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    A bora ring is a sacred site for indigenous Australians where initiation ceremonies for indigenous males were held. In her poem "Bora Ring"‚ Judith Wright mourns the loss in contemporary Australian society of the culture and traditions of indigenous Australians. She begins with descriptions of Aboriginal culture that has vanished as a result of European settlement. At the end of the poem‚ Wright recognizes the destruction wreaked upon indigenous Australians by their white brothers and shows remorse

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    Tolkien has experienced a resurgence of interest in the last two decades-in a large part thanks to Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. However I do not wish to look at the movies‚ or indeed at any of Tolkien’s more prevalent work. I wish to focus on his poetry‚ the poems woven into the narrative of his popular novels (including revised versions published in The History of Middle-earth series) as well as his stand-alone pieces that may have little to do with

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    his downfall. In The Fellowship of the Ring‚ Bromir plays the role of the tragic hero. Bromir’s greatest fear is his pride and recklessness that make him vulnerable to the Ring’s power which ends up being the cause of his tragic downfall. Boromir disliked the idea of destroying the One Ring‚ he believed that it could be used to defeat Sauron once and for all‚ to save Gondor‚ and return it to its former glory; he tried to convince Frodo to give him the ring. When Frodo refused‚ Boromir tried to

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    physical voyage that the characters undertake is symbolic of the emotional turmoil or adversely‚ contentment within them. This is evident through the use of literary and visual techniques in the play Othello by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Rings:

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    Token ring [pic] Token ring local area network (LAN) technology is a local area network protocol which resides at the data link layer (DLL) of the OSI model. It uses a special three-byte frame called a token that travels around the ring. Token-possession grants the possessor permission to transmit on the medium. Token ring frames travel completely around the loop. Initially used only in IBM computers‚ it was eventually standardized with protocol IEEE 802.5. Stations on a token ring LAN are logically

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    genealogy‚ Éowyn was only a typical lady. Extremely excellent; she was tall‚ thin‚ pale‚ and agile. In demeanor she was hopeful‚ energetic‚ which didn’t hold her from bringing down the Witch-King with the assistance of Merry. In The Lord of the Rings‚ Merry is frequently viewed as and was depicted by Tolkien as‚ the most discerning and clever of the hobbits. He rode to Gondor with Éowyn‚ who was masked as a typical trooper. In the Battle of the Pelennor Fields‚ while the Witch-ruler of Angmar

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    as estates and apartment complexes. Their wide range of options includes the Ring Video Doorbell system‚ which allows homeowners to monitor their home from the convenience of their cell phone. If you are looking for a home security system‚ keep reading to learn why the Ring Video Doorbell could be right for you! Benefits Of The Ring Video Doorbell Security System 24/7 Monitoring From Any Location When you have the Ring Video Doorbell installed at your home‚ you will have the ability to monitor

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    after it split from India around 88 million years ago (Ratsirarson 2003). A primate who is native to the island of Madagascar is the Lemur Catta‚ also known as the ring-tailed lemur. Lemur Catta are endemic to southern and southwestern Madagascar‚ with an additional population on the southeastern plateau of the Andringita Mountains. The ring tailed lemur’s classification is of the following‚ Domain: Eukaryota‚ Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Chordata‚ Subphylum: Vertebrata‚ Class: Mammalia‚ Order: Primates

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    Ring v. Arizona 122 S Ct 2428 (2002) Facts of the case: On November 28‚ 1994‚ The body of an armored van driver was found dead inside the vehicle. Also‚ there was more than $800‚000 missing from the van leading police to believe that this was a robbery and homicide case. There were no witnesses to the crime except a local bystander who stated that two vehicles‚ a van and a red truck were speeding down the road earlier that day and had neglected to stop at the intersection where there is a stop

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    point in time. People’s decisions can be affected by many different things: their family‚ their friends‚ their financial situation‚ their wants‚ their needs or simply whether they ate breakfast that morning or not. In the book The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien brings out the fact that every day people must make decisions that could change their lives and the lives of those around them completely‚ whether they choose to make choices for themselves or others is up to them. Not all of the

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