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    Cloud Lake: A Short Story

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    A place one could only get to by flying, and a place very few knew about. It was special to the three of them, and they liked to think that it was their own special place. Cloud Lake was on a floating island, the largest of eleven floating islands, in Distira. The island itself did not have a name, but the lake on it had a name. The Lake was made of water, but it flowed off of the island in a stream that turned into clouds. Thus, Cloud Lake. Some of the animals were crystal, others were ‘normal’ but those ‘normal’ animals had extremely soft fur, or feathers. Raven tore through layer after layer of glistening clouds, and as she flapped her powerful wings she twirled through the last layer and came face to face with the sky. She glanced at her timepiece and noted that she had ten minutes to spare. In an instant she made up her mind. She was going to enjoy her freedom before her meeting with Nick. She reached up to her hair and removed her ponytail. She undid the braids, and let her hair fall down to lay against her shoulders…

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    This world has a lot of diverse destinations that are waiting to be explored. There are millions of options. It can be hard to narrow down your vacation destination. Tahiti, Banff, and St. Lucia are three awesome destinations most people don’t know much about. People from all around the world would probably consider visiting these places if they knew more about them. Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia. The island was formed from a volcano and is highly elevated. Tahiti’s beaches…

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    Data Type Description and example use **You must provide an example of what each data type could be used for** String A data type used in programmings such as an integer and floating point unit, but is used to represent text rather than numbers. • I bought 3 CD’s which were from 3 different artists. It shows that I bought it from 3 different people. • If (Option 1==Option 2) If the values are the same, then it is true. If they are different, then it is false. • Usernames are an example of…

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    Creation of the floating charge in English jurisdiction had been developed throughout the nineteenth century. In Holroyd v Marshall1 in 1862, all of future assets could be charged and obtained after its acquisition by the debtor. This principle creates problem on how the company could run its business as a going concern and the company could be paralysed because the company’s business relied ultimately on its assets. This problem was solved by Sir Giffard LJ in Re Panama, New Zealand and…

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    Japan Holiday Essay

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    1.Introduction My rational of choosing Japan for a holiday is because I personally like their culture, savoury food and their beautiful scenery of the country. Japan is an island in the Pacific in which is divided by the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan. Japan consists of four main islands that are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Tokyo is one of a prefecture of Honshu and other largest cities that include Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai.…

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    Many world leaders throughout history have attempted to compose the great society, or as they believed, utopia. On these occurrences, they in some way try to subdue the creative and free thinking side of human nature. In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Mustapha Mond achieves universal stability. As we see in the New World society, stability is made the first priority at the expense of most of the people 's intrinsic human faculties. Mond explains eloquently and quite persuasively to John and…

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    argument using a theory of convergent evolution. This hybrid five-part inductive argument allows Coyne to explain some attributes of island species that remained puzzles for Darwin. Secondly, this hybrid…

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    How close is modern America’s government to controlling all, if not most, of our society today? Our current government gradually begins to take over the lives of people like that in Brave New World. Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World depicts a futuristic society that utilizes science to control the lives of mostly everybody by categorizing them into specific castes. The author’s vision of a utopian society in his novel is relatively, but not entirely, close to modern American society.…

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    A Response to “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas The whimsical city of Omelas is a beautifully portrayed utopia, or model of a perfect society. Everyone who is anyone would love to live in this place of joy and happiness. This futuristic society has no ruler and no laws but everything seems to work in perfect harmony. But there is one simple, yet disturbing rule. One must suffer for everyone to have this perfectly happy life. I would be one to walk away from Omelas , reason being in my eyes…

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    Tristan Da Cunha Culture

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    southern Atlantic ocean. It is a very unique place that few people know about, and that is why I chose to learn more about this culture. It is truly interesting to see how the people on Tristan da Cunha live their lives, and how different their way of life is from our own. There are no airports on the island of Tristan da Cunha, so the only way to get there is by boat, across some of the roughest waters on the planet. Boats from South Africa only travel to the island eight or nine times per…

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