Menageries Owning an unusual pet was a way to show wealth and power to others. These were known as Menageries. A menagerie is a private collection of animals‚ which is not open to the public as a zoo is in our times now. When a family decides to buy a family pet‚ generally they look at fancy fish‚ sweet little kittens or even a high-spirited puppy. They would not think about going out and buying a lion for their young child to play with. However‚ many people get unusual pets. Yet‚ it does affect
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The most Unusual Hobbies in the World. What is a hobby? Passion? Work? Holiday? Or all together? Hobby is what a person likes to do in his spare time. Many people spend a lot of time and money for their hobby‚ but for someone a hobby is like a profession. And it even become a way of making money. The human imagination is truly boundless: people come up with all kinds of ideas and they do not hesitate to put them into practice. Here are the examples of the most unusual hobbies in the world.
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The Unusual Experience It was the same bus I got onto every morning‚ but today‚ I fell asleep in the bus. When I woke up‚ I sensed something was unusual. The bus took me to a strange place that I had not seen before. Before I managed to ask the bus driver‚ it vanished. Wandering around aimlessly looking for anybody‚ the place seemed weird. Some crows were flying above me. There was an old building on the waste land. When I reached the building‚ a girl tapped me from behind. Liz was wearing
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The Effects of Social Comparison on Life Satisfaction Abstract The study was carried out to explore the effects of social comparison on life satisfaction. Although the results were not statistically significant enough to prove that downward social comparison led to higher life satisfaction than upward social comparison‚ a second study was proposed to make amendments to the limitations of the first study. Some amendments include increasing the effect of the manipulation
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splitting the order effect in paired comparison experiments Nasir Abbas Department of Statistics‚ Government Postgraduate College Jhang‚ Pakistan nabbasgcj@yahoo.com Muhammad Aslam Department of Statistics‚ Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad‚ Pakistan aslamsdqu@yahoo.com Abstract The results of sport contests depend upon a lot. In this article‚ an attempt is made to accommodate the factors influencing the sports-results by proposing a model for paired comparison experiments that splits the order
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Sharon J Rabess AC1204216 EN120.2.1 English Composition I Assignment 02 EN120 English Composition I June 11‚ 2012 An unusual person My sixteen year old brother‚ Ranny‚ definitely stands out in a crowd of teenagers because of his unique appearance loving and caring ways. The very first thing that you notice when you look at him is his size. He stands at shoulder height next to me; indeed‚ he is taller than teenagers his age‚ and is definitely stronger and of course taller than me. His weight
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3 Unusual Scholarships There are many scholarships that are offered for colleges‚ but there are some that are out of this world. Here are 3 strange scholarships. If you love your veggies‚ this one is right for you. Two health-conscious winners will be awarded a $5‚000 each in scholarship money from the Vegetarian Resource Group. Eligible applicants must not only exemplify a healthy lifestyle‚ but also promote vegetarianism within their community too. Vegetarians do not eat meat‚ fish
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Thomas Jones 10-04-08 Street Law 3Rd Period When inmates enter the institution‚ they are thoroughly searched and their clothes and personal effects are taken from them. They are told that they may not cause trouble and no political speeches will be allowed. They may write one letter each week and attend church only on Sunday. If they violate any rules‚ they will immediately be put in solitary confinement without any food for 24 hours. Because of the high inmate population‚ there are
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Creativity is unusual stuff MEDIA CULTURE ASSIGNMENT # 3 Write an essay on ethics behind the advertising campaign of one product or company. Explore both sides of the argument and analyze through the lens of marketing ethics. by Ottavia Milani 22.04.2013 “Creativity is unusual stuff: It frightens. It deranges. It’s subversive. It mistrusts what it sees‚ what it hears. It dares to doubt. It acts even if it errs. It infiltrates preconceived notions. It rattles established certitudes. It incessantly
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Creative comparisons Authors can attempt to persuade their audience through using comparisons. In creative writing such as poetry and fiction‚ it is legitimate to compare two items that seem at first to be dissimilar in order to produce a literary effect such as surprise‚ humour or an unexpected perspective. In creative writing‚ it may be permissible to say ’it was raining Wellington boots’‚ or ’the moon is a goddess riding her chariot of clouds’. Literary critics have to decide whether such comparisons
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