He extensively researched the myths of Atlantis, and found uncanny similarities between landscapes described in the myths, and landscapes on the coast of Mexico. ... This was easily the most elaborate expedition of this kind ever undertaken. ... The captain searched for the shadow's origin, and soon found what he was searching for. ... It was easily four times the size of the great pyramid in Egypt. ...

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They are not to be found in most libraries or bookshops. (357) Many Americans spend tons of money on the embalming process and they are clueless about what actually goes on. The word "docility" says that Americans are easily managed or agree with the embalming procedure without any question about it. ...

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It showed the beliefs of people, and how they easily gave into a lie if it was related to their religion. ... If the judge found out what they had been doing they were surely going to be killed. ...

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But with the majority of the men getting ripped off it is not an easily forgotten event. ... As another piece of evidence the police found scraps of clothing on a fence between the Krogers and the battalion's headquarters. ...

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Studies show that people are very consious about their appearance and that in-turn can affect their emotional stability, like how well they work with people. Now it is being said that working out regularly makes you feel better about yourself and you can deal with stress so much easier. ...

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In Shakespeare's King Lear, it says that bad deeds of the poor are more noticeable than bad deeds of the wealthy and that the wealthy escape justice far more often than the poor. This statement is very true in today's culture. When it comes to sports, the athletes become very well-known, and some of...

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Suspense plays a very important role in "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Birds". The lack of knowledge of what is going to happen next, or suspense, makes both of these stories very interesting. I found while reading these stories, I didn't want to stop for anything. Some suspenseful mom...

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Not only was it obvious that the dog had no chance against the bear, but he also could have easily ran to safety. ... The dog could have found his way back home, but he didn't want the home without his life long companion. ... It would be rational thinking to get your head chopped off quickly and easily. ...

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I found a movie that I enjoyed very much. It was called Twister. It showed the harsh reality of what tornados can do to families and communities. Today we have the wonder of Hollywood so they were able to digitally put in tornadoes. The actors at times were in places that they realistically coul...

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What looks like the natural indentations of the tree are actually stairs used to escort the little fairy to her tiny house that could easily be mistaken for a bird house in relation to the size. ... When I close my eyes and let my imagination take me away to this special place I am overflowing with such delight that a poem will bring this wonderful envision to a close: I've found a fairy house at last! I found it yesterday; I found it deep inside my mind, Where I had gone to play. ...

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At first glance into the room where Spread is, you think nothing of it. So what? It's a gym floor with flights of stairs leading up to a blue screen. I waited patiently for the movie that I thought was supposed to be playing. After awhile I began to look around for where the projector was hiding, bu...

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The thing that shows Winston's fatalistic flaw in this passage of the book was that him and Julia talked about the brotherhood, in times when they could have easily been seen or heard, and Winston didn't seem to care at all. ... The diary he kept, and more importantly, didn't hide or keep covered showed that deep down he thought it was going to found anyway, so why bother to hide it. ...

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Most people can compare two human beings, easily but what about comparing a human being and an animal. ... The scarlet Ibis was brought in from a storm and was found in the tree exhausted and sick. ...

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Also, when Miyax needed food she knew that it would be easier to get the baby owls because the adult owls could easily scratch her or injure her. ... Also, she had love because when she was with Kapu, Miyax cured him when he got shot by the American hunters "Monotonously repeating over and over the healing song of the old bent lady- Last, she had love because when found the bird, Tornait, Miyax took care of him because she knew that the bird couldn't have survive in the artic mild winters, so she kept him in her hood and fed him. ...

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Recently, being in this course I found out I do have a thing for writing essays that I'm not horrible at writing papers and there are people who want me to succeed in life. Every paper I ever done while taking this course I have always got good feedback from the professor telling me how much work I put in to it and that the only thing is my grammar but can easily be fixed. ... I mean it was difficult to find over my issue but I made it through and found a way to finish my paper on time without an issue. ...

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His "mouse trap" was short-termed and Hamlet had gained confidence easily. ... Hamlet had the opportunity to kill Claudius when he found out that he had planned to have the English kill Hamlet, since he had promised to himself that he would if he found him in the process of a bad deed. ...

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A conspicuous and significant symbol is the one shown from the conch shell found by the boys. ... At first,* the conch is bright and shiny in appearance* It seems as though to be but very fragile and can be easily broken. ...

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Sam Shakusky is a 12-year-old boy who grew up in New Penzance as an orphan ever since both his parents passed away. Sam has some very unique qualities and is unlike any other character in the movie. Sam always keeps his chestnut-brown hair unkempt under his raccoon hat along with his tortoise-shell...

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Modern society is always striving for perfection. We develop new technology, make new discoveries, and even fight wars just to keep our people happy. No matter how perfect we make this world, though, there will always be something bad behind it all. The perfection of something usually relies on the ...

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Although he was surrounding by lot of people, he found himself was very lonely, whether he was out side or alone in his room. ... Sometime freedom comes so easily for us, often we take it for granted, but if we loose it, then we will start appreciate it more. ...

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At least then she could have avoided the embarrassment of being returned to her family on her wedding night when her future husband found out that she was not a virgin. ... She looked for it in the shadows, she found it at first sight among the many, many easily confused names from this world and the other, and she nailed it to the wall with her well aimed dart, like a butterfly with no will whose sentence has always been written." ...

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Even during the ride in the sticky and overcrowded conditions, my mind as always wondered off in its jungle and from the depth found the memory of the time where as a child, we owned horses. ... It's still stuck, in one side of my brain, the memory of that terrible night, when I found my horse, Pony, lying dead with many holes of bullets inside her. ... Their hands are bony with nails that can pierce through your heart easily, their eyes as hollow as a deep grave dug up, with no pupils. ...

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Later, I found this not to be true because she ended up wondering why I didn't want to be around her all the time and began to question if I actually loved her or not. ... When I first moved to North Carolina, I became easily frustrated when I would get behind a car that was going five miles under the speed limit when I was running late to be early for work. ...

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Let's say it was like one person every day was beaten, shot or stabbed at Horner and in one week the police found 22 guns and 330. ... See when the children are little they can easily brainwashed. ...

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Set in Paris and the Spanish city of Pamplona, this novel is a story of a World War I veteran and writer, Jake Barnes, and his group of expatriates as they try to find meaning to their lives in the 1920's. Considering the novel is set in Paris, the city of love, one can assume that the characters wi...

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