Graceling takes place on a large land mass‚ dubbed "The Seven Kingdoms". It is split into 7 different sections each controlled by a king and/or queen. The kingdoms are (in order from tops to bottom) Nander‚ Wester‚ Middluns‚ Estill‚ Sunder‚ Monsea‚ and Lienid. Kasta‚ the main character‚ comes from Middluns‚ a kingdom ruled by one named Randa. Po‚ a character Katsa later meets‚ derives from Lienid. Katsa is a Graceling‚ one of the rare people in her lad born with an extreme skill in a certain "category"
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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the
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brought into Pine Grove Behavioral Health facility today by his mother (Kesha) due to the child’s behavior. Erica said the child’s mother disclosed to him today that she is concerned about the child due to his most recent behavior towards his nine year old sister (Tyniah). According to Kesha‚ Tyniah told her that Tyion walked into her room pulled his pants down and started masturbating right in front of her while looked at pictures of naked women on his phone. Kesha said Tyniah tells her brother
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PLOT SUMMARY: Catch Me If You Can In 1963‚ teen-aged Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives New Rochelle‚ New York with his father Frank Abagnale‚ Sr. (Christopher Walken)‚ and French mother Paula (Nathalie Baye). When Frank Sr. is denied a business loan at Chase Manhattan Bank due to unspecified difficulties with the IRS‚ the family is forced to move from their large home to a small apartment. Paula carries on an affair with Jack (James Brolin)‚ a friend of her husband. Meanwhile‚ Frank poses
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About a hundred years after the Statue of Zeus came the Temple of Artemis. It was built in the ancient city of Ephesus‚ or modern day Turkey. The architect Theodorus probably built the incredible temple‚ and he most likely did so to honor the Greek Goddess of the Moon‚ Artemis. Tragically‚ a man named Herostratus set the Temple of Artemis on fire along with a group of Goths in an attempt to have his name go down in history. He managed to do so and city officials tried to enforce a new law stating
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Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Jenkins is what it may say on his birth certificate‚ but this world-renowned‚ transcendent artist is better known as Stevie Wonder. Even at birth‚ Stevie was ahead of his time. He was born premature and doctors were unsure if he would live. Stevie was placed in an incubator to save his life. As a result of the incubator supplying Stevie with too much oxygen‚ he was left blind. Throughout life‚ Stevie never let his disability hold him back. By age 10‚ he had already
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It was six o’clock in the evening when President James was sitting in the Oval Office playing a game of chess with his eleven-year-old daughter Sophia. It was a rare occasion when the president had time to allocate to his only daughter. They both were enjoying the company of one another‚ even though Sophia knew her father was letting her win. Little did they know this happiness would soon change. Two days later‚ Sophia was leaving school. Two secret service agents by the names of Johnson and
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The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to kill King James I. the plot was to blow up the house of the lords during the State Opening of England’s Parliament. The plan also included the king’s 9 year old daughter whom was supposed to be awarded as the Catholic head of state. This may have occurred after the hopes of greater religious tolerance was defeated‚ which left many English Catholics disappointed. They had few but strong plotters. One in particular‚ Guy Fawkes had 10 years of military experience
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A. Introduction Plot summary This story about a woman‚ who is called Emily. she came from a rich family .She’s elegant woman ‚but she is strange woman in the world . so anyone or people in her village could not understand about her. She doesn’t have mother but she only had a father. They lived in big house in a little village. Her father didn’t married again so he needed and love Emily very much. And didn’t want anyone take away her from him. But she wanted to have boy friends‚ because she always
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Pride and Prejudice Plot Analysis Most good stories start with a fundamental list of ingredients: the initial situation‚ conflict‚ complication‚ climax‚ suspense‚ denouement‚ and conclusion. Great writers sometimes shake up the recipe and add some spice. Initial Situation We meet the Bennet family: five single daughters with no money. Then a young‚ rich‚ single man moves into the neighborhood. This is clearly an initial situation because there’s way too much instability in this system. Pushy
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