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    The Beringia Land Bridge

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    1. How did Beringia form? - The Beringia land bridge was a land bridge created by the lowering of sea levels during the last glacial maximum.  2. What were 3 reasons why Portugal led Europe in 15th century exploration? (Why did they have advantages over their neighbors?)   -Portuguese navigators mapped the prevailing winds and currents over the globe. -They learned how to mount heavy cannons on the decks of their ships. -Portuguese captains used the compass and adopted the astrolabe.  

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    Ayala Land Case

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ayala Land is the largest and most diversified company in the real estate sector‚ with businesses in residential development‚ commercial leasing and other services. This report provides an analysis and evaluation of ALI’s financial‚ stock‚ and industry performance in order to arrive at a decision whether to hold or sell existing ALI shares‚ or buy new shares (based on closing price of Php17.98). This report is based on a long-term investment plan of at least 10 years.

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    Journal Entry #1 The United States is considered “the land of opportunity” for everyone. America welcomes the people that other countries don’t want‚ or at least we used to. The Statue of Liberty even says “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”-The New Colossus. America once expected immigrants to come in and rise up the ranks

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    Moving To Foriegn Land

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    Reflective journal Moving to Foreign land The idea of leaving the life behind you had lived for 19 years and moving to another country and start your life from scratch never attracted me. Looking back 3 years ago before leaving my home country‚ Pakistan and moving to Singapore my life was very different. When my father first disclosed the news that we will be moving to Singapore I remember how excited everyone in my family was‚ except for me. I was living a life that I always wanted and loved‚ surrounded

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    3/12/13 English 1H Tim Burton uses many cinematic techniques in his movies such as lighting and camera angles throughout his movies in order to create effects and moods. Cinematic techniques He uses both lighting and camera angles in Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory numerous times. He uses them very effectively to portray different ideas such as showing strengths‚ weaknesses‚ or size in a character or setting‚ or revealing a depressing or cheerful surrounding. Tim Burton is a successful

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    Tim O’Brien has mixed messages from his book At first glance “The Things They Carried” is a collection of stories consisting of similar underlying morals‚ themes and values. Although upon closer analysis it becomes apparent that many of the morals within the retellings contradict each other or exude mixed messages. The conflicting themes throughout the text involve morals vs. reputation‚ peace vs. war and pride vs. humility. “I would not be brave. That old image of myself as a hero‚ as a man

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    Tim Burton Style Analysis

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    English 1-2 31 January 2014 Style Analysis Essay Trees. They are often misrepresented‚ all kinds of strange shapes and colors. Tim Burton has a habit of making trees a part of all his movies‚ along with other techniques. In the films _Edward Scissorhands_ and _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_‚ director Tim Burton uses lighting and music to demonstrate his eerie style. Tim Burton’s lighting effectively shows his style‚ eeriness. In both movies‚ there are a lot of light-dark contrasts. For instance

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    you may think because we are the land of the free that we have freedom to choose whether to stand or not during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick proved that to be controversial when he sat during the star spangled banner. By sitting out for the national anthem‚ Kaepernick couldn’t have expected the uproar that broke out. In the passage “In the ‘land of the free’ are you really free to sit out the national anthem?” 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick “set the national debate about race on a collision

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    Zombie Land Analysis

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    The first stage of zombie land was at a science lab where they make chemicals and other thing to for things like creatures of different worlds .So when they had made this virus it mad everybody go crazy beacuse they would use for a form of drugs. Once u spell smoke or even get near it you will be infected ‚ its very contasious and deadly. One day some dude gets gready and trys to take all of the viruses for him self even tho the board didnt even test it yet. So he took one of the viruses and through

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    NAME TEACHER’S NAME English 1 8 February 2013 Charlie and the Chocolate factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish are all exceptional movies directed by Tim Burton. Each movie has a special theme and creates the importance of relationships. Tim burton uses dark lighting‚ contrasting sets‚ and close ups to exemplify the importance of relationships. Most noticeably‚ the use of dark lighting exemplifies the importance of relationships. In Edward Scissorhands‚ Edward was in a dark castle and

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