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    British Literature 1. the Middle Ages the oldest literature monument of the Anglo – Saxon period is the old Germanic legend called BEOWULF. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf John Wycliffe – is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English - he influenced Master Jan Hus and our Hussite movement very much 2. the renaissance and humanism Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales – brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims

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    developed nations. The main focus of this essay is going to be on fallen woman. In the Victorian era women were seen as pure and clean because of this view‚ their bodies were seen as temples which should not be adorned with jewellery. A woman should be reminded that marrying she gives up many advantages. A few artists such as William Holman Hunt and Augustus Leopold Egg and many more portrayed these Victorian values through narrative artwork and this essay is going to discuss a few of these artist’s

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    L’ecriture Feminine”. Feminist Studies 7. No.2. Summer‚ 1981. Rhys‚ Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea. London: Penguin‚ 1968. Stepto‚ Robert‚ B. “‘Intimate Things in Place’: A Conversation with Toni Morrison.” Chant of Saints: A Gathering of Afro-American Literature‚ Art and Scholorship. Ed. Michael S. Harper and Stepto. Urbana: U of Illinois‚ 1979. Sullivan‚ R. Ellie. “Jacques Lacan‚ Feminism and the Problem of Gender Identity”. Journals Division Substance. Vol.11. No.3. University of Wisconsin Press‚ 1982

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    Did you know that the Victorian Era can be very different and can even be very similar to current time? During the Victorian Era‚ from sports to even the social structure‚ it can be referred to as an important time in history. First of all‚ Men and Women enjoyed playing many sports as entertainment. Some of these activities were drinking‚ gambling‚ and billiards but mostly were mainly enjoyed by men. They also loved to play outdoor games such as tennis‚ shooting‚ cricket‚ and fishing. Some more games

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    MINING FOR MEANING: A STUDY OF MINIMALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by JEREMY ROBERT BAILEY‚ B.A.‚ M.A. A DISSERTATION IN ENGLISH Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Wendell Aycock Chair of the Committee Sara Spurgeon Scott Baugh Ralph Ferguson Dean of the Graduate School December 2010 Copyright 2010 Jeremy Robert Bailey Texas Tech University‚ Jeremy Robert Bailey‚ December 2010

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    Kazuki Aoyama Elements of Literature 2 C-8 Final Draft New Radio Tower The new radio tower was built in Tokyo last year. It is called Tokyo Skytree‚ and it had to be built for the purpose of adaptation to a new type of television‚ digital terrestrial broadcasting. However‚ there are several reasons because of radio interference‚ the Japanese companies were change their type of television‚ and influence on public opinion‚ why the Tokyo Skytree was built. First of all‚ the Tokyo Skytree had

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    than today. People believed many superstitions over facts‚ didn’t support hospitals‚ and thought that being dissected for scientific study was the worst fate for a soul. Nonetheless‚ health and science made great advancements and discoveries in the Victorian Era. By the 19th century medicine made ample advances through the work of doctors and scientists that refused to use pseudoscience to answer medical and scientific questions. Surgeon John Hunter developed the medical community’s understanding of

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    heard in a similar manner. Another reason for the existence of the court hierarchy is specialisation. This means the courts are able to specialise in their particular area of law. Question Two: The Magistrates’ Court is the lowest court in the Victorian Court hierarchy. It has the ability to hear up to $100‚000 for all civil disputes including personal injury. All disputes that are under $10‚000 go to arbitration. In its criminal division‚ the Magistrates’ Court can hear summary offences such as

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    The Victorian Era was well known for employing young children in factories‚ mines‚ and as chimney sweeps. Since children were expected to help towards the family budget‚ they often were working long hours in dangerous conditions for low wages. Several kids lost limbs or even their lives performing these jobs. Multiple Factory Acts were passed to prevent the exploitation of children in the workplace. However‚ children of poor families would still leave school at very young ages and be forced to

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    will fight for our freedom if no one try to rise and fight for principles? None‚ because we will stay coward until the present time if we cannot stand and fight for our own principles. Martial law in the Philippines refers to several intermittent periods in Philippine history wherein the Philippine head of state (such as the President) proclaims that an area is placed under the control of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Martial law is

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