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    The life and work of Pat Robertson (shortened version): Pat Robertson is an American Christian Political extremist‚ born in Lexington Virginia in 1930. Generally he is a supporter of conservative Christian ideals and previously worked as a Baptist minister‚ although over the years has founded several major organisations and is currently chairman of the Christian broadcasting network. Robertson is a wealthy‚ powerful and influential man respected by some but feared by others. He was born into

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    Robertson Davies’ novel‚ Fifth Business‚ revolves around guilt‚ competition‚ and two men who are foils of each other. Although Dunstan Ramsay and Percy Boyd Staunton are parallels to each other‚ they contrast in a great number of ways. Their awkward relationship plays a significant role in the number of elements which make Fifth Business such an interesting story. While Dunstan Ramsay had never been too interested in competing with Percy Boyd Staunton‚ Percy from a young age saw Dunny as a

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    Ali Zaidi Professor Meade ENG185YS 27th April‚ 2009 The Importance of Women Characters in the Novel Fifth Business The Fifth Business by Robertson Davies is told in the form of a letter written by Ramsay on his retirement from teaching‚ “a character essential to the action but not a principal” that was affected by or had an effect on the other characters of the play. The life of Dunstan Ramsay is the backdrop and the thread connecting countless subplots and themes‚ but as his very evident

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    David Alexander Robertson is a Canadian writer who works alongside Scott B. Henderson‚ an illustrator‚ to create graphic novels about Residential Schools and Aboriginal history and culture. He comes from a mix of European and Cree heritage‚ and he has worked as an advocate for Aboriginal youth (Robertson‚ n.d.). Robertson and his works are respected and valued by prestigious members of the Aboriginal community. In Robertson’s biography‚ Justice Murray Sinclair is quoted saying‚ “Dave Robertson’s

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    Fifth Business In the novel "Fifth Business"‚ the author Robertson Davies is successfully able to relate both the themes of magic and religion throughout. He achieves this relationship between the themes primarily through the characters and their actions. Dunstan Ramsay‚ Paul Dempster‚ Mary Dempster and Liselotte Vitzliputzli all help to illustrate the close relationship between magic and religion. One of the characters that Davies uses to relate the theme of magic and religion is Dunstable

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    United States of America."Rainbow ’s End Portal. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. . Hale‚ Grace Elizabeth. A Nation of Outsiders: How the White Middle Class Fell in Love with Rebellion in Postwar America. Oxford: Oxford UP‚ 2011. Print. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson Blame 9/11 on Organizations Like People For the American Way [Video]. (2001) Retrieved November 16‚ 2011‚ from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMkBgA9_oQ4 Phan‚ Katherine T. "Falwell Seeks to Enlist One Million Members for ’Moral Majority Coalition

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    Spellbinding like his creation Magnus Eisengrim‚ Robertson Davies is a wizard of the English language. Who says that Canadian literature is bland and unappealing? New York Times applauded Fifth Business – the first of the Deptford triptych – as "a marvelously enigmatic novel‚ elegantly written and driven by irresistible narrative force." How true this is. Dunstable Ramsay – later renamed Dunstan after St. Dunstan – may be a retired schoolteacher‚ but what an engaging narrator he is! Shaped by Davies’s

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    Part 5: Liesl Part 6: The Soiree of Illusions Fifth Business Template 2: Examining Theme As a modern work of literary fiction‚ Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business utilizes theme to help convey the message of the author and the text. Complete the following chart‚ identifying and analysing the use of the following themes throughout the novel. Theme Examples from the text Analysis of

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    Dunstan Ramsay as Fifth Business In Roberston Davies’ novel‚ Fifth Business‚ as Dunstan Ramsay narrates his life story‚ the reader becomes aware of the pivotal role he plays in the lives of the other characters‚ the role of ‘Fifth Business.’ As Liesl explains the purpose of Fifth Business in classic European opera‚ it is almost uncanny how accurately it describes his life. It leaves no question that Dunstan Ramsay is the baritone‚ he is Fifth Business. Who are you? Where do you fit into poetry

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    Fifth Business: Search for Self Identity In Robertson Davies’ novel Fifth Business‚ the author uses the events that occurred in Deptford as a Canadian Allusion to reveal character identity. Three characters in the novel from Deptford: Boy Staunton‚ Dunstan Ramsey and Paul Dempster‚ leave Deptford to embark on a new identity to rid of their horrid past. The three main characters of the novel‚ all of whom to some extent try to escape their small town background‚ change their identity to become

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