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    INSTRUMENTS OF SOUTHERN ASIAN COUNTRY A. LAOS 1.[pic] The khene (/ˈkɛn/; also spelled "khaen"‚ "kaen" and "khen"; Lao: ແຄນ; Thai: แคน‚ RTGS: khaen‚ pronounced [kʰɛ̄ːn]; Vietnamese: khèn; Khmer: គែន) is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes‚ which are usually made of bamboo‚ are connected with a small‚ hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown‚ creating a sound similar to that of the violin. This is classified as Aerophone. 2.[pic] The đàn bầu (pronounced [ɗǎn ɓə̌w]; ")

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    While the Old Testament verse Leviticus 25:44-46 was crucial in the biblical slavery debates‚ other verses were equally significant. A notable example being Exodus 21:20 which states “When a slave owner strikes a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately‚ the owner shall be punished.” Based on this verse southern proponents of slavery argued that the Bible’s acceptance of slavery was a given. In essence‚ if the Bible provided laws which regulated and allowed for the punishment

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    The California home David and Louise Turpin held their 13 children captive in‚ dubbed “The House of Horrors” was filled with torture and cruel taunting by the parents. David and Louise Turpin shackled their children to furniture with chains so they couldn’t escape‚ slowly starving them to death‚ and only allowed them to shower twice a year‚ as previously reported by Dearly. The children suffered at the hands of their parents for years until their 17-year-old daughter bravely escaped from her home

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    A Study of the Characteristics of 19th Century Horror Stories In this essay we will look at the Characteristics of 19th Century Horror Stories‚ commenting on: the structure of the story; the characterisation; the themes included in the story; the setting and the writer’s technique. I will be looking into two texts in detail: “The Monkey’s Paw” by William Wymark Jacobs; and “The Signalman” by Charles Dickens‚ whilst making references to “Captain Rogers” – also by William Wymark Jacobs‚ and

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    The girl stumbled and rolled down the grassy hill‚ pulling her fiancé with her. For a few minutes they fell‚ rolling on top of each other before landing in a heap on the soft sand below. The woman looked at the man below her‚ affection filling her eyes as she smiled subconsciously. “What are you smiling at?” He inquired flipping her over so he was on top of her. “Just wondering if why on earth I’m marrying someone as ugly as you; do you think it’s too late to pull out?” The girl answered giggling

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    that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This is the "scientific" meaning if we could state it that way‚ but for plebeians‚ a normal woking class it means being reclutantly taken away from home. This people that for what they have are left with zilch. This happens at least one a year for tropical countries such as Honduras‚ Nicaragua and Mexico‚ for islands such as Cuba or the southern part of the United

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    Horror Movies have a dirty job” Some people daydream and have deep dark secrets. There may be a time when you dream about getting even with someone or something. Horror movies do have a “dirty job to do”. The more thrilling and exciting the more it grabs your attention. I believe horror movies are to play off natural fearsome. King likes to dare your nightmares. Most of Mr. King’s movies come from childhood fear or things he has experienced himself. And other things are just his imagination

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    Maddie Neuhaus Mrs. Juza Honors World History‚ block B April 16‚ 2012 Ravensbrück: a Forgotten Horror Located just fifty miles from the renowned Holocaust concentration camp of Auchwitz is another camp of equal status. Ravensbrück was the only major concentration camp for women during World War II. It was established by the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in November of 1938. He chose to locate his new camp at a small town called Ravensbrück because it was hidden and out of sight‚ but also centrally

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    The New England and Southern Colonies When the thirteen colonies were finally established in America‚ they were divided into three geographic areas. Two of them were the New England Colonies (Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts) and the Southern colonies (South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Georgia). Although they had many things in common‚ both of them had their own religious freedoms‚ crop harvests‚ economies‚ and lifestyles by the end of the seventeenth

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    Horror King Stephen King Known as the Horror King‚ Stephen King has earned that title with his award winning novels such as Carrie‚ The Dead Zone‚ and The Shining. Stephen King has written more than two hundred works of literature including his novels‚ short stories‚ and poems‚ one hundred and seventy eight of which were turned into works of film. Born on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine‚ Stephen King was raised by a mostly single parent. Stephen’s father “left the house to buy a pack of

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