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    Atlantis whenever you hear that word what do you think of. Maybe it is a mystical place where nothing bad ever happens or maybe its a tretorus place where when things are just getting good they take aturn for the worse. Well in todays world we think of both beacuse it is still a mystery that no one has solved till this day. Their are many theories of were it could be and what has really happened to it. So let us get right in to the truth about Atlantis. So have you ever heard of a place called

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    The Lost City of Atlantis: Fake or Misunderstood Though many cities fall to natural causes, few collapse by sinking to the ground. Many scientists and believers of the phenomenon Atlantis have continuously tried to find this continent, but yet to find true, full proof evidence. Atlantis historical background starts way back when Plato lived. Atlantis fame originated from Plato, a famous philosopher. Theories on Atlantis are plentiful and include many new theories being created everyday. Through

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    Everyone has heard the bedtime story of the golden lost city of Atlantis. It has been a child’s dream to discover it for decades, maybe centuries. This city has often been compared to the Garden of Eden. The birth of this fairytale lies with the Greek philosopher, Plato. Atlantis was modernly made popular by writer and U.S. Congressman, Ignatius Donnelly, in 1882 (Martin 12). According to Greek mythological history, Atlantis was founded by the god Poseidon and ruled by Atlas, a descendant of Poseidon’s

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    world has yet to verify or condemn: the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Plato gave the world its oldest remaining written account of Atlantis, which he had learned from traveling Egyptians (Mythweb.com), and recorded in his works Timeus and Critias ("Atlantis, Again"). Plato's story explained that Poseidon, god of the sea, created

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    Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a Disney animated fantasy movie set in 1914 following the main character Milo James Thatch as he practices a speech he prepared for his bosses about finding the lost city. As the movie continues as he is fired, then found by a woman who leads him to a man claiming to be his grandfather’s best friend [Preston Whitmore] and is willing to fund Milo’s expedition. At first, Milo is hesitant, but when Whitmore offers Milo his grandfather’s greatest find: The Lost Shepard’s

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    his generation had the chance to change the world, but the turbulent years during the Vietnam War destroyed that hope, and those in his generation either sold out their values and conformed or were destroyed by alcohol, drugs or disease. Hearts in Atlantis is unique in that although there are five different stories it is less about following each of those stories individually but rather following the characters through each story noting what year it is in their life. First, Carol is a main character

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    Francis Bacon's New Atlantis Francis Bacon was the founder of the modern scientific method. The focus on the new scientific method is on orderly experimentation. For Bacon, experiments that produce results are important. Bacon pointed out the need for clear and accurate thinking, showing that any mastery of the world in which man lives was dependent upon careful understanding. This understanding is based solely on the facts of this world and not as the ancients held it in ancient philosophy. This

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    Washington & Jefferson College Stereotypes in Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire Marilyn Burkhardt FYS Dr. Ficco Due: 12/7/2017 Since the release of the first full length Disney movie in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the studio began releasing many other classic movies, appreciated children, teens, and adults alike. Disney, which is often associated with fun, fantasy and happiness, unfortunately, is not quite that innocent or simple. This is due to the fact that in most (if

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    The differences between the scientific dreamland of Francis Bacon's New Atlantis and the lawless egalitarians occupied Thomas More's Utopia. A housed exceptional scientific institute that produced submarines, microscopes, delicate medicines, and a configuration of genetic engineering. Europeans detected extraordinary islands with colonies so astounding they provoked an extreme debate over many basic Old-World beliefs and customs. Not only had the citizens of Utopia removed all laws, they accepted

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    compares the themes featured in the two novels that were introduced in the HC 100 class. While both Robert Kurson’s Pirate Hunters and A.G. Riddle’s The Atlantis Gene contain similar themes such as choices, fear, persistence, and exploration, they differ due to the fact that Pirate Hunters focuses mainly on personal discovery, whereas The Atlantis Gene emphasizes on more generalized and important themes like power, secrets, and making sacrifices to help others. The two novels are similar in the aspect

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