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    "The song of Roland"

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    Main Characters: Charlemagne- the Christian‚ Frank king who is notably an ally to the Pope and great Conqueror. He was also known as Charles the Great. Roland- The "hero" of The Song of Roland. Not much is known from him in a historical standpoint. Roland’s tragic flaw is pride. Oliver- Roland’s best friend and advisor. Oliver is very brave and noble. He attempts to urge Roland to blow his Oliphant to reach the Franks Plot Summary Charlemagne’s army led by Roland is fighting the Muslims. Marsilla

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    The house for the lost soul. Absent-mindedly‚ 17-year-old Trey Fierce read the line of words carved on the wood plank on the wall which were a subtle depiction of everyone whose life thrown into this place; the facility for the mentally incompetent‚ the unbalanced person‚ the deranged - those were just a few of the names. Whoever had said that madness was always in the form of frenzy and hysteria‚ must have never dealt with madness itself. It was often soundless and discreet‚ appeared in many tender

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    the poster‚ released in 2016‚ is called Song of the Phoenix. And the social context in this poster is in modern China where tremendous changes have taken place in all aspects‚ including folk arts. Significantly‚ plenty of Chinese folk arts have been qualified to appear on the Intangible Cultural Heritages list because of their high artistic standards‚ long histories‚ and irresistible cultural influences. However‚ the survival conditions of these ancient folk arts in modern Chinese society are not

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    Love Song

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    “Love Song” Discussion A: Okay so what I thought was he goes into this description and there Is no mention of time‚ cause I went back and reread and this whole thing is about the moment and he is describing everything in such detail. And it end with‚ “Curled about the house‚ and fell asleep.” Which can be him and whoever he is with falling asleep then it transitions into “And indeed there will be time.” And it kind of just talks about how the world will move forward and what you don’t like about

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    AN ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE AS A RESPONSE TO THE COLLAPSE OF VALUES TIMOTHY VINES∗ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience are a much studied part of the English canon‚ and for good reason. Blake’s work depicts a quandary that continues to haunt humanity today: the struggle of high-order humanity against the ‘real’ rationality and morals of institutionalised society. This essay seeks to explore both Blake’s literary reaction to the Enlightenment and the

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    The Song of Kahunsha

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    “The Song of Kahunsha” is a novel by Anosh Irani about a boy who runs away from an orphanage with a dream to find his father‚ however‚ once exposed to the real‚ devastating society we live in‚ Chamdi finds himself struggling to climb out of Bombay’s deepest chasm of violence‚ racism‚ and poverty. The author does a fantastic job of clearly displaying the development of the protagonist by providing a series of twists and turns in Chamdi’s life which consequently contributes to his maturity from a little

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    The Trout Song Essay

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    The Trout Song is among Franz Schubert’s over 600 songs and one that is a listeners’ favorite. It was one of his earliest compositions when he was just twenty-one years old. The Trout Song‚ mainly referred to as Die Forelle‚ in German‚ was composed way back around the year 1817 but it mostly echoed words from a poem written by another German Christian Schubart. The lyrics of Schubart’s poem as repeated in the Trout Song‚ are about a bystander who is watching a trout dart around in a small stream

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    Liberty or Death‚ the Song of Sovngarde and Skyrim Through the lyrics in the music video of "Sovngarde Song‚" Gavin Dunne tells part of the story of the hero known as the Dragonborn‚ but also uses allusion in the lyrics to tell the listener about the harsh injustice and oppression faced by the people of Skyrim. The story is set in the world of Bethesda Studios’ franchise of Elder Scrolls‚ and is the fifth installment of the award-winning series. The game itself follows the adventures of the Dragonborn:

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    Song of a Hummingbird

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    Sophia Rocha Mike Fraga CHI 100 November 16‚ 2012 Book Review The novel‚ Song of the Hummingbird by Graciela Limon‚ is a book about Huitzitzilin’s encounters during the Spanish conquest and the coming of Cortes. There are many themes in this novel‚ such as war‚ religion‚ culture‚ sins and the ending of an Era for the Mexicas. But it does not start off of her telling her stories‚ but of a young monk named Father Benito Lara‚ who is called to hear her last confession‚ for she was very old and

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    Long Time Ago In Bethlehem A long time ago in Bethlehem So the Holy Bible says Mary boy child‚ Jesus child Was born on Christmas day Listen here the angels sing A new king is born today And man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day While shepherds watched their flocks by night They see a bright new shining star And then they hear a choir sing The music to come from afar Listen here the angels sing A new king is born today And man will live forevermore Because of Christmas

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