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    Imaginative Journey

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    An imaginative journey has three main parts inspiration speculation and imagination. Imaginative journeys are embarked upon through the transcendence of the threshold of reality. An imaginative journey can be in the form of a dream whether awake or asleep‚ while reading a story in which both the composer and audience can be involved. An imaginative journey is generally triggered by a catalyst‚ which can be in the form of a person or something completely different‚ such as a choice made by

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    intrinsic motivation. In the movie‚ Coach carter had each member to sign the contract. In the contract‚ it states that they should attend all of their classes‚ wear dress shirts and ties on game days‚ refer to everyone (players and coach alike) as "sir"‚ and maintain a minimum 2.3 (C+) grade point average‚ Ken Carter used a variety of ways to lead and motivate the team to get them on their way to the state championships undefeated. among other requirements. Carter also asks the school staff for progress

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    The Mccandless Journey

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    From the book “Into The Wild‚” Jon Krakauer‚ a inventive author‚ talks about the journey of the main character in the story‚ originally know as Christopher Johnson McCandless‚ but changed his name to Alex. McCandless was tired of his life in modern society wanted to be free away from people‚ his parents‚ and the Government. McCandless lived a decent life with many things to be proud off‚ but he decided to leave and give everything he had away‚ or dispose of it. He then set himself to travel across

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    devastated. A few weeks ago the most powerful hurricane to date hovered over downtown Huston dumping over 50 inches of rainfall in just 72 hours. This disaster is still unraveling in Huston and understanding what and why this disaster happened is how anthropologist’s plan on helping. There are four components that help anthropologists understand hazards‚ disasters and human experiences. The first component is the material or objective event‚ in this case Hurricane Harvey that was a category five storm at

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    The Hero's Journey

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    In chapter 4 of Joseph Campbell’s "The Hero With A Thousand Faces"‚ The Hero’s Journey is divided into different sections that detail the steps that outlined the heroes journey‚ which starts with the call to adventure. The hero is given a sign that indicates his/her path‚ leading the hero to journey from their home and begin his/her quest. The protagonist may also be lured or tricked into getting involved in the story. The hero is then introduced to a helper‚ usually an older individual that provides

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    Journey to the West

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    Journey To The West 西游记 Growing up‚ we all had our favorite stories. My personal favorite was the Harry Potter series; I spent hours and hours immersed in those books. For a lot of Chinese children however‚ the story they grew up with was called Journey to the West‚ or XiYouJi. This story was written by Wu Cheng’en‚ an author who lived during the 16th century in the Ming dynasty. A very famous piece of literature‚ it is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The

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    a seasonal basketball tournament. Carter discovers the progress reports filled out by the faculty reveal some of the students have been skipping classes and are struggling academically. Coach Carter initiates a lockdown on the gym‚ banning the team from playing until they improve their grades. Coach Carter is criticized by parents and academic faculty. The school board eventually confronts Carter who justifies his actions‚ explaining he wants to give his team the opportunity and option to further

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    the melancholic day‚ but suddenly‚ Hurricane Sandy struck New York City. As soon as I was chilling at home‚ more news reports were pouring in about the tragedies Hurricane Sandy has brought such as extreme howling winds up to 90 miles per hour at Islip‚ extreme flooding at Seaside Heights‚ power outages‚ and fire at Breezy Point. Because of these extreme effects Hurricane Sandy has brought to us‚ it was a sign that people were to blame for strengthening Hurricane Sandy because of the emission of carbon

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    James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1‚ 1924 in Plains‚ Georgia. He was the thirty-ninth president of the United States and served as the nation’s chief executive when America faced serious problems abroad. After his presidency‚ he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize a little while later in 2002 for his judicious and advocacy when he made the now successful foundation called the Carter Center which helps and reliefs human suffering and human rights as well. (Hochman‚ 2012) Jimmy Carter’s father

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    Travel Or Journey There?

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    Or journey there? "The world is a book‚" said St. Augustine. "The world is a book and those who do not missions read only a page." I feel at home in many places‚ school‚ dorm‚ home with mom and dad‚ boyfriend and at the airport. The airport is like a home for me. When I’m traveling I’m happy a few hours earlier at the airport to buy a coffee. It is not certain when I drink it right away‚ but I sit down on the upper crust and watching people struggling along people sea. I dream about where the suit-clad

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