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    Each speller preceding me fluidly spells out each word, but when the announcer calls me to the silver microphone, I feel so nervous that I cannot hear him pronounce the word “truck.” I then ask him to define the word so that I can remember what he said, and I was met by a warranted outburst of laughter from the crowd. The announcer simply acts like I am joking, so he gives me the definition “SUV or gas guzzler.” His kindness helps me to regain my confidence, and I spell the practice word without…

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    says, “If a student is permitted to reach the Ph.D level without being able to spell the name of her speciality, should she be solely to blame?” (Paragraph 8) and, “Finally, if there are plenty of professors who do not recognize what (to me, at least) are blindingly obvious errors, perhaps the problem is not theirs, but mine.”(Paragraph 9) She not only questions the professor who passed students who do not know how to spell the name of their profession, but she looks at herself. This gives an…

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    "Lets look in that book for one of those old spells." Katherine said. Tara grabbed the book off the altar in the fire pit room. She flipped through some pages then stopped. "Guys I don't think we can do a spell to help Jacob." she said. Jacob got up and looked at the book. "As it harm none do what ye will." Jacob read. "What does that mean?'' he said confused. "It means that we can't use spells for personal gain of are powers or karma will come and smack us in the face…

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    Harry Potter, a novel written by British writer J.K Luo Lin, is popular with readers all over the world for its wonderful magic color. The magical spell involved has likewise become the object of concern. The mantra used in the novel is taken from the author's evolution of the Latin roots. The meaning of which in English can be split to make the readers of English-speaking countries understand well. However, readers from other countries need to be translated according to the local conditions in…

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    Hex: Witchcraft Community

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    Hex When one thinks of the word “hex” they likely think of witches casting evil spells on or putting a curse upon an innocent individual. Interestingly enough, the word actually stems from the German word “hexe” which translates to “witch” and “hexen” which means “to practice witchcraft.” The first instance of hex being used as a noun meaning “magic spell” was recorded in 1909. In the Pennsylvania Dutch community, hex signs are commonly seen painted on barns and homes as both decoration and as…

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    Transfiguration Of Graph

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    In the transfiguration of changing a match stick to a needle there are things that need to be considered by the spell caster before they pull out their wands and say the incantation and do the prescribed wand motion. If this was a charm that may be the case but this is no simple charm, transfiguration requires for thought and preparation for the intended transfiguration to be a success. The similarity index, concentration and willpower need to be considered and the last two need to be balanced…

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    In Avi’s Story “How I Got My English A” Pokey finds himself going into school and not knowing how to spell, unlike the other kids do. While on his journey to learn to spell he meets his language arts teacher which leads him through the way of getting that english A. Miss Cannister Teaches him how to spell and read correctly, he comes along some obstacles such as not having confidence in himself. through the story Pokey slowly learns how to read and write like he always wanted to. Poky uses his…

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    does help a person. One way Wicca can help a person is by spells. Thus, spells help Wiccans by giving them an understanding or a way to deal with their problems. For example, is the Sleep Spell. The Sleep Spell: by this candle I do sleep, hidden from the day, in the night so deep. O Lady Moon, guide my dreams, cover me with your beautiful beams. As the candle flame dies, plase close my eyes. Allow me to wake in the Warmth of the Sun. This spell will help a Wiccan by helping them sleep, this is…

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    and no available computer word processors in my house type writer were available, but since my dad was the only person making the money I did not have a typewriter. Papers and other projects were hand-written the only spell checker available was my mother. She was my personal spell checker I remember us having encyclopedias, dictionaries and the public library to help with writing and to obtain information specially with history. She would help look for information and then I start the writing…

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    The Book Of The Dead

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    First I’ll give you an introduction to the book of the dead. The book of the dead is a book that contains tons of magic spells that are meant to help a dead person through Duat (The Underworld) and then into the underworld. The Book of the Dead was part of funeral traditions, it includes the Pyramid Texts and the Coffin Texts. The earlier ones were painted on objects, not papyrus. Now I’ll take you on a journey through the book’s timeline. We start at 2,670 BCE, when the concepts that the book…

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