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    Speech: the Gray Wolf

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    Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the gray wolf physical description‚ behavior and relationship with humans. Central idea: The gray wolf is an endangered species considered as a natural villain who has an essential predator role in the forest ecosystem. Introduction * “Grandma‚ why do you have such a big eyes?” Little Red Riding Hood asked. “So that I can see you better.” The wolf answered. * “Grandma‚ why do you have such a big mouth?” she asked. “So that I can eat

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    Dorian Gray Narcissism

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    told by Ovid in The Metamorphoses. Narcissus fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water and eventually this lead to his demise‚ along with his patrons. Similarly The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ by Oscar Wilde is a story about physical beauty and the power that it can have with its protagonist‚ Dorian Gray being a narcissistic. The novel is an adaptation of the myth of Narcissus as they have similar plots‚ both including extreme accounts of vanity‚ love‚ death‚

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    Robert Gray Poetry

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    Born in 1945‚ Robert Gray is an Australian poet renowned for his imagistic style‚ drawing strength from his fastidious concern for the precision of language and a meticulous contemplation of physical existence. Gray’s works are unconventional in structure‚ and prevalent throughout his poems are the recurring themes of humanism‚ consumerism and naturalism‚ peppered with allusions to personal experiences. Gray’s thematic concerns arise from his personal context‚ alongside his love of the Australian

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    Star Wars Vs Star Trek

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    franchises ever? Star Wars is a movie series with 7 two hour episodes with two more in production. Star Trek is a TV show with 45 minute episodes‚ 7 seasons‚ and 5 series. Star Wars and Star Trek are very engaging movie series with different plots and starships but both have similar weapons and protagonists that have the same types of relationships. One of the things that both series have in common is that they both have starships. However‚ their starships are vastly different. In battle‚ Star Wars characters

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    rules and regulations that protect every member of the school from these dangers. Moreover‚ schools can prepare teachers to handle these issues and thus make the schools function as safety-promoting institutions. Case: Gray by his Tutor Gray v The State of NSW‚ Supreme Court of NSW In Gray by His Tutor v The State of New South Wales‚ Supreme Court of New South Wales‚ 1998‚ a grade 6 pupil sustained injuries during a lunchtime recess in school. The pupils were supposed to be supervised by a teacher whenever

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

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    1 Homoerotic codes in The Picture of Dorian Gray Luljeta Muriqi A60 Literary Seminar Spring 2007 Department of English Lund University Supervisor: C. Wadsjö Lecaros 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................1 AESTHETICISM .................................................................2 HELLENISM .......................................................................4 Art .................................................................

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    Dorian Gray Essay

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    attractive force‚ it ignites an obsession. However‚ innocence can be tampered with by dark forces. People are easily influenced by others’ ideas rather than their own‚ therefore transforming them into different people. In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ Dorian’s innocence causes controversy in the process of self-discovery‚ due to unhealthy and unpromising relationships. Eventually evil engulfs Dorian and creates a monster within. The songs “Empty Garden” by Elton John‚ “Innocent”

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    Robert Gray Diptych

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    that one speaker purposely remembers the past‚ as opposed to the other persona that only thinks of the past because they are looking with fear into the future‚ both poems still illustrate that discoveries can be made through retrospect. In Diptych‚ Gray (the speaker) is reminiscing about his childhood and his parents‚ and by doing this he begins to have a better understanding of them. Whereas‚ in Late Ferry the speaker is watching the demise of warmth associated with earlier times‚ by looking at a

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    Annawadi Gray Zones

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    Worldwide Proliferation of Gray Zones Annawadi is a perfect example that symbolizes what Boo considers to be the Zero Sum Game as the amount of economic prosperity that is occurring in India is offset by the many costs. Specifically in gray areas such as Annawadi‚ what it represents is how an area can effectively become a “gray area” where the economic prosperities of the country are not fully reflected equally nor in a way that benefit all. Rather‚ the example of Annawadi and its area shows how

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    Robert Gray - Speech

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    Robert Gray most definitely provokes thought and stirs emotion through an effective use of language and techniques used in his poems. One of his major messages are those connected with mans effect on the environment and our constant need to create something new and yet‚ forget about what we already have and where that ends up. Also the sense of our society almost becoming‚ un-Australian and very international. In his poem‚ Flames and Dangling Wire‚ the first line immediately sets the scene allowing

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