Essays on Treasure

Director of Emergency Management

Treasure Township Emergency Deployment Services Person to who letter is being addressed Director of Development Corporate Technological Upgrades Street # and name Dear ____: RE: Follow up on Proposal Thank you for considering the grant proposal from Treasure Township Emergency Deployment Services to cover the costs associated with the purchase of and training associated with the enhanced 911 deployment system. As described, with fewer people using landline phones to place 911 calls in times of emergency and instead becoming more reliant on the use of cell phones in these instances, it is ...

I. Introduction with Thesis The parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl which Jesus gave to the disciples tries to explain the value of the heavenly kingdom. Just as it is for all the parables Jesus told His followers, this one gives a picture of what is known in comparison with what is not yet revealed. The meaning of the parable is that the kingdom of heaven is of great value which if one finds it; they are willing to enthusiastically give up all that they possess in order to obtain it. In essence, the privileges that those ...

Introduction

This argumentative essay utilizes the mechanism of intertextuality to analyze three different English classics namely: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868-69); R. L. Stevenson, Treasure Island (1883) and Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902). Intertextuality establishes the relationships between different texts, here ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’, compared how the reader was influenced by the depiction of pictures as an additional methodology. Little Women and Treasure Island targeted specific genders and age groups. This essay seeks to establish connections or influence between these different books.

Discussion

Intertextuality enables the establishment of relationships between texts. Such can ...

Abstract

Solving the problem of treasure map using Pythagorean Theorem is the main focus. The treasure is buried and finding it by saving the time of digging is the solution to the problem. Ahmed who have half of the treasure map if share with Vanessa then it becomes easy to finding the treasure. The theorem helps in finding the paces from the castle rock by applying the formula. The quadratic equations formed by using Pythagoras theorem and solving those equations we get the value of x.Buried Treasure By Pythagoras Theorem Ahmed has half of a treasure map, which indicates that ...

The Gold Bug, While Influential on Other Writers, is Not a Typical Edgar Allen Poe Story.

I. Poe has been called the “father of the detective story.”

A. This is primarily for his C. Auguste Dupin stories

B. “The Gold Bug” is a detective story, but with a different protagonist.

II “The Gold Bug” is considered as being influential upon the modern day treasure story.

A. Most treasure stories of the time were about treasure seekers.

“The Gold Bug” is about a treasure finder.

III Some elements in “The Gold Bug” are common to many Poe writings.

A. It follows a successful series he ...

Introduction

Race, gender and power are issues that affect our day-to-day life and can hinder or promote progress, depending on how they are handled. Race and gender are issues that a person has to live with as he or she has no choice once found to belong to a particular group. There am2qare challenges that comes with being born in a certain gender depending on expectations of the society. Power, on the other hand is an occurrence that can happen or disappear depending on the circumstances. Since the issues of gender, power and race are part of our life, it is necessary for ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Book: The count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel written by Alexandre Dumas and was first published in the year 1844. The plot of the story was expanded by Dumas in collaboration with ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. Along with the ‘Three Musketeers’, this novel is one of the most anthologized works of Dumas, and as critics opine the novel has become a permanent fixture of Western literature. Dumas was a French novelist and dramatist, and during his lifetime he produced a number of literary outputs like dramas, novels, memoirs, travelogues and historical studies. Mostly self-educated, Dumas actively ...

Introduction

The concept of The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the most fundamental concepts in geometry. Theorem is widely applied in various areas of life from planning and construction to geography and navigation. The knowledge of The Pythagorean Theorem gives an opportunity to determine the length of any of the sides of the right triangle if 2 other sides are already known. For example, we may apply this concept in practice in our everyday life, when calculate our route to or from school or try to estimate the shortest distance from one point to another. The problem below gives an ...

The W.A.S.T.E. delivery system plays a significant role to the theme of the novel and reveals the characters of the book. It is described as a machine that mixes up the characters especially on its meaning and how it operates “For a moment she'd wondered if the seal around her sockets were tight enough to allow the tears simply to go on and fill up the entire lens space and never dry” (Pynchon, 11). The theme that has come out clearly in the book is communication breakdown where the characters are unable to coordinate and realize what they want. Such communication breakdown ...

One thing that the gentry have, which the pirates don’t, is a strong sense of duty “to king, country, professional ethics, and moral principle.” Point out instances in Treasure Island where members of the gentry do their duty, even though it appears to handicap them in their conflict with the pirates. Does their devotion to duty in fact cost the gentry something, strategically? Or does it turn out to be an advantage over the undutiful pirates? This is an interesting and complex question. There are moments, episodes in the novel, where the devotion to duty shown by the gentry ...

Maths Assignment

According to the given problem, Ahmed’s map states that the treasure is 2x+6 steps away from the Castle Rock. At the same time, Vanessa’s map states that the treasure is x steps north and then 2x+4 steps east. Analyzing the two statements, we get that, there are two paths to reach the treasure from the Castle Rock. One is x steps to the north from the starting point and then 2x+4 steps to the east and the other is 2x+6 steps from the Castle Rock. Only solution to this problem is that, Castle ...

Tom Sawyer is a playful, creative and adventurous young boy of the 1800s, growing up in a small town called St. Petersburg, Missouri, who has learnt to con others his way through. He is an orphan, living with his Aunt Polly, his cousin Mary and his half-brother Sid, and he is best friends with Huckleberry Finn, or Huck, in short, with whom he shares the same adventures. Despite his cunning character, and refusal to fit in the adults’ world and align with their rules, Tom will soon find himself on the spot, when he will have to face Injun Joe. The ...

INTRODUCTION

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the best prominent writers whose work are continually appreciated by all generations in time immemorial, with often obsessive and gothic themes in Edgar Allan Poe’s work, they have had a hug e significant influence in the literature of America. In this paper I have selected some of his works and explained the impressive features of each in relation to their plots and design. This explains a clear reason for one to love his literature works. I have chosen carefully the works that illuminate Poe’s prolific and short carrier among them prefaces, reviews and ...

1. What is your assessment of Costco’s business model and strategy? How well is Costco’s strategy working? Costco has a good business strategy and model especially because of the competitive edge the company enjoys with this kind of strategy. Costco’s strategy on ultra-low pricing, low operating costs and its keenness on geographic expansion is greatly responsible for its success. The idea behind the company’s model and strategy is to obtain a high volume of sales by enticing customers with their low prices. Costco’s strategy is working well as depicted from the company’s performance. The ...

King Tutankhamun also known as King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled between the period of 1334 and 1325 BC. He is believed to the 12th ruler of the 18th Dynasty of Egyptian history. His precious mummy discovered in 1922 in the Valley of Kings by Howard Carter and George Herbert first brought king Tutankhamun to light. His tomb filling with treasures gathered curiosity from all over the world. Before Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun’s mummy, nothing was known about him. It is the discovery of Tutankhamun’s mummy that first made Tutankhamun and his lineage a subject ...

The Nibelungenlied is a Germanic heroic motif which comprises of historic events and oral traditions. The accomplishments of the major literary work took place in the medieval German literature. The narrative shows the activities of lovely ladies and bold warriors who are high spirited during the period of great battles. Cultural trends have originated from the royalty imperial court and the German Empire from the eighth and thirteenth century. This is an influential and rich culture. The politics and humanistic imperial culture were as a result of the classical revival idea. The values of Germanic warrior culture and the courtly culture ...

Jewelry and treasures are some of the aspects in our modern day world that many people have focused on, as a source of income, as well as a way of storing their treasures. This is because, amongst a few other assets such as land, treasures are among the very few assets in the world whose value keeps in increasing and growing, with the progression of time. Among some of these treasures, include the pearls, which is one of the treasures that have been very vocal in the United Arab Emirates’ economic industry. This is because, apart from oil, pearls are the only ...

(FILM STUDIES)

Introduction The film industry is one of the areas in art and theater that are necessary to look at and focus on, since they are established and based on different theories and schools of thought, based on the film director’s opinion and perfection towards various aspects in the entire arts and theatre industry. This is the reason why different authors and film analysis have come up with different ways and strategies through which directors approach their movies, particularly, from script writing to the actual movie directing. The movie directors determine how the final outcome of ...

“The Wanderer” and “The seafarer”

“The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer” are poems whose authors are unknown. The setting of each poem is the sea and they are written in the period of the Angelo Saxon; the poems are written in figurative language; and they have very distinct elements

“The Wanderer and “The Seafarer” poems are usually studied together. However “The Seafarer” is the more popular of the two and one of the best examples of melancholic poetry. Neither “The Wanderer” nor “The Seafarer” has a title, common practice among Anglo Saxon poetry, these titles are attributed to them at a later date, making them easier to ...

Analysis of Costco Wholesale Strategic Management Decisions

The strategy of Costco Wholesale is based on low price level, limited product line, as well as limited product selection, ultra-low markups, high sales volume, and rapid inventory turnover that transforms shopping experience into a treasure-hunt by constantly changing products. Due to its effective strategic model, it became the first company in the U.S. history that reached 1 billion dollar sales in less than six years (“How Costco Became”, 2005).

Business Strategy Analysis

Pricing and Product Strategies

Effective pricing strategies made Costco Wholesale famous all over the world. According to Jill (2004), low price level was reached by limited markups on brand-name merchandise ...

Introduction

The extended activities supports school curriculum helps to increase children’s learning outcome and enables them to make connection with outside world. This paper discusses different activities whose objectives are aligned to accomplish NAEYC standards and ensure participation of both parents and children.

Tell me a Story

In “Tell me a story” activity, the children tell his or her parents a story. The objective of this activity is to increase their learning’s in all school subjects besides helping them to improve their language and literacy (Barbour, 2012). In addition, this activity will help children to expand vocabulary, exercise "story telling", practice grammar ...

This paper is aimed to give a brief outline of Edgar Poe’s life and a short analysis of one of his famous poems ‘Annabel Lee’ to trace the main peculiarities of the author’s style. Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most prominent figures in the American romantic literature of the second half of the 19th century. Apart from being a critic, an editor and a poet, he is considered to be a founder of the short story in its modern form. Edgar Poe came from the family of professional actors, who died three years after the poet’s birth, and ...

Introduction

King Tutankhamun also known as King Tut or Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled between the period of 1336 and 1327 BC. He is believed to the 12th ruler of the 18th Dynasty of Egyptian history (Carter and Romer 2008). His precious mummy discovered in 1922, in the Valley of Kings by Howard Carter and George Herbert first brought king Tutankhamun to light.. It is the discovery of Tutankhamun’s mummy that first made Tutankhamun and his lineage a subject of public interest worldwide. A lot of facts have been uncovered about him ever since, and all these facts ...

Response Paper after Reading the Novel Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Introduction Ship breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi is a novel about a teenage boy, Nailer, who lives in the American gulf coast and is a ship breaker with a low paying job. While scavenging for the copper wiring with his oil tanker, he puts his life on the line on a daily basis. He struggles to afford his protective gear, clothing, shelter, and food. His father is addicted to abusing crystal slide and his son, and his mother is dead, this makes his home a bleak. Pima, Nailer’s friend, and Nailer discover an abandoned ship full of valuables, which seems to be their escape ...

Industry Overview of the Business Plan

There are hundreds of industries are there which are working in different parts of the world, and every industry is doing an exceptional job as far as giving their shares for the economic prosperity of a country is concerned. The economic prosperity of an industry has a direct linkage with the financial power of the economy as a whole. Industries are directly proportional to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of an economy, as sounds working of the industries have a strong linkage with the astounding economic consequences and position of an economy. The United States (US) is known as the largest economy ...

Introduction 2

Descriptive statistics 2 Inferential statistics 3 Regression analysis 3 Testing means using the T-test 6 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) 7 Conclusions 8

References 8

Term paper Introduction In this paper we are interested with will look keenly on the areas we have covered throughout weeks. In this case we will be looking at the descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, hypothesis development and testing, selection of appropriate test statistics and finally evaluating statistical results. This paper will reflect on these course elements in analyzing and making decisions about the data. We are interested with the type ...

Film studies

A young man in love with a girl is haunted by the memory of the girl who was involved in a grueling accident and has cruel friends texting him from her phone.

Synopsis

In the evening Peter walks in the streets desperately looking for Lisa. He is so determined and desperate to see her that he mistakenly approaches another girl thinking that it is Lisa. To his surprise the girl is not Lisa and he apologizes for his mistake. Surprisingly he sees another girl and judges from her back side appearance that she is by all means Lisa. Peter immediately starts going ...

Introduction

The poem “Magic of love” by Helen Farries is a simple and plain poem whose theme is love. The poem comprises of four stanzas each bearing four lines. The following is an explication of the poem.

Elaboration of the poem

In the first stanza, Farries begins by acknowledging the presence of a gift that can lighten up someone or “give a lift”. She goes on to state that, that gift which is love, is a blessing capable of bringing about happiness and comfort. In the second stanza, Farries likens love to a star in the night stating that love can brighten someone’s faith. She also states ...

The success of The Alchemist cannot be argued; in just ten years after it was publish it has sold more than 20 million copies and has been translated into over fifty-seven languages. This is a world record for number of translations by a living author. As the New York Times aptly puts it. “[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores.” The author Pauho Coelho wrote a book that no only sold numerous copies, but sold them in numerous language and cultures. This success points to a massive of the appeal. The beautiful prose found within the novel can be at times simply ...

One question that the world will perhaps never stop asking is “what is the meaning of our life?” Every philosopher in one way or another centers their career around answering this question. Is not literature and art just an attempt at either answering this question or of making the case for one possible answer? One common theme is that the answer is not a static turn of phrase, but one that is found through a journey that endeavors to understand. This essay analyzes how that question becomes answered through the journey’s of protagonists in four contemporary novels: Pauhlo Coelho’s “ ...

Beowulf is amongst the most famed poems in old English. Beowulf consists of about three thousand lines and was drafted in England in the late 800’s AD. It was published in the Anglo-Saxon epoch from 449 AD to 1066 AD. During those days the theme fate, death, and afterlife were so trendy in British literature works. In the poem, a war lord from Geats rises to the salvage of Hrothgar, the ruler of the Danes whose territory is under siege by a monster, Grendel. Beowulf sails through and conquers Grendel. To demonstrate his proficiency, he even slays Grendel with his ...

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef of the coast of Australia is one of the As one of the seven wonders of the world. It contains nearly 40% of the coral reefs of the world, whereas the north east seaboard of the continent contains about 2,000 kilometres of reefs. Recent researchers by McNamara and Gibson (2008, p. 97) have established that these reefs account for some of the major tourism attractions in the country. In 2007, the international status of the Great Barrier Reef was confirmed when the World Travel and Tourism Council voted it in as the world’s ...

What is the cause of Anorexia?

Anorexia is an eating disorder that exhibits characteristics of fears of becoming fat and low body weight. The disorder is connected to a condition that is physical in nature even though its causes are related to an individual’s emotions (Hall & Ostroff, 2010). A personal feeling of being worthless commonly causes anorexia. An individual with low self-esteem always feels valueless. This occurs despite the accomplishments that the individual may have achieved in life. Such a person does not appreciate the way he looks. This feeling of being a failure makes the person feel rejected and feels that the society is pressuring ...

Beowulf starts with the history of the royal Danish family for several generations. “So. the Spear-Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness.” But it is mostly about the life of Beowulf himself. It is more than just the history of the Danes though. It is about the right way for a warrior to live and die.

The poem starts with Shield Sheafson, who was a great king. He was a foundling, who became a great king. When he died, he was given an elaborate funeral. His son, Beow inherited the throne, followed by his son ...

The Republic of Chile (or Chile) is one of the most interesting countries in South America. It was named possibly after three things:

- An ancient language that means “sea gulls” which also translates into “the ends of the earth”; - The Spaniard Diego de Almagro who called the area the valley of “Chile” because of the shape of the country on the map, which is a chili. Chile is a long, narrow strip of land that is bound by the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains on the west and east, Peru and Bolivia and Argentina on the ...

Virginia Woolf's novel, Mrs. Dalloway, is considered by most to be a baffling read. This is partly because the novelist, Woolf, experiments with the technique of connecting the character's internal and external dialogues in the text. This is quite obvious in the author's characterization of Mrs. Dalloway or Clarissa, the protagonist of the novel, and Septimus. Many critics contend that both of these characters are a doubles. This idea, of course, comes from the “Introduction to the Random House edition of her novel” which states that, “‘Septimus, who later is intended to be her [that ...

The course I have applied for at the European Business School London is MA in International Business. I should mention that this decision is based not only on my professional experience, but also on my personal interest and great desire to learn the world of international business inside out.

First of all, I would like to focus on my professional experience that has traced my way to the European Business School London. Right after I accomplished Bachelor’s degree in Business Communication and English at the University of Economics and Computer science in Warsaw, I decided that the international ...

Classic English Literature

The world of “Beowulf” is a world of kings and fighters, world of banquets, battles and duels. The poem paints the reality from a specific point of view. “Beowulf” is one of the examples of medieval heroical epic. The poem was based on the old Germanic legends relating to pagan times. These legends appeared in the environment of the Germanic tribes long before the migration of the Saxons to Britain. The antithesis between good and evil plays an important role in dualistic myths, where each of the characters and symbols refers to either a positive number as a bearer of good, or a ...

Compare The Hobbit to The Natural, in terms of a main character’s journey from the start of the novel to the end. Both Roy Hobbs and Bilbo Baggins have their “heroic” moments, and both experience quite a different end to their respective journeys. Analyse the two characters in a comparison/contrast, argumentative discussion of where their respective paths diverge.

Introduction

The Hobbit and The Natural are both excellent novels in their own right, and that treat broadly similar themes. Both characters are on a life journey of sorts, Bilbo Baggins is in search of a share of the treasure while Roy Hobbs also has his ...

Movie review

For this assignment I have watched the movie Holes. The movie composition is rather interesting. The plexus of two stories that happened with a hundred years difference allowed the director keep intrigue until the very end. When watching the movie, it is not clear what will happen next. Moreover, I should admit that the ending of the movie is very surprising. In one of the last scenes, when Zero and Stanley found the treasure, everyone awaited that it would be the Kissing Kate’s treasures. Indeed, the treasure belonged to Stanley Yelnats. Moreover, another surprising scene followed the previous one. ...

Each bond is given a grade that indicates the credit quality of that bond; this grade is referred to be the rating of the bond. This rating comes from private independent rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch; the agencies rate a bond based on the evaluation of the financial strength of the issuer (Crabtree & Maher, 2005). This means that the ability of the issuer to pay the principal amount of the bond as well as the interest in a timely manner is taken into consideration and then evaluation of the bond is done. The highest grade is ‘AAA’ ...

When it comes to the topic of slavery, one’s heart immediately jumps up and cries out for justice. It is a dark mark on this country’s and the world’s past. What makes August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson so interesting is that the Charles family’s ties to the time period are so close, they not only remember who owned them, they know the family personally. It is this fact that creates the dilemma of the first act. Boy Willie wants to sell the family’s piano in order to buy the land of the Sutters, the ...

The Hualapai tribe, or nation of American Indians are a sovereign people located in the southwestern section of the United States. More specifically, their lands lie within the northwestern part of Arizona. The name of this tribe is pronounced “Wah-lah-pie” and according to the information on their official website, the significance of its meaning translates to “People of the Tall Pines” (“About Hualapai Tribe”). The total acreage of the Hualapai reservations lands covers approximately one million acres. The geographical elevation and features span the gamut from grassy lands, hillsides, canyons, and bushy forested terrain. The total number of the Hualapai members ...

One of the most ancient books, the Art of War written by Sun-tzu in the sixth century BC still holds its value today. The wisdom and facts mentioned by Sun-tzu written in the context of military strategy apply not only to ancient militarism, but also to the daily conflicts, obstacles and goals of life. In the context of business, the Art of War is a guide that mirrors the competition between businesses and militaries. Successful CEO’s of world’s famous companies, namely, Chip Conley of Joie de Vivre and Larry Ellison of Oracle applied the concepts of “The Art ...

The Count of Monte Christo is a classic adventure tale written by renowned French author, Alexandre Dumas. The novel published in 1944 is one of Durmas’ most popular works. The setting of the story is early 19th Century Europe, particularly Italy, France, and some Mediterranean islands. The novel is touches on several key points that are based on the political events of the time. The novel makes reference to Napoleon Bonaparte, the great French dictator and his political actions influence a significant part of the novel. The Count of Monte Christo follows the adventures of the main character, Edmond Dantes, a young ...

Introduction

The introduction of banks replaced the traditional method of storing money. During the Stone Age period, human beings stored their possessions in caves and caverns. An ancient Chinese legend talked of a dragon which was the kept by villagers to guard their treasure. The banking industry replaced the need for hiring animals and soldiers to guard their possessions. The advent of banking replaced the barter trade and signaled the demise of the traditional method of keeping money. The conventional banking system was first developed in England. Banks kept equal an equivalent amount of gold or platinum with the amount of ...

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English Date: December 5, 2013

The Garment District, which is is a rectangular stretch of Manhattan that spans from west 35th street to 42nd streets, to 7th and 9th avenues, used to be one of the major clothing manufacturing centers in the USA. The shape and borders of the area changed over time, yet the core remained the same and contributed enormously to the industrial evolution of the country, as well as its cultural development. Now, however, certain activists plan to change the name to something more modern and fashionable because, in their understanding, it will ...

The article talks about how US monitory policy is related to the Federal Reserve lending rate. The Federal Reserve has the mandate to regulate circulation cash in the public hands. By doing so, the country is able to achieve; stabilizing prices, standardize long-term interest rates, creating employment opportunities and attain general economic growth. The Articles shades the challenges arise for policy makers while balancing the objectives. When the central bank stabilizes prices for a long time, items, goods, services, and labor prices remain unwaged by inflation. While this paves a prosperous economy, it too indicates efficient resources allocation hence a better living ...

Revenge is a negative force which brings about changes for the worse. Revenge is not a good choice. Revenge brings about changes for the worse because it is negative and negativity can never produce something good. There is a proverb that says: "They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind". It depicts the consequences of revenge. In religion, people are supposed to turn the other cheek. There is also a saying that "revenge is a dish best served cold". Even Edmond believes in this saying: "Oh, God," said Monte Cristo, "your vengeance may sometimes be slow in coming, but I think that ...

Introduction

The ancient city of Troy is perhaps one of the cities that have generated waves of disputes over time, as to whether it has been an actual city or a legendary one. However, due to extensive archaeological research, Troy is a city that indeed existed, and maybe its remains do not bring back pictures of its old glorious days, yet, there is so much to learn from its passage through time. In greater detail: Ancient Greek epic poet wrote in his infamous epic “The Iliad”: “Generations of men are like the leaves. In winter, winds blow them down to ...

The Canterbury tales is an anthology of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The stories are written in verse and some in prose and are told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. They were contesting for a prize with the stories they tell. The prize of the winner was a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their way back. They stopped at the Tabard Inn where they decided to tell stories on their way to Canterbury. The host of the Inn decided that, each pilgrim was ...

My personality has always been a matter of interest for many years. However, I have been tentative to take the personality test due to the fact that I had a phobia for such tests since I previously believed its results to have a broad application in psychology only. However, I came to comprehend that the test is essential even in the field of management and its outcomes can be used to envisage several aspects about an individual. I took quite a good portion of my time and did the online test. It was like cracking open a treasure cookie and ascertain my suit measurements. ...

Comedy: The Hangover

In this movie, there are three friends one of them about to get married. Two days before the wedding, they got drunk. They lost one of them, and then must retrace steps in order to find him. Angelinos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married. Doug’s best friends Phil Wenneck and Stu Price They went to Vegas and rent a pricey villa head the rooftop to have a good time (the setup). Two days before the wedding, Phil, Sue and Alan wake up in their villa with Hangover they have no recollection of the last night ( ...

There was a time when the sun never set on the British Empire: The Union Jack proudly flew over every desolate rock and across every continent of the globe. By the time Queen Victoria was made empress of India under Benjamin Disraeli, the Royal Navy was the most powerful force in the world, the British Grenadiers were marching through seven continents, and the House of Lords and the Privy Council were deciding court cases for nearly forty percent of the world’s population. Many factors contributed to the rise of the British Empire. Luck, acumen on the battlefield, naval ...

“There and Back Again” or “The Hobbit” is actually a fantasy novel by J.R.R Tolkien who is an English Author. It is also a children’s book that can be described as a classic hero pursuit story. This novel is an adventure, which is filled with action, wonder, vividly memorable characters, and magic. These are remarkable accomplishments for any piece of writing. Originally, “There and Back Again” was anticipated to be a children’s tale. The novel was initially published in 1937 in Great Britain by Unwin and George Allen. Therefore, it was published prior to WWII outbreak. In addition, it acts as ...

Spina bifida is a neural tube defect in which the neural tube fails to close in early fetal life. It is diagnosed using fetal ultrasound and elevated α-fetoprotein levels. It can range from an entirely asymptomatic bone malformation or it can be severe and debilitating. Due to an imperfectly closed spinal column, the contents of the column spills out and this can lead to a hydrocephalus. In fact, there are three different types of spina bifida: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. It is the most common disabling birth defect in America. Worldwide it occurs in 1 in 1000 live ...

Introduction

My life in the simple village in the state of California began from the most humble and captivating beginning. It happens by the wonders and the alignment of nature to have been brought up by two humble parents in the middleclass economic status in the country social class. The challenges that were presented by the epitome of the challenging issues of life led to the paradigms which posed a challenge to our up comings in the social arena. The life in the Californian village remains an autobiography visible to the general society on which it poses a great overview in ...

The Alchemist is an allegory novel that was written by Paulo Coelho and first published in 1988. This book was originally written in Portuguese but was later translated into 71 languages. The Alchemist is about an andalusian young shepherd boy called Santiago Santiago. It tells of Santiago’s journey through countries in search of his personal legend in order to satisfy his life. It also explains the hardships he encountered on his journey on the way and how he solves these problems. Santiago chose to be a shepherd because he loved travelling and he could only reach his goal and ...

Different metaphors are used to explain the Kingdom of God. A metaphor is mostly used as a literary figure for comparison; it elaborates a given subject by asserting that it is the same as another unrelated object. Metaphor is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech, and it usually achieve their effects through comparison, association or resemblance since it is an analogy which include simile, hyperbole, and allegory. Most of the prominent examples of metaphors in the Bible aim at explaining the kingdom of God and, how it is like. These metaphors analysis, associates, and compares the Kingdom of God ...

The experience of Josiah Harlan inspired Rudyard Kipling to write “the man who would be king”, in this story, Harlan is depicted as Daniel Dravot and in 1975 a film was based on the book. Harlan’s experience also inspired Ben Macintyre to write the book “the first American in Afghanistan” in 2004. The book only partly depicts Harlan’s experience and part of the story is fiction. This paper analyses fiction in the book and film compared to the experience of Harlan in Afghanistan as depicted by the book by Macintyre (2004).

Bibliography of Josiah Harlan

Josiah Harlan was born in the year ...