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    where the work they do is considered fulfilling to them is more difficult to find in this day and age than those who do not feel a sense of fulfillment from their work. In Patrick Lencioni’s famous book‚ “3 Signs of a Miserable Job”‚ he tells you some of the differences between a miserable job and a bad job and why one person bad job may be another person dream job. The fact is

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    Greatest Sacrifice Sacrifice is the “surrender of something for the sake of something else”-- this definition of sacrifice implies discomfort and vulnerability seeing as something must be “surrendered” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In Charles Dickens’ well acclaimed classic‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ multifarious themes are delicately wound throughout the historical narrative set in late eighteenth century Europe‚ just as a golden thread is laced within a ball of dull yarn. One such theme is the paradox

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    Love as the Cause of Suffering In William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night‚ love as the cause of suffering is one of the most prominent theme of the story. Even though this play ends in love and wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare also shows us that love can also cause pain. The characters often view love as a curse‚ something that is thrust upon you and you cannot easily or willing escape. Examples include Malvolio’s love for Olivia‚ the love triangle between Olivia‚ Duke Orsino‚ and Viola as Cesario‚

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    Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. Picasso was not only a well-known artist in modern art but also had a distinct style for artistic creation. Stravinsky was the composer for the “most significant trends in modern music during his lifetime” (Isaacs‚ David). He went from being a neo-classical composer to steadily progressing towards avant-garde (Isaacs‚ David). In this essay‚ I will discuss how the Rite of Spring and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon breaks off from the traditional

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    which delves deeper into the Salem Witch Trials that resulted in numerous convictions and executions of Salem residents. What is interesting about The Crucible is the development of the "love" or lust of Abigail Williams for John Proctor‚ which took place prior to the first act. What was initially young forbidden love turned into a passion that fuelled the conviction of Elizabeth Proctor‚ wife of John Proctor‚ and others. The Crucible is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the year 1692‚ a time wherein

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    Le couple dans En attendant Godot et Oh les Beaux Jours Introduction Du latin copula‚ lien‚ le mot couple désigne autant l’union de deux personnes unies par amour que‚ par extension‚ la réunion de deux êtres. En rupture ou se constituant‚ fatal ou complice‚ le couple‚ étendu à sa seconde acception‚ est une figure propice à représenter la nature fondamentale des relations humaines et la condition humaine. C’est ainsi que ce thème occupe‚ depuis ses plus anciennes apparitions‚ la littérature

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    MOTHER IS A SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE A mother is a woman who has conceived‚ given birth to‚ or raised a child in the role of a parent Amongst the clearest examples of Islam’s honoring women is the great status of the mother in Islam. Islam commands kindness‚ respect and obedience to parents and specifically emphasizes and gives preference to the mother as shall be shown in this article. Islam raises parents to a status greater than that found in any other religion or ideology.: Someone went to

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    Term Paper Le Corbusier ARTH220 D001 Spr 13 Dr. Irene Nero July 21‚ 2013 I first decided to write about Alberti‚ but then seeing that we were allowed to write about any architect we’ve come across in this course‚ I thought to myself who would be better than Le Corbusier or Frank Lloyd Wright; cliché’ ‚ but yet they’re the fathers of the modern Architecture. Alberti’s type of Architecture wasn’t in use and he’s only looked at as history. Modern Architecture is what we live in‚ what

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    sees her sacrifice of “Milk! Blood!... the essential liquids plus the docile flesh of the sacrificial victims?” as a means to gain the favor of her ancestors. (139) We find her viewing the sudden appearance of a bird emerging from the “motionless cinders” which rises‚ “straight up into the sun” as a sign of her supplication being answered. (139) Yet Tituba is powerless on her own for even if her sacrifice is answered with the death of a sailor pointing to the spirits demanding further sacrifice. As a

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    Love is something that means very different things to different people. For some‚ love can be purely romantic‚ or even purely sexual. For others‚ real love is utterly unconditional and only truly exists between family members‚ or between people and a deity. And for some people‚ love is fluid‚ ever changing‚ and everywhere‚ and is felt for family‚ friends‚ partners‚ pets‚ and even inanimate objects‚ dead artists‚ and fictional characters. None of these people would be right or wrong‚ but one thing

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