John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language‚ specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford‚ he also wrote a number of stories‚ including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955). The name “Tolkien” (pron.: Tol-keen; equal stress on both syllables) is believed to be of German origin; Toll-kühn: foolishly brave‚ or stupidly clever - hence the pseudonym “Oxymore” which
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but... take this‚" she handed him a small pistol‚ "it isn’t much‚ but it will give you some protection. Please be careful‚ I love you." Saying his goodbyes‚ Thomas turned to the curtain drawn tight over the window. June 15‚ people call it Broken Moon Day. How creative. June 15th of every
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Fresh Fruit‚ Broken Bodies is an ethnography written by Seth Holmes which not only describes observations‚ but tells a story of the author living alongside the migrant workers whose lives he was observing. Seth Holmes is a medical anthropologist with a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. His education and background were a big influence and support for him to go on a journey for his thesis. To begin this journey‚ Holmes headed south to San Miguel‚ Mexico where he joined a group of Mexican Migrants crossing the
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brother and he makes the hesitant‚ but brave decision of going after him in order to win back respect and honor for the whole family. This is gets people involved in generation long blood feuds but it is all seen as legal‚ because of the Kanun. In “Broken April”‚ Ismail Kadare uses the third person omniscient narrator‚ the color black and the personification of wild pomegranates to make Gjorg seem not like a criminal‚ but instead a tragic hero. Gjorg Berisha
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requires us to engage and cooperate together to harness our ability as one united cyber society to play its quests. Jane Mcgonigal‚ a digital game designer and Director of Game Research at the Institute For The Future‚ inspires us by her book Reality is Broken. She argues the capabilities of games to change our reality for butter and fill our lives with positive emotions‚ positive activity‚ positive experiences‚ and positive strengths. Part one: Why games make us happy? ”One way or another‚ if human evolution
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The one broken window (e.g.‚ a persistent beggar‚ a group of intimidating teens‚ excessive litter‚ graffiti‚ and individuals sleeping in public places) gives the impression to potential wrongdoers that no one cares how people act in or treat the neighborhood‚ opening the door to more serious lawbreaking.The one broken window (e.g.‚ a persistent beggar‚ a group of intimidating teens‚ excessive litter‚ graffiti‚ and individuals sleeping in public places) gives the impression to potential wrongdoers
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction People marry for many reasons‚ including one or more of the following: legal‚ social‚ libidinal‚ emotional‚ economic‚ spiritual‚ and religious. These might include arranged marriages‚ family obligations‚ the legal establishment of a nuclear family unit‚ the legal protection of children and public declaration of commitment. It is usually formalized at a wedding or marriage ceremony. The ceremony may be officiated either by a religious official
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TERM PAPER HISTORY 367 CIVIL WAR and RECONSTRUCTION Sheldon Teicher HIST 367 Hunter College Spring 2013 8 May 2013 THE BROKEN PROMISE OF RECONSTRUCTION & THE NEED FOR RESTITUTION The Civil War is the most widely written about event in American history and Reconstruction is the most mis-understood and least appreciated subject within this wider issue. Most people would prefer to escape into the heroic exploits of the battles that were fought than deal with the difficult social
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progrom in spite of the Jews‚ “In two days […] over 7‚000 businesses were trashed and looted‚ dozens of Jewish people were killed‚ and Jewish cemeteries‚ hospitals‚ schools and homes were looted while police and fire brigades stood by” (“The ‘Night of Broken Glass’”). Additionally‚ gallows and executions were held at concentration camps‚ the ghettos and even in public streets. That being said‚ the anti-Semitism caused
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In the last decade‚ bullying has become a growing problem in children and young adults. What is bullying? Bullying can be defined as the repeated‚ aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person‚ physically or mentally. Generally‚ it stems from an imbalance of power. For example‚ the person with “more power‚” socially‚ physically‚ or emotionally‚ bullies a person who is weaker than he or she perceives themselves to be. It can cause distrust‚ depression‚ and even suicide in its victims.
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