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    “History in the Making; Another First‚” by Michael Leunig. Not all journeys are contented and pleasurable; there are those who experience slow and difficult journeys. Journeys can be problematic and challenging‚ as it is conveyed through this cartoon created by Michael Leunig. This cartoon is called “History in the Making: Another First‚” and conveys a fact that a journey is a goal; there are always other people who want or thrive for the same objectives as you. This cartoon particularly‚ is very

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    Area of Study Essay- Journeys The Oxford Dictionary defines Journey as “an act of travelling from one place to another”; this could‚ of course‚ be taken literally. Instead‚ why not think of “places” as emotional or mental situations? So you take a journey between different emotional states. “The journey‚ not the arrival‚ matters.” This statement is correct for all four texts I will be discussing. The journey is more important than the arrival because it is the journey that makes people who they

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    Evita: Saint or Sinner? The story of Eva Peron is a fascinating one . Evita‚ as she is known‚ enjoyed a rise to power like no other. The details of this ascension are often disputed‚ making Santa Evita’s tale all the more intriguing. . . Maria Eva Duarte was born on May 7‚ 1919‚1 the fifth and youngest illegitimate child of Juan Duarte and his mistress‚ Juan Ibarguen. The week of her birth was known as Tragic Week‚ when the army massacred striking workers‚ perhaps a foreshadow of what

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    A journey is a means of travel that can be physical‚ imaginative or inner. Journeys can offer new insights‚ experiences and enlightenment‚ however journeys involve obstacles and challenges that need to be overcome before these goals can be reached. Often journeys are taken to escape the real world and deal with problems‚ but it is how the individual deals with the experiences that defines their journey and who they are. The poem “Ode on a Grecian urn” by John Keats and the film “Alice in Wonderland”

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    Street which embraces approximately 300 shops. However‚ shops are allocated not disorderly‚ the further you go down to the Bond Street‚ then shops become more and more sumptuousness. Yves Saint Laurent is not an exception‚ and is situated on Old Bond Street. “Fashion fades. Style is eternal”‚ said Yves Saint Laurent. This brand has always been one of the most powerful and iconic brands all over the world‚ and which could gracefully combine different styles in one collection and it would still look

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    Today I would like to talk to you about the concept of journey and discuss the deeper meaning of this very important term. Within this speech I will be comparing the concept of journey through the movie ’wizard of oz’ the song ’last kiss’ and the poem ’the journey’. These texts are all great examples relating to a journey.  The first text I would like to discuss with you is the song ’last kiss’ written by Wayne Cochran in 1962 and sung by Pearl Jam. Cochran was inspired to write his song after a

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    Not every saint had the perfect life story and acted exactly as they should. Many had sinful pasts but were able to turn their lives around by devoting themselves to God. Most of the time‚ it only takes one life-changing event to make the switch for sinner to saint. Saint Francis of Assisi is an perfect example of one of these saints. Francis is the Patron Saint of Animals‚ Merchants and Ecology now‚ but he did not always act in a saintly way. In the early years of his life‚ he made many poor decisions

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    Saint George and the Dragon The painting of Saint George and the Dragon is a very good example of Byzantine art. One reason is because it is a religious painting and also because there is a halo around his head. This painting also has lots of colorful colors and bright oranges and golf leaf which are reminiscent of Byzantine art. Byzantine artists usually painted saints or other religious figures. In the paintings the figures were always standing alone or next to another person. In this painting

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    A Journey A. Essay Life is challenging. It doesn’t always turn out the way we thought it would – sometimes it turns out for the better sometimes for the worse. Due to these challenges life put upon us we once in while have to stop and ask ourselves whether or not the decisions we’ve made in life were right or wrong and wonder how life would have been if we had acted differently. At some point in life we all have to make such sentimental self-realization. In the short story “A Journey” by Colm

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    More than anything‚ journeys are about the process of learning about yourself and others. Do you agree? I agree that journeys are how you learn who you are. As inner journeys are what help form the person you become through the challenges you face in life. In “The Turning” by Tim Winton and “Looking for Alibrandi” by Melina Marchetta‚ both of these texts have the relation of journeys and self discovery with the events that happen which effects how their life pans out. With all the pressures of school

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