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    Mythical Creatures

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    Photo’s baffled the experts and seemed to be absolute proof in the existence of little people‚ another fast fact fairy comes from the old English word fey which means enchanted. DRAGONS. Appearing in legends All over the world‚ dragons are creatures of great power and magic‚ some can fly their great wings beating against their scaly sides while others lurk in caves guarding hoards of treasure‚ fast fact‚ people in china have found the skull of a sea dragon. VAMPIRES. Stories of blood drinking

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    Creature Comforts Creature comforts are a business that uses physical and technological resources to run their business. Physical resources are resources that can you can see and touch physically such as buildings and technological resources are those that use technology such as patents. Human resources can also be used to help run a business. Greg Simpson would need to think about physical resources such as: Buildings and facilities Materials and waste Security Insurance These would all

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    Percy Jackson Biography

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    the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the adult mystery series Tres Navarre[2] and helped edit Demigods and Monsters‚ a collection of essays on his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the ten books of The 39 Clues series and wrote the first book in the series‚ The Maze of Bones.[3] In 2012‚ he completed a trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology‚ The Kane Chronicles‚ and has published three out of five planned books of The Heroes of Olympus series‚ the sequel to the Percy Jackson

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    and works of Rick Riordan 2. Question: because I want to find out how he portrayed the different characters of Greek mythology in his “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series 3. Significance: in order to help my reader understand how pop culture influenced different modern retellings of Greek mythology Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series focuses on a modern retelling of Greek mythology through the life of a demigod. The characters he chose to use for his

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    Sea Creatures

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    hundreds!!! Save Electricity! Fossil fuels are scarce commodities too! Tips on how to reduce powerusage: Switch hot water cylinders off during the day. They can be restarted in the evening. Use a geyser blanket. This will reduce heat loss. Make sure pool filters are on timers. This will reduce unnecessary usage. Make sure all lights in the house are off when you leave home. Use gas stoves where possible. Encourage your school and parents to use energy saver globes. Saving electricity

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    The article named “Is Santa a Deadweight Loss?” by The Economist‚ mentions how the tradition of gift giving bring utility to both givers and receivers‚ and how brainstorming for gifts can be troublesome for givers‚ while the receivers hardly think about it. In order to purchase a successful gift‚ the gift buyer usually tries to guess the receiver’s preferences. According to the article‚ it states this act of brainstorming and guessing preferences are usually done badly‚ to support‚ “Every year‚ ties

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    The Truth about Heritage The short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker reflects on the heritage of a family of African Americans. The majority of the African American population has forgotten where they came from. The Webster dictionary defines heritage as “ the traditions‚ achievements‚ beliefs‚ etc.‚ that are part of the history of a group or nation.” Maggie‚ Dee or Wangero‚ and their mother‚ who is also the narrator‚ are the basic characters for this short story. As the story begins‚ Maggie

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    In the story “Everyday Use” written by Alice Walker‚ we are able to fully perceive the mother’s perspective between Maggie and Dee. We are able to see both physical and psychological differences. The mother is able to fully describe the robust and distinctive personalities between both daughters. The mother has a rather unique way to show us how each of her daughters are completely the opposite of one another. Maggie is more of a shy girl whom seems to be simple. On the other hand Dee is more outspoken

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    author‚ Alice Walker uses the backdrop of a small town family using characters Maggie and Dee and Mama to symbolize the dynamics of the greater African American color‚ educational and class struggle in America. She uses the family because it is an institution that every reader can identify with. This is a story of what it really means to “make it” in the Black family and Black community. Mama typifies the single parent who is functioning in the dual role of mother and father. Walker makes no mention

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    Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan was an exciting book from start to finish. This fiction book takes you on the adventures of the twelve year old Percy Jackson as he discovers who he really is. Being a demigod‚ a child of a Greek god and a mortal woman‚ Percy is in for the ride of his life. Percy Jackson is not what you would consider to be normal; aside from having ADHD and dyslexia strange things just seem to happen to him and no one seems to understand. His

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