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    Heroes In The Odyssey

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    Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. After Polyphemus traps Odysseus and his men in a cave‚ blocked by a big boulder‚ Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into becoming intoxicated. Odysseus then stabs Polyphemus in the eye‚ and tells Polyphemus that his name is Nobody‚ however sparing his life. Odysseus spares his life because he knew the screams of the cyclops would capture others’ attention and drive the other cyclops to remove the boulder. Rather than telling the cyclops his real name‚ Odysseus tells him that his name is Nobody

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    Article # 4 Jewish Tombstones According to old laws and customs of Jewish ‚ after the death of a Jewish ‚he/she should be buried among Jews. It was not considered good for a Jew to be buried after his death in a mixed- denomination cemetery‚ the term matzevah ‚can also be called tombstone‚means“pillar‚ stone” .It is used to store old memories about some one.It is used to remind us of an individual gone from this world. The use of tombstones tells that a grave site was marked according

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    Alien Abduction

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    Schirmer developed a red welt on his neck‚ a headache‚ and he began to feel ill. Word of Schirmer’s sighting was related to the Condon Commission at the University of Colorado‚ which investigated UFO reports.Schirmer was asked to come to Boulder‚ Colorado. At Boulder‚ on February 13‚ 1968‚ he was hypnotized by psychologist Dr. Leo Sprinkle of the University of Wyoming.Under hypnosis‚ Schirmer recalled that‚ after he stopped his car near the object‚ the engine died and his radio went silent. A white

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    In the early spring year in 1861 the Civil War began and lasted four years later until the summer of June 1865. An estimated of 620‚000 men had lost their lives. This war was one of the bloodiest wars that occurred in American history. For the union army the purpose of the war was to officially end the act of slavery. However‚ the Confederate army was fighting to continue to have slaves because not only did they work for free‚ but they also had an impact on the growth in their economy. In the novel

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    127 hour

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    The film 127 Hours delves into a number of themes‚ such as: taking risks while alone‚ the power of music and its importance to human beings‚ belief and faith‚ accident vs. risk‚ being in the wrong place at the wrong time‚ dangerous situations… Articles on the film: 2 purposes – to discuss the story /theme‚ but also‚ to analyze the film maker’s choices in this movie and to judge (critical) the effect of these choices on the audience http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8223925/127-Hours-Aron-Ralstons-story-of-survival

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    References: University of Colorado at Boulder‚ Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (2012)‚ An Introduction to the Five Factor Model and It ’s Applications (1991)‚ retrieved from http://psych.colorado.edu/~carey/Courses/PSYC5112/Readings/psnBig5_Mccrae03.pdf University of Illinois (2012)

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    Hard Engineering Seawalls How it is designed to overcome the problem Sea walls are usually built along the front of cliffs‚ often to protect settlements. A seawall is a structure constructed parallel to the coastline that shelters the shore from wave action. This structure has many different designs; it can be used to protect a cliff from wave attack and improve slope stability and it can also dissipate wave energy on sandy coasts. Challenges /Limitations /Disadvantages  However‚ a seawall may not

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    GEOGRAPHY - SAND DAMS

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    Sand Dams in Kenya WHAT IS A SAND DAM? A Sand Dam is a steel reinforced concrete wall built across a sandy riverbed. During rainy seasons‚ a seasonal river forms and carries soil (consisting of sand and silt) which moves downstream. The heavy sand builds up behind the dam‚ whereas lighter sand and silt washes over the wall of the dam. Within the space of one to four rainy seasons‚ these dam types get completely filled with sand. However‚ approximately 40% of the volume held behind the dam

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    entered my cave and I trapped them inside with a large boulder. But when I did‚ they would never see it coming. After a while of them roaming the fields on the island they stumbled upon my cave in which they decided to explore‚ bad idea on their part. It took them a few minutes to figure out why the cave had gotten so dark‚ which was mildly amusing. They tried a lot of things to try to escape that cave. A few of which were trying to push the boulder‚ digging through the dirt‚ and one of my favorites

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    What Are Rocky Shores?

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    1. What are rocky shores? Rocky shores are areas of bedrock exposed between the extreme high and extreme low tide levels on the seashore. 2. How are organisms on a rocky shore distributed? Plants and animals are distributed on the shore in horizontal zones that relate to the tolerance of the species to either exposure to air or submergence in water during the tidal cycle. 3. What three types of bedrock are typically found in a rocky shore ecosystem? Three types of bedrocks are rocky shore

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