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    Gulliver's Travels Part 3

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    Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift Part III A Voyage to Laputa‚ Balnibarbi‚ Luggnagg‚ Glubbdubrib‚ and Japan Chapter Summaries Part III: Chapter 1 Ten days after returning from his previous voyage‚ Gulliver is confronted by Captain William Robinson to work as his journey to the West Indies. The doubled salary is cause enough for Gulliver to accept the invitation and sets sail two month after the invitation. Upon arriving in Tonquin‚ Gulliver is appointed Captain of a sloop (a small

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    01 December 2011 Gulliver’s Travels and Historical England Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a famous‚ classic novel that satirized many aspects of government‚ religion and human nature. Written in the eighteenth century‚ this three-hundred-year-old novel remains well known today because of its timeless criticism that can still be applied to contemporary politics and religious faiths. In eighteenth century England‚ the home of both Swift and his character Lemuel Gulliver‚ the ruling constitutional

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    Blue Highways | William Least Heat-Moon | Chapter 1 Blue Highways is an autobiographical book by William Least Heat-Moon‚ William Least Heat-Moon‚ the byname of William Lewis Trogdon (born on August 27‚ 1939) is an American travel writer of English‚ Irish and Osage ancestry. William Least Heat-Moon also has an Anglo name. He writes‚ "I have other names: Buck‚ once a slur...also Bill Trogdon." He explains his Osage identity humbly: "My father calls himself Heat Moon‚ my elder brother Little Heat-Moon

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    In today’s modern world‚ technology has a great influence on our life and time. Back in the early 19th century‚ when electronic devices had not been invented‚ the population could only use printed word such as books‚ posters‚ newspapers or magazines‚ to gather information. Later‚ in the mid 20th century‚ the use of computers‚ televisions and radios helped people to know about the incidents happening all around the world‚ more easily. Now‚ in the 21st century‚ the creation of internet and other devices

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    Reaction: This movie is a great movie for me because it shows that Gulliver is an educated man by his schooling and apprenticeship‚ and have a good knowledge of the sea. Because of his attitude many of Lilliputians love Gulliver‚ I thought from the start that I would hate this movie from the moment I heard and watch this movie. I was wrong because Gulliver’s have a good attitude and good humor. From the time that I watch the movie‚ I was surprise because‚ I didn’t expect that the Lilliputians’

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    Book Review

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    the Prophet. The book is associated with the other five Wolves of the Beyond books Lone Wolf‚ Shadow Wolf‚ Watch Wolf‚ Spirit Wolf‚ and Star Wolf. I would give the book a 2 because I like the Wolves of the Beyond books. They explain how the wolves survive and how they hunt their prey. The book shows how they grow up and learn to hunt and communicate with the others. I also like how the author makes it feel like something is going to happen like a fight scene. The book also continues the story

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    Book Of Myths

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    The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Book of Myths‚ by Jean Lang This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A Book of Myths

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    The reading report of Gulliver’s Travels Plot summary A voyage to Lilliput The surgeon Gulliver is an audacious man. He was shipwrecked in his voyage‚ then he drift to a kingdom of Lilliput which on an unknown island in the Pacific Ocean. In this country‚ all the inhabitants are just 6 inches high. They captured Gulliver and took him to their territory. Gulliver’s friendly and modest expression gradually gained the emperor and people’s affection; meanwhile he is also gradually familiar with Lilliput

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    Jonathan Swift’s‚ Gulliver’s Travels satirically relates bodily functions and physical attributes to social issues during England’s powerful rule of Europe. Through out the story we find many relations between bodily features and British and European society. Swift uses this tone of mockery to explain to his reader the importance of many different topics during this time of European rule. Swift feels that the body and their functions relate to political as well as the ration of a society. Swift’s

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    package holiday and travel alone When people decide to plan a vocation‚ there are two kinds of travels‚ package holiday and travelling alone. Package holiday means that travel agency organizes everything‚ while travelling alone needs people to plan by themselves. Naturally‚ there are compares and contrasts that reflect the characteristics of two arrangements. No matter what kind of travel it is‚ the primary compares of travels are the purpose and cost. As to the purpose of travel‚ both people choosing

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