...students, and hope that we will all fly like dragons this year, guys I am extremely surprised with the news that this year is going to see an exponential rise in the birthrate in Asian nations, typically, China and Vietnam for the belief that any child who comes in being in this special period is endowed with a lucky life. For years, dragon has been regarded a legendary animal and associated with power, activeness, superiority and other good traits. Hoping that their off-springs to have the same life as the dragons’, millions of young couples try their utmost to have babies and problems, however, remain that the population explosion might happen. According to several experts, this rage is likely to result in a gloomy picture, though. First of all, that people think children are born this year are lucky purely originates from the unfounded belief, without any empirical research. Second, as they grow up, ready to take the entrance exams and seeking for jobs, competition between babies of this year escalates ceaselessly. The higher unemployment rate on the horizon is imminent, let alone probably an increased crime rate and the shortage of housing. Perhaps, to people working in the real estate, this could be a positive signal, as a result of the fact that the demand for housing during that epoch is on the climb, pushing the price to the rocket and greatly benefiting them while their parents who dedicate their lives to buying houses for their dragon-year-born children are dissatisfied....
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...Dragons are giant, reptile-like creatures who possess enormous wings and have scaly skin. When people think of dragons, often times they associate them with chaos and pure evil. And who wouldn’t? During medieval times dragons were known to have demolished entire villages, leaving no signs of life whatsoever. They were the cause for thousands of deaths and were known to have killed for brute greed, since they were only in search of shiny and valuable treasures. Unfortunately, for those readers who are expecting blood and turmoil, this is not the story of such tyrant dragons who kill people in such merciless ways. Instead, this story takes quite the opposite route. When dragons and humans used to roam around the Earth in perfect harmony,...
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...Becoming the Dragon written by Alex Sapegin This is the first book in a fantasy adventure series revolving around a teenage boy named Andy. Andy is accidentally transported to an alternate world by a machine that is being developed by his father. He finds himself in a world far away from home, featuring a second celestial body rising after dark that looks like earth. The world is filled with bizarre animals starting with ants that are double the size of normal earth ants, progressing to a type of Griffin and a strange family of large cats as well as magical beings, orcs, elves, and even dragons. Andy has to fight to survive from the moment he lands on this new world named Ilanta. He goes through many harrowing adventures as he tries to survive this strange new world, using nothing more than...
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...PROLOGUE Fortress of the Light Pedron Niall's aged gaze wandered about his private audience chamber, but dark eyes hazed with thought saw nothing. Tattered wall hangings, once battle banners of the enemies of his youth, faded into dark wood paneling laid over stone walls, thick even here in the heart of the Fortress of the Light. The single chair in the room heavy, high-backed, and almost a throne - was as invisible to him as the few scattered tables that completed the furnishings. Even the white-cloaked man kneeling with barely restrained eagerness on the great sunburst set in the wide planks of the floor had vanished from Niall's mind for the moment, though few would have dismissed him so lightly. Jaret Byar had been given time to wash before being brought to Niall, but both his helmet and his breastplate were dulled from travel and battered from use. Dark, deep-set eyes shone with a feverish, urgent light in a face that seemed to have had every spare scrap of flesh boiled away. He wore no sword - none was allowed in Niall's presence - but he seemed poised on the edge of violence, like a hound awaiting the loosing of the leash. Twin fires on long hearths at either end of the room held off the late winter cold. It was a plain, soldier's room, really, everything well made but nothing extravagant except for the sunburst. Furnishings came to the audience chamber of the Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light with the man who rose to the office; the...
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...Name: Institution: Course: Date: The role of violence in the world of Beowulf In the poem, Beowulf is an aging king who wears the identity of a warrior has different faces according to the situation at the moment. The poet describes Beowulf as “ greater/ and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world” implying that he was a strong man but still as any human being, he was mortal (Warsh et. al., 8). Violence in the poem is surfacing as a tool to venerate superiority. The poet explains Beowulf’s anxiety to battle Grendel but still exuding courtesy, diplomacy and patience. However, the battle that he craves for, is only possiblen after he gets permission from Hrothgar “Beowulf-anxious to meet with Hrothgar, from whom he hopes to receive permission to battle Grendel- is courteous, patient, and diplomatic”. This explanation also shows that violence is a measure of power and superiority but there are limits that a person is confined that makes them to give respect to people. In this case, Beowulf respects the boundary that he cannot fight Grendel until he gets permission from Hrothgar (Warsh et. al.,8). The aim of Beowulf wanting to battle Grendel could be a way of proving his heroism to gain prominence, amassing wealth or helping people. The poet writes“What does Beowulf want? Is he motivated to perform heroic acts simply by a need to help other people? Or is he interested mainly in accumulating as much wealth as possible?. It implies that Beowulf wants the battle to gain either...
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...Essay The main characters in Tui. T Sutherland’s fictional fantasy story “The Dragonet Prophecy”, is a group of young dragons known as The Dragonets Of Destiny. The story begins as these dragonets are being trained by an organization known as The Talons Of Peace. Their goal is to stop the war of Pyrrhia, a war that has been goin for many years, and their plan is to use the dragonets to stop the war, as it was said in a prophecy. One day after training, a fellow mudwing named Clay overheard that the Talons Of Peace planned to kill his friend Glory, due to the fact that Glory wasn’t originally part of The Dragonets Of Destiny. Clay quickly rushed towards his friends, spreading the news. His friends were shocked, and so without hesitation, they planned to escape....
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...C DESIGN ERS R E D I STACY LONGSTREET T S SE N IOR A RT DI REC TOR R P G R& D A RT DI REC TOR S GWENDOLYN F.M. KESTREL , JENNIFER CLARKE WILKES, KOLJA RAVEN LIQUETTE DEVELOPMENT TEAM KARIN JAQUES, STACY LONGSTREET C OV E R A RT I S T BRUCE R. CORDELL , ANDY COLLINS, ROB WATKINS EDITORS STEVE PRESCOTT I N T E R IOR A RT IST S MICHELLE LYONS, CHRIS SIMS EDITI NG MANAGER KIM MOHAN DESIGN MANAGER STEVEN BELLEDIN, ED COX, DAARKEN, WAYNE ENGLAND, EMILY FIEGENSCHUH, CARL FRANK, DAN FRAZIER, BRIAN HAGAN, RALPH HORSLEY, CHRIS MALIDORE , JIM NELSON, ERIC POLAK CA RTOG R A PHE R CHRISTOPHER PERKINS DEV ELOPMEN T MANAGER MIKE SCHLEY GRAPHIC DESIGN ER JESSE DECKER DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D DEE BARNETT G R A P H IC P RODUC T ION S P E C I A L I S T BILL SLAVICSEK P RODUC T ION MA NAGE R S ERIN DORRIES IMAGE T ECHN ICIAN JOSH FISCHER, RANDALL CREWS CHRISTINA WILEY Playtesters: Kraig Horigan, Jason H. Haley, Richard Hughes, Richard Stephenson. Some information in this book is taken from or derived from Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons by Andy Collins, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and the new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Adkison. This product uses updated material from the v.3.5 revision. This WIZARDS OF THE COAST® game product contains no Open Game...
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...Cruelty The prophet David from the Bible who spoke of false accusations people make, an angry dragon from Scandinavia whose fury could not be withheld, and a man who knows the brutality of human nature. Though all different situations, they share a common theme, cruelty. Cruelty in gossip, cruelty in temper, and cruelty in nature. Cruelty can be found in all types of literature even as old as the Bible. “Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up risen up against me, and such as breath out cruelty” (Psalms 27:12). This quote is asking God not to let us give into our enemies, and for us to not believe the brutality of people’s false accusations. The prophet David was the one who conveyed this quote. By speaking out about the cruelty of people he is indirectly saying that God is the only person you need to seek approval from. He is also saying that no one else’s words or savageness should matter. Though David’s message is centuries old, it proves that a verse, or phrase can contain the same significance even centuries later. Only decades later cruelty was still evident with World War II and the Nazis, and in modern day situations such as terrorism. Many other works of literature are also proof of this same idea. One example of a piece of literature that conveys cruelty well is the story of Beowulf. “And the signs of its anger flickered and glowed in the darkness, visible for miles tokens of its hate and its cruelty...
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...As they went on Gworal put up his hand, signaling them to stop, and crouch. They listened and did so, looking off into the darkness. Gworal smelled the air quietly, and turned to them both, touching the amulet he wore. They touched theirs in return, each one bearing the mark of the wizard who created them, Lythus. “I see three guards ahead, and smell several more. How should we do this?” Lythus brought forth a small silver whistle. “I can distract them with the sound of dogs barking outside, or I could send a phant-” “Gworal, see if you can kill any of them without the others seeing, we will follow in if the alarm is raised.” Vilkora said, cutting the wizard’s words...
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...Dragon City Complete Dragon Breeding Guide By Gamelytic Dragon breeding is a unique part of the game play in Dragon City. However, it is hard to figure out how to breed what without the formula. In this guide, we will provide some formulas and tutorials on how to breed the dragons that you love and use in Dragon City. Please share this guide with your Dragon City and facebook friends if you have found it helpful. Lastly please check out the rest of our Dragon City guides. Basic Dragon Breeding Information The basic of Dragon City breeding is taught during tutorial. You will first have to level up your dragon via feeding to at least level 4. Build a building ground such as Breeding Mountain or Breeding Tree, then you can select which of the dragon that you would like to breed. It will take some time for the dragons to create the eggs and even more time for the eggs to hatch. The types of offspring is dependent on the parents. In addition, there is some sort of luck involved in breeding that you may not get the dragon you are looking for 100% of the time. When you first start the game, we recommend you to start from generation 1 and breed a couple high generation dragons. However, slow down on the Pure Dragon breeding (We label it generation 4 and 4.5) because the long breeding time can hinder your game play. Basic Breeding Dragons To start breeding the dragons, you must first have these basic building blocks. You must purchase these dragons from eggs because you do not have...
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...Dragon | Type | Incubation | Alien Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Angry Dragon | | 20:00:00 | Atlas Dragon | | 16:00:00 | Aurora Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Aztec Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Bat Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Big Hat Dragon | | 16:00:00 | Block Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Brontosaurus Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Butterfly Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Carnival Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Centipede Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Chinese Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Deep Forest Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Demon Dragon | | 16:00:00 | Dujur Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Emerald Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Evil Pumpkin Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Fossil Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Ghost Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Great White Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Gummy Dragon | | 10:00:00 | Hades Dragon | | 16:00:00 | Hydra Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Ice&Fire Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Jelly Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Jellyfish Dragon | | 12:00:00 | King Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Lava Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Love Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Music Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Ninja Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Octopus Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Paladin Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Paradise Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Plankton Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Poseidon Dragon | | 16:00:00 | Prisma Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Queen Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Quetzal Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Robot Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Ruby Dragon | | 20:00:00 | Santa Dragon | | 12:00:00 | Seahorse Dragon | | 12:00:00 | ...
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...30 January 2012 Asian Dragons Vs European Dragons Whether you live in Vietnam, China, Japan, Scotland, USA or anywhere in the world, you have probably heard of the dragons-the animal of imagination of human. A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Asian dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries. Since I was a kid, dragons have always been a mystery and an attraction for me .I have spent a lot of time to study about them and found out that there are three general differences between the dragon from the east and the west which are appearance, symbolism and what they mean to society . First of all, the easily identifiable difference between an Asian dragon and a European one is the appearance. Asian dragons resemble large snakes. They look like a combination of many animals such as snakes and eagles, and had no wings. For Chinese, each one of its four short legs had five toes while a Japanese dragon has three and a Korean one has four. Even though depicted without wings the Asian dragon is believed to fly. They are often in red and gold. Unlike the Asian, the European typically depicted their dragons as a huge fire-breathing scaly and horned dinosaur-like creature with bat-type wings...
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...Dragon Name Dragon The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which in turn comes from Latin draconem (nominative draco) meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from the Greek word δράκων, drakon (genitive drakontos, δράκοντος) "serpent, giant seafish". The Greek and Latin term referred to any great serpent, not necessarily mythological, and this usage was also current in English up to the 18th century. Morphology A dragon is a mythological representation of a reptile. In antiquity, dragons were mostly envisaged as serpents, but since the Middle Ages, it has become common to depict them with legs, resembling a lizard. Dragons are usually shown in modern times with a body like a huge lizard, or a snake with two pairs of lizard-type legs, and able to emit fire from their mouths. The European dragon has bat-like wings growing from its back. A dragon-like creature with wings but only a single pair of legs is known as a wyvern. Comparative mythology Further information: Chaoskampf, Sea serpent, Proto-Indo-European religion § Dragon or Serpent and Serpent (Bible) The association of the serpent with a monstrous opponent overcome by a heroic deity has its roots in the mythology of the Ancient Near East, including Canaanite (Hebrew, Ugaritic), Hittite and Mesopotamian. Humbaba, the fire-breathing dragon-fanged beast first described in the Epic of Gilgamesh is sometimes described as a dragon with Gilgamesh playing the part of...
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...Biully Character Sketch Based on the book “Raising Dragons” This book is about a teenage boy by the name of William Bannister who gradually starts to realize that his breath is getting hotter and hotter. By the time he is in high school, his breath is so hot, he sets off the fire alarm. The principal, one of the long lines of dragon slayers going back to the time of king Arthur realized that he has a pupil that has dragon blood. The story is about his struggles, victories, defeats, gains, losses, and friendship. His first character trait that I realized was his kindness. He demonstrated that in Chapter 3. “ Right after school, Billy was walking back home when he saw a little boy being picked on by some bully in high school. He stopped, frozen for a second, wondering what would happen if he helped the little kid. Then he thought what would happen if he didn’t. he dropped his backpack and his books and rushed to the little kid’s aid. When he got close enough, he yelled and said, “why don’t you stop picking on him? He is half your size.” The bully then picked the kid up by the hair “this little squirt?” Boiling with rage, Billy opened his mouth to say something, but words didn’t come out. Fire sprayed the high schooler and he dropped the kid and ran away, with his hair smoking.” That was a great demonstration of his kindness to the kid, and the bravery to stand up to the bully. Another character trait that I noticed was his forgiveness. “ When Billy got home he asked to talk...
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...SHE KILLS MONSTERS CRITIQUE I went to see “She Kills Monsters”. I read about the play before I went and was excited to see it because I had never seen a play that sounded so modern. I have friends that play Dungeons and Dragons, so I really could connect to the basic idea of this play. While watching “She Kills Monsters”, I was intrigued by the depth of the storyline and each character. It gave me “Wizard of Oz” flashbacks. Not only was this play highly comical and entertaining, but it had a good message: get to really know the people you love before it’s too late. This play started out funny. It continued to be funny until the very end. The sexual innuendos as well as the Dungeons and Dragons plot line kept the story fun and light, all the while floating on a much more important, serious theme. The production was not only trying to entertain us, but they were trying to teach us a very valuable lesson. You need to get to know the people you love before it is too late. They did this by using Agnes and her sister Tilly. Tilly dies, and Agnes realizes that she really didn’t know her sister as well as she thought she did. She thought she was just a nerd, but really, Tilly was strong and powerful. They kept this entertaining by working this lesson into the Dungeons and Dragons game and adding comedy to lighten the mood. This play was definitely doing. I, along with at least a majority of the audience in the auditorium loved it. I could tell this by the audiences’ reaction to...
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