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    Once upon a time in a land far far away‚ there was a King who wanted nothing more than a simple life and for his children to continue in his footsteps as ruler. So he made a plan to divide his land and let them take care of him for a change. As is happens there were two leaders in far away lands with this very plan‚ King Lear and Hidetora Ichimonji. Each having two children with a certain kind of personality‚ and one child that didn’t conform to the other siblings ways. Just like the children these

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    Response to the language used by Kent and Lear Lear’s monologue of harsh comments towards Gonerill presents the audience with the childlike side of his character. Lear’s anger is triggered by Gonerill’s newly played authority over him. Here‚ Lear is placed in a situation he is uncomfortable with and his sporadic rant is unjustified with regards to Gonerill’s actual actions. Gonerill orders a level of disrespect to come from the servants of her castle towards Lear’s “so disordered‚ so deboshed and

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    Archeologist Burial

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    Burials are super important when it comes to Archeology for many reasons. For starters‚ studying human remains and skeletons after excavating them from their place of rest can provide a lot of information. By taking a closer look at human remains‚ archeologists can determine things like the height‚ health and age of the person at the time of their death. Teeth remains and their quality can even help determine where the person grew up. Human remains help us measure populations and can give us a better

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    King Lear Act 2: Appearance Vs reality Throughout act 2 Edmund portrays the theme of appearance versus reality. He appears to everyone as the caring‚ loyal son of Glouster‚ and a loving brother to Edgar‚ however he is really a cunning‚ mischievous human being. Edmund shows that he only cares about himself and his needs through the following lines: “With his prepared sword he charges home My unproved body‚ latched mine arm. And when he saw my best alarumed spirits‚ Bold in the quarrel’s right‚ roused

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    and lies are what makes King Lear a tragedy. The play is a result‚ of the consequences triggered off by lies and falsehoods that were told in King Lea’s family‚ as well as in the family of the Earl of Gloucester. In this play‚ Shakespeare added a sub-plot to the main-plot and both are based on the same events‚ differing slightly according to the story. The main-plot involves Lear and his three daughters whereas the sub-plot makes use of Gloucester and his two sons. King Lear gives his daughters a

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    Beach Burial

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    Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and war correspondent who wrote Beach Burial‚ Slessor sailed for Britain in May. This influenced him to write poems about the horrific war stories that he had seen while being in many countries overseas. Beach Burial is a 5 stanza poem the goes in depth of the Burial in North Africa. Beach burial by Kenneth Slessor Beach Burial is able to be a lament poem with the use of the ‘convoy of dead sailors’ and the focus on an individual ‘unknown seaman’‚ this gives

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    Burial Archaeology

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    How does the study of Burial populations help us understand social relations in an ancient society? And explore the relationship between burial rituals‚ the development of ‘abstract’ and symbolic forms of culture and communication‚ and how this ties into social relations. In this Essay‚ I will explore and analyze archaeological evidence of the development of Burial practices in Europe in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic eras‚ and explore the dynamics between these burial rituals‚ and development

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    In this brief quote from Shakespeare’s play King Lear he is making a statement about the rich vs. the poor and how it is easy to see the wrong performed by the poor however it is easy to justify the wrong done by the individuals with a large pocket book. When I take a look around‚ read a newspaper‚ or watch the channel eight news it is very clear to me that Lear’s statement is‚ however unfortunate and unfair‚ true as it accurately represents the injustice of today. “Through tatter’d clothes

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    King Lear Act 1 Scene 1

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    The setting of this scene is in Manhattan‚ New York City. More specifically‚ it takes place in the office building of a prominent real estate company. Thomas Rael’s meeting room corresponds to King Lear’s round table‚ and it is here where Rael announces that he is dividing up the shares of his company. The season is winter‚ to represent the conflict that arrises between Rael and his children‚ and it is set in modern day. This allows for the integration of modern technology such as phones and cars

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    Alternative Burials

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    I chose to this observational activity on an article I found titled “After Death: 8 Burial Alternatives That Are Going Mainstream.” I randomly stumbled upon this article after researching eco-friendly/bio-degradable caskets and “natural” cemeteries. This article discusses eight ways a person’s body can be buried or rather handled after death that are not mainstream (ex. wood casket placed in a cement vault or cremation.) One alternative mentioned is resomation. Anderson-McQueen funeral home in

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