Mulan felt responsible for keeping the family honor.One day‚ a man arrived with terrible news from the Emperor. The Huns‚ China’s enemy‚ had attacked. The Emperor had ordered that one member from each family‚ man or
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Somewhere in Simpsonville‚ there was a girl that was blessed with the ability to sing. However‚ one day her voice was taken from her‚ and she had to do everything she could to get it back. The story starts when the girl‚ Ariail was born. She was born into a family with no musical talents. In her town‚ it was a terrible thing if you had any sort of musical talents. In her town‚ it was a terrible thing if you had any sort of musical gift - the leaders of Simpsonville would do everything they could
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October 24th 2012 Lewis Peck Alienation in I am Legend One of the main themes of I am Legend is alienation‚ it is hard to imagine someone who is more alienated than Robert Neville. He is a normal American man‚ or at least he was until the world changed around him. Simply by being immune to the virus‚ he becomes first alone (when his family dies‚ “life shuddered to a halt.”)‚ then a criminal (when he decides not to bury her. “No he wouldn’t put her there.”)‚ then the target of frenzied attacks
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into strangers with unique names such as BongHit420‚ Unicorn Bae‚ and Goeasyonthekids. This is no exception to multi-player online battle arena games (MOBAs) such as League of Legends. Athanasios V. Kokkinakis‚ a research student at the University of York‚ decided to conduct research asking if usernames in League of Legends determined the social behavior of their users. After conducting the research with his colleagues they discovered that the usernames have at least two attributes that relate to
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Hundreds of years ago in Sherwood Forest‚ there lived a noble thief by the name of Robin Hood. Or so the legend goes. In fact‚ historians have not conclusively determined whether the Robin Hood of legend ever lived (Krall 22). The earliest forms of modern Robin Hood legends date back to 15th century ballads‚ but references to such a man appear much earlier. The first literary allusion to Robin Hood‚ specifically the “rymes of Robyn Hood‚” takes place in Langland’s Piers Plowman‚ published around
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GOYAHKLA A NATIVE AMERICAN LEGEND: GERONIMO A NATIVE AMERICAN SELLOUT WILLIAM MARTIN HISTORY 223 AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM REBECCA BUTLER 15 MAR 2015 GOYAHKLA A NATIVE AMERICAN LEGEND: GERONIMO A NATIVE AMERICAN SELLOUT An age old question is whether or not Geronimo was a legend or a sellout. Geronimo was an Eastern Chiricahua Apache from present day Arizona and New Mexico. After the murder of his mother‚ his wife‚ and his children in 1850 by the Mexican soldiers his name and the
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Whether regarded by viewers as the worse or greatest movie to date‚ the “I Am Legend” movie in my opinion addresses numerous social issues that we as a society face and should be more aware of in today’s era. According to Imdb.com‚ “The ‘I Am Legend’ movie starring renowned actor Will Smith focusses on “a scientist named Robert Neville who is incapable of stopping the horrible virus once created to cure cancer. At first‚ the virus looked promising and was given to cancer patients to treat their disease
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and the moon is what this celebration is all about. mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month‚ it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest. this year the festival falls on october 1. there are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. one tang dynasty myth holds that the earth once had 10 suns circling it. one day all 10 suns appeared at once‚ scorching the planet with their heat. it was thanks to a skillful archer named
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A legend to a great many people would be somebody who has strength and has gambled or yielded his life for others. To others a man that has found or accomplished something exceptional. In antiquated Greece a legend was viewed as a man frequently of heavenly family‚ celebrated for his courageous achievements and favored by the divine beings. In the epic "The Odyssey" Odysseus shows every one of the characteristics of a legend‚ for example‚ his intelliegence‚ quality‚ devotion‚ and strength. First
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English Draft The film footy legends has many themes running through it‚ some being more important than others. The two themes that have been chosen today‚ are familly and football‚ these two themes stand out during the film‚ as they consistently have an impact on the citizens of yagoona‚ and connect with the audience. the theme of family is almost constant in the movie. Throughout there is allways a reminder somewhere showing us that family is important. the main characters Anne and Luc share
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