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    Everest. As the king of the Himalayas, it remains as the world 's tallest mountain and is an insurmountable obstacle to the success of mankind. Attempting to reach the summit of this mountain requires the imprudent ability to take risks, an unyielding resolve, and a great amount of luck. However, mankind’s ludicrous arrogance accosts the mountain, taking on nature’s greatest challenge. Everything worked out for the first couple decades, until nature unleashed its sheer wrath obliviating flesh and

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    Though architecture is something that we see and observe daily, to truly get to know a building we must observe it from all angles and view every detail to understand its beauty and the purpose of why it was created. Many unique buildings have been constructed all over the world, however, the most unique structures and its bold design will catch the eye of bystanders more often, such as The Dome of the Rock. This building, which is located in Jerusalem, caught the eye of many people due the huge

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    Mount Everest is a destination that has been a struggle and an adventure to climb for thrill-seekers. By the middle of the year 2013, a total of nearly four thousand people had reached the mountain’s summit. Yet one day, Mount Everest may become a mountain of garbage. Climbers who climb Mount Everest often leave behind their unneeded items, such as food containers, empty oxygen canisters, and even human waste. All the debris left on the mountain stays frozen in place, due to the extreme weather conditions

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    Graceanne just barely stopped the bus from crashing. The lives of many young children were on the line, and only one person was brave enough to jump to the rescue. The only thing this young teen was thinking of was making sure these kids got home safely. What makes up a hero, and why are they so influential? Graceanne is an example of a hero: someone who is selfless, undaunted, and dedicated. A selfless person is one who puts others before himself, more involved in the concerns of others. A hero

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    Conforming to the world brings shame, but standing with the righteous brings eternal glory. In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5, He gives the world a path to follow, an outline of how to live commonly known as the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are puzzling to us. They are difficult to put together rationally and find the logic in them. God’s plans for our world and for our lives are not always logical to us, but He is God and does things for reasons we cannot understand. We can see

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    just replacing their faces was not enough to remove the known connotations from the piece. I also placed the Mount Rushmore sign beneath the monument, and spray painted out the words “Mount Rushmore” so that it now only says “National Monument”. I found this to be an integral part of the piece because it is the statement that allows for the piece to be interpretable. Leaving the words “Mount Rushmore” on the sign and just hiding them behind the paint was a necessary part of the message because it shows

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    Term Essay #1 Katsushika Hokusai is a Japanese artist that likes to stretch your imagination, in both artworks it’s almost as he’s indulging into these wild fantasies. As if he’s trying to tell a crazy adventure from his point of view. I particularly enjoy these artworks because it displays the courage in obstacles to face much greater than himself, or in this case nature. Katsushika Hokusai creates a sense as if we were all children again, with an imagination where we can hear, play and see natural

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    semester off with a final project about the novel, before the students go home for their Holiday and Winter breaks. Unit Objectives • Students will understand the location of Nepal. • Students will understand background information on Nepal and Mount Everest. • Students will learn and understand vocabulary terms throughout the entirety of this novel. • Students will understand the lessons and world views presented through this novel. • Students will understand the importance of relationships. •

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    The runners sliced throw the snow there were having a blast going down the hill for their first real time. They were having a blast until, Boom the sled came to a complete stop and Jonas and Gabe went flying off. They hit a big rock on the hill the hill was kida steep and they hit the ground and, went tumbling down when they reached the bottom of the hill Jonas was not moving. Three little kids from the village there names were Christian, Hunter, and kyle they found Gabe and Jonas they left them

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    Nepal trekking is regular adventure journey in the highest mountain and deepest valley on foot for few days, two weeks, three weeks or longer. Nepal is a hiking dreamland on earth that wins and solaces the heart of trekkers by the beauty of Himalaya and Tibetan culture. An air of peace and tranquility, Spectacular Mountain views, snowy paths, rocky steps, trans-Himalayan culture, per-historic cave, tantric Buddhism and mysterious monasteries have made the journey unique . Trekking in Nepal is not

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