sometimes deadly and devastating aspect. This beauty is none other but the majestic Mt. Mayon which is located in the province of Albay in the Bicol region. It is known around the globe for its flawless cone shape. In some ways‚ she is like a shy maiden who likes to hide‚ using the clouds above her like a veil. Legendary Origin The legend of Mt. Mayon goes around the tragic love story of a beautiful young heroine named Daragang Magayon and a dauntless warrior. The legend has been narrated and
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Frank Stockton’s short story “The Lady‚ or the Tiger‚” the readers are introduced to the daughter of a semi-barbaric king and her lowly lover‚ who was sentenced to go into the King’s arena and choose between two doors: behind one door is a beautiful maiden‚ and behind the other is a savage‚ relentless tiger. In a surprise ending‚ Stockton does not specify which door the lover chose. Instead‚ he poses the question and warns the readers‚ “Think of it‚ fair readers‚ not as if the decision of the question
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reader’s attention‚ but also has endless references to popular fables of and before our time. Citing only a few‚ “Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going” not only makes references to Little Red Riding Hood‚ The Three Little Pigs‚ and Death and a Maiden‚ but it also has endless references to the Bible in its depiction of evil and Satan. (Schoomp) The literary works main character Connie is an alluring teenager living in a world of neglect and is easily fooled by someone who she was probably attracted
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the girl will marry death and her bridegroom only seeks to kill her‚ cut her pieces up‚ and eat her. As the two prepare to escape‚ the bridegroom and his band of thieves return with maiden [virgin]. The old woman hides the girl behind a large barrel. From her hiding place‚ she whitnesses the thieves give the maiden three glasses of wine to stop her heart. They then rip her clothes off‚ and hack the body into pieces with axes.
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General Douglas Haig General Haig was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland on June 19‚ 1861. He was the 11th child; his dad was a whiskey distiller. He graduated from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. When he first joined the war efforts‚ he started off as an officer. Then he worked his way up and successfully became the commander of the British 1st Army by 1918. He retired in 1921‚ and then he died of a heart attack in London on Jan. 28‚ 1928. Despite his amazing reputation‚ he was human. During
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Renault FT which set the basic designs for tanks‚ with a centered turret and rear mounted engine. Up until the 1930s the interwar period between world war one and world war two the world of armor was rather silent‚ Then the U.S. cavalry adopted the M1 combat car to allow the cavalry units to move with speed and protection‚ it had a twin mounted 7.62 machine guns mounted in the turret which was latter replaced with one 37mm cannon. This tank however never saw combat. The M2 light tank was then manufactured
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Nathan Bedford Forest‚ while may not be as well known as other key figures‚ still played an essential role in history and was one of the most feared Confederate leaders‚ he is responsible for revolutionizing cavalry tactics‚ leading him to be one of the best cavalry officers at the time. Overall‚ with the strong leadership of these individuals‚ they are responsible for the strong power the confederacy had during the Civil War‚ greatly influencing their efforts. During the Civil War‚
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The Collision at Cajamarca | | | Jared Diamond --COLLISION AT CAJAMARCA THE BIGGEST POPULATION SHIFT OF MODERN TIMES HAS been the colonization of the New World by Europeans‚ and the resulting conquest‚ numerical reduction‚ or complete disappearance of i1OSt groups of Native Americans (American Indians). As I explained in Chapter I‚ the New World was initially colonized around or before 11‚000 BCE by way of Alaska‚ the Bering Strait‚ and Siberia. Complex agricultural societies gradually
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Upon meeting the damsel and hearing the story of the Fisher King‚ the young man learns that he has made a brutal mistake in not asking about the bleeding lance or the grail and as a result the Fisher King was not able to regain his health and govern his land. Then‚ when the damsel asks him for his name‚ the young man intuitively answers that he is Perceval the Welshman. The damsel‚ who claims to be Perceval’s cousin‚ continues on to inform him of his mother’s death and tells him that her death was
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Orwell uses a similie to compare "a mass of Latin words fall upon the facts" to "soft snow"‚ which blurs the outlines‚ and covers up the details. In paragraph 16‚ Orwell compares "his words" to "cavalry horses answering the bugle"‚ which create an analogy that is effective because both words and cavalry horses are powerful. 4: Removing the extensive uses of examples in paragraphs 5‚ 6‚ 7 and 8 weakens Orwell’s argument‚ and makes the passage less interesting and boring to read. The examples also
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