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    people split a pole means that they would go their different ways and split their friendship. In the Filipino culture there are also many beliefs. Superstition and ghosts are also a main belief in the Philippines. One of the known folktale ghost story is called the Aswang. The name translates to "To be detached from one part of the body. This creature flies around at night sucking blood and attacking animals and people. It is said that during the horizon‚ the Aswang takes on the appearance of a

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    to return to acts of goodness. In “The Bass‚ The River and Sheila Mant‚” The fourteen year old boy realizes that “loving” one for their looks is shallow and futile. These lessons to be learned in these stories are exceedingly important to know‚ especially as one grows into a young adult. In the story “The bass‚ the River and Sheila Mant” the narrator learns a valuable lesson the hard way. The main character is a boy who loves to fish. The boy falls in love with a girl named Sheila Mant but she hates

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    Plato’s theory of the Forms is one of the most important philosophical concepts. In short‚ the Forms set a universal standard that particular objects in the physical world are compared to. In order to better understand the Forms and why they exist‚ however‚ one must understand more of Plato’s point of view of the world. One must also understand the Form of the Good. The Form of the Good can be relatively hard to grasp but luckily‚ Plato gives many analogies to help explain the differences between

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    Imagine a beautiful mountain with snow covering its peak and as the snow melts it forms a small waterfall going down the mountain to the bottom. Doesn’t that make you want to close your eyes and just picture that detail and picture all the colors and beautiful scenery. These are the tools which authors and filmmakers use to get their audiences to be interested and indulge in reading a book or watching a movie. The way an author writes a book allows the reader to use their own imagination. The reader

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    For this paper I will be comparing and contrasting two poems that were written during the 17th and 18th centuries. The first poem I will talk about‚ “O Captain! My Captain!‚” was written by Walt Whitman. The poem I will be comparing it to is‚ “To Roosevelt‚” written by Rubén Darío. Both of these poems were written about past presidents of the United States. Whitman wrote his poem about Abraham Lincoln‚ and Dario wrote his about Theodore Roosevelt. Although both of these poems had a similar subject

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    When taking on the task of comparing and contrasting two of the synoptic gospels‚ especially when one is approaching the comparison of the same teaching or incident‚ there are many items to consider. Basic textual similarities and differences can be a factor in completing your task and must be considered very carefully. When discussing the Lord’s prayer and how and when it is seen in the gospels according to Matthew and Luke the reader can tell that some similarities do exist‚ however the two authors

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    this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting two Cinderella stories Aschenputtel and Yeh-Shen. Aschenputtel is a German folktale written by the Grimm brothers‚ and Yeh-Shen the Chinese version written by Ai-Ling Louie. They are both stories about two young beautiful maidens who are treated badly by their stepmother and stepsisters. Afterward‚ they are rescued by loyalty. The story’s message is to teach people that goodness is always rewarded in the end. The stories Aschenputtel and Yeh-Shen

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    animals‚ clothes‚ and stories. Stories have all different points in them that usually set them apart. Some of the time you may find points in the story such as the conflict‚ theme‚ and setting that will make them different and similar. The stories “Being Prey”‚ and “A Sound of Thunder”; are a perfect example of comparing and contrasting points in stories. The settings in stories can do many different things. They can set a mood for events and can even help the reader understand a story better by allowing

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    passage of time‚ had three different religions‚ two of which still prosper today. In the aspect of government‚ Rome combined the most relevant features of the monarchy‚ aristocracy and democracy to form a new form of government: the republic. In Ancient Greece‚ city-states implemented the aforementioned forms of government‚ but not at once. For example‚ Athens was a democracy while Sparta was an oligarchy‚ and Mycenae was

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    Abello‚ Ariel Amiel A. Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ES 21) – B1 September 04‚ 2014 Henry Sy Sr.: From Rags to Riches On December 25‚ 1923‚ a boy named Sy Chi Shieng was born on a small village in Southern China. His father was a trader seeking opportunities for a place where economic progress was bright and promising. Back then‚ the Philippines was the country that had this special distinction that’s why he migrated. He later followed his Dad and migrated to the Pgilippines at the age of

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