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    magic johnson

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    Earvin “Magic” Johnson Born Earvin Johnson Jr. on August 14‚ 1959‚ in Lansing‚ Michigan‚ Magic Johnson dominated the court as one of America’s best basketball players for 12 years. He retired from the LA Lakers in 1991 after revealing that he had the AIDS virus. He has since then built up a business empire‚ which includes real estate holdings‚ several Starbucks franchises‚ and movie theaters. He is also an author and has written several books including this autobiography titled “Magic.” I was

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    Magic Realism

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    Magical Realism Magical realism is a genre of film where magic elements are a natural part in a realistic environment. However‚ it is most commonly used as a literary genre‚ magic realism can also apply to visual arts and obviously films. This type of genre began in the Latin culture and now is known world wide for its attributes. There are two people that have been credited for coining the term Magical Realism‚ Dudley Fits and Franz Roh. Both of them are well-recognized authors. Magical Realism

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    Magic Johnson

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    (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers. I chose Magic because he demonstrated great leadership among fellow teammates and throughout the NBA‚ and he continues to demonstrate leadership in the business world. As an avid basketball player and fan I had the honor to meet Magic in the late 90’s at a basketball summer camp. Even as a young student of the game I knew the man everyone knows as Magic would become a greater person and leader. During the summer camp Magic came in and spoke to everyone as a person

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    Magic Realism

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    In the article “Magic Realism and Garciá Márquez’s Eréndira”‚ magic realism is described as a style that has expanded over time and has grown into a greater idea that influences various contemporary artistic achievements. Many Latin American and American film directors and writers have adopted the magic realism subject and style‚ and used the concept to explore the mysteries of everyday life. The general effect of magic realism is one that gives a deeper‚ more mysterious meaning to a part of reality

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    Magic Squares

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    Magic squares have intrigued people for thousands of years and in ancient times they were thought to be connected with the supernatural and hence‚ magical. Today‚ magic squares are considered magical because there are so many relationships between the sums of the numbers in the squares. So‚ what is a magic square? A magic square is an arrangement of the numbers from 1 to n2 in an n x n matrix‚ with each number occurring exactly once‚ and such that the sum of the entries of any row‚ any column‚ or

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    Magic Word

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    up with his classmates at the Killing Dragons Knight School‚ until a professor‚ in order to instill self-confidence in the Knight‚ convinces him that he can kill dragons with the best of them if he uses the magic word. And so he does until he meets his fifty-first dragon and forgets the magic word‚ and loses his self-confidence crutch provided by a word.Settings: The first setting is in a knight school where Gawaine is taught how to be a knight. It also takes place in the forest where he beheads

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    Black Magic

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    Black Magic ____________________________________________________________________________ Pavan Patel* KVS Krishnamohan** The world’s worst power outage affected 600 million people‚ business worth an estimated $1.5 billion was lost‚ trains stopped‚ flight schedules were thrown out of gear‚ and miners were trapped‚ in deep coal shafts and hospitals had to switch the emergency operators. That’s half of the population in the darkness on 31st July 2012. This

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    Magic Squares

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    What the magic squares are It is easy to make you understand what the magic squares are by showing it. It is known well as a puzzle for kids. It is easy to how it works‚ and there is an interest how it is made. There is a simple rule to make it. The sum of one of any lines is always same to another sum. In this case‚ there are eight of equality. 8+1+6 =6+7+2 =4+9+2 =8+3+4 =3+5+7 =1+5+9 =8+5+2 =6+5+4 There are also many kinds in magic squares. This is simple‚ but also mysterious. There is

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    The Tempest: Magic

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    Tempest: Magic The Tempest‚ written in 1611‚ was one of William Shakespeare’s last plays. It has a combination of superb characters‚ interesting settings‚ and a good plot line—all held together by the running theme of magic‚ and its ever- present importance. A closer examination of the magic in The Tempest‚ and the public’s view of magic at the time‚ will give insight as to Shakespeare’s choice of magic as a theme‚ and why it has made the play so successful and timeless. Magic presented

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    Magic Tricks

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    Magic is an art of entertaining an audience by tricking‚ and performing illusions that amaze them often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved. The people who perform these illusions are called magicians‚ illusionists or prestidigitators. Early performances of magic start back in ancient Egypt. But the same plans such as the Trojan horse have been used in plays and public performances. Other than these tricks and deceptions of ancient times‚ the profession of illusionists

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