“The Lotos-Eaters” “Courage!” he said‚ and pointed toward the land‚ “This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon.” In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. All round the coast the languid air did swoon‚ Breathing like one that hath a weary dream. Full-faced above the valley stood the moon; And like a downward smoke‚ the slender stream Along the cliff to fall and pause and fall did seem. A land of streams! some‚ like a downward smoke
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Language: Thai Genre: Action / Adventure UK release date: 21/10/2005 Starring: Asanee Suwan‚ Sorapong Chatree‚ Orn-Anong Panyawong Directed by: Ekachai Uekrongtham Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol (Nong Toom)‚ a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and wear flowers to her sensational career as kickboxer whose specialty is ancient Muaythai boxing moves which she can
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Supernatural Elements in English Literature: The Werewolves A werewolf‚ also known as a lycanthrope‚ is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to transform into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature‚ either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction through a bite or scratch from a werewolf‚ or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon‚ as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase
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What are the differences between technical writing and other forms of writing with which you are familiar? Which is more persuasive: technical writing or expository writing? Explain your answer. Which type of writing have you seen used more often in the corporate environment? Academic writing is a form of writing that I am familiar with and the differences between academic writing and technical writing are very important. Both styles of writing have more than one type. The purposes and the audiences
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"Paret died on his feet. As he took those eighteen punches something happened to everyone who was in psychic range of the event. Some part of his death reached out to us." The passage has a sympathetic effect. The writer is sad that Paret the Boxer is dead‚ and in the passage the writer uses diction‚ imagery‚ and similes to show the sympathetic effect. The writer uses diction to show that he thought the fight was animalistic. "But in the last two years‚ over fifteen round fights‚ he had started
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Evelyn Ashford is a five-time Olympian in multiple track and field events. She was born on April 15‚ 1957 in Louisiana. Today‚ she is 57‚ going on 58. For her education‚ Ms. Ashford had attended Roseville High School and UCLA. Evelyn Ashford was the first woman to run the 100 meters in 11 seconds and the oldest woman in history to compete in the Olympics. Surprisingly‚ there is not much said about Ms.Ashford’s childhood. Her father‚ Samuel Ashford‚ was in the Air Force. Her family had to move
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Price Hill ENGL 1302-014 Essay 5: Short Fiction Analysis Analysis of the Element of the Human Condition in Literature Writers have a hard time escaping the limitations of knowing the human condition. It is a problem not of imagination‚ but of not being fired so concretely into anything other. Our stories are riddled with intensity and vividness and source enough for millennia. I have selected a few stories we have read this semester that exemplify this and to bring up questions they ask
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Boxer The Boxer is a well loved dog that looks like he is worried but this short haired dog is very popular with families because he is affectionate and fantastic around children. He is suspicious of strangers but does not act aggressively which makes the Boxer one of the most popular dogs to have a pet. The Boxer originated from Germany and the modern Boxer has a short history but the boxer originated from the Bull breeds such as Bull Dogs. These dogs were mainly used for hunting and later to
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The Pacific University men’s basketball controlled the contest‚ shooting at a 50% (35-for-70) clip en route to an 83-45 win over Portland Bible College on Tuesday night in Forest Grove. The Boxers (1-1) had 13-different players contribute to the scoring ledger including J.B. Ewell (Portland‚ Ore.) and Shayne Rixie (Hillsboro‚ Ore.)‚ who scored 15 and 10 points‚ respectively. Rixie lead a Pacific bench that outscored the visiting Wildcats bench by a 45-3 margin. Pacific handed out 21 assists on its
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actions and reactions to differ in various situations. In 1898‚ a group of poor farmers from Northern China created a secret group known as the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists‚ also called “The Boxers‚” who roamed around China trying to restore justice by killing foreigners. The Boxers hated the foreigners because they did not respect Chinese traditions or culture and tried to convert the Chinese to Christianity. As a result‚ many Chinese people had to take actions based on whether
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