Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder Sophie’s World is a novel by Jostein Gaarder. It was first published in the year of 1991 and written in Norwegian‚ but since then has been translated into English (1995) and at least 53 other languages. It sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside Norway. Actually‚ to most readers it serves more as a basic guide to philosophy than a novel. On both sides of the Atlantic‚ the book is being used as a text in college
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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world’s water crisis. There is over 40‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile of the ocean‚ 5‚000 kids die every day from unclean water‚ which adds up to 2 millions children every year‚ and finally water privatization is such a huge problem all over the world and we need to stop that‚ water is not a product‚ it’s a human right. Of course there are hundreds of other reasons such as even in Canada‚ not everyone has access to a nearby source of safe water or that birds and other animals are starting to eat
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Celebration of World Population Day at IIPS The World Population Day was celebrated at the International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai on 11th July 2012. A debate on ‘Abortion: Pro-life vs. Pro-choice’ was organized in the institute premises to celebrate the World Population Day. Mr. Rajan Kumar Gupt (PhD student)‚ Ms. Garima Dutta (PhD student)‚ Mr. Castor Valbum Badstue (short-term course participant)‚ Ms. Shraboni Patra (PhD student)‚ Mr. Mayank Prakash (PhD student)‚ and Ms. Kshipra
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World of Warcraft or often called WoW by most‚ a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game or MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment. It has been massively successful and has exceeded the normal popularity of a role-playing title. The main reason for this is that it is very accessible and straightforward‚ and it is not difficult to play it. Even if you are completely new to gaming you shouldn’t have any problems getting started.World of Warcraft is
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whole world‚ also known as a one-world government‚ seems like a very unconvincing idea. Though‚ as we advance into the future‚ signs of a one-world government are beginning to show. One sign that a one-world government may be coming is the forming of multi-national governments and international organizations. So how likely is it that a one-world government will occur? The possibility is highly likely that a one-world government will occur. A significant scheme involved with the one-world government
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Lindsey Johnson-Daniel Dr. Brantley FMM 301: Fashion Creativity & Ideas 9/14/11 A World without Textiles Textiles are one of the most important needs of mankind. It is bought and sold many times over‚ and has been used almost as long as mankind has been on Earth. Without it we are exposed – showing ourselves physically‚ and showing our psyches. Textile means a material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn. Without these
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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the
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The New World was discovered by Spain’s Christopher Columbus in 1492. Many believed that the settlement of the Spanish in the New World was the original settlement. For many years before the arrival of the Europeans‚ various tribes were scattered all throughout the Americas. There was an estimated 10‚000 people living in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. America was not a virgin wilderness for nearly 12‚000 years. The Spanish were the first to arrive in the New World. They were
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Have you ever wondered if world peace is something that we truly desire? If so‚ why haven’t we started doing something in order to achieve it? I’m going to tell you why: Because it doesn’t exist. Peace has become one of the most important everlasting issues in all centuries‚ and it’s a concept that will continue to haunt future generations as long as we keep on doing nothing to make it happen. It is an utopian idea which consists of respecting each other’s beliefs and ideals. This means having
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