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    Everyone of us dreamed to go somewhere when he was young ‚there is some realize their dream ‚ and there is others still thinking about it ‚ and saying ‚ is it a good idea to go through my dreams and my desires and make it true ‚ and that needs money and time ‚predominangtly guys give up before realizing their life dream. But for me It is completely deffirent my dream is to go to japan and live there ‚I like the Asiatic culture‚ people there live in peace and live in harmony with nature ‚and they

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    negative thoughts about Columbus. My teenage idealization of the man who "discovered" America was crushed when I read the text book and hearing class discussions. From the book‚ I learned how Columbus enslaved and murdered thousands of Arawaks and other Native American people. The New World he had once portrayed as a paradise had swiftly spun into something much darker. Columbus’s actions were unjustifiable immoral‚ to say the very least‚ inhumane. However‚ he honestly believed that he was doing a good

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    The world was forever changed when an Italian explorer named Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492. This discovery caught the attention of the Western European leaders. Soon‚ these leaders prompted their own explorers to start their own expeditions. Although we can consider Columbus’s first discovery of the New World as an “encounter”‚ we cannot apply this term to the later discoveries because the word “conquer” would be more fitting. The Native Americans and Africans had varied responses

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    The novel Eragon by‚ Christopher Paolini‚ tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon Bromsson‚ the protagonist‚ who finds a mysterious stone in The spine‚ a large forest where peculiar events take place‚ soon after he realises it is an egg‚ a dragon‚ Saphira‚ hatches for him; Eragon becomes the only Dragon Rider in existence for over one hundred years. A Dragon Rider holds the ability to talk to animals through thoughts and can use magical powers. This novel closely adheres to the narrative conventions

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    before her quailed. "With me!" shouted Eragon. He lifted Brisingr over his head‚ holding it aloft for all to see. The blue sword flashed bright and iridescent‚ stark against the wall of black clouds building in the west.” Welcome to The Shoulders of Giants. I am Oliver Hill‚ Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Cambridge here to discuss the works of Christopher Paolini and why he should be inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame. Christopher Paolini‚ is a fantasy writer well known from

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    Christopher Paolini is a young famous American book writer. He created a fantasy book series called Inheritance. This series had four books: Eragon‚ Eldest‚ Brisingr‚ and Inheritance. Christopher Paolini faced many challenges‚ one of them being the lack of knowledge on how to correctly structure a story‚ and he solved this by remaining open to continuous learning by studying other famous author’s books as a guide. Christopher’s books have illuminated the world with the power of entertainment

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    Columbus Day just comes once a year and has a lot of advantages you can avail from it. It was the day when Christopher Columbus discovered America. A use that is commonly seen of sales on special events are specially found on Columbus Day as a block buster in making your wishes come true to buy items you will need. It is the time for electronic gadgets and Apple products to come in to use‚ buying is expectedly made with proper coupons and you can get IPhones you would want. You can get a deal that

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    superego‚ major and detrimental issues can occur to the conscious. Christopher Boone‚ in The Curious Case of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon‚ is a young boy with behavioral issues. The novel is told through his perspective as he writes “a murder mystery novel” (4). This novel gradually transitions from Christopher’s attempt to solving the murder of a dog named Wellington‚ to him trying to trying to reconnect with his mother whom he assumes has been deceased. Throughout the novel‚ the reader is

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    One little statement Mark Haddon’s “The curious incident of the dog in the night-time” narrator Christopher Boone is a special boy. Throughout the book‚ one learn that Christopher has a hard time understanding social behaviour‚ touching‚ irony‚ etc. He himself says that he has “behavioural problems”. The blurb on the other time states that he has Asperger’s Syndrome; an autism spectrum disorder that characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication. Neither

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    Columbus day‚ October 12‚ 1492‚ has long been recognized‚ by America and many other countries‚ as a day to celebrate the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. Traditionally‚ there has been much opposition to the National celebration of Columbus Day from a variety of groups. By examining documents‚ both historical and modern‚ it is evident Americans should not celebrate Columbus day‚ based on the evidence that Columbus committed actions that‚ by today’s standards‚ are barbaric and violent

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