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    institutions were unsanitary‚ in poor condition‚ and didn’t provide proper care. The institutions were torture instead of therapeutic for the patients‚ causing some to slip further down into insanity. Author Nelly Bly conveys this in her piece‚ “Ten Days in a Mad-House‚” by putting herself inside of a mental institution and faking insanity to show the corruptness of the American mental institutions. Nelly Bly was a writer in the nineteenth century who was held back in her writing career because she was a female

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    Mahabharata and King

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    MAHABAHRAT The 18 parvas The division into 18 parvas is as follows: Parva Title Sub-parvas Contents 1 Adi Parva (The Book of the Beginning) 1–19 How the Mahabharata came to be narrated by Sauti to the assembled rishis at Naimisharanya. The recital of the Mahabharata at the sarpasattra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at Takṣaśilā. The history of the Bharata race is told in detail and the parva also traces history of the Bhrigu race. The birth and early life of the Kuru princes. (adi means first)

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    King Oedipus is a person who is the protagonists in literature with the title Oedipus the King. One was written and was first recorded around the 8th century BC by Homer. The literature Oedipus the King is a tragedy. This literature recalled the king Oedipus was faced with the fate worse: he has to shed his father’s blood‚ married to his mother‚ and he also was cursed by his curse. The author illustrates the disadvantages of the king Oedipus many kinds; however‚ he has been interpolated the moral

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    OEDIPUS THE KING An Abridged and Adapted Version of Sophocles’ Play* by Nick Bartel‚ 1999 (Intended for use as Readers’ Theater in the Junior - Senior High School Classroom) Characters: Oedipus‚ King of Thebes Jocasta‚ His Wife Creon‚ His Brother-in-Law Teiresias‚ an Old Blind Prophet A Priest First Messenger Second Messenger A Herdsman A Chorus of Old Men of Thebes (three or more chorus members)[Non-Speaking Parts] Servants of Oedipus (2) Children and young priests who pray;

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    Was King John A Good King

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    KING JOHN AND ELEANOR If there had not been a King John‚ there would not have been a Magna Carta. John was such a bad king‚ he was considered to be a serious threat to the very existence of England as a free nation. Back when the hated William Rufus was king‚ he was assassinated‚ and nobody mourned his passing. A similar solution was also possible when it came to John‚ but because of the previous history England had experienced‚ and because of the wise leadership of Stephen Langton‚ the Barons

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    The Once and Future King King Arthur of the Arthurian legends is one of the most unique characters in the history of literature. Since he has been depicted by a variety of writers‚ there is more than a single description of his personality. The Arthur we know is actually a conglomerate of many different interpretations of one character. For this reason‚ his character and very person haven ’t been too consistent through the legends. The earliest Arthurian Legends which are also some of the earliest

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    Mahabharata and King

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    72. The Ninth Day 73. The Passing Of Bhishma 74. Karna and the Grandsire 75. Drona in Command 76. To Seize Yudhishthira Alive 77. The Twelfth Day 78. Brave Bhagadatta 79. Abhimanyu 80. The Death Of Abhimanyu 81. A Father’s Grief 82. The Sindhu King 83. Borrowed Armor 84. Yudhishthira’s Misgivings 85. Yudhishthira’s Fond Hope 86. Karna And Bhima 87. Pledge Respected 88. Somadatta’s End 89. Jayadratha Slain 90. Drona

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    B.B. King

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    B.B. KING By: Christian Puello February 10‚ 2013 B.B. KING His real name is Riley B. King. He had born in Itta Bena‚ Mississippi‚ united States. He is an African American known by the stage by BB King. He is a singer‚ guitarist and song writer. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all times‚ earning the nickname “The king of Blues” Early Life: King was born in a small cabin on cotton Plantation‚ Mississippi

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    The King And I

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    Forbidden Love‚ Success‚ and Empowerment The King and I‚ based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel‚ Anna and the King of Siam‚ made its theatrical debut on March 29‚ 1951 at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. Composed by Richard Rogers and written (book and lyrics) by Oscar Hammerstein II‚ The King and I was the duo’s fifth production‚ brought to them by the eventual leading lady. The musical takes place in 1862 Bangkok‚ Siam‚ later known as Thailand. The King and I depicts the story of a school teacher‚

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    King Lear

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    Mr. Schemmel A.P. Literature May 14‚2012 King Lear by Shakespeare and Candide by Voltaire Although King Lear by Shakespeare and Candide by Voltaire are very different on the outside they share internal values. King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare‚ who was an English poet and playwright who was widely regards as the greatest writer in the English language and the world pre-eminent dramatist (Shakespear‚ 1998). Candide by Voltaire is a satire‚ Voltaire was born Francois-Marie

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