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    All the Pretty Horses/The Searchers The ideal American West or in other words Hollywood’s West is described as being a life of adventure‚ one with beautiful scenery‚ and a world made up of brave‚ rough‚ intuitive‚ fearless cowboys. Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses challenges and at times romanticizes the description of the ideal American West‚ whereas‚ John Ford’s film "The Searchers" romanticizes the description of the ideal American West. This is shown through their description of

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    can one determine what is actually true from what only seems to be true? Throughout the play‚ the theme of appearance versus reality is constant. This theme is played out from the beginning‚ with Claudius’ attempt to conceal his secret intentions; Gertrude and Ophelia masking their own truths‚ and finally Hamlet‚ who assumes the role of a madman in order to uncover the reality behind his appearance. Various characters try to cover their secret intentions with a veneer of a whole other person. One

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    The modern binary number system‚ the basis for binary code‚ was discovered by Gottfried Leibniz in 1679 and appears in his article Explication de l’Arithmétique Binaire. The full title is translated into English as the "Explanation of the binary arithmetic"‚ which uses only the characters 1 and 0‚ with some remarks on its usefulness‚ and on the light it throws on the ancient Chinese figures of Fu Xi."[1] (1703). Leibniz’s system uses 0 and 1‚ like the modern binary numeral system. Leibniz encountered

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    Ordered Dictionaries Binary Search Trees < 2 1 6 9 4 = 8 Keys are assumed to come from a total order. New operations: closestKeyBefore(k) closestElemBefore(k) closestKeyAfter(k) closestElemAfter(k) 1 Binary Search Trees 2 > Binary Search Trees Binary Search (§3.1.1) Binary search performs operation findElement(k) on a dictionary implemented by means of an array-based sequence‚ sorted by key similar to the high-low game at each step‚ the number of candidate items is halved terminates

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    O Level Literature – “Horses” by Edwin Muir The titular creatures in “Horses”‚ despite being rather ordinary animals‚ are viewed by the poet as shocking‚ overwhelming‚ and somewhat divine. Every element of these horses is made to look awe-inspring and godlike‚ inciting both reverence and fear in the poet. The opening verse depicts the horses using words like “terrible‚ “wild”‚ and “strange”‚ as well as them being “Like magic power on the stony grange”. Already‚ we are given an idea of how the

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    In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main theme of the play is appearance versus reality. The characters within the play appear to be sincere and honourable when in reality they are corrupt and immoral. Many of the characters within the play illustrate this concept. When looking at them from behind a mask they give the impression of a person who is genuine and honest‚ but in reality they are plagued with lies and despicable behaviour. Four of the main characters that attempt to deceive Hamlet

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    money from shylock a usurer. Bassanio‚ Antonio’s best friend‚ goes to Belmont as a suitor to Portia. What maybe on the outside might not be in the inside? The theme of appearance versus reality is showed through out the play. The choosing of a particular casket of the three is used to show the appearance versus reality phenomenon. Portia’s suitors must choose either a gold‚ silver or lead casket. Whoever chooses the right casket will have the permission to marry Portia. The prince of Morocco chooses

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    And the Winner Is…Not the Children Kofi Annan believes‚ “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected‚ that their welfare is protected‚ that their lives are free from fear and want and that can grow up in peace”(Annan). Beauty pageants do not protect children’s rights nor from danger. Children and toddlers involve in beauty pageants are sorrowful because the parents are living their lives

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    it is. I know not ‘seems’ ”(1.2.79). With those words‚ Hamlet delineates between appearance and reality‚ a theme that continues throughout the play Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare. The idea of appearance versus reality defines three characters in particular: Hamlet‚ Polonius‚ and Kind Claudius. The paradox of discrepancy between appearance versus reality is that sometimes‚ to find reality or truth‚ one has to act fake himself in order to find out the true nature of others. The two characters

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    Title: Keeping Winner Casino away from Scam Operations Keyword: Winner Casino scam Description: Rumors were spreading about the scam and fraudulent operations present in Winner casino. However‚ the management does its best to prevent it. If you fit the criteria of being "in for a titanic moment" and ready to play "titanic games" reaping their "titanic rewards"‚ then you’re in for a “titanic experience” that of the similarity of watching the blockbuster Titanic. Titan Casino (not to be confused with

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