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    The Time Traveller  -  The Time Traveller’s name is never given. Apparently the narrator wants to protect his identity. The Time Traveller is an inventor. He likes to speculate on the future and the underlying structures of what he observes. His house is in Richmond‚ a suburb of London. The Narrator  -  The narrator‚ Mr. Hillyer‚ is the Time Traveller’s dinner guest. His curiosity is enough to make him return to investigate the morning after the first time travel. Weena -  Weena is one of the Eloi

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    The Second Coming

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    people after World War I. He uses strong symbolisms in this poem that not only make you feel what he is feeling but it also depicts the transition and movement of good and evil over time using the gyre‚ falcon‚ blood-dimmed tide‚ ceremony of innocence‚ sphinx and the desert birds. The first stanza of the poem describes how things are falling apart after the war (the world is doomed‚ there’s anarchy everywhere) and then the second stanza is about the second coming but not of Christ‚ rather of an evil being

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    The Angel of Death and the Sculptor‚ sculpted by Daniel Chester French‚ pays tribute to a fallen American sculptor‚ Martin Milmore‚ and challenges the usual representation of Death as the horrible gruesome presence that it has been represented to be ever since the Christian era. Through a combination of high-and-low relief and in-the-round sculpting‚ French makes you feel almost complacent in the company of death. The benevolent face on the angel of death and the intrigued look on the face of the

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    What is the meaning behind Art Colinda Kram American Intercontinental Univeristy 7/28/2013 Abstract In this abstract I will provide a definition of art. I will briefly touch on the definition of fine and visual art. We will discuss some of the basic concepts and how to look at art and analyze it. I will give examples of eight different types of art created by established artist and provide a non-bias overview of each and I will provide a conclusion on my definition of art. What

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    Quiz on Oedipus the King

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    mean? 5. Where is the place where Oedipus kills his father? Bonus Q. What are the names of Oedipus’ 2 daughters? Round 2: 1. Name Oedipus’ real parents. 2. Where is the play set (place and city)? 3. What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? 4. Who is the God of Healing? 5. What problem was Thebes facing when the play begun. Bonus Q. Who is the God of Greek cities? Round 3: 1. When Oedipus was a baby where was he left to die? 2. Why did Oedipus leave his city and his adopted

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    before by lifting a curse that was put there by the Sphinx -Creon is Oedipus’s brother-in-law -Sends Creon to seek the advice of Apollo because a curse is incurred in the land of Thebes -Curse will be lifted if the murderer of Laius (oedipus’s dad/ former king) is found and prosecuted. Laius was murdered many years ago at a crossroads. -The reason why there hadn’t been further investigation about the murder when it first happened is because the Sphinx had warned against inquiring about the murder.

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    ther‚  Laius.   a. Oedipus didn’t know that Laius was his dad and the caravan that his dad was in  and oedipus both claimed to be going the right of way‚ the was an altercation and  laius is murdered by his own son   4. What is the "riddle of the sphinx" which Oedipus has to answer in order to become the  King of Thebes?   a. what walks on 4 legs in the morning‚ two at noon & three in the evening?  5. Relate the tragic consequences of Oedipus’ marriage to Jocasta and their realization of the  fact that they are mother and son

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    The art and architecture of ancient Egypt is known to almost every person‚ as it is so distinct from other cultures ’ works. Ranging from wall paintings of Anubis and Horus‚ to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx‚ the artwork is not exactly new to many. Though the creators of the art may not be known‚ their images are forever part of the great history of ancient Egypt. When you think of ancient Egyptian artwork‚ stiffness in the human figures is very apparent. There is basically no trace of movement

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    Pyramids from ancient Egyptian times were massive monuments made for kinds to be buried in and remembered by. The king would usually start construction of their pyramid as soon as they took the throne. The king would first create a committee with an architect‚ chief engineer as well as an overseer of construction. Paid laborers would work on the pyramids for about 4 months out of the year at a time because that was the time when the Nile River flooded and was impossible to farm the land. The plan

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    The Ivory Trail Analysis

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    fact that there is a world -wide ban on the trade of Ivory suggests that this journey may involve an element of danger.   Visual Cues * There are three images is cover in a montage of shots. * (1)The first image we notice is the pyramid and sphinx (salient point) because of its central location and its brightness in comparison to the rest of the image. * The luminosity of those historical structures suggests power and mystery * These images support the already assumed location of the

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