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    now. I never went near the house‚ but struck through the woods and made for the swamp. Jim warn’t on his island‚ so I tramped off in a hurry for the crick‚ and crowded through the willows‚ red-hot to jump aboard and get out of that awful country. The raft was gone! My souls‚ but I was scared! I couldn’t get my breath for most a minute. Then I raised a yell. A voice not twenty-five foot from me says: "Good lan’! is dat you‚ honey? Doan’ make no noise." It was Jim’s voice--nothing ever sounded so good

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    Topic: Over the past decade‚ jellyfish populations have increased in response to changing ocean conditions. Since jellyfish prey on the local fish population‚ an increase in jellyfish blooms affects our fisheries and leads to an unbalanced ecosystem. Requirement Reminders: At least 3 FULL pages (Reference List does not count as a page) Must have a clearly defined Thesis sentence Minimum 3 scholarly peer reviewed journals Minimal grammar mistakes‚ excessive grammar mistakes will result in loss of

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    Figure 3: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. Retrieved June 26‚ 2013‚ from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.164.1 (October 2006) "Antefix with the head of Medusa [Tarantine; Said to be from Taranto] (26.60.73)". Figure 4: In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. Retrieved June 26‚ 2013‚ from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.60.73 (October 2006)

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    Throughout the book‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck and Jim travel along the Mississippi River. Even in the title of the book‚ the reader can get a sense that a journey or adventure will be present in the story. Huck and Jim both go on this “journey” to Ohio for their own reasons but they both are getting away for their own personal freedom. At first‚ Huck was in it for the fun of it but we later see that he is getting away from his alcoholic and abusive father. Jim is escaping from slavery

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    The Andromeda Myth

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    by on his way back from killing the Gorgon Medusa Perseus tells Andromeda’s parents that he’ll kill the monster if they agree to give him their daughter’s hand in marriage. They of course give him their consent‚ and Perseus kills the monster. (His exact method of doing so varies in different versions of the myth. Ovid has Perseus stab the monster to death after a drawn-out‚ bloody battle‚ while other versions have the hero simply hold up the head of Medusa‚ turning the monster to stone.) Andromeda

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    his destination‚ he describes the monster as “Swollen black tongue forced her mouth open‚ showing the yellow fangs of her teeth. Her fingers and toes were brass claws‚ and‚ worst of all‚ each golden hair was now a living hissing snake” (Evslin 114). Medusa is characterized as repulsive and dreadfully dangerous with her fangs‚ claws‚ and black tongue. The reader can also infer she might have been an admirable character in the past with her golden hair‚ but must have done something wrong along the way

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    Trying New Things Leads to New Experiences I believe that trying new things can often lead to positive new experiences. This belief of mine was strengthened when I chose to attend a whitewater rafting trip with my Boy Scout troop near the beginning of the last summer. When I first learned about this trip‚ I hardly even considered it as a possibility. I had no prior experience with whitewater rafting‚ and none of my friends in Boy Scouts chose to attend the trip. Ultimately I chose to

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    Clash of the Titans Essay

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    Clash of the Titans: Two Movies‚ Two Stories Tammie Hines University Composition and Communication/COM 155 July 15‚ 2012 Kyle Mox‚ Instructor As has been seen repeatedly coming out of Hollywood studios lately‚ there seems to be a push to “reinvent the wheel”. So many previously released movies from the past three decades are now remade and released as new blockbuster films with A-list actors in them. One such example of

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    Life of Pi

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    Point 1: Building the raft (Pg 198) Point 2: Taming Richard Parker instead of killing

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    Poiseidon God Of The Sea

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    Poseidon: God of the Sea The Olympian God Poseidon‚ or Neptune in Roman culture‚ is known by mortals as the King of the Seas and the Earth-Shaker. He controls the oceans and the land man walks upon. With the wave of one hand he could create massive earthquakes‚ horrific tsunamis‚ and storms that would destroy entire cities. When he rode across the seas in his chariot the seas calmed before him. As the second most powerful God of Olympus‚ Poseidon was held in high regard by gods and mortals alike

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