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    Emanuel Jal not only tells his stor‚ but he makes his audience feel as if they are there in the villages with him. Jal gives a brief peek into his story at the beginning of the book. He used this to catch the readers attention and make them want to know every detail of what he went through. Jal says‚ “In the peaceful village we once knew‚ rockets blow apart houses with families inside‚ women are raped‚ and children are murdered.”(2). Jal’s description of what the war is causing around him pull the

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    An example of an interior shot filmed in the Dover Castle is in the opening scene where Hamlet is giving a speech‚ John Golden writes in much detail‚ “Hamlet descends the stairs as he says the famous first line‚ moving from light to dark‚ but he pauses momentarily before moving fully into the main chamber. Hamlet looks around at the bones and skulls that litter the crypt on the lines "To die‚ to sleep”” (Golden). This wonderful‚ symbolic first scene gives the viewers a taste of what is to come from

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    Castles are commonly mentioned in fairy tales and horror stories‚ but real castles were very common during a time period known as the Middle Ages. “The castle was far more than a walled and turreted fortress; it was an instrument of social control and the symbol of power‚ authority‚ and wealth” (Stokstad xxvii). During the Medieval Ages‚ the main purpose of the castle was to protect the citizens of a particular kingdom. These huge fortresses played major roles in the society of the Medieval Ages

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    The castle. A symbol of the Middle Ages. A great fortification made from the fall of the Roman Empire‚ to the 1500s. The word castle originated from the Latin word "castrum"‚ which means town‚ a walled enclosure‚ a stronghold‚ or just a tower. From little wooden towers surrounded by a logs‚ to great stone fortresses with elaborate designs and structures. When the Roman Empire was falling‚ people set out to the country side to begin a new life. Struggles between lords for power led to battles‚ so

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    The Rise and Fall of Castles in England General purpose: to entertain Specific purpose : to entertain people about a story of Castles in England Central ideas: Castles in England served many purposes during the Middle Age Introduction Attention Material There is Castle in England Castles were originally built in England by Norman invaders in 1066. The first castles constructed in England were made from Earth and Timber then replaced by Stone. Orienting Material Norman fortified key positions

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    Parenting Styles and The Glass Castle The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a memoir about her life‚ throughout the memoir you get to meet her parents which can be judged as a parent in many different ways. The parenting style that is most exemplified by Rex and Rosemary’s walls is an uninvolved parent. Rex and Rosemary are uninvolved parents because when certain situations occur they failed to communicate correctly“ I asked Mom and Dad if we should close the doors and windows when we went to sleep

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    The medieval castle The Pyramid of power The whole system of a medieval castle was totally based on the Pyramid of Power . It goes from the top "the lord" to the "the knights‚ squires and pages" to the "servants" . Being the Lord at the top of the Pyramid was obviously very comfortable . The lower you are at‚ the less comfortable your life is. the differences were extreme between each status. Actually we can imagine that the medieval castle was a very busy and noisy place . There might be hundreds

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    Bouncy Castles for Every and Anywhere Party We plan any of our function to be perfect right from the invitation of guests to selection of venue‚ food and decorations. And why it should not be perfect‚ we all love parties. Hosting a party is just we create and moment let people enjoy in it. But have you thought disarrangement for the little guests can completely ruin out the moment. A party place along with kids increases lot of volunteer work instead of enjoying. we can find children tugging at parents

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    Throughout The Glass Castle‚ one can see the generational curses of sins of the father. Jeannette’s parents were part of a cycle of alcoholism‚ anger and depression. Throughout the book one can see all the parts of the generational curses thorough Rex Walls‚ Rose Mary‚ Jeannette and her siblings. Rex Walls is the father of the writer of The Glass Castle. Throughout the book‚ one can see that he gets extremely drunk and he never holds down a job to provide for his family. Rex is usually gone drinking

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    Index: ▪ Introduction to castles ▪ Types of castles ▪ Construction of CastlesCastles under Siege ▪ Life in the Medieval Castle ▪ Tonbridge castle (history of Tonbridge castle) Introduction Long before men built such imposing structures as Harlech Castle‚ they constructed other simpler fortifications. In fact‚ men have always built some kind of fortification to protect themselves‚ their families‚ and their tribes against danger‚ whether from animals

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