a mother wolf. In Latin‚ the word lupus is the word for wolf. Factmonster: Holidays:- What holidays do they celebrate around the world? Where can I find out the history of a holiday? When is Easter this year? Ramadan? What is the origin of Valentine’s Day? Halloween? Why do people decorate Easter Eggs? What are the major religious holidays? Chinese Festivals and Dragon Lore:- Provides information about Chinese New Year; Chinese Lantern Festivals; Animals of the Zodiac and Dragon Lore.
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Ready Player One Intervention of Technology What is reality? What is fantasy? In the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline‚ Reality is an illusion to everyone in this society. People rely on technology in OASIS game to make their lives feel better than reality. In this novel‚ our Earth’s nature has been destroy‚ we have no resources or money‚ the only way to make money is to work inside OASIS‚ the jobs they have are like normal jobs we have right now. Adult work inside OASIS‚ kids goes school
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A Clouded Past History is as foggy and undiscovered as the future‚ indeed the textbooks our parents read in school are radically different from those that we learn from today. And our children will no doubt learn a history that we can only imagine in our present. As our technology develops‚ we find new ways to discover the past and‚ in many cases‚ that discovery disproves theories we previously held about ancient times. One such example can be found in a new theory that
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Universal Children’s Day The United Nations’ (UN) Universal Children’s Day‚ which was established in 1954‚ is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. UNICEF‚ the United Nations Children’s Fund‚ promotes and coordinates this special day‚ which also works towards improving children’s welfare. What do people do? Many schools and other educational institutions make a special effort to inform children of their rights according
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The pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region and the Caucasus since ancient times. It is widely cultivated throughout Algeria ‚ Armenia ‚ Azerbaijan ‚ Iran ‚ India ‚ Pakistan ‚ Syria ‚ Turkey ‚ the drier parts of southeast Asia ‚ Peninsular Malaysia ‚ the East Indies ‚ and tropical Africa . Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769‚ pomegranate is now
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successes of ethnic of sports." The Turkish said that was their ultimate goal after the Armenians beat them five to nothing in a soccer match. The Ottomans banned the word Armenian. All of this led to the Ottoman’s genocide against the country of Armenia. The Armenians still had a great effect on the Ottoman Empire
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The Jesus I Never Knew Yancey starts out with the image of Jesus. When he was young he had envisioned Jesus to have angelic features such as‚ young‚ handsome‚ and a compassionate face. It wasn’t until he entered into a Christian college‚ that he was introduced to the real image of Jesus. I had an immediate connection with Yancey. I too had an image of Christ in my head‚ which consisted of Hollywood portrayals and those in classical paintings. It wasn’t till I engaged myself at a Christian
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such as the Sumerian civilization that was destroyed by their neighbors‚ the Elamites. Ancient Egyptian civilization was ruined by people infiltrating their country and changing their perspective on religion. The Rapa Nui civilization that began on Easter Island was destroyed by environmental damage caused by irresponsible use of their natural resources. In some way America embodies many of these characteristics yet the vast majority of the population chooses to ignore the
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Political Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S
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I Customs and traditions in the UK Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. Britain is different from our own country. This is natural. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published. Foreigners coming
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