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    Atlantis, the Lost City

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    proof to the existence of this lost city. In the book Imagining Atlantis it tells us the story written by Plato. "According to ancient Egyptian temple records the Athenians fought an aggressive war against the rulers of Atlantis some nine thousand years earlier and won. These ancient and powerful kings or rulers of Atlantis had formed a confederation by which they controlled Atlantis and other islands as well. They began a war from their homeland in the Atlantic Ocean and sent fighting troops to Europe

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    entered the United States in fewer numbers. Asians entered through Angel Island. The Immigrant Quest for Freedom Like their nineteenth-century predecessors‚ the new immigrants arrived imagining the United States as a land of freedom. Some immigrants were "birds of passage‚" who planned on returning to their homeland. The new immigrants clustered in close-knit ethnic neighborhoods. Consumer Freedom The advent of large department stores in central cities‚ chain stores in urban neighborhoods‚ and

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    Keishera Aldonza August 30‚ 2011 English Honors The Criteria for Good Literature A good book us just that‚ a book. Yes‚ it may be enjoyable. Yes‚ it may have an intriguing plot. However‚ it still stands separate from the works titled as “good literature.” In order to be considered good literature‚ the piece of writing must meet specific criteria. First‚ it must have strong characterization and they must fully develop throughout the plot. It is important for the characters to explore themselves

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    In the summer of 1978’s Italy‚ Niccolo Ammaniti’s I am not scared explores the darkness of the childhood imagining and the cruelty of reality. However‚ comparing these two we know it is complicated to work out which one is worse as they both make the story dark and dense. The reality in the story is created by the people who Michele love and respect‚ he has no control and no idea what is going to happen‚ that is one of the reasons why the reality is more horrible than the imagination made up by

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    harmony present in many Southeast Asian states of today. Accommodation has resulted in the absence of frequent conflicts breaking out following Southeast Asia’s independence. Through the consideration of minority races needs into the state’s imagining of a nation‚ this allowed for minorities to be placated and thus reduced hostilities and thereby reduced the frequency of conflicts as well. For example‚ in Singapore‚ the nation’s concept of multiculturalism‚ based on the principles of equal treatment

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    Brainstorming

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    In this strategy‚ a topic or idea is examined from six distinct viewpoints — hence the name. Describe the topic (what is it?)‚ compare it (what is it like or unlike?)‚ associate it (what does it make you think of?)‚ analyze it (what constituent parts is it made of?)‚ apply it (how can it be used?)‚ and argue for and/or against it (how can you support or oppose it?). Cubing was developed as a critical-thinking exercise to help students express their thoughts in opinion essays‚ but it can be adapted

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    Stumbling On Happiness

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    having a better future relies on listening to other people’s experiences rather than imagining about the mere future that is not secure. Listening has some benefits such as‚ reducing the probability of making the same mistakes from the past and making better choices. However‚ if an individual only focuses on imagining about the future‚ it would be difficult to make good decisions in the present moment. Imagining about the future might bring happiness at the moment‚ but in reality it only disturbs

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    see red cinders in the sky‚ And I hear its engine screaming” seeing red cinders is really visualizing or imagining the new places and possibilities. While they are still imagining new

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    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: Indonesian and Philippine Nationalisms Examined Submitted by: Mary Grace A. Pelayo 2nd Year ABIS-ASST ASS2 I. Introduction. Southeast Asian countries are characterized above all by their diversity in terms of culture‚ religion and language to name a few and even their political and economic orientations may vary distinctively from each other. Certainly‚ being immersed in these Southeast Asian countries also implies being in contact with series of different

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    How‚ Why and To What Effect Dickens’ Great Expectations has been Translated into Peter Careys’ Novel Jack Maggs. Translation is defined as a word‚ phrase or a text in another language that has a meaning that is equivalent to that of the original. It is also defined as a change in form or state of original text. The translation that occurs between the two novels Great Expectations and Jack Maggs is called Intralingual translation‚ which is defined by Jackobson as “an interpretation from one

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