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    and her journey into adulthood. And throughout my story, a coming of age tale unfolds in which the protagonist goes on a quest to find three items and is ultimately set free from the abusive grips of her paternal figures. I emulated themes from the Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella by including certain motifs that are present in the tale such as troublesome paternal figures, impossible tasks, magical creatures within nature that help the protagonist, and an ending that features justice.…

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    imposed– if all records told the same tale– then the lie passed into history and became truth” (Orwell 34-35). The Party manipulated its people with lies and controlled them in this manner. They can make anyone believe anything, and truth is simply whatever they say. Any idea can be considered truth is there is nothing else fathomable to believe. Newspeak and doublethink are the Party’s use to control how people think and what they believe. Newspeak is the language of Orwell’s novel that made…

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    make people confess to crimes they never committed. In 1984, Winston was brought to the ministry of love and underwent torture in order to break his will and rebellious spirit in a way that in the end, nothing will remain except his love for Big brother. They achieved this through prolonged torture and brainwashing. By bringing Winston to his limit and making him think that he was being spared by his torturer, the torturer manages to convince Winston to like him and convinces Winston to accept…

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    Ferguson Tractors starts not with building tractors but Aero Planes. Harry Ferguson in 1902 went to work for his brother Joe in a bicycle shop and car repair. While working there he found and exciting interest in aviation. In 1909 Ferguson became the first person to fly in Ireland when he just all of a sudden took off on a monoplane he had designed. After he had a falling out with his brother over the safety of the planes he was building he went at it alone. He designed and built over three…

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    The Myth Of Scoot

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    In the epic that takes place in the quaint town of, Somersprings, we follow the tale of two girls that fight off the evil Queen Betch. The town’s people adored her and worshiped her very existence, because they were under her evil spell. However, an obstacle stands in our heroine’s way. A follower named, Scoot! Will they break the spell? Or fall under her trap. Let’s start off with our heroes, a lovely and fierce ass mother humper, named, Abby and her spunky voluptuous, sidekick, Charlotte. The…

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    Parador De Oropesa, Spain

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    Europe’s amazing castle hotels provide guests with a glimpse back into the days when royalty ruled. Five of Europe’s best castle hotels for the holidays There is certainly something special about visiting a castle. It inspires us to dream of knighthood or perhaps someone like King Arthur during a period when kings and queens ruled over their kingdoms. Dreams can still come true the instant you visit or stay in some of Europe's greatest castles. The following are five castles in Europe that…

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    Nineteen Eighty-Four

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    Although language is an ancient method, not necessary adopted by Orwell, the way Big Brother has used it is the same concept to that of today’s government. Therefore, Orwellian is certainly relevant and intact in our society. Party Slogans “ War is peace. Freedom is slavery” are sinister methods still vigorous to the U.S. Through propaganda…

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    destroying Big Brother as much as Winston O’Brien: protagonist at the beginning and then antagonist at the end, deceptive, abuser Setting: Oceania in 1984, dystopian society ruled by Big Brother Summary: 1984, by George Orwell, is a dystopian novel about the socialistic government run by Big Brother. The main character, Winston Smith, struggles with his hatred of Big Brother and The Party, but is afraid…

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    The pioneer that has been chosen is Howard Hughes. He was born in december 24, 1905 and was largely known for being wealthy and reclusive. As he grew older, Hughes built a passion for aviation, he created an aviation company and like to live a dangerous life. He frequently tested his own planes and tried to break the air speed record. While trying to break the air speed record, he discovered that the planes he was using was not fast enough and he made his own race plane called the Hughes H-1. it…

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    1970s Oil Crisis Essay

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    Although some of these development programs did not directly contribute to fuel saving during the two oil crises, the invaluable technological breakthroughs from radical research projects like this allowed future improvements to be made, and are seen everywhere today equipping the most advanced, efficient aircrafts ever produced. In other words, companies involved in these programs absorbed the innovations from these projects and used them in the next generation of aircrafts. General Electric…

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