The Legend of The Mirror Christine Recio Along time ago‚ in a far away land‚ there’s a princess named Mira. Princess Mira always wanted to be the most beautiful girl in the Kingdom. She always ask her servants to judge her look. Until one night‚ a girl knocked at the Kingdom‚ She was wounded and hungry. She ask for help‚ and all of the servants come to help her. Then Princess Mira heard about the strange girl. Everyone was surprised when the girl takes off her hood. She was lovely as the swan
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The Legend of Kuan-yin and the Thousand Arms There are statues of her in just about every Chinese restaurant. The thousand arms reaching out from a serene figure seated in a pose of meditation may distract you from the other features Kuan-yin has in excess of‚ eleven heads and one thousand eyes. What are the origins of this thousand armed goddess in Chinese Buddhism? What was the evolution of this figure that she bacame the most important and best loved deity in the Chinese world? The origins
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Baseball Legend Lou Gehrig‚ one of the greatest players of all time‚ struggled to make it in the big leagues. Although he did grow up in a normal family‚ the beginning of his career was rough. As he settled into the MLB‚ his career was one to remember. He really gave New York something to brag about. Towards the end of his career‚ an untimely sickness affected his life in the worst way possible. Lou Gehrig was born in Yorkville‚ Manhattan in 1903. His parents both emigrated from Germany
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airborne and contact strains. Canines remain immune to airborne strain only. The vaccine trials continue. I’m still unable to transfer my immunity to infected hosts. The Krippen Virus is... elegant.” -Robert Neville A virus breaks out in “I Am Legend”‚ virtually wiping out the human race‚ leaving only a select few to return order to the world. Instead of being contractible through contact‚ in “The Stand”‚ the strain of influenza is an airborne virus. This epidemic wipes out over 99% of the earth’s
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the struggle started again and heated propaganda started. To prevent communism from spreading George C. Marshall developed the Marshall Plan in 1947. It was the USA’s initiative to rebuild Europe by giving the countries economical support in order to stop communism from spreading. Many European countries accepted the money and allowed the Marshal Plan to succeed. In turn the USSR prevented Poland and Czechoslovakia from accepting the money. Arms race: The situation heated up further and both sides
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Gallipoli- The Anzac legend Dion Freilich 10h The Anzac Legend is the source of the Aussie Fight and bravery that will live on for future generations to understand and to acknowledge their courage and bravery. Some would say The Anzac Legend all began when Britain declared they were in need of help and it was Australia’s duty to go to their aid. Australia tossed aside experience and opted for youth. There were big incentives to go. To travel and visit foreign places‚ economic reasons
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In the 1960s it was a hard time for black Americans. There was a revolution being driven by two well know black civil rights leaders. The first phase of the revolution was driven by a young Islamic black man‚ Malcolm X‚ who was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was adamant that blacks needed to take care of their own business. In the issue of black integration in American culture. Malcolm X had the ability to reach any one member of the black nation in America. This revolution
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GERM 2520 There are two main fundamental theory’s to Germany’s development as a country; Schulze’s Roman model and the Special Path theory. Schulze’s Roman model of development says that all European countries were attempting to re-create the Ancient Roman type of government that reigned thrived for many years and was the first real structured style of government that had been formed. However‚ its counter-argument is the Special Path theory which states that Germany had its own unique form
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What we know of today as "pop" or popular music evolved in American society over many‚ many decades. Pop music‚ which accounts for the majority of the music on today’s charts‚ is an eclectic mix of many different styles of music--from jazz to country; rock and roll to rap; be-bop to hip-hop. Pop artists such as Britney Spears‚ Justin Timberlake‚ Outkast‚ Madonna‚ Maxwell‚ and others routinely blur the lines of these musical genres with their award-winning tunes. These artists push the boundaries
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The Cold War was a time of distinct beliefs and intimidating behaviors. It all started when Soviet Union wanted to build a new communist society and spread communist ideology to other parts of the world. The opposition between the U.S and the Soviet Union lasted more than 50 years. Ethical‚ political‚ and economic factors drove to a war of major conflicts. Moreover‚ the U.S and Soviet Union’s differences in understanding policies such as the Cuban missile case‚ were just some of the conflicts that
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