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    within the poem. Other works by Milton suggest he viewed marriage as an entity separate from the church. Discussing Paradise Lost‚ Biberman entertains the idea that "marriage is a contract made by both the man and the woman".[15] Based on this inference‚ Milton would believe that both man and woman would have equal access to divorce‚ as they do to marriage. Feminist critics of Paradise Lost suggest that Eve is forbidden the knowledge of her own identity. Moments after her creation‚

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    James Audubon and Annie Dillard‚ both writers experienced seeing a flock of birds in flight‚ but Audubon takes a more scientific approach and Dillard conveys a more casual and awestruck message. Audubon and Dillard both share the amazement and awe felt by watching these creatures of the skies‚ but what separates the two pieces is Audubon’s sophisticated diction defines the piece as a scientific documentation of birds in flight by using words like‚ “eminence” and “inconceivable”. Audubon published

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    Summary of Paradise Lost (Domestic Division) In January 1‚ 2006 New York Times optional editorial “Summary of Paradise Lost (Domestic Division)” published in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Terry Martin Hekker uses her divorced marriage as a living example to bring up importance of financial independence and to notice young women the possibility of divorce. Hekker asserts being a homemaker as a valid choice for women in the article titled “The Satisfaction of Housewifery and Motherhood”

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    indigenous people. Through her various works‚ Myriam Warner-Vieyra is gaining increased recognition for her sensitive portrayals of Caribbean women who are placed in roles which doom them for failure. Myriam Warner-Vieyra’s short story “Passport to Paradise” is a quintessential example of her writing. The story is in a collection of nine short stories titled‚ Femmes échouées‚ which translates to failed women. However‚ Eloise‚ the main character of the story‚ is far from a failed woman. Although she

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    The Propagator Feature Writing Xenia C. Plaza October 29‚ 2010 The Floating Paradise “A diamond floating in the midst of deep waters.” Biliran is an island like a floating diamond which if seen clearly would resemble a paradise; a paradise with untouched beauty of nature. It is wrapped with wild rainforests‚ rare landmarks‚ fascinating landscapes and deep‚ blue waters. The island of Biliran is named after a creeping plant called “Buro-Biliran.” This magnificent and extraordinary island

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    PARADISE LOST Paradise Lost is divided into twelve books. In Book I Milton explains the theme of his work‚ man’s disobedience to God‚ his expulsion from Heaven and the story of the rebel angels sent to Hell. In Book II the angels meet in council to decide what they will do. In Book III God makes a speech on man’s freedom to choose between good and evil. In Book IV Satan observes the happiness of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. In Book V God sends Raphael to warn Adam. In Book VI the war in

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    Paradise Lost‚ written by John Milton‚ describes the fall of man within the Garden of Eden in a highly descriptive form compared to a contemporary Biblical form. The book begins with Satan’s revolt against Gods rule in heaven and his cast into hell. The book ends with the fall of man due to negligence to obey Gods commands‚ which leads to Adam and Eve’s departure from Eden and inevitably causes the rest of mankind to live in sin after her decision. In Book IV of Paradise Lost‚ Eve states “My author

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    he could Phillips 2 no longer write. To the surprise of high officials he wrote the epic Paradise Lost: A poem in ten books. It sold millions of copies‚ and is still considered the greatest piece of English literature ever written. On the 8th of November 1674 Milton died at the age of 66‚ due to gout-fever. He was buried the next Thursday beside his father. As stated in the first book of Paradise Lost‚ Milton ’s intentions for writing his religious epic are to "assert Eternal Providence/And

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    Jacob Ruzycki Writing Assignment #5 Prof. Crudele 5-6-14 Return to paradise is a movie about three guys‚ Sheriff‚ Lewis‚ and Tony who become friends while on vacation in Malaysia. The movie opens with the men obliviously enjoying their time in Malaysia with‚ drinks women‚ and hash. The vacation comes to end for Sheriff and tony the night after they may have partied too hard and Sheriff through a rented bike of the side of the road. Each an as they explain has dreams of continuing their lives with

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    	Looking at John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ we can see that there are the two ideas of damnation and salvation through reconciliation present in the characters of Satan and Adam & Eve‚ respectively. It is Satan’s sin of pride that first causes him to fall from God’s grace and into the bowels of hell. This same pride is also what keeps him from being able to be reconciled to God‚ and instead‚ leads him to buy into his own idea of saving himself. With Adam & Eve‚ we see that although they

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