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    briefly (and importantly) mentions his work as a translator of Serbo-Croatian poets‚ including Vasko Popa and Ivan Lalic. I adore Popa’s work‚ but am unfamiliar with Lalic’s‚ beyond the poems Simic included in his anthology of Serbian poets‚ The Horse Has Six Legs. Another star from this anthology‚ whose name I don’t often see mentioned (certainly not as frequently as Popa’s) is Aleksandar Ristovic. In his introduction to his translation of Ristovic’s poems‚ Devil’s Lunch (published by Faber in 1999)

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    Oedipus The King

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    The Knowledge of Good and Evil: An Anthology of Forbidden Love “We always long for the forbidden things‚ and desire what is denied us.” Francois Rabelais Introduction Genesis (ca. 1000-3000 B.C.) anonymous. Oedipus the King (ca. 425 B.C.) Sophocles (ca. 496-406) was a Greek dramatist during the Peloponnesian War. Oh Brothers‚ Why Do You Talk Mahadeviyakka was a twelfth-century Indian poet. The Conference of the Birds. The Story of Sheikh Sam’an Faridoddin Attar (1145-1221)

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    Cited: Baldwin‚ James. “Sonny’s Blues.” The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2006. 7th Edition. 52. Gilman‚ Charlotte Perkins. “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2006. 7th Edition. 597.

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    New Delhi: Macmillan‚ 2007. Print. Achebe‚ Chinua‚ foreword. Hot Days Long Nights: An Anthology of African Short Stories. Ed. Nadezda Obradovic. New Delhi: National Book Trust‚ 2003. vii- xiv. Print. Laragy‚ Elizabeth. "Settler Colony." n.d. The Imperial Archive: Key Concepts in Postcolonial Studies. Electronic. 28 October 2012. . Moulessehoul‚ Mohammed. "The Wicked Tongue." Hot Days Long Nights: An Anthology of African Short Stories. Ed. Nadezda Obradovic. New Delhi: National Book Trust‚ 2003.

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    The Art of the Ancient Near East HIS 2100.01 April 6‚ 2012 The Art of the Ancient Near East Ancient sources are key to researchers and archeologists today to discovery the history of the ancient world. Such artistic resources include architecture‚ sculptures‚ writing‚ pictures‚ reliefs‚ pottery‚ and much more. The source that will be focused on in this topic of art in the ancient Near East are reliefs found within the region. There are many forms and styles in which reliefs were made. Though

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    significant writer of his time (Norton Anthology‚ “Nathaniel Hawthorne” 1272). Often Hawthorne’s jobs pulled him away from his writing but allowed him to support his family. Hawthorne skillfully used gothic elements in his writing to create a clear picture of some approaching death. Though he favored his poetry‚ Edgar Allan Poe was a master weaver of horror tales who influenced other writers such as T.S. Eliot and William Faulkner (Norton Anthology‚ “Edgar Allan Poe” 1531). His

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    Cited: Yoshimoto‚ Banana. “Helix”. Lizard. Ed. New York: Washington Square Press Publication of Pocket Books‚ 1993. 1-18. Print. Yoshimoto‚ Banana. “Newlywed”. The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories. Ed. Daniel Halpern. New York: Viking Press‚ 1999. 650-655. Print.

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    I have decided to use both stories for my essay. In "The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell." John Crawford he writes‚ “It was just a vision of what home could or should be” (2822). I related to Crawford’s story because I was affected by hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a result of the hurricane my life as I knew it was no longer the same. Crawford story is about a fictional account of what his life would be like when he returned home from Iraq. He and his wife takes a drive on a long road where they go

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    setting and accomplishment of goals‚ and the importance of cohesion of society. By studying Edwards’ “Personal Narrative”‚ “Resolutions”‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ and excerpts from Benjamin Franklin’s “Autobiography”‚ found in Norton’s Anthology of American Literature‚ edited by Nina Baym‚ their distinct individual ideas‚ and these shared fundamental themes of American literature can be seen. Their personal narratives show how their environment impacted them to better themselves. Jonathan

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    Women in Oedipus

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    The role of women in King Oedipus; a play by Sophocles and Minimum of Two; an anthology by Tim Winton‚ play their own part in leading the action of these texts. Today I will be focusing on the way they do this‚ and how their traits change as their lives progress. I will also be exploring how they provide support for their husbands and families‚ and also the impact of the period of time in which the text was written. The main female character from Sophocles’ play‚ King Oedipus‚ in fact the only

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