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    should be considered an enemy of the state. ISMENE “But as for Polyneices‚ who perished so miserably‚ an order has gone out throughout the city--that’s what people say. He’s to have no funeral or lament‚ but to be left unburied and unwept‚ a sweet treasure for the birds to look at‚ for them to feed on their heart’s content. That’s what people say the noble Creon has announced to you and me” (31-39). Antigone took offense to Creon’s decree‚ believing that everyone is entitled to a

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    archetype in the entire book is the initiation; the initiation is the starting point of Santiago’s journey across the world. The initiation is a dream Santiago has two nights in a row when he slept under a sycamore by a church. His dream was of treasure buried by the Egyptian pyramids. The recurring dream causes him to see a gypsy who tells him to go to the pyramids and if he does he’ll owe her money‚ while he’s contemplating an old man approaches and tells him to listen to his dream. The boy was unsure

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    mixed up. (c) Use your decryption table from (b) to decrypt the following message. IBXLX JVXIZ SLLDE VAQLL DEVAU QLB Exercise 3 Each of the following messages has been encrypted using a simple substitution cipher. Decrypt them. A Piratical Treasure JNRZR BNIGI BJRGZ IZLQR OTDNJ GRIHT USDKR ZZWLG OIBTM NRGJN IJTZJ LZISJ NRSBL QVRSI ORIQT QDEKJ JNRQW GLOFN IJTZX QLFQL WBIMJ ITQXT HHTBL KUHQL JZKMM LZRNT OBIMI EURLW BLQZJ GKBJT QDIQS LWJNR OLGRI EZJGK ZRBGS MJLDG IMNZT OIHRK MOSOT QHIJL

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    The Etruscans The Etruscan civilisation is distinguished by its unique language and its beautiful art. The Etruscan economy was based on agriculture‚ trade and mineral resources. We also know the greeks traded with the Etruscans because the Etruscan alphabet is similar to the greek one.The Etruscans are thought to have either been “native” to Italy or to have migrated from Lydia Lydia ina round 800bc beause of famine. Etruscan cities were very powerful and were though to have been ruled by

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    abandoned church in a small Andalusian town‚ who is stripped of his comfortable and safe lifestyle after an encounter with Melchizedek‚ an Islamic king who tells him of his “Personal Legend” (21). Melchizedek points Santiago in the direction of his treasure only after taking one-tenth of his money‚ giving him two stones‚ and a lesson on reading omens. Throughout his journey‚ Santiago meets new friends‚ has everything stolen from him three times‚ and travels the vast and unknown Sahara Desert all while

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    he didn’t like holding the pick‚ so now the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed. After reading an ad in the back of one of his comic books‚ Jacob decided that he wanted a WonderSweeper 5000 metal detector‚ so that he could find buried pirate treasure. So he mowed lawns all summer and didn’t spend his money on ice-cream like his younger brother‚ Alex. He saved it all in a shoe box in his closet. Then he shoveled driveways all winter‚ and he didn’t spend his money on candy and chips like

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    spot iii) Encounters 4) I have even had a couple of personal experiences Body 1. History 1) Spanish Conquistadors buried gold in the Ozarks during the war a) The story behind the lights are the Conquistadors searching for the gold and silver they lost b) Conquistadors are thought to have littered the Ozarks in search of the treasures c) Written reports in the 1800’s of settlers finding deposits of silver d) Homesteaders found large deposits of silver

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    and a guiding force like nature serves them justice. “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving actively displays this theme. The main character‚ Tom‚ makes a deal with the devil to become rich. The devil tells Tom where Kidd the Pirate buried his treasure so that he may use it as capital to become a usurer. Tom does many immoral things and even turns on his friends. Tom’s improvident avarice leads to his death when the devil comes to claim his soul. Toms wife suffers a similar fate when her greed

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    of burial and the materials they used. Both civilizations believed in the afterlife and buried goods with the dead for the afterlife and protection. They also mummified the body to preserve them from rotting. Egypt believed when people passes‚ if they were preserved than they might have an afterlife. The Egyptians would put the dead mummified people in solid gold coffins and filled the burial room with treasures. China believed in the burial method as well. They would bury the Chinese people in the

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    in Spain to Egypt in search of treasure buried in the pyramids. Santiago has to take risks that no one would ever take. No one knows what the treasure is‚ not even Santiago and no one knows if Santiago will make this out alive. Along the way‚ Santiago meets people that teach him the importance of following your heart and dreams. Santiago is the main character; he is a shepherd in Spain that travels to Egypt in pursuit of his Personal Legend‚ which is to find treasure at the Egyptian Pyramids. Santiago

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