years ago the inhabitants of small coastal towns talked of mermaid encounters. All the way back in the 1600’s a mermaid was said to have entered Holland through a dike and she was injured while traveling. She was nursed back to health at a nearby lake‚ and she eventually learned to speak Dutch‚ did chores‚ and even converted to Catholicism. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration there are even cave paintings of mermaids that were painted during the late Paleolithic Era‚ 30‚000
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Dugond Maybe‚ as a child‚ everyone of you has wanted to see a real mermaid‚ because of all the stories you’ve heard for them. Surely you have imagined this sea creatures as a very beautiful ones‚ and you’ve thought they aren’t real. Actually they exist‚ but their real appearance isn’t so magical as you dreamt. The dugong is a large marine mammal. The word "dugong" derives from the Tagalog term dugong‚ meaning "lady of the sea". These enormous vegetarians can be found in warm coastal waters
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Now‚ March 18.. Clunk‚ clunk‚ clunk‚ clunk. I could hear the tapping of the Captain’s peg leg on the deck as he paced. I could also hear the slightly lighter thumping of my mother’s heavy boots as she took baskets of herbs up and down the stairs. The boots had originally belonged to Father‚ but Mother used them now‚ calling them more “seaworthy” compared to the delicate canvas boots that she used to wear. When Mother and I joined the Silent seven years ago‚ I was surprised as she almost immediately
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The Little Maid Greetings little one‚ have you ever done something for someone‚ but they never notice? They don’t bother to say thank you? How does that make you feel? Do you think to yourself‚ I’m never going to help that person anymore? What would you do if this was you in this story? In the days of king Jehoram‚ Naaman captain of the Syrian army‚ raided the land of Israel and captured a little girl and brought her to Syria. This little girl was given the job of serving Naaman’s wife. Imagine
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Mysterious‚ magical‚ and mesmerizingly beautiful‚ mermaids have enchanted people for thousands of years. No matter how far you go in the world you will hear stories of mermaids‚ who are sometimes benevolent‚ sometimes destructive‚ but always alluring. She creature has more correct facts about mermaid lore‚ while the movie splash is more fairy tail‚ most of the myth on mermaids in that movie are more made up just for the movie and does not really have most of the true lore and has existed for centuries
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HAGE GEINGOB HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE TASKS ASSIGNMENT: 1 NAME: Sainio Nekongo Grade: 11c Task 1. Research and provide examples of the following literary terms: 1. Simile- A simile is a direct comparison that always contains word as or like. Examples: He is as wealthy as Bill Gate. Her personality is like a bubble in a bottle of champagne. 2. Metaphor- A metaphor is a comparison without the use of as or like. It refers to a person or object (as) being (like) another. The comparison is Implied
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Introduction Pretty Little Liars is a television show based on a set of novels that focuses on the lives of four teenage girls and the struggles that they face daily. After the murder of their cliques Queen Bee‚ Alison‚ each girl begins to get harassed and an anonymous bully threatens to expose all of their secrets. They are abused mentally after what seems like a never ending search to discover who the anonymous person that is harassing them is. The strong relationship that the girls maintain through
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have told legends of mermaids in the seas for hundreds of years. Many recall their majestic beauty as they call out to men lost at sea. Some scientists have suggested that the sea ladies past sailors had seen‚ were most likely animals such as the manatees‚ and one could easily mistake their shape in a dark light in the middle of the ocean. However I have the great privilege of knowing a real mermaid. Yes‚ I can honestly claim that my grandmother‚ Diane Mitchell‚ was a mermaid in Florida. How many
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This award-winning film titled The Mermaid is about Sara and her brother‚ Deji‚ with schizophrenia. It explores the beauty and difficulties of schizophrenia during an eventful evening with Deji’s goldfish that changed their lives. Off his medications and out of control‚ Deji interrupted Sara’s date with Jay and insisted to release his pet goldfish back into the ocean to turn back into her true self: a mermaid. Left with no choice‚ Sara and Jay followed him on a peculiar adventure‚ filled with plenty
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compare Death‚ Helena Bonham Carter‚ Japan‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ and mermaids. This is about how Poe thrived in the author and poet community‚ and became a renowned poet and author. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19‚ 1809 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Poe was only two when both of his parents died‚ but that’s when John and Frances Allan
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