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    Yasur Volcano

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    The Yasur volcano is perched on a 1,184 foot high pinnacle overlooking Vanuatu. Every half hour, broiling geysers of basalt spew through its cauldron, a regular geological event that has been normal for centuries. Tourists find this easily accessible archipelago one of the safest and fastest ways to observe the colossal power of volcanoes, since it rarely has dangerous eruptions and can be accessed by vehicles. The primary means of transportation across the island’s dirt roads is by truck, and…

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    Sleep no More is a play. Immersive theater is generally guaranteed to have turned around the customary force relationship between the entertainer and people in general, setting the group of onlookers in control of the creation. In this manner, it satisfies, minus all potential limitations degree, Jacques Rancière's vision of the Emancipated Onlooker, which showed up in 2007, the ideal minute for it to be used as a noteworthy hypothetical supporting for creations like Punchdrunk's Sleep No More.…

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    The form of marketing is persuasive and manipulative and marketers aim to make positive connections with consumers via advertising, celebrity endorsements and sponsorship. Vigorous marketing campaigns to increase sales include Coca-Cola’s “Share a Coke” campaign. The campaign displayed personalized Coke bottles/cans with the top 250 most popular names in the United States. This marketing strategy resulted in a 7% increase in Coke consumption. People were desperate to find a Coke bottle with…

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    In the film of 12 Angry Men. there is a boy who is being accused of killing his father. While the case is brought to court, twelve jurors debate whether or not the boy is guilty. Throughout the film there were many arguments over the evidence, why they thought the boy was guilty/not guilty, or why someone else was wrong about what they thought the boy was. By the end of the film the boy was found not guilty. In the beginning of the film they all first took a vote on whether the boy was guilty or…

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    Biography Of Maya Angelou

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    Maya Angelou was born in Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri in April 4th 1928 and died in May 28th 2014. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She grew up during the time of racial discrimination. She was an American poet, a civil rights activist, memoirist, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, and singer. She published autobiographies, essays, and several poems. Maya Angelou earned tons of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. The first of her…

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    for the reader in understanding Maycomb. Readers, especially those who don't live in the South, are as much strangers to Maycomb as Dill is, and so he paves the way for the reader's objective observance of the story Scout has to tell. Dill is an observer much like Scout; however, he has no vested interest or innate understanding of the various folks he encounters. Dill doesn't know his biological father,…

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    silver mined in the world each year” (Strayer, p. 512). The Spaniards collected numbers of silver, and surprisingly, it made a massive increase over the centuries. “New people arrive by the hour, attracted by the smell of silver,” commented a Spanish observer in the 1570s” (Strayer, p. 512). The news went out everywhere about the Potosi mountain and it interest the public how much silver was found in an isolated area. However, mining the Potosi, there…

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    Transitional Justice

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    To the Admissions Department of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, When talking about transitional justice, two pictures come to my mind. As an international human rights observer in Guatemala, I had the chance to follow transitional justice cases. One of them was the Sepur Zarco’s woman case, historic for being the first criminal trial about sexual violence committed by the army during Guatemala’s armed conflict. It was observing one of the testimony…

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    Buddhism Vs Theravada

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    tradition, grace and supernatural things, it is also a religion? Answer Buddha in contrast to most opinions of the interpreter. Buddhist philosophy is basically not be pessimistic. For example, an observer can describe the ongoing situation in a very bleak. However, the new pessimistic nature will arise if the observer was to express his opinion about the possible grave situation can be repaired or not. Buddha convinced that the situation can be improved. Buddha himself sacrificing his entire…

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    Voting Rights Act 1970

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    1970. This extension required that jurisdictions with a record of racial discrimination, must obtain federal permission in order to change any rules and regulations regarding voting practices or policies. Section 5 also allows there to be federal observers and examiners to monitor elections to ensure that they are held in compliance with the law. This amendment was to last five years; however, it was extended another seven years by the 1975 Voting Rights Amendment. This amendment addressed…

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