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    and the reasons for occurrences in the world. The time period of when Greek mythology began is not really confirmed it is estimated around 800 BC‚ but there have been accounts of earlier pottery and artifacts which show images of the gods. These mythical stories have stood against the sands of time and even today are used in modern language and societies. Howstuffworks "Ancient Greece". (n.d.). HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works!. Retrieved February 10‚ 2011‚ from

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    and varied vocabulary. For example‚ in the first paragraph alone‚ she uses verbs that create excitement like "fascinate‚" "amaze‚" and "terrify." In the second paragraph she uses a variety of terms to describe the machine such as "monstrosity‚" "mythical beast‚" "amazing dinosaur‚" "fire-breathing dragon." The author uses her senses to describe the scene—how the ride looks‚ sounds‚ smells‚ and feels. The ride is "huge‚ smoky‚ noisy" and its engines "drone" like the roar of a dragon. On the ride

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    approached the albularyo for checking their health problems‚ because of the rise of medical doctors‚ the discovery of chemical medicines and the inventions of medical machines and that the albularyo’s medical skills has no scientific basis and purely mythical.

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    of poetry such as tone‚ mood‚ and rhyming‚ structure and irony‚ and imagery. An allusion is a kind of poetic device where the poet mentions or refers to something outside of the text. The allusions usually have something to do with the bible or mythical people and events. In the poem‚ there is one really important allusion. The allusion is located in the third stanza when the poet writes‚ “The broken wall‚ the burning roof and the tower / And Agamemnon dead” (Yeats II. 10-11). This passage shows

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    recent editions‚ which are sequenced according to Narnia history. Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions.[1][2] Most of the novel is set in Narnia‚ a land of talking animals and mythical creatures that the White Witch has ruled for one hundred years of deep winter. In the frame story‚ four English children live in a big old country house during their World War II evacuation from London. The youngest visits Narnia three times via

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    In “Climbing the Mountain of Success‚” Sydney J. Harris creates a realistic analogy that being successful is like climbing a mountain rather than climbing a ladder. He explains that climbing a mountain is a better description because of how difficult it can be to become successful. He debunks the metaphor “climbing the ladder” by saying “there are no ladders that lead to success‚ although there may be some escalators for those lucky enough to follow in a family’s fortunes” (Harris paragraph 1). I

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    If you’re a sucker for adventure‚ Microgaming’s Jungle Jim El Dorado slot will entertain you. Set deep in the jungle‚ your quest is to help Jungle Jim brave the mythical El Dorado in order to uncover hidden fortune. Beautiful graphics‚ upbeat audio and entertaining gameplay add to the excitement. Jungle Jim El Dorado is a 5-reel‚ 25-payline adventure-themed video slot with a coin size ranging from 0.25 to 25. Set against a rainforest backdrop‚ all symbols are theme-related. You’ve got an Aztec mask

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    Authority In The Iliad

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    Reflects the authority of Hector‚ with his armour on as ‘God Like’ because the wearer takes on a more intimidating‚ authoritative persona in wearing armour and a helmet which shines Hector is of ROYAL blood and his family is descended from the God Dardanos‚ son of Zeus. 1. Scene reflects Hector’s authority also as head of his family‚ status of leadership ( also in the helmet which acts a s metaphor for all the above ) Reflects authority of Iliad because it is a rewritten version of Iliad Which

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    and Portugal wanted a direct trade sea route to Asia. Portugal found great success in exploring the sea‚ so naturally Spain wanted to be more successful in general. The battle back and forth for who can uncover the best resource‚ who can find the mythical civilization‚ who can find the most land became a lifestyle. Portugal’s discovery of a trade route to Asia was never believed to be existent until Bartolomeu Dias down the far coast of Africa until his crew and himself reached the tip‚ when they

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    In J.R.R Tolkien’s award-winning 1937 novel The Hobbit‚ it is extremely evident that there are a multitude of elements that support the conventions of the fantasy genre. Most recurring themes‚ events and characters support the fantasy genre. There is a continuous quest all throughout the novel to retrieve supposed stolen gold from the dragon Smaug‚ there are animals‚ certain races and characters that could not exist in reality‚ and there is magic‚ all of which are classic elements of the fantasy

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