literally: "descending dragon bay") is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Vân Đồn District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Hạ Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km2, including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The
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cities are densely populated, and also contain towering skyscrapers. People living in these cities who venture outdoors in the evening can almost feel blinded by the intrusive outdoor lighting. One of the major cities in the world that has been affected the most by light pollution is Hong Kong, where the night skies are more than 1000 times brighter than the acceptable global levels. In order to fight the rising problem of light pollution, there is need for governments, businesses and individuals to
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Light Ritual By: Simon G Will the shadows devour me tonight? Or will fate hang another grain of fear upon my brow? The thoughts engrossed in my mind as I swam my way through the endless sea of night. A calm breeze circulated about the Gods Wood, bringing with it the serenity of mid-autumn night. It stirred up the fallen ashen leaves, and they performed their nightly ritual – a dainty waltz of shadows, oscillating to the rhythmic chants of the wind, who recited indiscernibly archaic spells
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roof to sleep under. Each night, tens of thousands of New Yorkers ask themselves this very question, and each night tens of thousands of them do not have a place to stay. In the bible, Jesus clearly tells us to care for the poor and needy. As well, in the book of Matthew, Jesus tells us of the two greatest commandments. The first is to love the Lord our God, and the second is to love our neighbors as ourselves. God did not intend for families to be on the streets each night searching for beds, therefore
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memorized it anyway It was an afternoon in December When it reminded you of the day When we bumped into each other But you didn’t say hi cause I looked away And maybe that was the Biggest mistake of my life And maybe I haven’t move on since that night Chorus: Cause it’s 12:51 And I thought my feelings were gone But I’m lying on my bed Thinking of you again And the moon shines so bright, But I gotta dry these tears tonight Cause you’re moving on and I’m not That strong to hold on any longer
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What was Kokoda known as? Kokoda was known to be one of the most successful military campaigns in world’s history. Its significance to Australian history can be known as a historic campaign and can be proudly talked about in centuries to come. Strategically and symbolically the Kokoda campaign saved Australia from being possibly invaded by foreign invaders or more importantly United States of America leaving Australia to be completely on their own. Winning the battle of Kokoda also meant for the
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although it is rarely easy to give, and sometimes hardest to give to ourselves. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini illustrates how humans have the tendency to dwell on past mistakes. As the novel progresses, the reader comes to a conclusion that is not one action, but a serious of actions that creates the characters personality and characteristics. As a child Amir longed for his father's affection and forgiveness for taking his mother's life after giving birth to him. ”Then I'd bring it home and show
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Jessica & SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats; well. SHYLOCK For three months; well. SHYLOCK Antonio shall become bound; well. SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats for three months and Antonio bound. SHYLOCK Antonio is a good man. SHYLOCK Oh, no, no, no, no: my meaning in saying he is a good man is to have you understand me that he is sufficient. Yet his means are in supposition: he hath an argosy bound to Tripolis, another to the Indies; I understand moreover, upon the Rialto
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Night and Slaughterhouse-Five Night and Slaughterhouse-Five For thousands of years mankind has been killing each other for what, to gain more land, to gain superiority over another, or to show how strong we are. For whatever reason we are always at war with each other the 1900 were no exception with two world wars and plenty of smaller wars. “Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. John F. Kennedy”like J.F.K. said war will end us if we keep it up, war helps no one it just
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Sudden grey phantoms seemed to manifest upon inner room walls where a curtain was still undrawn against the night, or there were whisperings and murmurs where a window in a tomb-like building was still open. Mr Leonard Mead would pause, cock his head, listen, look, and march on, his feet making no noise on the lumpy walk. For long ago he had wisely changed to sneakers when strolling at night, because the dogs in intermittent squads would parallel his journey with barkings if he wore hard heels,
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