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Rest Of The World Indian Ocean
1,954 wordsFor nearly three decades in the early 15 th century China was the most powerful force in the world. They had fine artisans who crafted the most beautiful, delicate porcelains and silks in the known world. They had the technologies of firepower, astronomy, and oceanic navigation. They had the belief that they were the center of the world, the Middle Kingdom, and that the Son of Heaven ruled them. But most importantly, they had the means to bring their influences and culture to the rest of the wor...
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Costa Rican Six Weeks
1,057 wordsCocos Island is a small island 300 miles off the coast off Costa Rica. It has been a Costa Rican possession sense 1868. This Island has been famous for sometime because of the many stories and legends told over time about hidden treasure. There were a few legends about pirates who dropped their loot there. The most famous ones were Benito Bonito, Captain Bennett Graham and William Thompson. All these main stories and other stories give us the idea of hidden treasure still reaming on the island. ...
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Roman Empire Civil Wars
1,968 wordsHeroic qualities have always been debatable but historians tend to agree that the qualities of a hero are a reflection of the values of the society. Augustus and Beowulf are two individuals revered as heroes during their own time. Both sustained their share of criticism but still managed to come out on top. Augustus was responsible for uniting Rome and creating a society that influenced every single society that followed. Beowulf's success was in keeping the peace for the Geats with the surround...
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Great Power One Day
1,170 words... for yourselves treasures on earth He was not saying that we must not think, plan 2. And He was not forbidding us to have money and possess earthly things. IV. THE CRUX OF THIS TEACHING IS CAPTURED A. You remember what I said earlier Treasures are simply things we value, and B. Heavenly things are so much more valuable than earthly treasure we ought to want heavenly things and labor for heavenly things and treasure heavenly things far more 1. I believe thats the point of what He plan for our ...
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Bilbo Baggins Lonely Mountain
1,609 wordsThe Hobbit or There and Back Again By: J. R. R. Tolkien Part 1 The Hobbit takes place in Middle-Earth. It starts in Bilbo Baggins's Hole in The Hill in the Shire in Hobbiton. Most of the book takes place on the trail from Hobbiton to the Wilder land. This journey is taken during the Third Age of Middle-Earth. Tolkien recounts the journey of Bilbo Baggins and thirteen dwarfs on a quest to reconquer the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the Dragon. Tolkien leads the gang of dwarves, and Bilbo, through pe...
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Treasure Island Side
3,881 wordsCharacter of Interest My favorite character in Treasure Island is captain Long John Silver. This character really stood out to me. The reason being that he was a very respected and or feared pirate among everyone that knew him. He had a very complex personality, at first he seemed to be the kindest person is the whole book, but later he really reveals what he is capable of and you soon learn it is really a act. Long John Silver is a very hard man to understand. It? s very hard to even describe h...
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