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    James Cook was born on October 27‚ 1728 in Marton‚ (near modern Middlesborough)‚ Yorkshire‚ Britain. Cook commanded three voyages of discovery for Great Britain‚ and sailed around the world twice. He was the first British ship commander to circumnavigate the globe in a lone ship. Cook was also the first British commander to prevent the outbreak of scurvy by regulating his crew’s diet‚ serving them citrus fruit and sauerkraut to prevent the disease. He is considered one of the world’s greatest explorers

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    A patient’s satisfactory rating obtained from surveys after being discharged is very significant to any hospital. Take for an example the case of Sky Hospital Consortium. The Consortium consists of 40 hospitals all over US and is further divided into three regions: the West‚ Central and East Regions. Though most of the patients expressed satisfaction with the services of the hospitals; still‚ some claimed they were “Dissatisfied" and even filed a formal complaint. This report will show the probabilities

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    17 October 2014 Connotations and Denotations Upon reading the title “Barbie Doll” it can be inferred that the poem will be about society’s standards of females‚ perfection‚ or about a children’s toy. Line one emphasizes the word “girlchild”‚ in the time period this poem is written it was acceptable for little boys and little girls to play with dolls. Line five uses ironic word choice‚ “in the magic of puberty”‚ as if puberty is something good that will make life better. Instead the puberty made the

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    In the film Half the Sky‚ filmic elements cinematic techniques are used to produce the meaning of raising the awareness of women abuse through documentary. Several filmic elements were used in the film‚ including interviews‚ narration‚ the use of sorrowful music and the use of close-ups. In terms of effectiveness‚ interviews‚ music and close-ups are more effective in bringing the meaning of the movie. However‚ narration is less effective in my opinion. To start off with‚ one of the filmic elements

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    As claimed by Joseph Campbell‚ “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”. The book The Other Side Of The Sky by Farah Ahmedi shows exactly that‚ in-fact this is what every hero experiences throughout their journey. It all begins with Farah’s status quo‚ her hunt for knowledge beckons her call to adventure‚ following up with a traumatic incident that progresses her search for peace. During her quest‚ she becomes separated from her natural world and begins a new phase of her journey

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    The Entrancing life of Zeus the God of the Sky Have you ever wondered what it would be like as Zeus in the Ancient Greece. I mean he was the god above all other gods and goddess. He has had many triumphs‚ but has also had some failures along the may also. Zeus is one of the most powerful gods‚ he had a strange family life when he was a child‚ and has many symbols that are well known for him throughout his life. Zeus had a strange family life as a child. He was the

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    “The Other Side of the Sky” is a memoir by Farah Ahemdi and Tanim Ansary. The memoir describes Farah and her mother’s journey through Afghanistan to get across the Pakistan border safely. Farah and her mother have a strong will to survive‚ the story has a central idea of helping others and survival. In this story‚ Farah and her mother try to flee Afghanistan‚ and make it into Pakistan. They meet a compassionate man named Ghulaim Ali‚ who guides them to the border. Indeed‚ Farah and her mother experienced

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    Вариант 1 ALEXANDER G. BELL 1. Найдите в правой колонке русские эквиваленты английских слов и словосочетаний: | |eminent | |член-основатель | | |innovator | |демонстрировать | | |to display | |усовершенствование | | |to put into | |выдающийся | | |in order to

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    secondhand stories told as true and are plausible enough to be believed. These stories circulate in society making people question the truth of the matter. One urban legend that poses real questions and a lot of controversy is about the song “Lucy in the sky with diamonds” by the world famous band The Beatles. The song is believed to represent the psychedelic drug LSD because the initials of the song have the same letters as the spelling of the drug. It is relatively apparent that the Beatles were heavy

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    Violet Skies All I could feel was the most intense pressure I have ever felt. Nothing was helping it go away. There was about ten people surrounding me‚ most were family and friends. All the others were nurses and doctors trying to tell me what to do to help this intense pressure go away. Big lights were pointed on me‚ and all I could hear was‚ "Push!" Not matter how hard I pushed‚ I felt like I was getting nowhere. I was stuck in this never ending moment‚ but still I kept pushing. I could see the

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