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    Syncretic Middle-Earth Bilbo Baggins’ adventure to the Lonely Mountain opens the doors to J. R. R. Tolkien’s vast Middle-Earth. Tolkien describes his intricate world with such exquisite detail from the mythic creatures occupying his heroes’ every turn‚ to the deep woods where their adventures seem to go awry. Tolkien’s characters experience from region to region the glamourous figures that cross through dense woods and winding rivers to guide them on their way‚ he excludes concrete religious deities

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    ability or power over bringing something so grotesque and macabre to life‚ lead him to retreat from the society in which he lives and isolate himself in the confines of his creation. "Dear mountains! My own beautiful lake! How do you welcome you wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and the lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace‚ or mock at my unhappiness?" By saying this‚ Victor is clearly offended

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    When reading the works of two great writers‚ a person can find many similarities between them. The underlying themes of Shakespeare ’s Hamlet and Sophocles Oedipus King excite the reader yet leave us with the desire of wanting more. There are significant similarities between Oedipus King and Hamlet‚ especially when it relates to the theme of the tormented king‚ incest‚ and Shakespeare ’s and Sophocles metaphorical references to vision and hearing. Sophocles Oedipus King and Shakespeare ’s Hamlet

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    With reference to the significant person ‘Isaiah’‚ explain the contribution to the development and expression of Judaism and analyse the impact of this person on Judaism. The prophet Isaiah played an important role in the development and expression of Judaism as a dynamic‚ living religion through the impact of his works. The impact of Isaiah is evident in both the development and expression of Judaism both in his time and in modern society‚ as his teachings‚ for the Jewish people‚ prove to be

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    in The Odyssey are influenced by hospitality. Eumaios‚ a swineherd of Odysseus‚ is a poor‚ old man who lives alone. When Odysseus goes to see him‚ he shows great hospitality by giving him food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. "Come to the cabin. You’re a wanderer too. You must eat something‚ drink some wine‚ and tell me where you are from and the hard

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    Culture‚ which is a word that is very difficult to define‚ is very much engrained in the African people. The culture and art of African people expresses values‚ attitudes‚ and thoughts which help to represent the products of their past experiences and it also provides a way of learning about their history. Throughout this paper‚ you will learn about the culture and art of Africa and its people. As we begin to think about Africa and its‚ we must also consider how Western perceptions of "race" and

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    LABOR STANDARS 2012513091 1. a) Yes. The four-fold test of determining the existence of employer-employee relationship is applicable to PH and the security guards‚ to wit: * The manner of selection and employment of the security guards – It was PH who chose the guards to be deployed at its hotel premises from the list of 30 names submitted by MSA. * The mode of payment of wages – It was PH who paid the wages of the guards as evidenced by the payslips bearing its logo. It was PH that

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    PATRICIA Evangelista‚ an 18-year-old communications sophomore at UP Diliman‚ won the 2004 Best Speaker award in the International Public Speaking competition conducted yearly by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in London. The petite‚ poised and pretty Filipina emerged triumphant in a field of 60 contestants representing 37 countries that are members of the prestigious international British institution dedicated to the idea of “Creating Global Understanding through English.” Evangelista won

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    The Chorus influences our response to Medea and her actions in both a positive and negative manner. The Chorus‚ a body of approximately fifteen Corinthian women who associate the audience with the actors‚ is able to persuade and govern us indirectly through sympathy for what has been done to Medea‚ a princess of Colchis and the victim of her husband’s betrayal of love for another woman. The Chorus also lead us to through sympathy for Medea to accept her decision of taking revenge on princess Glauce

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    William Rodriguez Professor Ford ENG 102-36 21 November 2013 The Haunted Palace: The Haunted Mind When a poet writes a poem‚ different figures of speech are used to provide a deeper‚ almost hidden meaning. Through the first reading of “The Haunted Palace”‚ it is hard to uncover the meaning of the poem. Through further readings however‚ the reader can pick up on different elements showing how Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Haunted Palace” is a metaphor for the human mind declining into insanity.

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