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    are made to myths and legends that were more commonly know in the Victorian era than in the modern world. “The brows were wrinkled as though the fold of flesh were the coils Medusa’s snakes” is a reference to the popular Greek legend of the goddess Medusa‚ with her hair of serpents. The characters in “Dracula” tend to reflect the moral codes of the Victorian era. The antagonists are the embodiment of the behaviors considered unpropitious in the era that “Dracula” was composed in‚ such as the overly

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    Asexual Reproduction in Animals Group 3 Nina Bansil Kenneth Calabia Josef Franz Cruz I. Introduction Asexual reproduction is reproduction which does not involve meiosis‚ ploidy reduction‚ or fertilization. Only one parent is involved in asexual reproduction. A more stringent definition is agamogenesis which refers to reproduction without the fusion of gametes. Asexual reproduction is the primary form of reproduction for single-celled organisms such as the archaea‚ bacteria‚ and protists

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    BMS122: APPRECIATING LEISURE LIFESTYLES Types of Art: Main Periods 1. 2. 3. Visual Arts Appreciation Part 2 4. 5. 6. 7. Pre-historic Ancient Medieval (Middle Ages) Renaissance Baroque / Rococo 19th Century 20th Century 6. 19th Century Art  19th Century Art: Neo-classicism  Includes: 1. 2. 3. 4. Neo-classicism Romanticism Realism Impressionism  Rebirth to the art of ancient Rome and Greece‚ and the Renaissance Costumes‚ settings‚ and details depicted with much

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    Although introduced very early‚ it was not until the Medieval Ages that horror became very well liked and a subject of interest. In classic mythology‚ there are an abundance of monsters such as “Cereberus‚ the Minotaur‚ Medusa‚ the Hydra‚ the Sirens‚ Cyclops‚ Scylla and Charybdis” (Horror Film History) Ancient horror stories are based off of monsters and the dead trying to kill and destroy people. It is unknown what the first horror book was‚ but the term “horror” was first

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    Argos‚ was imprisoned by her father‚ so Zeus appeared to her as beautiful golden rain in order to enter the chamber in which she was being held. Zeus proceeded to make love to her‚ impregnating her with Perseus. Perseus was the “slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda (daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus)‚ from a sea monster.” (“Perseus.” Encyclopædia Britannica.) On a different occasion‚ Zeus appeared to Leda‚ the daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron‚ in form of a swan‚ to seduce

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    Self-Portrait is an acrylic painting on a on canvas. This painting is huge with the dimensions 8 ft 9 in by 6 ft 9 in. The man’s face over powers the viewer with sheer scale as viewers are forced to step back or look up to see him. The canvas portrays a very detailed image of a man in black‚ various shades of gray‚ and white. It can be easily mistaken for a photograph. He has a lit cigarette in the left side of his mouth. The angle perspective is as if the viewer is looking up at him. He does not

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    strange woman‚ from a group of people trying to hunt her. He takes her back to where he was staying and tells her that she can stay there until he leaves. Smith awakens in the night to see the lady taking her turban off‚ revealing herself to be a Medusa like creature. He makes eye contact with her‚ causing him to be too afraid to move. Her wormlike hair starts to enclose him and the experience is

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    common factor in a number of James Dickey’s poems. In many cultures‚ snakes are associated with death. In Egypt‚ snakes were used for sinister purposes such as murder and suicide. In Greek mythology‚ snakes were often associated with deadly presences. Medusa‚ the Gorgon‚ had snakes growing from her head instead of hair. In Christianity‚ the Serpent tempted Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. God cursed the Serpent “above all animals”

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    Many of the poems in this collection offer an insight into heterosexual relationships often exposing the abusiveness (‘Mrs Quasimodo’)‚ emotional aridity (‘Delilah’)‚ cruelty (‘Mrs Pilate’)‚ sexual immaturity (‘Pygmalion’s Bride’) and infidelity (‘Medusa’). With close reference to two poems from this collection; ‘Mrs Van Winkle’ and ‘Mrs Faust’‚ this seminar aims to explore how heterosexuality is represented by Duffy. Before we discuss how heterosexuality is presented it is imperative to offer

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    Pyramus and Thisbe Pg.. 43 Line 93: “With the hinge having been turned cleverly‚ Thisbe departs and devieves her own parents (having veiled her face)‚ and she comes to the tomb and sits under the said tree‚ love was making her brave. Behold there comes a lioness‚ having smeared her foaming jaws‚ from the recent slaughter of cattle‚ about to satisfy her thirst in the waters in the nearby fountain. Line 99: Her from a far by the raise of the moon‚ Babylonian Thisbe saw her and fled with timid

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