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    The timeline of earth begin with three eras. The first era was the Paleozoic era. Then after that it was the Mesozoic era. The final and present era is the Cenozoic era‚ which we live in now. All of these eras had begun something new for the evolution of man today. The first era was the Paleozoic‚ which began 600 mya (million years ago). It started with the Cambrian period with the form of algae and simple invertebrates like the jellyfish and worms. Then came the Ordovician period 500 mya‚ when

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    Cited: "Antigone: Metaphor Analysis ." . Novel Guide‚ 1 Jan. 1999. Web. 20 July 2014. . “Metaphor”. Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper‚ Historian. 19 Jul. 2014. . “Paradox”.Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House‚ Inc. 21 Jul. 2014. .) “Simile”. Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper‚ Historian. 19 Jul. 2014. . "Situational Irony." Types Of Irony. Types of Irony ‚ 1 Jan. 2013. Web. 21 July 2014. .

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    Jusayan‚ Janine Ann June 20‚ 2009 M0522 Prof. Ramil Mondejar 1. Guidelines for effective expository writing * STEP ONE: SELECTING A TOPIC If your professor assigns you a specific topic to write about‚ then this step is completed before you even begin. However‚ often the teacher will allow students to choose their own essay topic‚ so it is important to be able to choose effectively. This is also true is the professor proposed a broad topic‚ but demands that you write

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      According to the Oxford English Dictionary the definition of Sibling Rivalry is ”arising from the jealousy that can exist between siblings.” According to the online Etymology Dictionary‚ the word Sibling came from: "brother or sister‚" 1903‚ modern revival (in anthropology) of Old English sibling According to the Etymology Dictionary online‚ the word Rivalry came from 1590s; from rival + -ery. Rivality in the same sense is recorded from 1580s.  I believe Sibling rivalry is jealousy‚ competition

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    Edison said‚ “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Failure is an act of proving unsuccessful‚ and it is also the nonperformance of something due‚ required‚ or expected. (Online Etymology Dictionary.‚ n.d.). Nevertheless an individual can overcome the failures in his life by living the present‚ by focusing on achieving his goals in life and by not worrying about his problems. In committing failure‚ a person forgets what his purpose

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    tradition c.1380‚ from O.Fr. tradicion (1292)‚ from L. traditionem (nom. traditio) "delivery‚ surrender‚ a handing down‚" from traditus‚ pp. of tradere "deliver‚ hand over‚" from trans- "over" + dare "to give" (see date (1)). The word is a doublet of treason (q.v.). The notion in the modern sense of the word is of things "handed down" from generation to generation. Traditional is recorded from c.1600; in ref. to jazz‚ from 1950. Slang trad‚ short for trad(itional jazz) is recorded from 1956; its

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    HIPPIE? The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. Theetymology of the term ’hippie’ is from hipster‚ and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district. Both the words "hip" and "hep" came from African American culture and denote "awareness".[1] The early hippies inherited the countercultural values of the Beat Generation‚ created their

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    Introduction In Christianity‚ it is clear that God has made known Himself to humanity. Thus the doctrine of divine revelation is espoused: It pleased God‚ in his goodness and wisdom‚ to reveal himself and to make known the mystery of his will. (DV 1)[1] Further‚ the Church teaches that it is through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition‚ closely bound together‚ that this revelatory communication takes place. (cf. DV 9)[2] It is from this point of view that we have looked‚ in this

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    ------------------------------------------------- Etymology Main article: Name of Syria The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name for Syrians: Σύριοι‚ Sýrioi‚ or Σύροι‚ Sýroi‚ which the Greeks applied without distinction to theAssyrians.[16][17] A number of modern scholars argued that the Greek word related to the cognate Ἀσσυρία‚ Assyria‚ ultimately derived from the AkkadianAššur.[18] Others believed that it was derived from Siryon‚ the name that the Sidonians gave to Mount Hermon

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    Iapetus and his mother was the Sea Nymph Clymene. His brothers were Prometheus and Cronus. Atlas was the father of the Hesperides (Daughters of the Evening‚) the Hyades‚ and the Pleiades. He was also the king of the legendary Atlantis. In etymology Atlas means “bearer” or “endurer.” An image of Atlas is a person with the world on his back. Also a book of maps is called an atlas. Atlas played a major part in Greek Mythology. He was in the war with Titans against

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