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    greeted by a man who called himself “Bats”. Bats proceeded to walk walk closer and closer to Tobias. He began by introducing himself which was irrelevant because Tobias overheard the bodyguards greet him. He proceeded to talk about how heroic Tobias was at the accident. And how he would love for Tobias to join his group. Tobias responded by “You want me to join the CIA?”. Bats responded saying “this isn’t exactly the CIA we like to call ourselves the unknown‚ we are an evil organisation that will slowly

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    Such an example is in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. As seen in this quote‚ "The man turned aside from the Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank‚ where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank‚ and he paused for breath at the top‚ excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o’ clock….He would be in to camp by six o’ clock a bit after dark‚ it was true‚ but the boys would be there‚ a fire would be going‚ and a hot

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    How to build social media campaignHow to build an effective social network marketing campaign By :- Gaurav Shah (39) Abstract- Social media is growing rapidly‚ a study conducted shows that 79 % of big corporation leverage social media to engage their customers and they are using innovative ways to build buzz‚ foster communication‚ improve products‚ and cultivate long-term brand awareness and consumer trust. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a

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    himself in control of his destiny. From the naturalistic viewpoint‚ life appoints nature as the final arbiter of the fate of all organisms‚ from the miniscule amoeba to the gargantuan whale to the overconfident human. Jack London’s short story‚ "To Build a Fire"‚ highlights the naturalistic belief that the human attempt at controlling destiny is ultimately futile‚ as human behavior is largely reigned in by their heredity and environment. The short story details the unsuccessful journey of an unnamed

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    Follow Your Instincts In this particular short story‚ author Jack London introduces a man and a dog on foot traveling to reach a specific destination in very rigid temperatures in a sub-polar area. The man who is never named can be characterized as determined‚ full of procrastination‚ and downright naïve. At the beginning of the reading‚ the story starts off as an adventurous journey with a man and a dog who are trying to reach a location where the “boys” are by six o’clock. It does not seem

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    Darwinism was a concept created by Charles Darwin‚ who found how plant‚ animal‚ and human species developed. This concept then developed another idea‚ Social Darwinism‚ “The false application of Darwin’s theory of biological evolution to the political‚ social‚ and economic realms‚ often used to justify the superior dominant countries‚ groups‚ or races.” Herbert Spencer‚ an English

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    Quick‚ break the hourglass!” I roared. Without question‚ the maidens immediately obeyed‚ tearing the glass from the statue’s grip and tossing it to the floor. Instantly the glass shattered to pieces. “Good!” I shouted‚ jumping closer to the statue as fire enclosed all around. We all waited in silence‚ staring at the pile of sand‚ but nothing was forthcoming. We were still trapped. “I don’t understand. The man said that was the final step!” “What do we do?!” the maiden’s cried. Then‚ like lightning

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    Ami built the evening fire to a roaring inferno‚ and as the bright orange flames filled the summit‚ licking with vigour at the darkening sky‚ the shadows danced like nymphs on the stone walls in a frenetic display. Soon‚ the fires would recede‚ leaving behind a bed of molten-red embers. Their invitingly warm glow would safeguard against the savage chill of the Arthe night. Her father and Umonakalisi had not strayed from the summit since their earlier discussion‚ and it seemed they would not be returning

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    boiling cauldron. Her hands twitched‚ avoiding the heat of the flames. Then‚ as quickly and carefully as she could‚ she threw the flaming piece towards the haystack. Consequently‚ the far end of the room burst into flames. The witches howled as the fire spread wildly from the haystack to the window curtains. The window curtains to a pile of books. The pile of books to the parchment that lined the top shelves of the kitchen. “Aghhh! Grab the buckets of water! Save the books! Sarrah‚ get off the floor

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    air that shimmered eover the mass of coifs‚ hats and fists. A greyish haze rose‚ separating Rosy from the sweating mob‚ like ground fog rising on a winter’s day. But this was the height of summer‚ and this mist travelled on the stinking fumes of the fire. It blocked the sight‚ but not the sound‚ and sent fingers of searing heat towards the heavens where swallows cavorted in the summer skies. Their sapphire blue was mocking her. Not for her the freedom. Not for her the escape. The

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