Themes There are a few themes in the novel‚ Journey to the Centre of the Earth. The first theme is achieving one’s dream. Professor Lidenbrock shows that with determination‚ one can achieve one’s dream. So when he got an opportunity to do so in making the journey to the centre of the Earth‚ he seized it immediately. At the end of this novel‚ he successfully completed the journey. Second theme is facing challengers with perseverance and courage. Many times during the journey‚ the travelers faced
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Marine life is very unique there are many creatures that live below the sea.The Aetobatus narinari or its common used name the Spotted Eagle ray is in the kingdom of Animalia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_ray). It is a multicellular organism that is motile‚ which means they can move independently the eagle ray is an animal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal). The eagle ray’s phylum is Chordate because it had a nerve cord during development and it has a spine.(http://marinelife.about.com/). The class is
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Many of the longest words in the English language are medical terms. Medicine and Medical Terminology has a language of its own‚ and its vocabulary includes terms built from Greek and Latin word parts‚ eponyms‚ acronyms and modern language. This why it is sometimes hard understand what the doctor is saying. There are a lot of long complicated words especially in medical terminology. To be able to understand the meaning of a medical term it is best
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Eric Darnley Professor Kelly English 095-2 23 April 2013 A Destination of Balance My life was a thrilling roller coaster ride of extreme highs and plummeting lows. The lows were so deep that I wished God would have reached down and taken me home. The highs I experienced were out of control; I was going Mach three on the fast track to being burnt out. Over the last two years I have learned that it is necessary to have balance my life. I decided to reward myself for achieving and
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The wonders of Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven started his musical career at an early age and although he was deaf he became known as the most famous and influential composers in the world of classical music. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. He also composed
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Limnic eruption A limnic eruption is a very rare natural disaster and also known as a lake turnover it is when there is a sudden release of inflammable gases (usually carbon dioxide) from a maar which is a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano‚ which is saturated with carbon dioxide from underlying magma reservoirs. A limnic eruption is a Geomorphological hazard because the occurrence of the eruption takes place first starting within the earth from the underlying magma reservoir. It is very rare
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alternating layers of lava and ash (other volcanoes just consist of lava). They are usually found at destructive or compressional boundaries. Cone They are the build-up of rock from the volcanic vent; it piles up in the shape of a cone with a central crater. Conservative plate boundary a plate boundary where the relative movement of the two crustal plates is lateral‚ or past each other Constructive boundary a plate boundary where the relative movement of the crustal plates is apart from each other allowing
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Throughout history‚ the United States and the U.S.S.R. have been competing in what is known as the "Space Race". This all began when the Russians sent the first satellite into space in 1958 called Sputnik. Soon after‚ Americans did the same. The U.S. followed in the footsteps of the U.S.S.R. with sending animals into space. When they sent the first human into space‚ Yuriy Gagaran‚ it became evident that the race to the moon had begun. In 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy made a speech saying "We
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of a volcanic hazard (40 marks) Volcanic activity happens across the surface of the globe therefore bringing hazards to every affected area. A hazard is any source of potential damage‚ harm or adverse health effects. A volcanic hazard is any threat to life and infrastructure due to volcanic activity and related situations such as a landslide near the volcano. Volcanoes can be very dangerous and therefore present many hazards towards
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the rocks around me. I force myself into a sitting position cringing as I lean up‚ my breathing is ragged and comes out in short breaths. I look around and see that I am inside a huge crater on a strange planet. I stand and wince‚ frowning as I don’t feel myself healing. I start to hobble towards the edge of the crater to see if I could identify the planet I’m on. I groan in pain as I start to climb out of the whole‚ as I crawl out I see storms everywhere.
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