It has been said that in literature a forest is a place where you can both lose and find yourself. Explore the use of the forest theme in fantasy literature and discuss its relationship to the forest of folk and fairy tales. * Word count: 2700 words excluding quotes The forests of legends‚ myths‚ fantasy and fairy tales have become laden with cultural and psychological symbolism: The ancient trees in dark‚ uncharted places symbolise the refuge of magic and mystery beyond man’s dominion. They
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Dante’s Hell is based on a law of symbolic retribution – the talion or “divine justice.” Dante believed that the world‚ including art‚ is created by the “divine word‚” and that all meaning ultimately comes from God. The Inferno‚ then is a poem about the consequences of denying God. In essence‚ the punishments fit the crimes. The lower eight circles are a structured according to the Aristotelian concept of virtue and vice and are grouped into sins of incontinence (corresponding
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The Temple of Athena Nike Greek Architecture is the most important and influential in Western history reaching a peak between 400 and 300 BC. Some examples of Ancient Greek architecture and sculptures were built primarily for religious purposes‚ to represent deities or to serve as temples‚ such as the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world
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The Future Evolution of Human: Gene Splicing Gene Splicing: Survival of the Fittest Long ago stories‚ legends‚ and myths were created describing humans who were infused with the body parts of animal. Creatures such as mermaids‚ centaurs‚ and Satyrs were placed into our minds and we could only imagine what it would be like to meet these creatures. They became so numerous that they were given a category‚ Anthropomorphism. Over time and with our knowledge of science increasing‚ body parts that
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Ella Enchanted Every year millions of children novels are submitted‚ yet only a handful are selected with the honor of being published. Within that pool‚ a much more rigorous round of sifting occurs to receive an even more prestigious award – the Newberry Award. This award is given to one distinguishing American book that is regarded as the “most significant contribution to children’s literature.” In 1997‚ Gail Carson Levine crafted a medieval masterpiece that earned its award as a Newberry Honor
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The texts I treat are "Night in Berlin 1929" and "Go to bed with the trip to Berlin" Both texts are seen in conjunction with the interwar period. Since we are dealing with a well-known author from the period "Tom Kristensen" and a modern ad used to depict how Berlin is today. The most important points will be reviewed‚ and hopefully‚ a conclusion will be made to summarize the entire analysis. This lyric text‚ from the well-known author "Tom Kristensen"‚ has been set between World War II and World
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BOOK REPORT THE LIGHTNING THIEF Gianne Angelo R. Valdez 9- St. Alphonsus Author: RICK RIORDAN Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling Author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series‚ the Kane Chronicles‚ and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. For fifteen years‚ Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002‚ Saint Mary’s
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Aries - The Ram March 21 – April 19 Aries people are creative‚ adaptive‚ and insightful. They can also be strong-willed and spontaneous (sometimes to a fault). Aries people can be driven and are very ambitious often making them over-achievers in anything they set their mind to tackle. Aries are fire signs‚ and so too is their personality. They may be quick to anger‚ but don’t take it personally‚ it’s just their fiery‚ passionate personalities showing through. Aries signs have excellent sense of
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ship this time!” “Not on your life!” Sidebottom roared back. “I’m enjoying this!” “It’s our lives you’re enjoying it with!” O’Donnell exclaimed. “Now‚ let me take control!” “What? And let you have the fun! No way!” Sidebottom roared the Centaur into the sky‚ away from the now dissipating dust cloud‚ straightening it out above a splattering of white‚ wispy cloud. “Sidebottom‚ I said I would
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ancient Roman statuary. At the academy‚ both Michelangelo’s outlook and his art was influenced by many of the most prominent philosophers and writers of the day. At this time Michelangelo sculpted the Madonna of the Steps (1490-1492) and Battle of the Centaurs (1491-1492). Lorenzo de Medici‚ the man who gave Michelangelo the tools and schooling to perfect his artistry‚ passed away in 1492. Michelangelo decided that it was time to return home to his family‚ but he continued studying on his own. Although
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