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    The focus of the documentary is on the destruction of the world’s coral reefs and the part that humans are playing within that destruction and the rebuilding of the reefs. The documentary mainly follows an English artist/sculptor call Jason Taylor and his work within the community of Cancun, Mexico to help rebuilt a coral reef there through the use of statues to create an artificial reef which benefits the local ecosystem greatly. The documentary has a particularly poignant message for the role…

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    his own family, and how the death and destruction of his family and friends can cause a man to turn into a monster. The book starts out with Robert Walton writing letters to Marry Shelley, about him desiring one friend.Throughout Frankenstein there is little incidents that take place in the book that will make the main character turn into a full blown monster at the end of the book Frankenstein. The motifs of Frankenstein are isolation and abortion/destruction. The motif of isolation is how the…

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    "her father's silence...and her mother's absence..."(3) became a daily routine. Causing Lizabeth to feel like there was no one there to support her when she needed help. Eventually, the feeling of being unsupported led to her perform an act of destruction that she later regretted.…

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    Mortals are flawed beings, as such, even kind-hearted intentions can result in the deadliest of consequences. Society often aims to choose the most viable of opportunities, but rarely does a perfect plan come to fruition. In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, many conflicts occur between Odysseus and his enemies, however the entirety of them have legitimate reasons. Odysseus injures Polyphemus out of necessity for the survival of his crew. Also, he kills the suitors as compensation for…

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    Albert Einstein says that a man is defined by values rather than his success. Odysseus has many victories but he follows his morals religiously and does not break them regardless of desperation. Odysseus’s expedition was a treacherous trek that seemed near impossible. Odysseus had many opponents. One of them was Polyphemus (cyclops), the son of Poseidon, who trapped Odysseus and his crew in his cave. Another opponent Odysseus encountered was Calypso (nymph) who imprisoned Odysseus on the island…

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    Have you ever felt that a problem was so great that you had to runaway and fake your own death? This is exactly what the main character, Huck, did in the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Both Huck and Jim, a runaway slave, were trying to escape their terrible lives each for different reasons. A grown man and young boy became friends because they were trying to escape and build a better life for themselves. During their escape they encountered many obstacles which caused…

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    The world is often hypocritical. Everyone believes that education is important. Regardless of your background, education holds some type of value in your heart. Even Michelle Obama rapped about the importance of going to college, yet there are millions of children around the world who do not attend college or even have access to a basic education. Education is empowering, yet millions of children are denied of this basic right. Fortunately here in Canada, children are granted the right to an…

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    The pain inside Dolly was intolerable. The pain had begun when the awful Husky attacked her. Dolly, not wanting to get involved, had been watching Buck and Spitz fight from a distance. The next instance Huskies had surrounded the camp. These were not the cute well brought up Huskies either. These were mangled, famished Huskies. A Husky approached her. Dolly new then and there that she had to fight him. It was not easy for her to fight because she was not one who cared for fights. One Husky, a…

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    The most common way a person may have heard the term "stem cell" being used is when it is involved with Human embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. The controversy involved with Human ESC research is that in order to retrieve those stem cells the destruction of a human embryo must happen. Many people disagree with this practice and see it as unethical because it is potentially killing a developing human. However, there is another way to get stem cells without going to an embryo. To begin, what…

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    if caught. The public is under constant reminder to “stay in line” due to the posters all over town reading “Big Brother is Watching You.” The destruction of language and the past can be used as tools to manipulate people into believing anything because it…

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