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    I don’t think I will ever get used to this heat as the beaming sun blazed onto my face and I felt my body beginning to give way as I struggled to pull the crab pots out of the Hawkesbury River to see if plumb mud crabs were going to be our supper tonight. As I took my handkerchief out of the bodice of my dress and wiped the dampness from my brow‚ I decided to take a brief break and placed myself onto a rock that was partially shaded by the large branch from the old grey gum tree. As I gazed out at

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    Introduction: The Sims is one of the most popular video games series for players and it is developed by Maxis and is published by Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts is the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue after Nintendo and Activision Blizzard. It is an American developer‚ marketer‚ publisher and distributor of video games and it has been founded on May‚ 1982 by Trip Hawkins. [1] As of May 2011‚ the franchise has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide and it is also the best-selling

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    Name a child or an adult who does not want to go to Disneyland at least once in their lives and you’d end up empty-handed. Disneyland is a known attraction for families‚ couples‚ friends and of course children and there’s no denying that it rightfully deserved the reputation that it got now. Disneyland Paris which opened in 1992‚ is located 32 kilometers from the French capital and is comprised of two Disney theme parks‚ Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park. Visiting the park means having

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    There is a calming aura that surrounds the place. The penetrating rays of the sun beat down against the golden sand making it sparkle like a thousand tiny jewels. The sounds of the waves gently crashing against the shore are refreshing. The squawking of the seagulls interrupts the tranquillity. Above‚ the celestial‚ clear‚ azure sky looms over the glistening white sand which seashells lay contently on‚ they are jewels upon the sand; they neither sparkle nor shine‚ but their unique beauty makes them

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    (1‚2‚3) Assalamuallaikum and a very good morning to our fellow friends. We stand here together today to discuss the importance of breakfast. (1) Before we continue further‚ allow me to define our topic today. Mr wikipedia said‚ breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night’s sleep‚ most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day’s work. Commonly people of American culture refer to it as "the best meal of the day." (2) My fellow friends‚ Do you know that breakfast

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    follow from four? Mill’s Doctrine of Higher and Lower Pleasures: The notion that the ultimate end of human existence is the enjoyment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain strikes many as ignoble‚ something porcine rather than Socratic. Hoping to counter this perception‚ Mill tries to show that not all pleasures are equal‚ that some are intrinsically superior to others and ought to be preferred. What Mill wants to show is that the higher pleasures of intellect‚ imagination‚ and emotion are superior

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    Text Explication and Facets of Poetic Genre Sonnet 60 by William Shakespeare Professor C. Soldan Poetry is “the art of rhythmical composition‚ written or spoken‚ for exciting pleasure by beautiful‚ imaginative‚ or elevated thoughts”. This paper will focus on poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616) who was famous in the Renaissance Period prior to the year 1750. Shakespeare was found to have 154 written sonnets‚ which dealt with themes such as the time‚ love‚ beauty and mortality. However‚ a personal

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    work is rather controversial and leaves many questionable thoughts on religion and philosophy after the reading. It is full of the religious debates over the topic of human pleasure. An attentive reader may face a question: did Augustine end his pursuit of pleasure at his convention? Augustine did not cease his search for pleasures after he had converted to Christianity in book VIII. Before this important event in his life‚ Augustine has never missed an opportunity to enjoy

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    QUESTTION: ‘While "I’m Not Scared" revolves around the adult’s world of corruption and violence‚ it is essentially about the child’s world of friendship and betrayal.’ ANALYSIS: Niccolò Amminiti’s "I’m Not Scared" is s novel which explores the topics of friendship‚ loyalty‚ betrayal‚ violence and morality. Essentially‚ the story follows Michele’s innocent perception of an adult world‚ and his gradual spiral into a state of lost innocence caused by the very ones who are closest to him. Even

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    Tanah Lot Tanah Lot is one of tourist objects in Bali where the visitors can see sunset. Tanah Lot located in Beraban‚ Tabanan Regency. Tanah Lot as famous as Bedugul. There are two shrines above a big stone. One of them is in above the big stone and the other one located in precipice of the stone similiar with Uluwatu shrine. Tanah Lot’s shrine is a part of Dang Kahyangan shrine. There are a place of sacrifice some Gods who keep the sea. In the north of Tanah Lot‚ there is a mountain side. This

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