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    Vermeer's Hat

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    church did not remain‚ but according the structure of those places and the graves of the inscriptions were indicate most wealthier citizens of seventeenth century hold a view that “People in those days hoped to be buried as close as possible to a holy place‚ and better than being buried beside a church was to be interred underneath it.” (Brook‚ Timothy. Vermeer’s Hat. New York: Bloomsbury‚ 2008. Print.). It also contained many memories on it. At the first chapter‚ from the time of the Holland fashion

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    Heinrich Schleimen

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    Heinrich Schliemann Fascinating stories have been passed down orally from one generation to the next‚ since Adam and Eve’s existence. Many individuals would share their stories about the powerful gods‚ ancient cities‚ romances‚ and the great warriors that fought to be remembered. However‚ for Heinrich Schliemann‚ it was Homer’s inspirational poem about the Trojan War that changed his life forever. Schliemann is notorious for chasing Homer’s description of Troy. It was a childhood dream for him to

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    Cornell Notes

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    First discovery of North America   Quebeck  French invasion“New France” | * In 1497 Europeans came by ships to find the way to reach China‚ but they never founded it. They left‚ but later some of them returned to explore new country and find treasure. * About fifty years French trappers were roaming the forest of Canada and canoeing on Great Lakes. * In 1608 a French

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    The Pearl Greed

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    the pearl of the world unleashed the hurricane that was greed in many instances. Greed is to blame for Coyotito’s death because it overcame Kino‚ the doctor‚ and the pearl buyer. The person that greed affected the most was Kino. He wanted all the treasures of the pearl‚ and became a vicious and slightly insane man because of it. In the beginning‚ the pearl gave him happy thoughts‚ such as him and his wife getting married. He also saw through the pearl: his family affording new and clean clothes‚ and

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    Adventure is an important part of children ’s psyche. Children often dream of strange fortunes‚ great feats‚ exciting events‚ long trips‚ and everything they can be drawn to from the monotony of everyday life. Heroes of adventure stories are mostly sailors‚ pirates‚ cowboys and Indians‚ convicts‚ researchers‚ adventurers and solitaires of all types. The concept of adventure story is quite simple: brave‚ strong and resourceful hero must make a difficult task‚ and overcome a lot of danger‚ but in

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    Egypet History

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    powerful in the minds of regular Egyptians! The Ancient Egyptians believed that the pharaoh ’s spirit could live for an eternity‚ which means forever. They believed that the pharaoh would become a god after he died‚ so pharaohs were buried in a tomb with many treasures which could be enjoyed in their Afterlife. Many of the statues of pharaohs have cobra heads on them. Pharaohs wore a cobra figure to protect them from evil. There were many different pharaohs‚ some woman and some men. They ruled Ancient

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    Mausoleum Ancient Culture

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    are considered as very important building for their afterlives. The mausoleum is an exterior self-supporting building‚ which is built as a monument‚ with burial rooms or burial rooms for the dead or the people. When someone dies‚ the body is simply buried or thrown away. With the development of human society‚ superstition has been gradually implemented‚ burial gradually becomes an important thing. Therefore‚ the tomb came into being and developed into an important part of the hierarchy. Most ancient

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    Paulo Coelho

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    ’PAULO COELHO A Novelist Par Excellence’ "Paulo Coelho is not only one of the most widely read‚ but also one the most influential authors writing today‚" "His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people" To date a sum of 280 translations in 58 languages have been published with sales totalling almost 56 million copies in 150 countries. For 15 years‚ Paulo Coelho’s different titles have made the top places on the bestseller

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    My Home by Dr. Jose Rizal

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    I had nine sisters and one brother.My father‚a model of fathers‚had given us an education in proportion to our modest means.By dint of frugality‚he was able to build a stone house‚to buy another‚and to raise a small nipa hut in the midst of a grove we had‚under the shede of banana and other trees. There the delicious atis displayed its delicate fruit and lowered its branches as if to save me the trouble of reachich out for them.The sweet santol‚the scented and mellow tampoy‚the pink makopa vied

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    ruler of the Danes? What was his funeral like? What relation is Hrothgar to Shield? Unlike Hrothgar‚ Shield became king because he had the ability to take down the enemies. Hrothgar became king through wealth. When Shield died the Danes buried him and his treasures in the sea. Hrothgar happens to be Shield’s grandson [Heorot is Attacked] (lines 86-188‚ pp. 34-36) 1. Grendel‚ the monster‚ attached thirty warriors while they were asleep and ran home with their bodies for a couple of nights. This

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