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79Robinson Crusoe HubNuggets
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61Underground Poetry: He Built a Simple House.
Near Key West HE BUILT A SIMPLE HOUSE... ∞ Traveled Far, the Vagabond: disenchanted, solitary- forlorn... In need of, gives compliance, to quiescent bones, In search of, particular Crusoe nesting... breathing space. the...
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62Robinson Crusoe Island
On the distance of 674 km from Chile, in the Pacific Ocean, the Robinson Crusoe Island is situated. It is one of geographical peculiarities of this country, contributing to Easter Island (named after the holiday, when it was discovered) and Chiloe...
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64The early works of Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
Defoe's first work was The True-Born Englishman (1701), a long satire in verse in which he defended the King William of Orange against the attacks of not being of pure English stock. In The Shortest Way with the Dissenters (1702) he satirically...
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62The Wonderful World of Books
This is a lyrical poem about how delightful it is to be absorbed by the adventure of a good book. Children need to be read to and adults need to be good role models.
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70The Castaway Alexander Selkirk
Alexander Selkirk was a Scottish sailor and Sailing Master aboard the galley Cinque Ports at the beginning of the 1700s. A galley was a ship propelled by oarsmen in trade and warfare and dominated naval warfare in the Mediterranean from the 8th...
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72Origin of Copyright Law in the English Language
Intellectual property is not a natural concept in human psychology. It began in 1710 in England, when the British Parliament sought to persecute authors, but couldn't because of traditions of anonymity. Granting authors the right to copy let them profit from their work, but forced them to register their writing with the government.
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80Survival Kit List
Here's the complete list for a survival kit--in the event of ANY emergency.
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70ALEXANDER SELKIRK: THE ORIGINAL ROBINSON CRUSO
Among the books that have stirred the imagination of generations of adolescents, the story of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe would certainly figure in the list. The real inspiration for Defoe to write the novel was the adventures of a privateer...
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66Enemy Mine is possibly the most overlooked science fiction film ever
Enemy Mine is a largely forgotten jewel of 80's sci-fi. This is a wonderfully told tale of confronting and overcoming cultural divides that may seem insurmountable at first.
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