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    Dragons in Asia are considered lucky because they are wise and powerful and people respect the dragon because they breathe clouds‚ move the season‚ and control the water of rivers lakes and seas. They are linked with the Yang( 10 facts about Chinese dragons). In Asia dragon have been part of the culture for more than 4‚000 years and made a huge impact on culture because they believed the dragons were real and they also worshiped them as well. In China‚ Japan‚ and Korea they believed that dragons

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    The western and Chinese Dragon The ancient Chinese created a 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac which is represented by 12 different animals. They are rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ rooster‚ dog‚ pig. Dragon is the 5th in this cycle‚ but the most popular‚ and the only mythical creature. The figure of typical Chinese dragon has a long scaled serpentine body‚ two short antlers‚ four lizard legs‚ and chicken claws. They are either flying in the sky or swimming under

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    The Dragon Who Does Not Breath Fire     Hi‚ my name is Oleg‚ Oleg the dragon. See what I did there‚ I was like James Bond for a second. Anyway I’m Oleg and I live in the Dragon Caves (I came up with the name‚ pretty cool isn’t it). I live there with my friends Samuel and Jake. Samuel is an orange dragon with blue eyes. He’s a bit small but he makes up for it with speed and strength. Jake is very tall and I used to be a bit scared of him but it’s OK now. We usually go out destroying castles and if

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    The Dragon Boat Festival

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    The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival‚ also called the Duanwu Festival‚ is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years‚ the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races‚ especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This regatta commemorates the death

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    Dragon Ball was a manga series released in Japan on November 10th‚ 1985‚ written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It followed the adventures of Son Goku and his super powered‚ martial arts fighting friends‚ travelling the world searching for the Dragon Balls; seven magical balls that if gathered‚ grant the user any wish. The manga series became extremely popular‚ not only in Japan‚ but around the world. Looking to capitalize off the popularity of Dragon Ball‚ 20th Century Fox announced that in

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    & Legend Kelsey Dahlberg Thesis Statement: In this essay I will explore the ideas of luck‚ control by consent‚ unpredictability and the illusion of skill present in the ritual of the game Dungeons and Dragons‚ and why they are so prevelant in this ritual. The game of Dungeons and Dragons is a popular fantasy roleplaying game created in 1974. The ideas of luck‚ control by consent‚ unpredictability and the illusion of skill are all very prevelant throughout the ritual‚ particularly in dice rolling

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    The Dragon Boat Festival

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    Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several

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    Eragon The Dragon Rider

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    Many people are not who they actually appear to be. In the book Brisingr‚ by Christopher Paolini‚ Eragon‚ a Dragon Rider‚ turns into one of the legends of the land‚ which he protects dutifully. Everyone thinks of Eragon as one of the bravest men on the lands. Eragon appears to be tough on the surface‚ but is actually really emotional. On the outside‚ Eragon seems like the strong‚ brave role model‚ but he has gone through difficult challenges to get there. Eragon can be compared to a lion because

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    The dragons were the protectors of the region and people known as light. The surviving dragon’s life energy travels to another to insure the life force of all dragons at their death‚ to sustain their kind. The creator wrote across the heavens of our universe their history predefined. Darkness feared the dragons‚ for them knew they kept careful watch on them. Darkness had tried to rise before to take the light‚ but they had halted them. Darkness felt whoever could control the dragons‚ would

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    How to Train Your Dragon

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    Viking village that is plagued by attacks from dragons. Hiccup‚ the awkward son of the village chieftain‚ Stoick the Vast‚ shoots down a dragon he thinks may be a Night Fury‚ a rare dragon nobody has ever actually seen. Hiccup locates the dragon in the forest‚ but finds he is unable to kill the helpless animal. Hiccup instead cuts it free. Meanwhile‚ Stoick assembles a fleet to seek out the dragons’ nest‚ but before he leaves‚ he places Hiccup in dragon-fighting classes taught by Gobber‚ the village

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