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    1. A) Not a long time ago‚ the country was facing an issue regarding private ownership. Prior to 2014‚ the old Czechoslovakian Civil Code‚ designed in 1960s was the main legislative document regarding to private ownership. In 2012‚ the Parliament of the Czech Republic approved a new Civil Code‚ adjusting some major issues. For instance‚ the old civil code defined the term ‘building’ as a separate property from the land‚ therefore it was possible that a house was owned by someone else than the parcel

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    facing the speaker. "I have awakened. How may I be of service?" The robot stood at rougly six feet tall and had sleek‚ shiny limbs made of an exceptionally tough metal alloy. Matthews was an old man now. He was no longer the dashing pioneer of modern artificial intelligence theory‚ but an elderly‚ frail man speaking to the culmination of his life’s work. Two may have just been a machine‚ but it was truly a son to the now-retired scientist. His bright green eyes bore into the robot’s glowing blue

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    The hero archetype is where a person goes on a journey and faces challenges along his/her journey. The hero archetype is seen in Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone‚ Sundiata‚ and Spider Man. The hero archetype is seen through out the movie of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Harry has a call to adventure which is the first part of the hero cycle. He first learns about him being a wizard when Hagrid brakes down the door to his house and tells him about Hogwarts. This shows the hero archetype

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    01) “A Man Is Never Too Old to Learn” The world of knowledge is so interesting and enchanting. It is full of different kind of information‚ a lot of facts and details. Opening its gates you pass into the space of unknown things‚ you discover something new. As a rule‚ we study when we are young in order to make a career‚ to have success and to assure for ourselves a decent level of life. I think it is correct‚ because at the age when we graduate from school we have to determine ourselves

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    Ugonna Onyeukwu Period 4 January 15‚ 2013 Okonkwo: A Great Man‚ Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a archetype who fails to overcome or surpass his/her conflict. The book “Things Fall Apart” included a tragic hero. The book was written by the name of Chinua Achebe. The tragic hero in the book was Okonkwo‚ a warrior from a village called Umuofia. Chinua Achebe wrote the book with the purpose of showing how someone with high esteem can fall from greatness so dramatically because of that person’s

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    While walking to the café I noticed someone unusual‚ someone I have never seen around the school. This man was about 5‚ 10”inches‚ scrawny frame‚ unusual haircut‚ and he was dressed in all black as if he was on his way to a funeral. As I walked by the man I took a good look at his face. I recognized at first glance that the man had silly mustache. The mustache had reminded me of an old Amish man.

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    Analyzing the Reading of : The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore By Kellie Schmitt 1. Schmitt’s purpose in writing this travel narrative‚ is to show the differences between the Chinese and American cultures‚ when it comes to many different things. Main examples in this narrative are; living under the same roof‚ loss of a loved one‚ and funeral etiquette. In the Chinese culture it is excepted to come into common areas in your under clothing. Where in America‚ this would not be appropriate at all.

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    A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Gabriel Marquez tells the story of a blessing in disguise send to help a small‚ struggling family through their hardest time yet. The story follows a mysterious man who appears in their yard through an odd journey‚ resulting in the good fortune of Pelayo’s family. The ‘angel’ becomes an unsung hero‚ underestimated and abused by those had the opportunity to meet him. Even though he does not appear as what normally would be expected from a conventional angel

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    Dear committee of the Hero Hall of Fame‚ I’m sitting here shocked at the fact; Beowulf seems to be missing from hall of fame. Beowulf is the greatest hero of his time. He possesses the most important qualities of a hero being courage‚ in-human abilities‚ and selflessness. Furthermore this heroic legend puts on a display of ridiculous amount of courage many times. He stated‚ “I have heard too‚ that the monster’s scorn of men is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none. Nor will I.”(166-169)

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    Gabriel Marquez’s fantasy short story‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”‚ transpires in Pelayo and his wife Elisenda’s yard on the beach after a stormy three days. While throwing dead crabs from the rain into the sea‚ Pelayo stumbles on a very old man with gigantic wings lying in the mud. On the same day‚ he tries to take care of his son who is running a fever. When Pelayo comes across him‚ he notifies Elisenda. Not knowing exactly who the man is‚ the two lock him up in Pelayo’s chicken coop

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