Etymology The English name Switzerland is a compound containing Switzer‚ an obsolete term for the Swiss‚ which was in use during the 16th to 19th centuries.[14] The English adjective Swiss is a loan from French Suisse‚ also in use since the 16th century. The name Switzer is from the Alemannic Schwiizer‚ in origin an inhabitant of Schwyz and its associated territory‚ one of the Waldstätten cantons which formed the nucleus of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The name originates as an exonym‚ applied pars
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2013 Why people believe in ghosts. Lying in bed in the middle of the night while sleep eludes me‚ a noise breaks through the silence. Oh my God! What was that!? Maybe it was just my imagination‚ or maybe it was just the house settling. There it is again! I must be hearing things. I get cold and my body starts to shiver uncontrollably. I peek to where the sound comes from and I could swear I see something through the dark room; it appears even darker than the surrounding area. Oh my! I think it just
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PRACTICE ESSAY How has your understanding of The Journey been shaped by your study of the set text‚ ONE text from the Stimulus Booklet and at least ONE text of your own choosing? My understanding of The Journey is that journeys are essentially the only way to find what one is searching for and this will eventually lead to self discovery. Journeys allow individuals to extend themselves physically‚ mentally or emotionally as they face challenges. This understanding of mine has been shaped by
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The jedi were the most feared warriors in the universe‚ but have been hunted down and destroyed by the New Empire. This is Joseph Campbell come in explaining his journey in an unknown world‚ “---signifies that destiny has summoned the hero and transferred his spiritual center of gravity from within the pale of his society to a zone unknown” (Campbell‚ p.58). “All he can do is create new problems for himself and await the gradual approach of his disintegration” (Campbell‚ pg. 59). Joseph can relate
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According to the recent single origin hypothesis‚ human ancestors originated in Africa‚ and eventually made their way out to the rest of the world. Analysis of the Y chromosome is one of the methods used in tracing the history of early humans. Thirteen genetic markers on the Y-chromosome differentiate populations of human beings.! It is believed‚ on the basis of genetic evidence‚ that all human beings in existence now descend from one single man who lived in Africa about 60‚000 years ago.[2]
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what is happening around you‚ and around the world. Each individual has their own literacy journey that is unique to themselves. No one can have the same literacy journey as others‚ literacy journeys are like fingerprints‚ no matter how close an individual will be with one another‚ they will have different fingerprints. I believe‚ that the introduction to reading at an early age in a person’s literacy journey‚ alters and makes a person who they are later in life. Reading makes people stronger readers
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Excellence. Nazaro’s connection to the narration that she voices‚ mirrors that of her family’s journey. They were immigrant. Enrique’s Journey‚ is a national bestseller that has won more than a dozen awards thus far. I believe the author‚ Nazario‚ felt the need to tell this story because it was both a compelling story and it was also a way to bring light to the atrocities that immigrants face during their journey across and to unknown lands.
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Journeys. Today the meaning of journey has been lost in many forms of literature. Every single author creates some sort of journey in the stories that they write‚ no matter what form or medium it is in‚ there is always a journey being taken. There are three different types of journey; they are inner‚ physical and imaginative. By categorising different forms of literature into these three options‚ the meaning of journey can be easily derived and the techniques in which they are constructed can
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She never believes me. But you will‚ won’t you? Please tell me you’ll listen. Well‚ everyone in town is scared of it - the crow‚ I mean. It’s pretty big for a crow. Its wings are the size of my arms (chuckles). But whenever I see it‚ I get a shiver down my spine. It’s an awful feeling. Like that feeling when you did something horrible‚ yeah‚ that one. Well‚ anyways‚ I was out playing with my friend‚ Jimmy - his name is Jim but everyone calls him Jimmy‚ Jim’s too formal for him. So‚ I saw it and that
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When does a boy become a man? This rite of passage is explored in Robert Fagles ’ translation of Homer ’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Odysseus (king of Ithaca) fought in the Trojan War for ten years and after the fall of Troy he spent the next ten years trying to get home. He left behind an infant son‚ Telemachus‚ and a devoted wife‚ Penelope. Although they longed for Odysseus ’ return‚ Penelope and Telemachus were the perfect hosts to wayward strangers - even as their estate became overrun with arrogant
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