Round the World in Eighty days The writer of the book I've read is Jules Verne. ... The action takes place in London, Savile Row from the start where Phileas Fogg had a house but when the story goes on, the setting takes place in a lot of different countries, for example; India, the USA basically every country in the world since he's travelling around the world. ... He reads with his friends that a person can now go round the world in eighty days. His friends say that it can't be possible and they don't believe it but Phileas makes a bet with his friends that he ...

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Funeral Customs Around the World Depending on your customs, country of origin, and the era in which you live, funeral customs can vary greatly. ... In some cultures, these sacrifices were meant to be used by the deceased in the future world. ... This was traditionally done for seven days, although it is usually done for three days. ... They shared out soul pies in other parts of the Greek world. ... It was a time for celebrating at the mouth of the tombs with picnics around Easter and Christmas. ...

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Technology has taken over the modern world in good and bad ways. ... A huge difference between the 80's and now is inflation. ... Acts of terrorism seem to control the world today. In the 80's, however, terrorism wasn't really around. The biggest crisis of those days was the nuclear power plant explosion at Chernobyl in April of 1986. ...

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This includes Finland (world's highest scores), Norway, Poland, the Netherlands, Australia and Japan " (Gray). From Chicago to Houston to Washington DC districts around the country are beginning to experiment with longer school days as a way to raise academic achievement. ... Chicago, who was known in the education community as having one of the shortest days at 5 hours 45 minutes, have now extended their days to 7½ hours a day. ... More than 80% of Chicago Public school students qualify for free meals based on low family income. ... She likes to use her body to express herself and s...

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Two students take two days to do the assignment. ... In block scheduling students have four 80 minute classes on a regular school day, plus lunch and advisory. This means they have two different days with four different subjects each day. Most students in WRHS are aginst block scheduling, but after researching and really thinking about it I have come to realize that having a class every other day for 80 minutes makes a big difference in learning. ... During advisory class kids talk about things going on around the world, read stories that have a good meaning in the end, and if a student ha...

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The first 1,000 days starts at conception and finishes around 2 years of age. ... In terms of cognitive development, in the first 1,000 days, babies build up 80% of their cognitive ability, their brain triples in size and they learn up to a 900 new words. ... It is like a partnership between Nestle and parents all over the world as Nestle shares information and provides a service to better the lives of all children, primarily in the first 1,000 days. ... This the only product tested, proven and approved by the Paediatric Associations around the word and the USFDA. ... There are products in o...

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I guess it all started back in late 1977, when I was around seven years old. I remember seeing a TRS-80 computer at Radio Shack. ... Just imagine sitting down at your desk and talking to someone half-way around the world. ... I had the world at my fingertips. ... Within a matter of days, we solved our financial problems and placed the orders. ...

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Whitney had a special talent that was evident to his family and neighbors around him. ... His machine duplicated this theory (Wilson 80). Whitney built a crude prototype after only ten days (Britton 13). ... The cotton gin allowed the seeds to be removed mechanically and rapidly, and eventually led cotton to become the cheapest and most widely used textile fabric in the world. ... Whitney might have been nave to trust so many people around him. ...

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Both nations were prominent throughout the world and were considered powers to be reckoned with. ... Around this time Cortes neared the area of Tlaxcala which, at that time, had been splintered off from the main nation (46). ... The Spanish's conquests throughout the world drew no limits, their unions with conquered countries expelling Jews, as well as the Muslim populations from new areas they expanded to (Fuentes 80, 82). ... Yet a clash of cultures was also immediately apparent " (80). ... Now they refused to go away or to put down their arms The Mexicans kept them under attack for ...

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Pag.8 The 80's .. ... Those were some pretty confused days for an artist to be in. ... The 80's Unfortunately , the 80's didn't start as well as they were expected. With the tragic death of former Beatle John Lennon and a few other riots all around the world , the world back then was not really a very happy place. ... Around the same time, England was on the verge of something that will soon be revolutionizing the world of music: Music Television or MTV. ...

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Egyptian doctors were the most famous in the ancient world. ... Sometimes a statue of the god would be paraded around the temple walls carried in a closed shrine on a golden boat. ... In Egypt there are more than 80 pyramids, which experts believe, are the tombs built by pharaohs, as the final resting place for their body. ... By counting the number of days until the Dog Star again rose at dawn, they worked out a calendar of 365 days. They learned they needed to correct the calendar every so often by adding extra days, as we add a day in leap years. ...

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The late 70's and early 80's saw racquetball become one of the fastest growing sports in America as thousands of new racquetball courts were built to satisfy the demand all across the continental U.S. The sport grew very quickly and reached its peak for a moment in the mid-80's and started to decline in interest, but by 1987 the decline leveled off and racquetball regained a steady, growth rate. Now a days there are over 9.5 million racquetball players in 91 different countries around the world who plays the sport of racquetball. Internationally, the sport has attained great ...

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In creating his unique music, he became an icon to future musicians around the world. ... The group was named "the Wailers" because, as Bob explained, "in those days we were always crying-(Okoampa-Ahoofe Jr. 18). ... "A wide range of young performers from Rage Against the Machine to Wyclef Jean, cite Marley as a role model" (Farley 80). ... Within days, Marley was told he had a brain tumor, and he had suffered a stroke when he was running. ... Five days later, in a last effort to prolong his life, Bob was flown to a controversial treatment center in Germany were a doctor, Dr. ...

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This goes in context with this CS3 course in how before world war 1, man thought so much was to come. ... They would rebel against what was happening in the world by creating music based on industrial noises. ... Time goes on into the 70's where soul and funk dominated dance-floors in nightclubs all over the world. ... Especially with technology and personal computer power, it's easier to make music these days, and also unlocks more creativity. ... To conclude, I hope you now have a wider idea of how music today has been shaped by a movement that started over 80 years ago called el...

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The Mystery of Time Ever since people have had the ability to question the world around them, one of the topics on their mind has always been "What is time?" ... Time can be measures in second, months, days and decades. ... (Sawyer, p. 12-28) A lot of people have tried to find ways around these restrictions. ... (Mellor, p. 64-80). ...

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For example, when a newborn baby comes into the world their customs say that the baby must spend the first 8 days with only its mother. "The community takes over all the household expenses for these 8 days and the family spends nothing- (R.M. pg. 11). ... Even if it evokes more suffering upon their own lives and the lives around them. ... Another major aspect of the book and in the lives of Indians is the natural world. ... It was more like another way of expressing ourselves- (R.M. pg. 80). ...

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So needless to say credit was established and by the end of the 1920's 60% of the cars and 80% of the radios were bought on installment credit . ... Like always, the U.S tried to be the world's banker ,but this time it backfired on them .Europe could not pay back the interest on the loans nor could they buy any goods with gold, so this led the America to "The Great Depression" real fast . ... Our national income also went from 80 million to 30 million, causing president Hoover to lower all taxes to increase income. ... Luck really turned around when presid...

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By the outbreak of the First World War, Japan had an army of over 300,000 men, the fourth largest navy in the world, and a booming economy that could produce many of the armaments it needed. ... The First World War changed the political situation in East Asia. ... This was a great loss for the Japanese because America supplied 80% of Japan's oil. ... Six days later, Japanese naval and land forces began assaults on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. ... Within a few days, Germany and Italy had also now declared war on the United States. ...

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Plastic surgery was not only used in the United States but in countries around the world such as Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary. With the ending of an era by means of World War 1, World War 2 was rounding the corner. ... The 80's were all about advertisement and informing the public. ... The bandages are usually removed a few days after surgery and stitches one or two weeks after surgery. ... With neck lifts there is a zigzag scar that will be around the back on the scalp. ...

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He is an always-recognisable face all over the world. ... Whatever the Beatles were doing, the world was quick to copy. ... He described the British performers as "New pop" performers in the early 80's. ... This makes me think that music those days can only be seen as a commodity and nothing else. ... And I have a slight suspicion that pop is going to be around for a very long time with its catchy tunes and easily- digested themes....

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Personally, I think that dating died with the 80's, or even before that. ... This world needs dating back. It needs the "thrill of the chase", the busy days when you have up to three dates, and don't know what to do. ... Besides, what sounds better, "Yeah, we"re dating." or "Dude, I don't know what going on between us, we just kinda hang around each other"?...

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It takes place during World War I on the French Front. ... Little by little men are being killed around them. ... After that battle the men count goes from 80 to 32. ... Paul is given 17 days of leave from the Army to go home and visit his family. ...

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They usually stay right around these areas, and aren't on land all that often. ... After about 40 - 45 days, the egg(s) will hatch and chicks will come out. ... They will fly around over the water, dive, and catch the fish under water. ... Boobies can dive from about 80 feet up to water level. ... Retrieved April 15, 2003, from the World Wide Web: http://www.horizon.fr/galapagos/foubleuan.html ...

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Hirschsprung disease occurs mostly the first days or weeks of life of a newborn. ... These numbers change around the world, but their statistical average is around 1:1000 to 1:10,000. ... The rest 80% happens to people who had no family history with this condition. ... It affects around 20% of the population in the United States at the same rate for men and women. Short segment illness is the most popular one, 80% of Hirschsprung disease individuals have it, but for unidentified reasons it affects men four times more than woman. ...

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