set predominantly in the city of Bombay. Bombay the "City of Dreams"; but there is a lot more than just dreams. It is the city of glamour and glitz‚ but also the city of poverty and squalor. It is the city of "Bollywood" and "pav-bhaji"‚ the city of real-life "Mogambos" and small time "bhais". Bombay is the city of contradictions the city we love to hate and hate to love. Salman Rushdie in his novel "The Moor’s Last Sigh" pays his tribute to the spirit of the city of Bombay and his protagonist
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Manansala Gr. 4 – Courtesy THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN The Japanese called their country‚ Nihon‚ which means "the source of the sun" or "the land of the rising sun"‚ because it is so far east. It is a land of mountains and lakes‚ of great cities and skyscrapers. And it is one of the wealthiest and most technologically advanced countries of the world.
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foreign tourists visit Japan every year. There are many places that are known to the tourist like Kyoto‚ which is quite famous for its beautiful scenery and magnificent Buddhist temples‚ or Tokyo‚ the capital of Japan‚ and the one of the busiest city in the world. However‚ If there are greedy tourist who wants to visit the place where they can feel relax and exciting at the same time‚ Ueno district‚ the eastern part of Tokyo‚ Japan‚ is the best place to visit in Japan. Ueno has a three strong
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traveled before and I would take full advantage of the chance to go back another time. I have more than a handful of relatives in the Middle East. Some of my family members live throughout the many small cities in Israel‚ with the majority living in the city of Jerusalem‚ also known as “The Holy City”. Aside from that‚ I have a couple of my grandfather’s family living in Beirut‚ Lebanon‚ a fairly small country that stretches across the Mediterranean Sea and lies directly North of Israel. Along with
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painted the sky with red‚ as if the sky was on fire. Surfers wearing their bright colored body suits grabbed their boards and headed for the unknown. This is the nature of the morning beach; its quietness and sight you can’t find in the city. Here you don’t have to worry about anything‚ it takes away all your stresses. All of these things are endless beauties that the average person takes for granted. Now one can see why I love the
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The living room‚ or family room‚ is generally considered the main gathering area in most homes due to the television being located there. However‚ this is not the case in the more than one hundred year old‚ light grey‚ two story home in which I live. The main attraction of this particular living room is the comforting atmosphere and warm fires that take place in the wood-burning fireplace. Upon entering the living room‚ the golden honey colored hardwood floor creaks underfoot
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lookdown the street I can see the fog setting only feet away from me. It is on this evening when my curiosity gets the best of me. I want to know why my mother never allowed me to go down Cedar Crest Drive. I’ve heard many stories about a haunted house down there. The stories‚ however‚ have varied. I heard somebody had been gruesomely murdered in there. I also heard that a young man had starved himself to death. I heard he literally looked like a skeleton when they took him out. There were two general
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Descriptive Essay Hogwarts The most distinct setting of Harry Potter is Hogwarts. Hogwarts is a wondrous‚ magical building with many towers and turrets. It is home to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I find Hogwarts location‚ its castle‚ the grounds‚ and Quiddich fascinating. Hogwarts is built in a forested area said to be in Scotland. The castle is located atop a cliff overlooking a lake. The lake is south of the castle and the front entrance of the castle faces toward the
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South‚ and South West. It has six cities with a population of over 1 million people (from largest to smallest: Lagos‚ Kano‚ Ibadan‚ Kaduna‚ Port Harcourt‚ and Benin City). Lagos is the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa‚ with a population of over 8 million in its urban area alone. Populations of its cities over a million are listed below: 1. Lagos 7‚937‚932 2. Kano 3‚848‚885 3. Ibadan 3‚078‚400 4. Kaduna 1‚652‚844 5. Port Harcourt 1‚320‚214 6. Benin City 1‚051‚600 7. Maiduguri 1‚044‚497
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Organized Chaos The gym was full of thousands of wild fans. The battle of chants from opposing sides echoes‚ and bounces off of the arena walls. This is game time. It is here. It is now! Basketball isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a way of life; a chaotic life that is. I’m not just talking any kind of chaos‚ it’s organized chaos. Between the yells‚ the disagreements‚ the fun‚ the anger‚ the fouls‚ and the joy you find team harmony that no other sport can obtain. The lights dim as the home team bursts
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