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    Every person with an individualistic nature is empowered by nonconformist ideologies. Nonconformists are people who act upon their own will, make decisions as they want to, and do not conform to the social norms. These individuals are known as mavericks that exude a great sense of independence and self-reliance. In Thoreau’s “Self-Reliance”, he mentions, “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” He expresses a nonconformist ideal of having a personal conscience. The mind of…

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    Xuananzang Research Paper

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    Xuanzang’s was the most famous of all Buddhist pilgrims his goals was to go to India . Before he travel to India an older traveler gave him some advices and he said that the road to the west are very dangerous but Xuanzang’s said that he will start his journey from the west and he will not be back before he reach India even if he die he will not regret . Xuanzang’s went to the Gobi desert and it was difficult because there was no living creatures to be seen in this desert . On the other hand he…

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    Hatchet Book Report

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    could survive that long, but i think i could survive for a few weeks. The first reason why i could only survive for a few weeks is because of the water. Like the book said “ He was unbelievably thirsty.” on page 40. I would drink the water in the pond/lake but the water is dirty so i could get sick. And if i got sick i would not have any medicine to make me better. The second reason i could only stay alive for a few weeks…

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    “I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. The title of the book is Freak the Mighty. Later after that, they made a movie called, The Mighty. The Mighty was created in 1998. The two characters in the book and the movie are, Kevin and Max. The three major differences between the book and the movie are, how Freak and Max’s friendship develops, how they became Freak the Mighty, and Freak’s death and illness.…

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    litters, animal wastes,dirt and other pollutants as it flows.Storm water pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today and many animals die or are harmed from it. The polluted stormwater deteriorates our waterways, like rivers , lakes or ponds. There are many reasons this can harm our environment. Nutrients, for example: phosphorus and nitrogen can cause over growing of algae which results in oxygen exhaustion in the waterways. Pollutants from cars & fertilizers that flow with…

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    There are many differences in books but there is so many things that they have in common with the hero’s journey too. To begin the Star Wars movie and the Hunger Games both share the hero’s journey but in either the same ways or different ways. Such as in the Hunger Games the Ordinary world was a very poor town and the ordinary world in star wars is a desert planet in space. In addition I think the call to adventure for Katniss was when she entered the arena because from there on the her life…

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    mountains probably were once covered in water for the planet of Mars. It is thought that billions of years ago a a giant lake could have been on Mars. On Mars there is a NASA Curiositym Rover . The rover is exploring Mars. It has found streams and ponds on the planet already. The reason there is so much interest in discovering if water ever existed on Mars is because the scientist will know if plant and life form ever existed there. The scientist have discovered a geometric pattern of rocks…

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    Rachel Carson Pesticides

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    these pesticides have an effect on the young and innocent. Carson emphasizes the large scale impact pesticides have to show it is a large problem and prove her point that pesticides are harmful and should not be used. As many people know a ripple in a pond continues to expand and affect everywhere, which is why care Carson compares the death of the birds to an “ever-widening wave of death that spreads out, like ripples what a pebble is dropped into a still…

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    conformity. Thoreau explains that he has “been sincere as a worshipper of Aurora” (Thoreau 76). The worshipping of dawn is what allows him to see the truth in nature as he “got up and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things I have ever done.” (Thoreau 76). He bathed in the pond not…

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    When her mom leaves, Amy is left with only Star for solace as the tornado whisks the trailer she calls home to a strange land. Oz. But Oz isn’t what it used to be. Now, it is a place where the trees don’t talk, the Wandering Water stays put, the Pond of Truth…

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