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    The differences and similarities between English and Dutch language History: The Dutch language is considered to have originated in about AD 700 from the various Germanic dialects spoken in the Netherlands region‚ mostly of (Low) Frankian origin. A process of standardization started in the Middle Ages. Dutch is part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is‚ therefore‚ closely related to English‚ German and the Scandinavian languages. Dutch is spoken as a mother tongue

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    Candide

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    Candide is a French satire novel written by Voltaire during the Enlightenment period. The novel tells the life story of Candide‚ a young and honest man from Westphalia. He falls in love with Cundegonde ‚ the beautiful daughter of the Baron of the Thunder-ten-Thronckh. Later he is forced to leave Westphalia therefore begins his adventures throughout many different countries. Throughout his advantures‚ Candide’s beliefs and experiences have changed dramatically. The novel reflects a type of writing

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    lower institution‚ high school‚ to a higher institution‚ college. Many of the things we learned in high school certainly carry over to college‚ but there are a few differences as well. Understanding these differences‚ and combining them with the similarities‚ will make us more successful at a college level. The biggest difference between college and high school is the shift in responsibility from faculty to the student. College has many more demands on the student. It is up to us‚ as students‚ to

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    opens a path to more religious followers. This relates to the topic as Emmaus is extremely diverse with religious beliefs. Two of which religious traditions are the Anglican and the Lutheran Churches which I will be explaining the major similarities and differences between the two. Firstly‚ The Lutheran Church. The history of Lutheranism dates back to the 16th century during a major Christian event known as the reformation. Martin Luther who was a monk at this time was assigned to teach people in biblical

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    place where everything is the same. You have no differences‚ music ‚color or even love.This is the world of "The Giver." "The Giver" novel and movie have differences and similarities.They both have elements that show The Giver’s world. In the movie‚ the music gives it more depth and emotion then in the book‚ and also the landscape made it easier to visualize the community‚ and their sameness. For instance‚in both the movie and the book their are differences involving the element of music by the music

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    Similarities Psychology and Psychiatry Psychology and Psychiatry are professions that complement one another in the study‚ identification and treatment of mental health problems. They cover large areas of research in the complex web of human behaviour‚ both normal and abnormal. Psychology and Pseudoscience The studies of these two fields rely greatly on observatory and statistic data‚ with a lot of research and interviews done based on scientific theories and analysis of the human mind. Psychiatry

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    Candide Pangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds”. This idea of optimism is a version of the 19th century philosophies of Enlightenment age. Voltaire does not accept that a perfect God has to exist‚ so he can afford to mock the idea that the world must be completely good‚ and he uses satire on this idea throughout the novel. The optimists‚ Pangloss and Candide ‚ suffer and witness a wide variety of horrors-floggings‚ rapes‚ robberies

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    Now‚ I am going to discuss some differences and similarities between driving in the summer and winter. First off‚ when driving in the summer you would have to be more aware of the rules of the road because the police are out more and more people will be crossing the street. In the summer there are more student drivers on the road then in the in the winter because the roads are clear and easier to drive on. In would be best if you get a tune up on your car going into the winter. Because you will need

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    There are many similarities and differences between the text and the film. In both the play and film they both seem to have the same plot. The characters also stayed the same in both. The explanation of the characters are some of the differences between the two. One of the big things was that In the film the director took off many things from the text. In both the film and play the expression of Iago’s hate and revenge toward othello stays the same. He truly hates othello in both. In one of the things

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    Poland‚ Serbia‚ Ukraine‚ and the USSR for extermination to expand territory available for Germany. His government‚ the Third Reich‚ began scouting Germany for non-pure citizens‚ and also selectively bred humans and created laws against marriages between pure and non-pure people trying to create perfect families. They began to sterilize these non-pure people‚ in turn creating the massacre of what has been known as the Holocaust. The Holocaust ended after the Germans had surrendered to the Allied Forces

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