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    Island and collapses in the sand. When Rainsford gets up‚ he starts to go off cheerfully. His he is showing his trait of calmness. He finds the remnants of a hunt and realizes what the hunter did to catch his quarry. Now the author shows Rainsford is cunning. As he follows the trail he is lead to a mansion. This is the house of Zaroff‚ if

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    portrayed as meek and weak‚ this is not the case in Homer’s epic; The Odyssey. Instead‚ women in the Odyssey are often described as either cunning‚ intelligent‚ sexually alluring‚ or powerful‚ dangerous and fatal. Some of the most typical female characters are Athena‚ Circes and Penelope‚ where Athena is a powerful goddess and a skilled warrior‚ Circes is a cunning witch who tricked Odysseus’ men into drinking her potion and turning into swine‚ and Penelope‚ the extremely clever‚ yet loyal wife of Odysseus

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    reveals his cunning through masking his hatred for the Prussians‚ by acting like a thoughtless‚ amicable civilian. Likewise‚ Old Milon’s diabolical plan was to permit the combatants to vacation at his barn‚ while he “quartered them to the best of his ability‚” (1) subsequently gaining their trust‚ so he could not be accused of committing the crime. After obligating his first murder; Milon takes the lifeless corpus’ uniform‚ allowing him to camouflage himself by flaunting his cunning scheme. Furthermore

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    Geoffrey Trease portrays a character named Kit Kirkstone‚ also known as Katherine Russell. Kit characterizes a young cunning‚ determined‚ and confident woman. First off‚ Kit represents a cunning girl because when she was rehearsing her role in Romeo and Juliet she acted as though she was inspired- as though she were Juliet‚ living it all. In this case‚ Kit demonstrates a cunning behavior. Secondly‚ Kit displays determination because before Kit was being forced to marry

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    “Beowulf- The Anglo-Saxon Hero” The Anglo-Saxon culture embraces virtues such as courage‚ strength‚ loyalty‚ cunning‚ and generosity. These virtues are exemplified by the epic hero Beowulf. Beowulf possesses each of these characteristics. Throughout the epic tale of Beowulf‚ the hero displays each of these virtues through his actions and adventures. The first of these characteristics is Beowulf’s strength. He is often referred to as “the strongest of the Geats”. Beowulf displays

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    All that glitters is not gold is a well-known saying‚ meaning that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can apply to people‚ places‚ or things that promise to be more than they really are. The expression‚ in various forms‚ originated in or before the 12th century[1] and may date back to Aesop.[2] Chaucer gave two early versions in English: "But all thing which that schyneth as the gold / Ne is no gold‚ as I have herd it told‚" and "Hyt is not al golde that glareth."

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    Testimonial The use of well known‚ respected people to endorse a product or service. Glittering Generalities The act of referring to words or ideas that evoke a positive emotional response from an audience. Virtue words are often used. Plain Folks The use of everyday people to sell a product or service. Speakers in ads appear to make the person to be one of the people. Bandwagon Attempts to persuade the target audience to take a course of action‚ "Everyone else is taking." "Join the crowd

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    This disappearance of Bill’s and Henry’s dogs beginning to vanish one-by-one by the she-wolf subordinates under character development because progressively the reader’s awareness of the she-wolf’s cunning‚ clever‚ and assertive demeanor manifests. Another scene where character development of the she-wolf can be seen is once winter starts and the population of female wolves shrinks and the swooning of male wolves escalate‚ the she-wolf’s temper rises

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    Homer’s The Odyssey describes the tale of a man who tries to find his way home after the end of a war. The hero Odysseus has a long journey home‚ of which he survives due to his cunning and persistence. In Ron Howard’s film Apollo 13‚ Jim Lovell and his crew‚ must find their way back to Earth safely after numerous technical problems arise. The captain Jim Lovell is a hero in the way that his success and communication skills with the team on earth saved him and his crew from a devastating end. Heroes

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    challenges that arise over the course of the novel. In the book‚ there are two major leaders: Jack‚ and Ralph. Between the two of them‚ Jack and Ralph posses the important leadership traits intelligence‚ perseverance‚ bravery‚ logical thinking‚ and cunning‚ enabling them to conquer challenges during their time on the island. Ralph’s first challenge was that he needs to find a way to gather all of the boys in the beginning of the book‚ right after the crash. “That was what you meant‚ didn’t you? That’s

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