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    the novel’s subtitle is “The modern-day Prometheus.” that is a reference to Titan from Greek mythology named Prometheus. Prometheus makes the primary of mankind out of clay and then makes the big mistake of stealing hearth from the Gods in order that mankind can live on and prosper. and then he’s punished in a ridiculously painful manner regarding birds tearing out and consuming his liver. This punishment is everlasting via being reincarnated every day with the same fate killing him. Frankenstein

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    Allegory of the Modern Day Cave “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” was the philosophical story of people who lived in this cave‚ and never left. They were bound to one spot‚ and could never move. The only light was this fire in the middle of the cave‚ that was on the other side of a wall that separated the fire from the cave dwellers. There were also other people who carried objects above their heads on the fire side of the wall. This made shadows on the actual cave walls‚ which were the only things

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    Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight both were adventurous stories. Both were considered heroes and had many challenges to fulfill. They both faced many conflicts‚ trials‚ and endangerments along the way. They both were praised for their good duties. Beowulf was labeled as a prince while Sir Gawain was labeled as a knight. To me‚ Beowulf appeared to be too perfect. It is like he was never wrong. I can relate more to Sir Gawain‚ because he was more realistic. Sir Gawain puts his life at risk

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    Puritan perception and modern day perception though sometimes still can be viewed as similar have changed drastically over time. There are several concepts that were viewed as shameful in Puritan times that people in modern day will just look pass. For example‚ going against the bible by sinning was look upon way more harshly than in today’s society. There are still concepts Puritans had to deal with that we still see being took into affect today‚ such as shunning. The act of shunning can be done

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    courteous‚ he does play by the rules of courtesy in such ways as remaining loyal‚ truthful‚ and kind. 2) What is the symbolism of the three beast hunted by Bertilak? The symbolism within the three beasts hunted by Bertilak is that the manner of the animal was the manner of the lady of the house on that given day. The first day a deer was being hunted. On this day‚ the lady of the house was acting like a deer in ways that she did not go straight to her point‚ but instead darted around the subject

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    Toni the Superhero written by R. D. Base and illustrated by Debbie Hefke is a charismatic and charming portrayal of a young boy who lives and enjoys a well rounded life. The use of simple‚ direct sentences accompanied by an explanatory illustration makes it ideal for young readers who usually gravitate towards the more colorful images rather than an excess use of words. The only detraction was that the book traveled along at the same pace throughout and at the end‚ readers were only offered a perfunctory

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    Activity 1 I was wondering about the night life here in wellington since it was my first few days in the country. My flat mate (receiver) is from a conservative muslim family who don’t live a night life‚ when I’ve (sender) asked him (channel) about it in more details but he seems less aware of the night life and so I said to him that he’s a “momma’s boy” (noise) of which he wasn’t happy about (massege) and started going bonkers (feedback). Hehe anyways then I had to explain (context) more in details

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    SEXTING: MODERN DAY FLIRTATION What is sexting? Why do we sext? Is it healthy? How to and how not to sext (Tips for sexting) What is sexting? For those of you who don’t already know what sexting is or haven’t heard of it before‚ it is basically a marriage of sex and the traditional text messaging. It is defined in most dictionaries as the sending of sexually explicit photos‚ images‚ text messages‚ or emails by using a cell phone or other mobile devices. Sexting as we know it today is a relatively

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    In the epic Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney‚ Beowulf is depicted as a heroic figure who fights monsters and defends the weak. During its time‚ Beowulf would be considered a great hero however in today’s standards Beowulf would only be considered a great warrior because a hero should value the lives of the people and not seek to be rewarded. Instead‚ Beowulf committed heroic acts for his own selfish reasons and never shows to values the lives of the people. From fighting Grendel to slaying the

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    technique is one of three ways in which subliminal advertising can be communicated. The other two are by using sub-audible messages and by using embedded stimuli. Sub-audible messages are auditory stimuli that are played at a low volume and under a "carrier" of music‚ ocean waves‚ etc. so that they cannot be heard‚

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