the scholar‚ her father sparked her curiosity for questioning the known world. In the film‚ Hypatia is murdered because she was not a follower of the Christian faith‚ and was accused for practicing witchcraft. Many believe this is what lead to her demise in real life. However‚ in actuality “Hypatia was murdered not because she was a pagan‚ or a dissident Christian‚ or a Neoplatonist‚ or a mathematician‚ or a woman‚ or a witch… Rather that she was an ally of one political faction seen as a threat by
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Love and Attraction The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers is a story of love illustrated through the romantic longings and attractions of the three eccentric characters; Miss Amelia‚ Cousin Lymon‚ and Marvin Macy. McCullers depicts love as a force‚ often strong enough to change people’s attitudes and behaviors. Yet‚ the author seems to say‚ if the love is unrequited‚ individuals‚ having lost their motivation to change‚ will revert back to their true selves
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The Crucible The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a play modeled after the Red Scare. The Red Scare was a period when fear of communism grew to hysteria‚ and it reflected the topic of The Crucible. In this play‚ a wave of fear spreads throughout Salem ad accusations of witchcraft begin to rise. A character‚ John Proctor‚ displays great pride throughout the play but also demonstrates change because he was at first doubtful‚ but later comes to realize its severity. John Proctor’s combination of these
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SAAB’s Sad Story: The Last Episode Contents: 1. Title Page 2. Abstract 3. Article summary and its implications for the business community 4. Looking at SAAB as a product of globalisation 5. The strength of emergent economies and why large companies look to them for assistance 6. The ‘Creative Destruction of Capitalism’ 7. Different strategic choices 8. References 9. Bibliography Abstract This report is divided
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castle‚ the father and his son used to labor through out the day in a nearby woods‚ as they were a woodcutters‚ their days are long and hard‚ they have to be in the woods by the sunrise time‚ they will chop the woods‚ as much as they can carry‚ then they will cut it into smaller pieces‚ and carry it over their backs to a small village nearby the woods‚ once they are able to change it for food they will go back to their home‚ tired but happy‚ as nothing for a man is of a value‚ more than being able
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Fairy tales of the past were often full of macabre and gruesome twists and endings. These days‚ companies like Disney have sanitized them for a modern audience that is clearly deemed unable to cope‚ and so we see happy endings everywhere. This list looks at some of the common endings we are familiar with – and explains the original gruesome origins. If you know of any others‚ be sure to mention it in the comments – or if you know of a fairy tale that is just outright gruesome (in its original or
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Yemi Salami Mrs. R. Patterson English 5 AP 22 October‚ 2012 Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is one troubled (and multi-faceted) man. A brilliant speaker‚ a kind man‚ a wise reverend – everyone loves this guy. He’s pretty much a rock star in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (and that doesn’t seem like such an easy feat in Puritan society). With his education and religious standing it allows him to have a larger sense of humility and understanding. So with Dimmesdale also being
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‘Literature about love is invariably sad. It shows that the price we pay for love in youth is an age spent grieving its loss’ It can be argued that romantic literature is not invariably sad as although most literature about love spends a great deal of depth on the grieving of characters this is always prevailed by some form of inner happiness or realisation even if it is through death. Gatsby‚ in Fitzgerald’s novel can be argued to have not grieved from his loss of love as he never gains that realisation
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The Inevitable Demise of No Child Left Behind As a result of No Child Left Behind‚ the only requirement for teaching now‚ is the ability to “teach to the test.” There are many passionate teachers who have been educated‚ ready‚ and able to educate our children‚ but their hands are tied. In 2002‚ former President‚ George W. Bush‚ signed into law‚ The No Child Left Behind Act. The law was developed to get the children in our country on the same level as children in other countries‚ such as China
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Complexity of King Arthur King Arthur is a long beloved and passed down story that originated in the 5th century and still lives on today. The first story was about Arthur being a savior to the people at the cusp of the Dark Ages and saving them from countless dangers and the newest story to my knowledge is the recent TV series Merlin‚ which mainly focuses on the magical side of the story and the friendship between Arthur and Merlin‚ as well as adding some different twists than previous famous stories
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