Easter Island I was born today. My bones quarried at Rano Raraku near the northeast end of my homeland‚ Easter Island. My makers were small‚ with deep tawny skin that gleamed with moisture under the sun as they carved the gentle curves of my body. As I lay among the rock‚ an unmoving piece of stone that stretched across the land to the creatures that constructed me‚ I observed the thriving life around me. I was surrounded by trees‚ some whose unbranched bodies shot into the vibrant sky‚
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Then there were none otherwise known as Ten Little Niggers is the seventh most popular book of all time with more than 100 million sales and was written by Agatha Christie. The story is about ten people who arrive on a mysterious island for a reason or another; strangely their host and hostess are missing. Then‚ one by one they die in different circumstances. The major themes of this novel would be‚ suspicion and guilt. Firstly‚ when the tragedies begin with the deaths of some main characters
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European expansion‚ Spain stumbled onto its overseas empire; which just so happen to be very massive and have a lot of prosperity. Columbus was supported by Isabella‚ the queen of Castile. In 1492‚ he landed on a Caribbean island that he named Española‚ or also known as Little Spain. Even later‚ Columbus believed the West Indies were part of the East. The Spanish and Portuguese were not first outsiders to arrive‚ but were the first with guns‚ sails‚ horses‚ and religion. This helped them have permanent
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written by Charles dickens in 1869 and ’ the Treasure in the Forest’ written by H.G. Wells in 1895. A feeling of suspense is created the black cottage when the two housebreakers attempt to break into the Black Cottage. The climax in the story is when Bessie finally escapes from the cottage just as Dick and Jerry break the door down. HG Wells Treasure in the Forest creates suspense as the two explorers find the dead body of the Chinese man near the treasure. The climax of the story is when Hooker pricks
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R. M. Ballantyne wrote The Coral Island in 1857 during the Victorian Era and the peak of the British Empire which was a time in history where there were clear gender divisions. Men were expected to defend‚ protect and to be strong and women were submissive‚ dependent and protected by men. Evidence of this was clear in The Coral Island through the male characters of Jack and Ralph and the damsel in distress characters such as Avatea and women during the fight between the war canoes. Further to this
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The fishermen brought in the fish. The weavers weaved. The farmers farmed. Children listened to their parents. Everyone in the town did what they were supposed to do except for one little girl. The name of that girl was Little Decipere. Everyone in the town loved her‚ for she was full of life and energy. Yet whenever Little Decipere was asked a question she would lie. Nothing that anyone had ever told her would make her tell the truth. One day her parents‚ who love her dearly‚ decided to have a talk
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Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault is the fairy tale’s original published version. It introduced the iconic character globally known by the same name. However‚ in its time‚ this plus other tales featured hidden meanings. While some ridiculed politics‚ others offered their audiences moral messages. Perrault’s tale featured a straightforward moral‚ but it too featured a shocking but common allegory among tales in his generation: women are simple. The tale began by introducing the protagonist:
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Khecheopalri Lake‚ Exploring The Hidden Treasure Of Sikkim Sikkim is a gateway to the magnificent Kanchenjunga Mountains. With its pristine beauty‚ pleasant climate and enchanting mountain trails‚ Sikkim is a heaven for backpackers and travellers. It is the most favoured holiday and adventure destination for travellers across the globe. While many places in Sikkim are extremely popular and major tourist attractions‚ there still are numerous destinations that are less explored or totally unexplored
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B. The documentary‚ Chinese Treasure Fleet Adventures of Zheng He tells a story of a treasure fleet led by Zheng He. It was made up of three hundred seventy of the largest ships in the world and twenty seven thousand men‚ sailing to more than thirty countries around the Indian Ocean and the South China seas‚ including Sri Lanka‚ India‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Vietnam‚ Kenya and Tanzania. Zheng He led seven voyages with the idea to explore and not conquer. However‚ Zheng He was not always known as
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The Chimaera’s Island I was on my ship‚ looking at a map trying to determine which direction we should head‚ to reach land‚ but suddenly some of my men barged open the door to my study. “Odysseus”‚ one of my men shouted to gain my attention. “When will we be home?” I had no clue when we would be home and I was in no position to lie to my crew. I looked up from the many maps scattering the large desk and said‚ “My men‚ I will not lie to those few who have survived with me. I have looked at many of
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