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    Comparison of two Egyptian Sculpture Relief Depicting a Man Inspecting His Stables; Ships Unloading Merchandise and Relief Block‚ Plucking and Roasting Fowl‚ Herds Crossing Water In Egyptian art‚ the greatest achievements are tomb reliefs‚ huge number of tomb reliefs shows the people who were rich enough at that period want to bring their rich and glory even after they dead. The Early royal reliefs are somewhat too idealism on the figures‚ their figures on the tomb reliefs are usually rough on the surface

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    ACT IV SCENE 2 This scene plays a very important piece of the play. This is when we see how cold hearted and evil Macbeth is‚ and also how this action that Macbeth performs will change the outcome of his life later on in this play. For this scene Macduff swears revenge on Macbeth and as we know this is why Macbeth dies in the play. In this scene Lady Macduff and Macduff’s son are arguing on why Lady Macduff believes that her husband is a traitor and deserves the worse punishment. She

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    This scene develops further the important issues of loyalty and courage found in the preceding scene‚ and it is structured in two halves: the first concerns the testing of Macduff’s loyalty by Malcolm; the second evokes the great passion of Macduff in the face of terrible grief and his sworn revenge on Macbeth. It is helpful to think of this scene as a job interview. Malcolm begins by suggesting that Macduff may be prepared to betray him as "a sacrifice" to his previous leader‚ Macbeth. Macduff

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    The overall mood in Roman Polanski’s Macbeth is gruesome and depressing. Setting‚ costume‚ sound‚ and pace contribute to the development of the mood in the movie. The opening scenes in Macbeth show a dull and sullen landscape. The atmosphere is gloomy which is seen through the dark clouds‚ the pouring rain‚ and the muddy earth. The castles and the buildings look ominous because of their choppy lines and unpleasant ambience. The costumes in Macbeth look tired and dirty. During the movie‚ the characters

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    Rebelling Against Conformities in Comics Amongst Young Characters Graphic novels and comics have always portrayed childhood rebelling against the conformities of society. These comics make the reader wonder about societies standards and if we’re being trapped to think and act how the media and pop-culture wants us to. Two works that display characters rebelling and question the norms of society are Calvin and Hobbes and Ghost World. Both these comics exemplify young characters who are themselves

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    can actually make you smarter. Johnson claims that television these days seems to be more complex than in earlier years‚ so by watching it were putting our thinking caps on. Even for example the show 24‚ it’s based on Muslim terrorists and torture scenes but he believes it to be more educational then anything. TV doesn’t need to dumb you down or waste your time we can be learning things throughout the episodes. Shows that are on now have more than one story line going on at a time. We have to actually

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    ACT 2 SCENE 2Helene Freitag10-08-101. Why does Shakespeare includes the Porter at the beginning of act 2 Scene 3? how could these lines have affected an Elizabethan audience‚ and what is the effect on the mood/atmosphere of the play at this time? Shakespeare includes the Porter at the beginning of Act 2 scene 3 as s source of of comic relief. These lines may have seemed very humorous to an Elizabethan audience. And at this time the reader is allowed a small period to reflect on what has happened

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    Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 1) FW: Three times the flea-ridden cat has meowed. SW: Three times the swine flu infected pig has whined. TW: “It’s time‚ it’s time‚” the owl cries. FW: Around the cauldron we go‚ throwing animal intestines inside. We boil the fungus toad in our cauldron and let it’s venom seep through. Boil first in our charmed pot. ALL: Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble‚ fire burn and cauldron bubble. SW: Throw in the fillet of a parasite-ridden fish‚ let it boil and bake

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    Within Act 5‚ scene 5‚ in the play Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare effectively conveys the theme of life and death in the form of repetition‚ symbolism‚ alliteration‚ and metaphor. In this passage‚ Macbeth reflects on the essence of his mortality showing that‚ in his opinion‚ the struggle of human existence is foolish when it ultimately signifies nothing. In line 18‚ Macbeth expresses his continued existence in a monotonous form of repetition‚ as if one day is no different from the rest‚ “To-morrow

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