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    Compare and Contrast By: Molly Davis There are many stories in Norse Mythology‚ many of them have different characteristics‚ yet are very similar. The play‚ Building a Wall‚ and the story‚ Odin’s Eight- Legged Steed follow the same pattern. Although they are in different formats‚ they are the same story.. My favorite version was the play because I am more familiar with plays than stories. The two stories are similar in that the gods decided to build a wall. The giant’s price to build the wall

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    The theme of the story is all people should be different‚ and shouldn’t be limited to be equal‚ and the author’s use of three elements help to develop this theme. Firstly‚ Kurt Vonnegut uses symbolism to help develop the theme. Mask and chains are an example of symbolism. Mask resembles how you have to be hidden away from society. That if you are seen the society will crumble‚ and it will be all your fault‚ so you just end up leaving it on because you don’t want that to happen.The word chains helps

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    P.A.S.S Assignment – Tour de France The Tour de France is one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges. Bicycle riders from around the world strive to complete this notorious ride each year. If a rider is to have any chance of accomplishing such a physically demanding ride the preparation they must undertake involves a lot more than you think. Not only do they have to be physically prepared but also mentally‚ the Tour de France will only be won by a rider who has properly prepared themselves

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    Kurt Vonnegut wrote “Harrison Bergeron” and this told the story of ow every was finally equal in every way and the people who weren’t meeting the average mark they were given handicaps to level the playing field for all people. 2081 was produced by Thor Halovenrt and is a movie based on the story of Harrison Bergeron it follows the same premiums but there are some changes that take place during the movie. Halovent must have found it necessary to make these adjustment to the short story to better rely

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    The Female Hero in British Literature and War Alfred the Great‚ Winston Churchill‚ and David Beckham are British men who were given the title of “hero” for their feats ranging from conquering nations to being the first Briton to win league titles in four countries. But what makes these men heroes? According to Christopher Reeve‚ an actor portraying the character of Superman in movies‚ “A hero is someone who‚ in spite of weakness‚ doubt‚ or not always knowing the answers‚ goes ahead and overcomes

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    on his arms are particularly well defined. Another example of is when Clark Kent opens up his shirt to reveal that he is Superman when he’s running to change and go and save the crashing plane. Another example of a muscular superhero is Thor who features in Thor (2011) and The Avengers (2012). He‚ a demigod turned superhero‚ has incredible upper-body strength and his weapon‚ the hammer‚ is a symbol of masculinity

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    What are the common archetypes in ancient mythologies? I chose this topic because I have a large interest in past culture‚ and I would like to know more about the stories of heroes passed down through many generations. These archetypes help historians understand the lifestyle of past civilizations‚ such as Greek‚ Norse‚ and Egyptian. When people include an archetypal character in a piece of literature‚ “it helps to get the message of a work across to the reader‚ by appealing to specific universal

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    after the element radium (which is Latin for ‘rays’) stranger What elements are named after mythological characters or beasts? goblin (German) devil (German) Prometheus (Greek bringer-of-fire) Tantalus (Greek) Niobe (daughter of Tantalus) Thor (Norse god of war) Titans (giant Greek deities) Vanadis (Norse god of love and beauty) Elements derived from other element names: liquid silver (Latin) "precedes actinium" (Greek) lead (Greek) radium (which is Latin for ‘rays’) Other Weird

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    Vikings- Civilised or Not? Vikings; expert traders‚ craftsmen‚ raiders and warriors‚ came from the area known as Scandinavia. Scandinavia is a region in Europe which the Vikings lives and dominated. It consists of Norway‚ Sweden and part of northern Finland. They were masters of the sea with their great navigation and marine technology. Tools of which they used to raid plunder and slaughter the civilisation of far lands‚ separated by great and vast seas. Vikings are often portrayed as ruthless

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    In both cultures a worship of multiple of Gods is shown. In Anglo-Saxon/Viking culture they would worship multiple gods like Thor‚ Odin and Frey(The Viking Gods). In Ancient Egypt they would worship multiple gods as well like Osiris‚ Set and Horus(Millmore). “At Osiris Time‚ the hour for speaking with the gods was at the very moment when the sun rose‚ for it was then that the

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