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    Negligence Disguised As Ignorance ‘A child suffering the consequences for a crime he/she willfully committed? Oh no!’ This is what I hear whenever someone speaks against trying children as adults for the extremely terrible crimes they commit. It is illogical and immoral to allow young murderers to have an advantage over the justice system simply because of their age. If a child can learn right from wrong and take freedom into their own hands by willfully committing heinous crimes‚ then

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    When we think of quest narratives‚ we may think of stories with knights and dragons. However‚ any storyline can be a quest narrative if the story has these five elements: a quester‚ a place to go‚ a reason to go there‚ challenges‚ and‚ ultimately‚ a real reason to go there. The quest narrative would not be complete without the quester’s challenges. Challenges occur throughout the the quester’s journey to reach his/her goal. Without challenges‚ the story would be dull‚ and would lack any rising

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    What Is Gilgamesh's Quest

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    version we have today is unknown because the story was crafted and reworked by various Mesopotamian cultures. The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of a man‚ two-thirds god and one-third human. After the gods take his friend‚ Enkidu‚ Gilgamesh begins a quest to gain immortality. On his journey he meets Utnapishtim‚ a man who obeys the gods and was saved by them from the Great Flood. Utnapishtim gives Gilgamesh many tests‚ which he all fails. He then is eventually sent away by Utnapishtim. Gilgamesh realizes

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    Contemporary Heros Quest

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    creature that bit and killed his mother during child birth. Separation- Blade was known as a “daywalker” he was half human and half vampire. The Quest   Transformation- Blade was half vampire and half human‚ he used a serum to prevent him from having to feeding off humans. Return- Blade keeps his powers in order to fight off other vampires. The Quest continued.. Analyze myths‚ Vampire Origin Myths Blade Research Blade Research Continue Internal Conflicts Human Conflicts References

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    many politicians prosper from. The answer? Political ignorance. Political ignorance is the lack of information and knowledge regarding political issues. Many believe that politics don’t apply to their daily lives or that since they read the news every once in awhile‚ they aren’t guilty of it. The reason why this is such a widespread issue is because of exactly that. No one wants to admit it‚ but we are all guilty of some aspect of political ignorance. Democracy is rule by the people‚ for the people

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    Becoming a Doctor

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    Many people think that becoming a doctor is difficult. Others have some sense that becoming a physician takes many years and is expensive. Most people realize that being a physician is difficult yet rewarding. All these people are correct. Becoming a physician is a long‚ arduous‚ expensive process that can only be accomplished with great dedication. Before starting the process of becoming a physician (or any profession) you must do some honest soul searching. First of all you must be aware of

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    Ignorance is a poison that kills love‚ friendship‚ and all the good feelings.” ~unknown. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ a pair of star crossed lovers take their life. Romeo and Juliet take their own lives because of the man they trusted the most‚ Friar Lawrence. Lawrence’s carelessness and ignorance in his actions cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence’s carelessness was very evident when he was trying to help the lovers get back together but

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    Examples Of Quest Ideas

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    Dramatic Arts Final Assessment: Part A and B Quest Ideas: 1.Humorous: A person is in Downtown Toronto where their phone is at low battery. They need to get back home before their phone dies‚ but encounters many problems along the way. They have a friend who is very confused about why it is so vital to charge the phone‚ and makes snarky comments throughout the journey of why it is so unimportant‚ but still helps to get out of problems they encounter--this is an ally of the main character

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    Macbeth's Quest For Power

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    the play‚ it is illustrated that his power-hungry ambitions begin to feast upon his entire life. In other words‚ it causes him to profoundly focus on success‚ thus pushing himself and loved ones away from his life. This is also reflected during the reign and downfall of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. The actions of both

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    Dr. Faustus vs. Roy Hobbs

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    juxtaposition of Dr. Faustus and Roy Hobbs shows similarities and differences in their characteristics. Dr. Faustus‚ from the novel Dr. Faustus‚ and Roy Hobbs‚ from the movie The Natural‚ both have divine powers that their cultures see as heroic. Both Faustus and Hobbs yearn to be the best there ever was in their field of excellence; For Hobbs it’s baseball and for Faustus it’s learning. With all the similarities come the differences. Though Faustus and Hobbs want to the best‚ Faustus uses questionable

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