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    Rizal's Travel

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    Rizal in Berlin‚ Germany 1 November 1886 At 1:25 P.M.‚ Rizal arrived at Berlin and boarded at the Central Hotel. 2 November 1886 Rizal wrote a letter to his friend Pastor Karl Ullmer informing the latter of his arrival at the big German capital the day before. He wrote: "Remembrances to your loving wife‚ Eta and to Friedrich." 4 November 1886 In a letter he informed Prof. Blumentritt about his meeting with Dr. A.B. Meyer last October 31 in Dresden. He was already residing at Jaeger Straesse

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    Safe Travel

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    These days‚ we Geeks don’t travel anywhere without our laptops. It’s a given that we need to have them on us! How would we survive?! Thankfully‚ Seth sent in the following tips to help us keep them safe while we are on the road. Pad The Laptop: Make sure the laptop bag or carrying case you transport your laptop in provides adequate padding. As you move about the airport or shove the laptop under the seat in front of you or into the overhead storage compartment‚ the laptop can be jarred and jostled

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    Patrick’s. During his brief time in England‚ Swift had become friends with writers such as Alexander Pope‚ and during a meeting of their literary club‚ the Martinus Scriblerus Club‚ they decided to write satires of modern learning. Gulliver’s Travels was a controversial work when it was first published in 1726. In

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    Female representations in “Gulliver’s Travels” In Jonathan Swift’s satire‚ “Gulliver’s Travels”‚ the representation of women can be seen‚ at a superficial level‚ as offensive and extremely misogynistic and in broad lines corresponding to the image of the woman in Swift’s contemporary patriarchal society. The woman was almost objectified‚ thus reduced to her physical appearance and its status as obedient wife‚ whose sole purpose was to attend to her husband’s need. This perception of women was what

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    (circle) [pic] • Title of Book : Gulliver’s Travel • Author          : Jonathan Swift • Publisher    : Oxford University Press • Year of publication : 1971 Setting (of time and place) The setting of the novel is 1699. Major places that this novel took place are in the Country of Lilliput and Brobdingnag‚ the land of the giants. Major Characters:  Give a brief description of each character. 1. Lemuel Gulliver He is a doctor who works in the ship. He is such an adaptable

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    Gulliver's Travels Part 3

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    Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift Part III A Voyage to Laputa‚ Balnibarbi‚ Luggnagg‚ Glubbdubrib‚ and Japan Chapter Summaries Part III: Chapter 1 Ten days after returning from his previous voyage‚ Gulliver is confronted by Captain William Robinson to work as his journey to the West Indies. The doubled salary is cause enough for Gulliver to accept the invitation and sets sail two month after the invitation. Upon arriving in Tonquin‚ Gulliver is appointed Captain of a sloop (a small

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    Space Travel

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    | | | | Should the U.S. Government Support A Manned Space Program at the Expense of the U.S. Tax Payers?1. The Man In Space ControversyShould the United States support a "Man In Space" program? Opinions here diverge‚ with opponents and proponents presenting strong arguments on both sides.The opponents like to point out how enormously expensive manned space operations are with every shuttle flight costing tax payers some $500‚000‚000 and with the anticipated bill for the international space

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    In Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift‚ Gulliver’s adventures and experiences satirize many aspects of human nature. Pride and arrogance are reoccurring themes that make up the most of Swift’s satire. While pride and arrogance is currently demonstrated by athletes such as Usain Bolt‚ it is also show by the characters in Gulliver’s Travels. Politics earn Swift’s greatest critical disapprobation. Through his supposed character’s observations‚ Swift levels an indifferent screed against the pettiness

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    The reading report of Gulliver’s Travels Plot summary A voyage to Lilliput The surgeon Gulliver is an audacious man. He was shipwrecked in his voyage‚ then he drift to a kingdom of Lilliput which on an unknown island in the Pacific Ocean. In this country‚ all the inhabitants are just 6 inches high. They captured Gulliver and took him to their territory. Gulliver’s friendly and modest expression gradually gained the emperor and people’s affection; meanwhile he is also gradually familiar with Lilliput

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    Jonathan Swift’s‚ Gulliver’s Travels satirically relates bodily functions and physical attributes to social issues during England’s powerful rule of Europe. Through out the story we find many relations between bodily features and British and European society. Swift uses this tone of mockery to explain to his reader the importance of many different topics during this time of European rule. Swift feels that the body and their functions relate to political as well as the ration of a society. Swift’s

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