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    Western Civilization The Witch-Figure and the Sabbat Robin Briggs Today‚ there remains a relic of the European witch-hunts predominant at this time of year. Halloween decorations are flooded with depictions of tall thin hats‚ and haggard old women flying on broomsticks. For a time period of approximately the middle fifteenth century to sometime into the eighteenth century witches were thought to be a serious threat to the community. Skeptical Roman authorities finally helped put an end to

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    The GI Joe Case History and Current Situation Released in 1964‚ G.I. Joe was marketed to children as the “Real American Hero”. G.I. Joe marked the birth of the action figure‚ a doll for boys. The toy was the creation of Stan Weston and the of the Hasbro team. Today Hasbro is the second-largest toymaker in the United States. It has become a $3 billion sales year player over the last 20 years‚ with 16% of the market share. Most of this growth has come from acquisitions‚ creating a toy market

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    Belonging The desire to belong is universal. Acceptance‚ understanding‚ establishing identity‚ relationships‚ choice‚ circumstance‚ culture context‚ nationalism‚ psychology motivations‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ racism‚ xenophobia (irrational fear of what is perceived to be foreign or strange)‚ desire‚ family group. Belonging: Identification‚ expectation‚ conformity‚ unity‚ familiarity‚ socialisation‚ connection‚ assimilation‚ inclusion‚ duty‚ religion‚ intrinsicality (genuineness)‚ relations‚ agreement‚

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    Simon Christ-figure Vs. Roger Satan-figure Lord of the flies was written by William Golding in 1954. After his participation in World War II he began teaching and writing. Lord of the flies is a simple adventure story of schoolboys on an unhabitated island after their airplane crashed. The children make a set of rules to follow‚ but eventually the rules are broken. The children are then divided into two different tribes. Among the two tribes there’s a Christ-figure and a Satan-figure. In Ralph’s

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    Question 1-CXC Past Paper Questions: 1989-2011 May 1989 (a) Find the exact value of (4⅘÷2⅔)- (1⅓) 2 (5 marks)(b) Write your answer to part (a) as a decimal correct to 2 significant figures. (2marks)(c) A sum of money is to be divided among A‚B‚ AND C in the ratio of 2:3:5. Thelargest share amounts to $1200.Calculate: (i) the total sum of money to be shared(ii) A’s share(iii) the percentage of the total amount that Breceives (5 marks) May 1990 Calculators‚ slide rules and mathematical tables

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    is an advantage to a business because they can contact people in other countries without having to travel but the disadvantage to this is that you would have to be conscious of the time zones. Figure 1: An image of a business meeting. This is an example of collecting verbal information. Figure 2: Skype logo. This is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Businesses use this to communicate with people in different countries with different time zones. Written Written Information is the

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    behavior‚ and image of themselves. Gender bias through a child’s toy can have a large effect on their behavior. Children model the behavior of adults around them‚ something from TV‚ or even a toy. A young boy has the imagination to see his action figure in

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    Analogy An analogy is comparable to metaphor and simile in that it shows how two different things are similar‚ but it’s a bit more complex. Rather than a figure of speech‚ an analogy is more of a logical argument. The presenter of an analogy will often demonstrate how two things are alike by pointing out shared characteristics‚ with the goal of showing that if two things are similar in some ways‚ they are similar in other ways as well. Sometimes words and phrases can prove inept in conveying

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    In all‚ Figure 4 shows a calculation of 64% accuracy rate for correct answers given in his small reading group. I could tell that Michael felt like he was on a roll‚ and he made a surprising request that none of his peers groaned about. “Can we finish by ourselves?” The teacher gave consent for the class to finish independently‚ and they did. As an added bonus‚ the reading specialist shared an entire sheet of heart stickers made by her husband to celebrate Valentine’s Day early. Michael happily received

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    ’ instead of ’you ’ and ’your ’. He did not use ’have ’ but used ’hath ’. I feel old English styles of the 16th century through his poem. A Figure of speech One of the other reasons that make this poem unusual is that it includes many figures of speech. A figure of speech is an expression or use of language to achieve a particular effect. Figures of speech also include metaphors and similes. There are some metaphors in Shakespeare ’s poem while Moss ’s poem is made up of very typical sentences

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