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    Candle Presentation

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    Attention Material: What comes to mind when you see candles? We associate candles with celebrations (like Christmas or birthdays) or special occasions. Candles date back to the Ancient Egyptians who are credited with making the first candles. They used torches made by soaking the spongy core of reeds in melted tallow (National Candle Association: History of Candlemaking‚ p. 1). B. Tie to the audience: I’m sure that all of us at some point have used candles for celebrations‚ romantic experiences‚ or for

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    The Curse

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    AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT In the novel ‘The Curse’ by Lee Su Ann‚ an unforgettable event is when Puan Fatihah fainted out of shock when she sees a silhouette of a Pontianak that looks like Madhuri appearing from behind a pile of tree trunks. Firstly‚ this is an unforgettable event because it makes me sympathise Puan Fatihah. I find it sad that Puan Fatihah is a victim of her own belief in the supernatural. Prior to the encounter with the Pontianak‚ she has gone to seek out the bomoh to get a charm

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    The Curse

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    SYNOPSIS The story The Curse by Lee Su Ann is about a young girl who faces many painful issues in her life. There is an abusive parent‚ the burden of guilt‚ jeolousy and anguish‚ love that is unrequited‚ a hint of ghost and a murded to lend that aura of suspense and mystery to the story.The prologue with its discovery of a dead body sets the pace for the drama to unfold. Then the reader is thrust into London where Azreen‚ the main protagonist‚ is planning to leave for Langkawi because her sister

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    The original intended purpose for a government system was to provide laws that would maintain a near peaceful society. However‚ since there are many people in the world with different point of views‚ there will be many debates regarding the use of the government to intervene with many aspects of society. The two most used terms that are very carelessly thrown around to categorize these points of views are liberalism and conservatism. Liberalism is the ideology of trying to reach equality with personal

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    I’m sure it would taste better than school lunch‚ it is definitely not the best option. Eating school lunches are way more practical than ordering out for lunch. Eating out for school lunch would definitely taste better‚ but it will not be a healthier option for anyone. A school lunch contains about 750 calories. A meal from a fast food restaurants contains about 840 calories. Just by looking at this‚ you can see that there are a lot fewer calories in a school lunch than in a fast food meal. Also

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    Candle Lab

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    The mass of the candle was 59.2 grams. The measurement of the visible wick is 0.5 cm. The length of the candle is 16‚5 cm. The candle was pink in color. The circumference of the candle was 7.5 cm. The candle’s width was 2 cm. The state of the candle was solid. The candle was already used and burned. The base’s circumference was 8 cm. The candle is buoyant in water‚ The candle’s volume is 66 ml. The density of the candle is 0.897 g/ml. The candle gave off no odor. The top of the candle had a smooth texture

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    DARKNESS

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    Darkness" The speaker begins his poem as a “dream” but “not all a dream” (line 1)‚ immediately casting doubt upon the narrative to follow. The poet then imagines the end of the world through a series of natural‚ social‚ and possibly supernatural events. The gloomy‚ cold earth wanes for weeks or months‚ long enough for men to “forget their passions” (line 7) and turn their hearts only to survival or despair. To stave off the darkness‚ they burn everything they can‚ including their homes. Both

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    Living in the suburbs: is it better than living in the city if you have a family? Why would one want to live so far away from everything? Questions like these are going through the minds off millions of people around the world as suburbanization is becoming increasingly popular. But first what is suburbanization? To put it simply‚ it is the process of citizens migrating from the city to the suburbs (Filion and Bunting‚ 2015‚ p. 446). This has been happening largely since the mid-20th century‚ aligning

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    Computers are probably the most important innovations of our times. Technological advancements in computer development have led many people to think that processors are faster than human brains. Inquiries have been made into the subjects. Different researchers and institutions have tried to study the subject to establish facts on this subject‚ but no satisfactory answers have been drawn. Background of the Study World War II had catastrophic losses on many nations‚ but at the same time it attacked

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    The Hobbit: Movies Are Better Than The Book Over time‚ it has become more and more desirable for movie makers to create movies from globally popular novels. JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit is no exception. In 2012‚ the world had the opportunity to watch the story of Bilbo Baggins unfold on the big screen with the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. In 2013‚ the story continued with the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. Since the release of these two additions to the Lord Of The

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