TITLE: ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLOHINS AUTHOR: SCOTTO’DELL PUBLISHER: PENGUIN GROUP PUBLICATION DATE: 1960 MAIN CHARACTERS Karana: She is the protagonist. When the Aleuts invade her homeland and the natives fled‚ Karana and her brother are left behind to fend for themselves. SECONDARY CHARACTERS Ramo: This was Karana’s younger brother. He is however killed shortly after the island is deserted by a pack of hungry‚ wild dogs. Ulape: Karana’s older sister. Ulape manages to escape with the natives
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When the Vikings attacked the holy land of Lindisfarne in 793‚ it was the earliest recorded Viking raid in the west. Lindisfarne‚ located of the coast of Northumberland‚ was a monastery founded by Saint Aiden in 630. In Lindisfarne was the monastery named " Saint Cuthbert "‚ one of the most sacred places in Britain. Is it there that the sacred Lindisfarne gospels were located. For more than 150 years Lindisfarne had collected many riches in the monastery from people donating to the church. These
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In the movie In the Land of Blood and Honey‚ Ajla and Daniel become beloved during the Bosnian war. Being in love is complicated for the two sweethearts. Ajla and Daniel have obstacles they face due to the two different religions. Daniel is the son of the Serbian Colonel and Ajla is a Muslim. Two detached religion who has hatred for each other. While Ajla is captured‚ Daniel was the commander of the detention camp where Ajla was staying. That’s where their affection for each other flourish as the
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Part I‚ "The Burial of the Dead‚" is itself a significant figure of speech‚ also a metaphor‚ that establishes the central idea of the work. For Eliot‚ following World War I (1914-1918)‚ Earth itself was ravaged‚ torn and dead‚ "Lilacs out of the dead land ...." This figure of speech signifies that death resulting from WWI encompasses the dead who died in battle and the dead who still breath though dead inside from horror and from the loss of dead Earth: A crowd flowed over London
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Who’s the best and on this land? As I walked down the crowded hallway seeing many college students leaving the building trying to make it to their next class or dorm. I make it to the end of the hallway and push the door open which feels light as a feather. The set of stairs that seem to take just seconds to go down of and needing to push another door which is somewhat heavier than the first. Then out of the third door that takes me outside. When I get outside I can automatically feel the sun
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A Man Becomes a Patriot‚ and a Land Becomes a Nation The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood illustrates the shift from dependence upon the “mother land” of Britain‚ to the independence of a newly born nation‚ and the effects these changes had socially‚ economically‚ and politically for the people of this era. An evident division of the people emerged during the early 1700s‚ and provided little diversity and social mobility amongst the colonists. The rich‚ though a minority
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Candy Land Once upon a time there lived a simple girl who lived a simple life. Her name was Elena brooks and she lived in a small town of Freeport‚ Kansas. Elena lived with her mom‚ Adriana and her dad‚ Chris. She was a star student and was on the tennis‚ track‚ and debate team for her school. One day Elena was walking to her house when she saw a guy from her school named Eliot‚ they talked for a while and he decided to invite Elena to a party he was having this evening before their school’s football
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Is America really the land of the free? Ever since we were children we have been molded by society. At the store with our parents we wanted them to get us that “cool” toy that lights up and makes generic noises. When they said “no”‚ we were furious. The frustration of these incidents created a false hate for our own loving parents. Now we know of coarse that our parents didn’t hate us‚ they just couldn’t afford to buy the toy. Even though they worked every day for us‚ they still couldn’t afford
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------------------------------------------------- Arunachal Pradesh It is the land of breathtakingly beautiful sunrises between skyrocketing mountains‚ sparkling rivers‚ lakes‚ and ample of snow. It is the Arunachal Pradesh; the vast expanse of rolling plains‚ hills‚ and beautiful water bodies at the far eastern edge of India. India shows diversity in every aspect‚ including its population distribution. Arunachal Pradesh is the Indian state with the least population density‚ with just over 13 lacs
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In this Religion and Society class I learn something that I never knew before and I started to question thing I that I had believe to be true. I learn new term that I never heard before like mod and monotheism which means the belief in one God and polytheism which mean the belief in multiple God. I learn that Christianity is torn between them because in Christianity they believe in one God‚ however they also believe in the God‚ Son and the Holy Ghost. I also learn what religion is. Religion is
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