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    they belong to the same sector. This leads us to the main problem in Lebanon‚ which is Sectarianism. Frequent blackouts‚ water shortage‚ and garbage covering the cities are only minor issues in comparison. Rebecca Solnit (2010) said in her story “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary” that citizens are not the people who carry the citizenship of a given country... Indeed‚ true citizens are the people who wish prosperity for their fellow associates in land as they wish for themselves. What interests

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    Separation Scene of Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ Book IX: A Feminist Study. One of the grappling themes of this poem is the theme of Free Will. This concept came up during the 17th century when people started becoming aware of their surroundings. The Parliament was questioning the monarch‚ Charles I about his expenses‚ policies and methods of ruling. In fact‚ he was the first ever ruler to be executed. And Milton‚ being an effective intellectual participant‚ found himself right in the centre of these

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    and Consequence John Milton’s Paradise Lost and John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress are both books that share the relationship of choices and consequences. Milton’s Paradise Lost is about the beginning of the world (Genesis)‚ the creation of man‚ and the fall. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is about the spiritual journey of a man named Christian‚ who is scared of being condemned to death and leaves his city to try and find a place where he will live joyfully with God. Paradise Lost is about the ultimate

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    Amory Blaine’s "Mirrors" in Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel This Side of Paradise‚ Amory Blaine searches for his identity by "mirroring" people he admires. However‚ these "mirrors" actually block him from finding his true self. He falls in love with women whose personalities intrigue him; he mimics the actions of men he looks up to. Eleanor Savage and Burne Holiday serve as prime examples of this. Until Amory loses his pivotal "mirror‚" Monsignor Darcy‚ he

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    The Unknown Side of This so Called Paradise The novel This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is not merely a love story‚ but a description of a search for self-realization and the ability to fit in society. The protagonist‚ Amory Blaine‚ finds himself falling in love with a woman who is looking for wealth and social rank over love in a man. Amory searches to find the truth in himself when all his attempts at succeeding‚ whether in his love or academic life‚ fail and he is left doubting himself

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    John Milton’s Satan in Paradise Lost Paradise Lost is an epic poem by 17th century English writer‚ John Milton. At the time of its publication it caused a lot of controversy due to its in-depth depiction of Satan around the time of The Fall of Adam and Eve. In this poem we question about parallels between Milton’s version of Satan and Milton himself. In attempt to understand these parallels we can observe the text to better understand how Milton portrayed Satan’s character. Satan’s heroic persona

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    Paradise beneath Her Feet and Women the State‚ and Political Liberalization By: Zenebech Mesfin Paradise Beneath Her Feet by Isobel Coleman and Women‚ the State‚ and Political Liberalization by Laurie Brand are two very interesting books on women in the Middle East and North Africa that for the most part focus in on the roles and experiences women have in the economy‚ education and politics. Paradise Beneath Her Feet is truly a great find. Coleman touches base on many key issues that women in

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    Satan: Epic Hero or Villain? John Milton wrote one of the greatest epic poems of all time when he wrote Paradise Lost in 1667. The book tells about man’s creation and fall while detailing characters and the plot beyond what the Bible taught. One of these characters is Satan‚ which is one of the most argumented‚ controversial‚ and popular characters in the history of literature. The reason for controversary is the unclarity of whether or not Satan is a hero or a villain. He contains many

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    ethics‚ or well-mannered. A hero was just as flawed‚ and possible more flawed‚ than non-heroes and would often have one fatal weakness that ended in his demise. An example of this type of hero is Achilles. In contrast‚ John Milton’s epic tragedy Paradise Lost presents a different view of heroism. Milton’s hero‚ Satan‚ does not possess the

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald is in many ways one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century. In his first novel‚ This Side of Paradise‚ Fitzgerald epitomized the mindset of an era with the statement that his generation had‚ "grown up to find all Gods dead‚ all wars fought‚ and all faiths in man shaken…"(Fitzgerald 307). Aside from being a major literary voice of the twenties and thirties‚ Fitzgerald was also among "The Lost Generation’s" harshest

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