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  1. T.D.March 19, 2020 at 4:51 PM

    Good job making a really dense article very accessible!

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  2. ReggieC.March 19, 2020 at 5:19 PM

    Very cool information, and love the image shout out of Goku!!

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  3. Daniel de LeonMarch 19, 2020 at 10:45 PM

    This is a really good info graphic I really appreciated how you condensed a lot of info into manageable chucks.

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  4. lorainegMarch 19, 2020 at 11:07 PM

    The images were really great, the theme and details were also good!

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  5. CindyMarch 20, 2020 at 10:25 PM

    I really love this! I feel that if anyone had any problems initially getting through the article this would definitely help them understand syncretism!

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