...Emerging from the billboards of the pop culture of music, Imagine Dragons is an alternative-indie rock band that started out in 2008 in Utah. With continued success through its enthusiastic music and message, this band now plays all over the country, and has even done a nearly sold-out tour to Europe. Although the band doesn’t display itself to the public as a Christian band, many of its songs pertain to giving hope to people. An attempt is seen through its third most popular song titled, “Demons.” In this, the band portrays hope to society in the darkness and evil of this world clouded by sin and greed. The lyrics from verse one and two resonates this current battle our world is in against evil, in how it says when everything we see is cold, with failing dreams and out of luck (cards all fold). The message of these two first verses also speaks of “all the saints we see are all made of gold”. From these lines, the lyrics tell that society focuses too much on money and the temporary pleasures of this world, which is seen in how society views celebrities and wealthier class. In the world today, people think that what governs our lives is money and power, though this is not the truth. In verse three, the character in the story says, “I want to hide the truth… shelter you…” This verse is similar in appearance to the innocence of a child and a father who attempts to shield all evil from the child through their relationship. Being an identifiable theme of this song, it closely...
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...Imagine – John Lenon Imagine is a song written and performed by John Lenon. This song belongs to the category of soft rock which became the best selling solo of his career. Imagine was released in 11th October 1971 and it was recorded at Ascot sound studios New York. The length of the song is 3.03. One month after the release of this song, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the LP reached number one on the UK chart in November and later it became the most commercially successful song of John Lenon’s career. Although not originally released as a single in the UK, it was released in 1975 to promote a compliation LP and it reached number 6 in the chart that year. This song earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll of Fames 500 songs that shaped up Rock and Roll. John Lenon who is the singer of the song, is one of the greatest singers that made an impact in Rock music industry. He is an English rock-star, guitarist, and the songwriter that wrote most of his music for the Beatles. He was also well known for being a character that was not afraid to express his feelings and opinions. Often expressed in his songs, his feelings can be clearly understood by just listening to his wonderful lyrics and the music as well. He lived in 1940-1980 dying at the age of 40 by assassination in his own apartment. This brings along one of John Lenon’s most controversial songs “Imagine”. Both Beatles and strictly John Lenon fans would label...
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...Motobird Picture this, You're in the middle of nowhere, your car breaks down and your phone dies. You can't fix your car or charge your phone so thanks to my sneaky little invention you’re safe! Also while being safe you will be having fun… Until you crash ,but we will talk about safety hazards later. You're probably wondering what it is. The Rocket Powered Wingsuit. The Moto Bird is kind of like buzz lightyear's jetpack. Except it actually works and looks more realistic but you get my point right? The way it works is complicated but you don’t need to worry about that. Unless you're just intrigued on how it works. You can see the rough sketch above ^. The fuel takes up most of the space. The gears on the wings is to keep...
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...Affordable Luxury Vacations 123 Ocean Front Avenue Miami Beach, FL. 45678 Mr. George jones 628 Village Run Orlando, FL. 87654 RE: Mr. Jones Subject: Finally experience the luxury vacation that you deserve at an affordable and guaranteed lowest price. Before you decide to toss this letter into the trash after reading a few lines, please continue to read a little further and take advantage of the great vacation packages that Affordable Luxury Vacations has to offer. Imagine an island surrounded by crisp clear water and the sound of the waves as they splash against the rocks. Imagine white sand that sparkles like a road of diamonds as the sunsets in the evening. Taking in all of this beautiful scenery with a drink of your choice. Imagine arranging a getaway from it all. The hustle, bustle and stress that comes with your daily life at work and at home. Imagine a place where you can sleep when you want and for as long as you want. A place that is free of stress, noise, and the chaotic adventures of your daily life. It sound too good to be true, right? Well, not at Affordable Luxury Vacations where we strive to provide the most memorable and affordable vacation packages. We promise and deliver the best quality service by expecting and demanding the BEST of everything for YOU! For 50 years, Affordable Luxury Vacations has provided the most value in vacations. We provide a beginning to end vacation experience that will allow you to sit back and enjoy the...
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...Imagine by John Lennon Joel F. Doan Martin Davis ENG-242 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper, I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper, I understand the possible consequences of the act/s, which could include expulsion from Indiana Wesleyan University. Imagine by John Lennon It was difficult for me to write about John Lennon's song, Imagine, and not about John himself, the Beatles, Liverpool, Yoko Ono, New York, his assassination, or anything else. This song, as conceived and as first recorded, is deceptively simple. It consists of a short intro on piano, two verses, a chorus, a third verse, and a repeat of the chorus, followed by a brief 'play out' which is more or less a recap of the intro, turned to close on the tonic chord. But the song has inner strength. The simplicity is indeed deceptive. There are subtleties in the structure and execution. Also, the lyric, though superficially platitudinous, never oversteps itself, and is in fact genuinely challenging to the open mind. Imagine is in the key of C Major, the simplest key in western music. The four bar intro is alternate bars of C (the tonic) and F (the subdominant)...
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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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...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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...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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...The hyena stepped into the cavern first, his eyes naturally able to see well in the darkness. He stepped forward, bow ready as he was followed closely by a hulking figure, who held a glowing greatsword in one hand. Behind the figure stepped a small, thin man, leaning on a staff. The tip of his staff was giving off some light, each side of the dodecahedron glowing softly with a dim, blue glow. He walked behind them both, eyes straining to see what was ahead, when he bumped into the armor plate in front of him, who had stopped when given the signal by their companion in front. “Confound it wizard, either learn to watch where you’re going or Maude as my witness I’ll let the next alchemist we come across take your eyes for research.” The woman scolded him, turning to look at him. Lythus nodded and took a step back, removing his hood. “Apologies, Vilkora, I was taken at the appearance of this place. I’ve never been in such a cave before.” A gruff voice cut off Vilkora’s next words, as the hyena spoke. “Even when whispering, you humans do not understand how unbelievably noisy you are in here. Lythus, pay attention, Vilkora, at my side. We want to mask our presence.” Lythus fell silent and held his staff up so it didn’t touch the ground with each step they made, his hand rummaging through his pockets and rearranging the goods he had inside them. 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...
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... 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 Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, please visit www. wizards.com/d20. U.S., CANADA, ASIA, PACIFIC, EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS & LATIN AMERICA Hasbro UK Ltd Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Caswell Way P.O. Box 707 Newport, Gwent NP9 0YH Renton WA 98057-0707 GREAT BRITAIN...
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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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...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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