Adults may make up the majority of game players, but video games are more popular than ever among kids, new research shows. According to NPD, 91 percent of U.S. children ages 2-17 play video games (64 million). More interesting, these numbers are up nearly 13 percent from a 2009 study.
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- The discovery of the French Nicolas Leblanc and Michel Chevreul on how to make soaps.
- The end of the luxury products tax on soap.
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In 1800 the soap became a popular product widely used in practically all purposes. In addition to the concepts of hygiene and cleanliness having increased at that time, the discovery of the French Nicholas Leblanc and Michael Chevreul about the manufacture of soap, allowed this product to be seen in the markets in a more recurrent way. This is because the soap was laboriously manufactured, with difficult ingredients, however these two Frenchmen managed to develop an alternative manufacture that was fast and effective, allowing the soap to be made available to everyone.
In addition, it was during this period that the soap stopped being taxed as a luxury item, which left it with affordable prices for all families.
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In the opening sentence of the story the author states that "you were always a gambler" and you, "took chances." This shows that the main character is willing and able to take any and all risks necessary in order to escape slavery. This sets the tone for the type of person that the main character strives to be. The text foreshadows more to describe the main character being on a wooden ship.
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1. Alliteration: A repetition of initial sounds in two or more words of a line of poetry
An alliteration is a literaty device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. An example of an alliteration would be "The barbarians broke through the barricade."
2. Caesura: The pause or break in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
A caesura is a stop or pause in a metrical linea that creates a break in a verse, splitting it in equal parts.
3. Comitatus: In the Germanic tradition, the relationship between a leader and his warriors, or a king and his lords.
Comitatus is a term mostly used in the Germanic warrior culture to refer to an oath of fealty taken by warriors to their lords.
4. Kenning: A double metaphor, usually hyphenated. Example, "swan-road" for sea.
Kenning comes from Old Norse tradition and it refers to the combination of words to create a new expression with metaphorical meaning.
