How Tabiteuea got its name? One of the islands in Kiribati (Central Pacific) There are legends and myths that tell how certain places in the Pacific got their names. In Kiribati‚ each island has its own story on how it got its name from which the people of the island claim the position of their island in the creation of Kiribati. The people of Tabiteuea‚ the largest island in Kiribati claim that Tabiteuea was the first island created or the oldest and therefore should be respected by the rest of
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A solar system refers to a star and all the objects that travel in orbit around it. Our solar system consists of the sun - our star - eight planets and their natural satellites (such as our moon); dwarf planets; asteroids and comets. Our solar system is located in an outward spiral of the Milky Way galaxy. 10 Need-to-Know Things About Our Solar System: 1. Our solar system is made up of the sun and everything that travels around it. This includes eight planets and their natural satellites such as
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Marilyn Chin’s “How I Got That Name” is a poem that serves as a criticism on how Asian-Americans in their efforts to fit into western society have lost part of their cultural identity. Lines 36 through 57 compose the second stanza of this poem. The second stanza of this poem has an overriding tone of outrage. Chin begins the second stanza with the use of an ironical device “Oh‚ how trustworthy our daughters‚ / how thrifty our sons!” (lines 36-37). Chin then proceeds by telling us how Asian-Americans
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ENG-H101 Essay #3a revised Due: April 20‚ 2012 How I Got Smart The essay “How I Got Smart” by Steve Brody explains how as a young boy he hated school until his sophomore year. Brody’s grades until then were horrible and upsetting to his father to see (152-153). Then he found a passion for knowledge and education through a girl named Debbie whom he fell in love with‚ was much smarter
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today. I believe that Hamlet is his best piece. It is written in Old English‚ which is hard to understand because it is very different from how we speak and write today. The Old English style of writing makes it more authentic in the sense that you can take the words from the play and relate it to the current time period to have a better understanding. Although I read Hamlet in my English class my senior of high school‚ it really did not interest me as much as it did this time around. When I read
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How Godzilla got his Name For many generations the Nissan GT-R has inspired all ages to dream big‚ both in comfort‚ speed as well as luxury. We will be looking into the reasons Godzilla has made a name for itself both in racing and the hearts of people all around the world... There is a long history of the Skyline stretching back to the late 1950’s when the Nissan was only known as a sedan‚ but the GT-R first debuted at a Tokyo Motor Show in 1968 built by the Prince Motor Company and later on
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unfortunately I’m not‚ so let me take a few seconds to introduce myself. My name is Muhammad Rashid bin omar. I am 14 years old. I am studying at SMK | |Paloh. Well I think that is enough on me‚ let me go on with my topic - healthy lifestyle. | | Health is always impacted by the lifestyle we live by. The modern lives we live do not give us enough time to take care of our bodies. People | |are not putting any effort in checking on their health and instead they are involved in activities that
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Girls’ Generation’s “I Got a Boy”: Grabbing Attention from Boys and Girls Alike The girls are back and better than ever. Girls’ Generation is a group of girls in a widely known pop group from Korea. Although most of their songs are in Korean‚ their name has also reached most parts of Asia‚ Europe‚ and the U.S. This is their first single since 2011 and they came back strong with an entertaining video‚ catchy song‚ and one of their best choreographies to catch everyone’s attention. One of the
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Americans know about the events of September 11th. Many poems‚ songs and books have been written about it. Brian Doyle talks about people jumping from the twin towers in his poem “Leap.” Billy Collins also talks about individuals in his powerful poem “The Names.” Both of these authors wrote poems about a very powerful event in history that have both similarities and differences. The two poems differ when it comes to the imagery used. In the poem “Leap” the imagery used makes you feel sick to your
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personal narrative When I was 6 years old .I needed a few stitches. I went outside which I normally didn’t do. Except that day was a rare occasion. I saw my onyx colored dog outside wagging her tail happily. I loved my dog‚ shadow. The sun was setting so she was now fading into my backyard. So all I saw was a few flashes that were her eyes. I pet her when I got outside. She licked my hand happily. She ran around our small backyard with extreme speed .I watched her‚ amused. I ran after her but my little
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