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    The following paper will attempt to analyze a chapter by Shirley Andrews Lemuria and Atlantis. The paper will explain why archaeologists do not consider her work to be accurate and furthermore to not be taken serious. The story of Atlantis begins with Plato's dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. These are the only known written records of the lost civilization of Atlantis. Many people believe the tale to be complete fiction. While others support the belief that the story is an accurate depiction of a…

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    known for the Thomas Lourds series of novels that has four titles of which the first, The Atlantis Code is the most popular. He began researching the first novel when he saw an article about the ancient lost city of Atlantis in a scholarly journal that utterly fascinated him. According to the author, the article pointed out that some ruins in Spain had a striking resemblance to Plato’s description of ancient Atlantis and satellite photos…

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    People have travelled across the entire globe searching for the city of Atlantis. They have dived into the deepest depths of the sea, and have climbed mountain ranges all in the pursuit of discovery. At least half a dozen expeditions are launched each year, and some explorers would swear they were successful. Professionals claim that the most likely location of Atlantis is a small island called Santorini which is off the coast of Greece. It would seem as though Plato described this exact place…

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    remained eager to be famous and remembered as a writer of the ages. He pursued a strange obsession with the Lost City of Atlantis and even wrote books about it. “He read so much that he rediscovered Atlantis.” (Pierce 17) The sarcasm used by Charles Pierce is repetitive. He did however continue to make his point that although Donnelly had only read on the subject, his book Atlantis: The Antediluvian World was published with rave reviews in the press. Scientifically it was found to have no merit…

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    Why Do Atlantis Exist

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    Atlantis! Did it exist? The famous philosopher, Plato, was the first to talk about this lost city. He described how, why, and what became of Atlantis. There’s been many different theories as to how and why it was destroyed. The enigmatic underwater city, more commonly known as Atlantis, continues to peak the curiosity of many. Many believers have gone out and explored different places since there seems to be many plausible locations of Atlantis. In these expeditions, there has been ample amounts…

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    stole and jumped off. Atlantis is is a legendary and advanced city. They say that Atlantis brings world peace. And it holds holy wisdom. It is still questionable to this day if Atlantis is real. It was a very high classed civilization, and it sank to to the bottom of the sea 11,000 years ago. There are several myths about Atlantis and a lot of reasons have been fought over. All of the hypothesis and questions have been fought over and had very considerable arguments. Atlantis had many features…

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    The antidote for the Angst of Las Vegas: Reno's Atlantis Casino I've been to Las Vegas on several occasions and every time I go, the same panicky feeling comes over me about 24 hours into the trip. What's next? What must I do? Have I gone to the New York place, been inside the big green lion head? Did I see Paris? What's going on with the new gravity-defying roller-coaster in the sparkling new 80,000-room theme hotel that was built in about 16 days? I always feel as though I haven't done…

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    The simulation showed how an apartment management in Atlantis was impacted by different economic factors. Two microeconomics concepts where identified as changes in the demand supply and equilibrium. These concepts only affect the different small apartment complexes that Good Life manages. The two macroeconomics that where identified was price elasticity and price ceilings, these two concepts have an overall impact on the religion market. These two factors help to see if a local apartment…

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    Atlantis, The Lost Empire

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    but our culture is dying. We are like a stone the ocean beats against. With each year a little more of us is worn away”, for all of Disney’s heart wrenching dialogues, this simple statement made by princess Kida, in the profoundly underrated movie “Atlantis, The Lost Empire”, affected me the most. The thought of a race that was once so magnificent losing its history and cultural background hit a little too close to home for me, having lived in Iran and been made to study something that…

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    no longer run. Years of neglect have allowed the elements to erode some of the intricate carvings decorating the façades. This city, once fit for a king, is no longer inhabited by humans, but by the creatures of the sea; oblivious to its legacy. Atlantis was a mythical grecian city, a utopia that stood proud on an isolated isle in the middle of the Atlantic, which sunk to the bottom of the ocean after a godly quarrel. For thousands of years people have dreamed of living in a city at the…

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