of the current (2011/2012) seven natural wonders of the world as chosen by the public from a vote. The votes are held by the New7Wonders initiative started in 2007. It was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and is a Swiss-based foundation. The last vote was held at 11.11am in November 11th 2011. The results of this poll will be announced in the early months of 2012 after stringent counts‚ checks and rechecks. Below is a list of the current seven wonders before these changes come into force. The
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but so did Cotton Mather. In “The Wonders of the Invisible World”‚ Mather’s runs into problems in his colony with things such as witchcraft. Mathers wanted to protect his Puritan beliefs and did not want evil teachings to corrupt others religious views. Mathers believed in the persecution of this witches to keep the Puritans and their believes safe. Mathers had a strong religious background and was a preacher. As a preacher his job was to protect his church from the devil that was presenting itself
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amount of understanding. Cotton Mather’s “The Wonders of the Invisible World”‚ serves as a written account of encouragement to persecute suspected evil. This book can provide insight to the mindset of the community and the influence behind Mather’s words that influenced this dark period of history. Mather projected himself as a respectable leader in the puritan community in which‚ sought to create an existence of utopia in the new world‚ separate from secular society (19). The puritans were a community
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Adultery: A Wonder Delight Adultery is the act of sexual intimacy between a married person and someone who is not that person’s wife or husband. Adultery is the act of gratification with another that is not your loving spouse. Brady marries Belinda and are a happy couple. Brady travels and meets a woman who he finds attractive. Sleeps with her and yet his wife is home and has no idea. Adultery in the eyes of God is a sin‚ he just broke a commandment. Yet‚ people commit the act for a number of reasons
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The Wonders of Radio John Hooker was a man of few words‚ but the few he had spoken painted a bigger picture on what the radio was like from the 1930’s-40’s. In the interview‚ Mr. Hooker was ask several questions to which he was to respond to. Being the radio‚ the questions he answered were about the music and programs that were created during this time period. The way he answered them surely brought light to something amazing of the past‚ as well as leaving Mr. Hooker with a lovely feeling of nostalgia
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pointers. Have you ever had someone move to your school or neighbourhood who looks different to everyone else‚ do you treat them like you treat other people? Some people may be bullied or not have many friends because they look different‚ when in reality they may be really nice people. In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio‚ a kid by the name of August‚ who had a facial deformity‚ moved to Beecher Prep. August was not treated like everyone else even though he was a very nice person‚ for example‚ ‘Oh my
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The Wonder of Sonder "Sonder"‚ my best friend always whispers to me on bad days‚ "remember what that means." Early on in my high school experience‚ I decided that this simple little word was to be my lifelong philosophy. Oddly enough‚ the term "sonder" can’t be found on any page of any dictionary in any library in the world. Rather‚ it is an obscure word referring to the human realization that each and every person you encounter or pass by in your lifetime lives a life as complex and riddled with
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love who you are‚ seize the day because you only live once‚ and finally‚ that it’s never too late to learn something new. To begin with‚ one of the first themes I have taken from ELA class is to love myself. Essentially‚ the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio‚ is an ideal example for the theme love who you are‚
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In the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio‚ the reader gains insight into Augusts situation at Beecher Prep by reading through the perspectives of his classmates Summer and Jack . After having an issue with one of his fellow students August’s mindset on friendship and school completely changes from “cool beans” (Palacio 69) to “[y]ou know Summer‚ you don’t have to do this” (125). August clearly has had a gruelling time‚ but Summer‚ one of his two best friends‚ makes an effort to be their for him after his
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As David Lindsay-Abaire wrote this play “Wonder of the World”‚ that presents an unanswered question about a person’s life. The story opens up with a wife‚ Cass Harris‚ leaving her husband‚ Kip Harris‚ to find herself. Thus‚ Cass mind is tested to see whether the love of a person’s life is either fate or coincidence. Fate can be described as something in which is somehow definitely predetermined. Some say things happen for a reason and at times people cannot control how things go. Were coincidence
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