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    and sloth. As Christianity grew‚ many of the more zealous believed that the new converts had not fully accepted the Christian God as they still held many pagan ways; This lead them to flee to the holy isolation of monastic communities or become hermits in lieu of staying in the communities that they perceived as tainted. Likewise‚ monasticism offered a certain peace of mind that would be alluring to those who had much to worry about. Members of a convent did not have to worry about where their next

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    The Sanctions Debate and the Logic of Choice/Diplomacy (David Baldwin) Sanctions are understood to be one policy option for influencing other states. (N.B other options include: diplomacy‚ propaganda‚ military force‚ do nothing) This article highlights the need to distinguish between: 1) Whether sanctions “work” (are they effective?) 2) Whether they should be used It is not enough to discuss the disadvantages of implementing sanctions‚ rather one should go one step further in discussing

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    film‚ he does not interact with anyone especially his brother and his wife. Lars’ brother and his wife try at all costs to make Lars interact with them and show him that he is a part of their family as they are worried about Lars due to his strange hermit-like behavior. Lars’s mother died during childbirth and his father was greatly affected by the loss of his wife so much that it was impossible for him to show Lars any form of love or compassion due to his loss. Without being shown any form of love

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    Having been shunned by society during his high school and college years due to his odd looks and awkward social habits seemed to be too cruel for Oscar. There had had to be something bigger in store for him. Oscar even began to branch out from his hermit way of life after the change; he even visited his family in the Dominican Republic where he was driven too far by love for a woman he met. His determination and passion eventually led him to his death but it seemed just right. Oscar had shown throughout

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    Karina Canas English 2323 2/15/12 Supernatural vs. Natural Ever been watching television and out of nowhere a picture frame or some other object fall without anyone moving it? Was it some supernatural power that caused it to fall like a ghost that is haunting a house or was the picture frame just placed wrong? The Castle of Otranto has many mysterious events that happen all throughout the novel‚ but not all of them are said to be supernatural. Some of the events can actually be explained‚ but

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    family. He also has to deal with his family and especially his eldest daughter Eep from falling for Guy. GUY - At a young age‚ Guy’s family was trapped in tar and died. The last thing they told him was to be adventurous. He since then has lived as a hermit with nothing but his pet Belt (A sloth-like creature) to keep him company.  He spent his days learnig to survive on his own and inventing things to help with everyday life.  This ends when he meets Eep Crood. PLOT Eep (Emma Stone) is a girl in

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    follow this quality of the star. The third line expresses that the star is always awake and shining and that is yet another characteristic he doesn’t wish to imitate. In line four‚ Keats writes about a “sleepless Eremite” which is another word for hermit. Comparing eremite to the “moving waters” captures beautiful imagery. This is the first time Keats uses religion in the poem. However‚ he does use it a few times throughout the poem. The poet uses the poetic device simile in the fifth line by comparing

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    1960 Decades For my ISP topic‚ I’ll discuss the major events that happened in nineteen-sixty. The 1960 was upheaval in society‚ fashion‚ attitudes and music. The 1960s introduced a lot of new trends that have carried over to today. It was a time where clothes became ground-breaking‚ with casual accessories and hairstyles but for some people in the United States‚ the 1960s were troubling time. “By the end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency‚ the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation

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    Increase Productivity After Your 60s What Can You Do When You’re Past Your Prime Years Smart Retirement Ideas that You Can Apply in Your Life Your golden years may have passed but it doesn’t mean you should be staying idle in your room for the rest of your life. Most productive people really find it difficult to transition from their busy life to their retirement life. To help you out‚ here are some ideas that you can try after your retirement. Travel to different destinations Now that you finally

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    dangerous monsters such as dragons‚ wyverns‚ golems and others terrifying creatures. The Emperor send investigation troops inside the abyssal realm but none of them came back alive. The cave where Antonidas settled became his home and he became an hermit studying magic inside this secret cave. After ten years‚ the emperor regretted his actions and cancelled his order to looking for Antonidas but Antonidas was leisurely living his life inside the abyssal realm without worrying about

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