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    was represented as hybrid of a woman with the head of a cat‚ or sometimes simply a cat that held her Ka. Her main role was that of a guardian‚ protecting others from diseases and evil spirits. Bastet originated during the old kingdom and her previous form was a lioness warrior called Bast‚ the goddess of warfare. The new kingdom after the war brought on a change to the goddess by transitioning her lion head into that of a domesticated cat and changing her name to Bastet for more femininity (SOURCE)

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    Avilio: A Short Story

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    thoroughly convinced that if he sneezes hard enough‚ the building would collapse on its own. “We’d like to stay for a night. Two if possible.” An old lady with no teeth stands at the counter with a black cat on her shoulder. The cat hisses at them and Nero’s stomach flips a little. He’s always hated cats ever since he was bit by one when he was younger. “Would you two like different rooms or-“ “We’ll take one room.” Nero chokes and grabs Avilio in a headlock‚ giving the old lady an apologetic look

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    Catnip Research Paper

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    Cocktail Hour for Cats Just like anybody would be a bit confused by such a heading. Well what I am referring to is that cats simply love catnip or as it is also known‚ catmint. When cats have some of this they tend to get a bit tipsy and start acting silly. You also have to be careful because just like with people there is the aggressive drunk and in the cat world the aggressive cat once they have partaken of their cocktail. What is most interesting is that the catnip plant has been around for ages

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    Comparing Poe And Poe

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    A common theme both of these cats share is death. Both of these cats caused death or harm to their owners and the people they loved. Pitty Sing sprung on top of Bailey’s shoulder while he was driving and caused them to flip into a gulch. They all survived the accident but caused them to encounter The Misfit which resulted in death for the whole family. Pluto drove his character insane by making his owner feel guilty after he hung him. Pluto haunted his owner in a nightmare he had and caused

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    Zodiac Research Paper

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    Why cats and rats/mice are enemies and the Cat and Rat legend of the Zodiac. The stories of the‚ Cat and Rat legend of the Zodiac and How cats and mice became enemies‚ these stories are legends that explain what things that have happened in these stories. The Cat and Rat story explains how the Rat Zodiac came to be. This essay will show the similarities and differences of the stories of‚ the Cat and Rat legend of the Zodiac‚ and the story why Cat and Rats/Mice are enemies. First the essay

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    was half gone and the glass was almost stained black. Slowly I bent down and picked up the bottle and began weighing it my hand and looking it over. Still capped and full but it did not seem to be liquid any longer. I continued walking down the alleyway‚ all the while flipping the glass bottle in my hand. It mesmerized me and I carried on like this for several minutes unaware of the world around me. Out the corner of my eye I noticed a stray cat pouncing on his prey. In that moment‚ the bottle

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    The allegory used in Maus helps me to understand the Holocaust more. Portraying the Jews as mice‚ the Nazis as cats and the Poles as pigs‚ has made the story easier to follow and understand. On page 138 there is a clear example of the allegory used throughout the entire book. When Vladek and Anja try to hide they put on pig masks to disguise themselves. This shows how the use of animals is very clever‚ as the reader can tell straight away that they are actually Jewish pretending to be Polish. The

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    Realistic Fiction Number of Pages: 272 In the novel “Into The Wild”‚ Erin Hunter weaves together a masterpiece about survival and trust in which Rusty‚ a domestic cat leaves his human home and finds where he truly belongs: The wild. There‚ cats are divided into 4 clans:ThunderClan‚ ShadowClan‚ and RiverClan. (Not including the StarClan‚ the clan of brave warriors that have passed away during battle and now hunt among the stars.) The perspective in this

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    jumping onto Abellona’s tunic and sinking her fangs deep into her neck. Others then quickly piled on as Abellona screamed‚ trying desperately to shake them loose. Soon more cats filled in ready to pounce on her‚ causing the area behind me to become bottlenecked with them. Abellona began to stumble back as the weight of the cats began bringing her to the point of collapse. From between my legs I could feel one of the felines rubbing up against my battered shin and I look down seeing that it

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    at the end of the tunnel. Do you turn back‚ or do you run in head on? This question may seem pointless‚ however it lets you know if you’re ready to play Psychocat: The Answer. The central premise for Psychocat relies on a cat not dissimilar from Alice in Wonderland’s Cheshire Cat named Zag who is on a quest to learn the meaning of his existence. It advertises itself as‚ “the most evil game you will ever play” and when the developers said that they weren’t lying. Psychocat tortures the player continuously

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