Stevenson's brilliantly constructed adventure novel Treasure Island has remained a popular favorite for both children and adults. ... He rented a cottage in Braemar, where he began to write Treasure Island, the book which marked a major turning point in his literary career. Up until that point, Stevenson's literary output had been uneven-Treasure Island marked the author's mastery of tone, pace, and vocabulary. ... Plot and Major Characters Set in the 1740s, Treasure Island describes the adventures of a boy named Jim Hawkins after he discovers a map showing the way to buried tre...

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In Treasure Island, guns are a large part of the battle between the captain's crew and the mutineers. ... "And speaking of the Bible, it is interesting to note that while the devil is alluded to twenty times in Treasure Island, the Savior is never mentioned," (LeVay, 1989). ... In contrast, Jim's narration of "Treasure Island" often skips the tedious parts. ... It almost seems as though "Treasure Island" is echoing many details from "Robinson Crusoe". ... In "Treasure Island", we find a similar lack of involvement of female characters. ...

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Notes: The Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco with Marin County in absolute splendor. ... The story of the Statue of Liberty and her island has been one of change. ... On September 8, 1937, jurisdiction was enlarged to cover all of Bedloe's Island and in 1956, the name of the island was changed to Liberty Island. On May 11, 1965, Ellis Island was given to the National Park Service and became part of the National Monument. ... Jefferson described the house as his "essay in architecture," but today it is recognized as an international treasure. ...

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I hope to shed some light on the operations of this new, relatively obscure industry that hopes to recover the lost treasures of the past, and finally reward many of the lumberjacks for their hard work. ... These large timbers, which were being floated to the sawmills from the Apostle Islands and other areas around Lake Superior, became waterlogged and sank due to a number of reasons. ... On a final note, environmental quality to the lake ecosystem must be carefully monitored throughout this process in order to prevent unnecessary damage. ... "Divers find water-logged treasure." ...

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He rewards them with women and the treasures of the Cicones on their long journey home, "The wind drove me out of Ilium on to Ismarus, the Cicones' stronghold. ... Upon arriving at the island of Aeolia, Odysseus and his crew are genuinely rewarded for their travels and shown great accommodation. ... However, when the time comes to leave the island he is so full of pride that he refuses help, but he doesn't want any mistakes made of any kind. ... It is also critical to note that given the circumstances, it's easy for the reader to make the "proper" risk/reward anal...

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He rewards them with women and the treasures of the Cicones on their long journey home, "The wind drove me out of Ilium on to Ismarus, the Cicones' stronghold. ... Upon arriving at the island of Aeolia, Odysseus and his crew are genuinely rewarded for their travels and shown great accommodation. ... However, when the time comes to leave the island he is so full of pride that he refuses help, but he doesn't want any mistakes made of any kind. ... It is also critical to note that given the circumstances, it's easy for the reader to make the "proper" risk/reward anal...

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The island of Sri Lanka was colonised by Portugal from 1505-1658. ... There was also a sizeable minority of Arabic traders in the island who adhered to Islam. ... These aforementioned Portuguese missionaries in Sri Lanka came from four different Catholic orders: Franciscan, Jesuit, Augustinian and Dominican. (2) However, the Portuguese did not hesitate to use force during their colonial inquest of the island and even if their use of religion appeared to be far more benevolent at the outset, it certainly was not the case. ... This is the chief reason for losing my Kingdom, my treasures, the Qu...

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The Jolly Roger is often associated with outrageous adventure in the high seas, romantacised in tales of piracy spun in order to enchant and escape to with a famous example being Treasure Island. ... Another point worth noting is that Laura is a rarity in that day and age when the great depression made many, including young women of Laura's age into hardy, assertive and industrious characters scrapping a living through whatever means they can. ...

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SCENE SUMMARIES AND NOTES Act I, Scene 1 The play opens late at night on a street in Venice. ... Notes In this second scene, Othello is introduced in person for the first time. ... The Duke is involved with grave matters of state, for a war with Turkey is imminent; Brabantio ignores the matters of state and goes with Othello to present his private case against the marriage of Desdemona before the Duke. 999 : 1/15/2004 3:30:50 PM Act I, Scene 3 The Duke and the Council are disturbed by the rumors that the Turkish fleet is planning an attack on the island of Cyp...

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The late Michael Katzev, who was one of the first to see this underwater treasure and was the founder of this excavation, applied for permission to excavate the ship from the Director of the Department of Antiquities, and began to organize funding for this full-scale expedition (Swiny ND: 339). It is interesting to note that the team of divers chosen for the excavation had many dangers and problems to face. ... The most common type is the Rhodian, meaning "from Rhodes", an island which was not too far from the isle of Cyprus. ...

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Their stores, which originally were set as an attachment to Treasure Island stores, carried a stock of around 25,000 products. ... Home Depot's cash equivalents primarily consist of commercial paper, money market funds, US government agency securities, and tax-exempt notes and bonds. ...

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The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...

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However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is because the country is an island surrounded by the sea. ... Their raids lasted over two hundred years and it was during this time that many of Ireland's treasures in the monasteries were sent to the continent or buried for safe-keeping, or just looted by the invaders. ...

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