political dominance remained up for grabs. The southern African country hosted the cold war theatre following independence from Portuguese colonization in 1975. Winner of the Independent’s foreign fiction award in 2007‚ Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s The Book of Chameleons captures what the life of the Angolan became proceeding the bloody struggle that took the lives of a half million civilians and displaced another million over the course of 27 years. This proxy civil war conflict
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Thematic Analysis: Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan The Modern Face of Philippine Society (Violence‚ Abuse‚ Crime‚ Justice) F.H. Batacan’s Pinoy detective novel‚ Smaller and Smaller Circles‚ creatively presents the kind of society the Philippines has right now – how‚ nowadays‚ negative it has become. It shows a theme on violence and abuse‚ the other things that go with them like motivation (anger‚ etc) and consequences (results)‚ and gives the readers an idea about how unfair the
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The famed Medici family of Florence produced 4 Popes‚ 3 queen regents of France‚ and engaged in countless acts of assassination and subterfuge. This was representative of the Italian society where Baldassare Castiglione wrote his masterwork‚ The Book of the Courtier. Italian politics and culture was shaped by the fact that Italy consisted of many autonomous city states that each had their own royal courts‚ standing armies‚ cultures‚ and rulers. This divisiveness in politics helped to foster an extremely
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were‚ no one can deny the fact that there were as many battles lost as there were won. According to a Greek Historian names Polybius‚ these losses are attributed to the carelessness of the leaders when it came to planning their strategy of attack. In book IX of his work‚ The Histories‚ he states in “The Art of Commanding Armies” that there is a high chance that these leaders were not able to thoroughly think of all the factors that may have affected their conquest.
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Silas Hanegraaf Why do discoveries in life require struggles? In Their Eyes Were Watching God by “Zora Neale Hurston”‚ Janie finds value in herself through obstacles with those close to her‚ herself as an individual‚ and trials beyond her control. She discovers who she is and what her life means through extraordinary trials‚ but not without purpose. If someone wants to find out who he or she is‚ then they will have to endure struggles with those close to them‚ such as relatives and good
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Romeo and Juliet is a classic tale of two “star-crossed lovers” (Shakespeare 736) whose destinies were pre-determined. As the scenes unfold‚ the main theme of love dominates above all else. As a matter of fact‚ Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story there is in English literature. The audience is taught to accept the realm of variations of love such as love at first sight‚ lust‚ and infatuation. Throughout the decades‚ many more versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet were created including
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The influence that significant others have on an individual’s development. Thematic analysis. Abstract The aim of this qualitative study was to explore whether significant people in human’s life can influence an individual’s development. The assumption that early relationships with our main careers play central part in our later development derives from Bowlby’s attachment theory and his ideas of internal working model. Data for the study was collected through the use of semi-structured
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Book of Shadows (BOS)/Grimoires/Spell Books/Witch’s Journal A. What is the difference? a. Book of Shadows (BOS) – A BOS is a book traditionally used by persons who practice the religion Wicca. b. Grimoire – A grimoire is a book used by witches in general. c. Spell Book – A spell book is a book used by witches or Wiccans. It is a book set apart from the grimoire and/or BOS. This book is generally created as a convenience. The same spells may or may not be included in the main grimoire or BOS. d. Witch’s
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saying‚ "Now the wheel seems to have come full circle — these five books [the Manawaka fiction] all interweave and fit together." 1 The extent to which The Diviners is made to interweave with the earlier books is‚ in fact‚ almost irritating. The Tonnerre family‚ members of which have appeared in The Stone Angel‚ The Fire Dwellers‚ and A Bird in the House‚ play a major‚ and thematically defensible‚ role in the present book. But why include Julie Kaslik (sister of Nick‚ Rachel’s lover in A
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