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    THE SEVEN WONDERS [pic] PYRAMIDS OF GIZA [pic] HANGING GARDENS [pic] TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS [pic] STATUE OF ZEUS [pic] COLOSSUS [pic] LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA [pic] THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS [pic] The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the tomb of king Mausolus. Halicarnassus (Modern Bodrum‚ Turkey) was the capital of a small Mediterranean kingdom. In 377 B.C.‚ Hecatomnus of Mylasa‚ the ruler of this land‚ died and left control of the kingdom to his son‚ Mausolus. Mausolus’

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    50 Worst Ways to Die

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    Taken from Maxim (Volume 1‚ Number 3‚ 1999): “The 50 Worst Ways to Die” The following are some ways people were executed in Europe during the time period we are studying. My intent here is not to “gross you out.” It is not even to shock you. The sad fact is that throughout history‚ especially in Europe‚ people have thought of incredibly cruel and barbaric ways to punish those who have committed crimes. This‚ unfortunately‚ is part of history. As you are aware‚ we are currently studying

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    something small such as sweet will cost you some money. However‚ this does not mean that money can buy happiness‚ unlike the misconception of most people in the world. In fact‚ wealth is a far cry from happiness. If you disagree with me‚ let’s look at the reasons for my stand. Firstly‚ one of the main gates to happiness is to stay healthy. Maybe some people think that when one is rich‚ he can be healthy or it does not matter even if they have diseases because these rich men have lots of money to pay

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    Worst Day of My Life

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    trying my best to pen down my thoughts about this reflective journal. It seems as though time has taken a pause as I try to fit my whole life experience into the given word limit For this reflective journal I have decided to talk on the topic the worst day of my life. This topic caught my interest because I find it hard to forget and it always pop up into my mind. It happens during one of our tutorial class I feel so embarrassed with myself. To begin with‚ it was after recess and we went to the

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    The Seven Wonders of the World The film “7 Wonders of the World” presented by John Romer is a film full of great artwork and remarkable from all over the world. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of remarkable man-made creations of classical antiquity‚ and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are:  1. Lighthouse of Alexandria 2. Colossus of Rhodes

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    Tragedy Brings Family Together On the morning of October 21st‚ 2009‚ my family got a call from the Reno‚ Nevada Police Department saying Kristin‚ my sister‚ had been in a car accident and was immediately taken into the hospital. They did not give specific details as to what had happened; only that she was going to be okay‚ but a family member needed to get down there as soon as they could. My father got on the next flight he could and I was sent off to school for the day with thoughts racing through

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    In-N-Out Burger 1. In-N-Out Burgers have broken all the rules and thanks to that their average per store sales eclipse those of McDonald’s. With that said‚ In-N-Out’s customers must really enjoy their burger in order to continue going back to the company. In-N-Out has not changed anything since day one and that is their way of keeping their customer’s well-being. As stated in the text‚ their philosophy till this day still remains the same; “Give customers the freshest‚ highest quality foods

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    “Democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all those other forms that have been tried” is a famous dictum quoted from Sir Winston Churchill‚ during his November 11‚ 1947 speech in the House of Commons. Churchill was known for his sharp and witty public persona- this statement was made when he lost in the 1945 elections despite winning the war. Overlooking the fact that this statement could have been made in his state of bitterness‚ democracy is actually better than other forms of government

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    Led Zeppelin‚ ‘Bring it On Home’ Led Zeppelin’s ‘Bring it on Home’ was released in 1969 as the somewhat monstrous concluding track of their album ‘Led Zeppelin 2’. Led Zeppelin are undoubtedly one of the most legendary and most famous rock bands in history; created by the former member of the yard birds Jimmy Page in 1968‚ the band have sold 111.5 million certified units in the US and over 200 million records worldwide. At the closing of this decade‚ a time when the prominent racial segregation

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    almost any situation. They were also extremely over-sexualized; in their costumes‚ proportions and even in the angles and ways they were drawn. Wonder Woman is iconic as the first mainstream and wildly accepted female super hero. Though we would not consider her classic uniform risqué at all by today’s standards it definitely was when she was created. Wonder Woman herself was not able to escape the now famous body deformation that the heroines had and still have to endure just to get the perfect shot

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