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    The person it is talking about in the article the Vikings and Islamics who found the Islamic ring. The Islamics had used stained glass and silver to make the ring and the Vikings would trade the meat and fur. Leif Erickson‚son of Erik the Red‚ could’ve led the first European trip up north and to the west almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas. There is written evidence of Vikings had contact with the early Muslim world. The Vikings have traveled as far as Constantinople

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    The Puzzle Ring Book Review Plot: Hannah Rose Brown and her mother‚ Roz travelled from Australia to their ancestral home‚ Wintersloe in Scotland where she discovered that her family was cursed. Hannah was desperate to find out about the truth of his father’s disappearance and break the curse. This curse came from the fairy princess‚ Eglantyne who was married to Lord Montgomery of Wintersloe. Eglantyne cursed the Rose family because of the Lord’s betrayal and was then accused for being a witch and

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    “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us‚” (LotR 51). Death is a necessary evil‚ an end to life. It’s what we do with our life that is most important. In Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings‚” mortals who acquire immortality end up facing many harsh realities. In the creation of Middle Earth‚ Iluvatar creates the Ainur (Holy Ones) and the Children of Iluvatar. The Ainur are the first‚ and the most powerful beings created by Iluvatar; they are immortal. The Children of Iluvatar

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    Whoever reads Harry Potter or Lord of The Ring should also discover the other one too. Both are the same basic “hero’s journey” archetype with two great main character which I really love: Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins. There are certain similarities between them which interested me a lot. Like Frodo‚ Harry is an English orphan; and both of them discover their destinies as reluctant heroes after a birthday: Harry after his own while Frodo after Bilbo’s 111th birthday party. Since then‚ Harry entered

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    In The Fellowship of the Ring‚ often there are stories‚ poems‚ and legends told. These stories play an important role in how J.R.R Tolkien tells his story. Each one tells more relevant information about the situation at hand or the character that is telling it. Tom Bombadil is a great example of how singing was used to characterize is jolly personality‚ always wanting to help and was enchantingly happy all the time‚ along with his wife. Gandalf’s story during the council meeting‚ Saruman is not who

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    Earth‚ The Sun‚ and all of our surrounding planets. And most importantly; mankind. From the very first ray of light‚ to the destruction of the earth‚ to the mixing of languages-it all happened in Genesis. As a christian‚ I believe the bible as a whole rings true; every word. In the following paragraphs‚ we will explore several of the Genesis accounts and the proof that shows they actually happened. We will look at the first days of creation‚ the age of the earth‚ and several of the stories that took place

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    Mesh‚ Bus‚ Ring and Star topologies Mesh A mesh topology typically refers to a Wide Area Network where there are multiple paths connecting multiple sites. A router is used to search multiple paths and determine the best path for the data. Routes are determined by least cost‚ time of day and performance. A three or four site mesh network is relatively easy to create‚ whereas it is impractical to set up a mesh network of 100 sites or nodes. Mesh networks are used in Wide Area Networks (WANs) where

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    talking about the ring that Bilbo has and how he uses it- Bilbo uses the ring for evil reasons and good reasons. My first paragraph is about how he uses it while he’s sleeping. My second paragraph is about Bilbo using the ring while trying to kill the giant spiders. Lastly‚ Bilbo tries to get through the goblin’s gate using the ring. Bilbo uses the ring for sleeping. He didn’t want the goblin’s‚ wolves or spiders to see him in the caves. They will kill him. Bilbo used the ring for good reasons. I found

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    imagery and positive/negative connotation to mix up their style. Isak Dinesen mixes those elements to help give the reader a vivid understanding of the story in "The Ring." Imagery is defined as the use of details that appeal to the reader ’s senses of sight‚ touch‚ taste‚ smell‚ and hearing. The introduction and beginning of "The Ring" take the readers to a happy and peaceful countryside. When the author states‚ "It was a lovely July morning. Little Woolly clouds drifted high up in the sky‚ the air

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    You are repeating ’’leader" so often that your essay don’t sound good. Just read it aloud and you’ll understand what I mean. A positive attitude is another essential quality a leader must have in order to do well in office. A leader must see things in a positive light or else everything will not go as planned. For example‚ if a huge crisis was going on and a leader had a mind of a pessimist‚ he would scare "his people" into thinking the situation is way worse than what it really is. On the other

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