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    Witches In Macbeth

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    three‚ the witches meet with a goddess of evil‚ Hecate‚ who demands that they lead Mac Beth astray‚ so he will become arrogant‚ thinking that he is invincible. She says: "How did you dare To trade and traffic with Macbeth In riddles and affairs of death; And I‚ the mistress of your charms The close contriver of all harms‚ Was never call’d to bear my part‚ Or show the glory of our art? And‚ which is worse‚ all you have done Hath

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    It was tea-time. Jason’s eyes were glued to the television set. The sounds from blasting speakers reverberated through the four walls of the living room. “Jason...” a familiar voice sounded. The television screen went blank. The speakers turned off. It was complete silence for a few seconds. Wondering what happened‚ Jason looked up. True enough‚ it was his mother‚ the same female that had given him life 19 years ago. In her hand was the television remote control. However there was something strange

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    Throughout the story of Oedipus‚ we learn that he is a great king of Thebes. He has promised the kingdom’s people to lift the plague that has struck Thebes and the reader is reminded that he solved the riddle of the sphinx and became king: “But I came‚ Oedipus‚ who knew nothing‚ and I stopped her. I solved the riddle by my wit alone” (ll 435-437‚ p 629).  As for Odysseus‚ he is the known as the great king of Ithaca and praised by the Phaeacians as he shares his story of his epic journey‚ “twists and turns

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    “Heritage of values from ancient world” Tragedy can either be the darkest part of life for one person or it can be a learning opportunity for the other person. Of all the tragedies written in the literate‚ “Oedipus the King” written by ‘Sophocles’ is one of the oldest and the most prominent tragedies written to date. It is the story of the king‚ who is left to die by his own parents‚ luckily survived‚ unknowingly killed his own father and married his mother. Although this story was written 2000 years

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    Viking clothes were made from wool‚ linen and animal skins .Men wore tunics and trousers and women wore a long dress with a pinafore over it. Their clothes were fastened with belts and brooches. They ate what they grew on their farms they also could hunt for fish . A family usually ate two meals. Beef‚ mutton‚ lamb‚ goat and pork. They also ate dairy products and grew vegetables. Their only transportation was by using their boats and ships.The Vikings travelled on ships called Longships. The Longship

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    “the great detective” Sherlock Holmes (Hodgson). There are some similarities in the themes of stories like Poe’s “The Gold Bug” and Doyle’s “The Musgrave Ritual”. For example‚ the main characters use knowledge of history to help unlock clues to riddles in both stories. Mr. William Legrand’s knowledge of the history of Captain Kidd helps him decipher the pirates code in the

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    task of a translator‚ it would seem to explain adequately the fact that the translation and the original have very different standing in the realm of art; also whether the work is translatable has a dual meaning. Images of corruption‚ like puns and riddles‚ relate to Hamlets perception of his world and it is proper to emphasize them because his voice and interpretation of events are so prominent in the play has more in it than the prince: the imagery of corruption‚ like much else in the play’s language

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    In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where is Here” is a piece of Gothic Literature which shows the similarities between the two genres “Gothic Literature” and “Magical Realism”. Both Gothic Literature and Magical Realism both have normal settings with either a supernatural as well as a mystery. An example of this in the short story “Where is Here”‚ “For years they had lived without incident in their house in a quiet residential neighborhood when‚ on one November evening at dusk‚ the doorbell rang

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    Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1

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    attachment) Quotes “In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?” [A1S1 L1 Pg 23] * Foreshadows the play/ ending * Not in right place * Theme of Against the Order of Nature “When the battle’s lost and won.” [A1S1 L2 Pg 23] * “lost and won” * Riddle/ contradicting/ complex * Suggest magic/ witchcraft * Theme of Supernatural “That will be ere the set of sun” [A1S1 L3 Pg 25] * Ere before; sooner than * Sun refers to king/ god * “ere the set of sun” sun is setting = darkness

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    Mother Tongue

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    Teacher Development Program through its Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) with focus on teaching reading in the mother tongue and the production of reading materials. Local stories‚ poems‚ biographies‚ folktales‚ legends‚ jokes‚ riddles as well as the traditional oral literature will be put into writing that will become part of the leaching-learning repertoire. The plan is to localize the Cebuano/Visayan materials to Cagayan de Oro context and linguistic use. Next focus will be

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