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    inefficient‚ for not everybody is suited for everything. The king once again turned to the gods for help‚ but this time payed much attention to what his people were already doing. On the way to the temple he passed by his people: first a farmer‚ than a blacksmith‚ then a midwife‚ and a priest. He asked them to join him‚ to walk with him to the temple and discuss the problem. The priest advocated that gods must choose the right man for the job‚ for that man would have the gods on its side that day. Atys knew

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    also known as Vulcan or Vulcanalia‚ is known as the blacksmith god‚ or the god of fire. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. But‚ unlike them and any of the other gods‚ he is portrayed as ugly and lame. Hephaestus was said to be born from Hera’s thigh or head. When he was a baby Hera threw him off of Mount Olympus because he was so ugly‚ which in turn crippled his legs permanently. She hated him for his lack of looks. Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths‚ fire‚ metalworking‚ stonemasonry‚ the art of sculpture

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    a then teen girl Estella changes her views for Pip from hate to like to love‚ and for her adopted mother‚ Miss. Havisham love to a sense of betrayal. In the first part of the novel‚ Estella is introduced to Pip; who is a then teenager that is a blacksmith apprentice‚ her initial thoughts of the new boy are neutral and she has no intimate feelings for him whatsoever. In these early parts of the novel‚ Estella is faithful and obedient to Miss Havisham‚ who is her adopted mother. As the book goes on

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    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Early on in a poet’s career development‚ influences lead him down the path to be an inspiring poet. One’s family‚ friends‚ foreign places they visited‚ and even other famous poets and authors‚ often help shape a poet’s professional writing style. In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s case‚ all of these motivators helped him become interested in writing. At night his mother would read him poems and stories that inspired him even more to write poetry. Henry was raised in

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    that Zeus had created Athena without her and viciously made herself pregnant asexually. He is the god of fire‚ metallurgy‚ stonemasonry and the art of sculpture; he was also worshiped as the God of technology‚ artisans‚ and sculptors. He is the blacksmith of the Olympian Gods. Appearance: His is the only God considered ugly‚ according to the standards of the Gods. He was so ugly that when his own mother so how ugly he was‚ she threw him out of Mount Olympus. She was thrown to the of the sea and

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    Mussolini got his name from the Mexican Revolutionary Benito Juarez Benito’s mother Rosa was a elementary school teacher. Early in Benito’s life‚ he looked up to his father Alessandro who was a blacksmith‚ and was actively involved in the local politics. Benito helped his father work as a blacksmith‚ and in doing so‚ he gained many of his father’s values. Alessandro Mussolini was a socialist who was incredibly nationalist‚ a bit of an anarchist‚ and had a very short temper. The local police

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    crusades‚ some of which were directed at other European countries rather than Muslim countries. Kingdom of Heaven is a movie that deals with the 12th century crusaders. The movie takes place between the 2nd and 3rd Crusades and outlines the life of a blacksmith‚ Balian of Ibelin‚ who chooses to grant his father’s wish to follow other Crusaders to free Jerusalem from Salah al Din’s hold. Parts of the movie have been altered‚ but there are events that remain historically accurate. Things such as siege

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    My Name Is Philip Pirrip

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    child‚ I could not say my name properly. I called myself Pip‚ and since then everybody began to call me by that name. I have never known my mother and father. They both died when I was an infant. My only sister brought me up who was married to a blacksmith whose name is Joe Gargery. My story begins on a cold‚ grey winter afternoon in the churchyard where my parents are buried. I would often go to their graves and look down at the words on their gravestone: Philip Pirrip and Georgiana

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    As depicted by Green’s Blacksmith at the Forge (1855) and Menzel’s The Iron Rolling Mill (1875)‚ how did the process of industrialization alter people’s relationships to their work/occupation? As the Industrial Revolution grew rapidly during the 1790s to the 1850s technology and the workforce changed drastically. Railways and canals made for faster transportation‚ while factories and mills created large amounts of product in a small amount of time. However‚ all of the advantages of the Industrial

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    The Upper class (Aristocrats) were Merchants and Clergymen in the New England Colony. Those who owned large amounts of land in the Middle and Southern Colonies. The Middle class are Clergy‚ Farmers‚ Shopkeepers‚ Ships Captains‚ Carpenters‚ and Blacksmiths in all colonies. The Lower class (Servants) are as listed Redemptioners‚ Indentured servants‚ and Slaves. the American Revolution change lots of the economy in the colonies because “The Congressional bills of credit before the war were being printed

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