Some may say that we are all wandering aimlessly, yet not all those who wander are lost..therefore, although we are not lost, we cannot exactly find what we are unsure we're looking for, resulting in our constant loitering. Although ignoring self discovery seems quite effortless and tolerable, it often will do more harm to
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government. “With the establishment of the American military government, the alcalde system was restored. On every bar, and in every gulch, and ravine, where an American crowd was collected, there an American alcalde was elected. And there were strange and often conflicting laws in adjoining neighborhoods, depending on the settlers or on the alcaldes, who made the laws, as the occasion required.” 1 After the treaty of peace with Mexico was signed in 1848, California was left with practically
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Ferdinand Columbus wrote: "Thursday, October 11… a strange light... Two hours after midnight land appeared, at a distance from them. They took in all sails, remaining with the mainsail, which is the great sail without bonnets, and kept jogging, waiting for day, a Friday, on which they reached a small island of the Lucayos, which is called in the language of the Indians Guanahanil. Immediately they saw naked people and the Admiral went ashore in the armed boat and Martin Alonso Pinzon and Vicente
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The Discovery of the Tomb of King Tutankhamen Who, when and how found King Tutankhamen's tomb The tomb of King Tutankhamen was found in 1922. When one of Howard Carter’s (Famous archeologist) water fetchers was digging around with a stick when he found a step he called Howard over. He and his crew found a flight of steps that led to a sealed door. To protect the find Howard covered the steps so that none were showing. When Howard uncovered the steps the tomb had been broken into then resealed by
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with Catherine’s psychological state of mind in which she denies rejecting the gothic as reflected by her transfixion of ‘motionless wonder’ (p.118) as she begins to form/question the possibility of gothic mystery behind everyday objects: ‘This is strange indeed! I did not expect such
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suspense, and surprise, three words describing the novel and movie of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. There have been books better than movies, movies better than books, but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is definitely better as a book. What’s strange is that in the movie, it follows the phrase “it’s not what you have, it’s what you don’t have that counts (Raskin, p.43)” than the book. In the movie, lots of characters also disappeared, changed partners, and changed rolls. This proves that The
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been tested thousands of times over the past 106 years? If the findings by the CERN are correct, it would force an overhaul of the fundamental laws of nature and how the universe works. These particles are 6 km/second faster than light, which is strange because 100 years ago, Einstein suggested nothing can go faster than light. If these scientists are right and Einstein was wrong, whatever we know about our Universe will soon be turned on its head. "The feeling that most people have is this can't
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The whole paragraph gives the readers a sense of discovery, of Marlow’s feeling of being exposed to a new world that he does not belong to. Marlow is transferred to a different world and tries to understand the unfamiliarity of Africa. In describing, “the earth seemed unearthly”, Marlow expresses that this place is unfamiliar to him; therefore, he feels like a stranger here. It also shows the first contradiction in the passage; the paradoxical meaning between “earth” and “unearthly” represents his
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Parents tell you what to do. So, we shouldn’t find it strange that our parents are telling us to “go outside”? Actually, it really is strange. The majority of children are spending less and less time outside than generations before them. Parents should not have to tell their kids to go outside. Kids should want to go outside. Sadly, in this day and age, indoor activities take precedence over playing outside. With developments in technology, many people (not just kids) only spend time outside
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cravings and how exactly do you sneak a pint of Blood into your lunchbox? Then there's his big fangs, his ever developing powers that Vlad doesn't how capacity of and the fact that his crush seems to have a thing for his best friend. Add to the mix a strange substitute teacher who makes myths and urban legends the focus of their English lessons, forcing Vlad to confront his dark side in a rather public area, and eighth grade school year pretty much couldn't get any worse. Then the substitute starts asking
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