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    life free from toil‚ where the mariners are in a constant dream-like state. The mariners resolve to stop wandering the seas‚ and settle in the serene‚ carefree world. Contrastingly‚ Ulysses wants to continue exploring the world and yearns for more adventure. Ulysses would consider relaxing as a waste of time‚ he constantly requires a new challenge so he can be reassured that his reputation is still intact. Tennyson provides a “tempting and seductive vision of a life free from toil” within The Lotos

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    from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As a result of their knowledge‚ Adam and Eve are made aware of their humanness‚ that which separates them from the divine and from other creatures. Once expelled from the Garden of Eden‚ they are forced to toil and to procreate—two "labors" that seem to define the human condition. The experience of Hester and Dimmesdale recalls the story of Adam and Eve because‚ in both cases‚ sin results in expulsion and suffering. But it also results in knowledge—specifically

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    In the play “Macbeth”‚ William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior‚ however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare‚ 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually

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    begin their chant‚ the repetition of three is brought back‚ along with alliterations that stress their darker nature‚ “Double‚ double toil and trouble‚ / Fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble” (IV.i.10). Executing their dark agencies‚ the witches are in the midst of churning their wicked desires. In doing so‚ the witches expect to strengthen the affect their temptations have on Macbeth ’s embracing

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    is later proven correct with the help of her temptation. After Adam and the woman both consumed fruit from the forbidden tree‚ they realized that they were naked and tried to hide from God. God came to find that Adam and the woman ate from the forbidden tree because they suddenly were full of knowledge. God punished the serpent‚ Adam‚ and the woman for their disobedience. He then banished them not as another punishment but to help them avoid temptation again. Within the controversial context of the

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    Explication of a Poem Jim Simmerman’s Child’s Grave‚ Hale County‚ Alabama The power of an image is immense. A poem can single out an ordinary object of daily life and give it a history‚ meaning‚ and emotional worth‚ all through the use of an image. In Child’s Grave‚ Hale County‚ Alabama‚ Jim Simmerman uses the simple image of a child’s final resting place in rural Alabama to create a history that illustrates the meaning of loss in a way words alone cannot seem to do. In this essay I hope

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    Approche comparée des patrimoines culturels caribéens CALYPSO IN TRINIDAD LATOUR Maëva L3 Anglais Table of content Introduction ………………………………………………………….p2 I The Origin of Calypso :The result of the colonial history and multiculturalism of Trinidad …………………………………………p3 II The social Significance of Calypso : creation of an art form defying oppression………………………………………………………………….p4-5 III The Evolution of Calypso : from popular music to fame : An heritage and riches shared

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    Sin‚ Punishment and Redemption in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a book about sin‚ punishment‚ and the hope of redemption. The book is about the life in colonial Boston of Hester Prynne‚ Her husband Roger Chillingworth‚ and Hester’s lover Arthur Dimmesdale. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very complex and can be interpreted in many ways. Throughout the novel the Concept of sin‚ punishment‚ and redemption was portrayed through Hester Prynne‚ Aurthur Dimmesdale and Roger

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    Two stories that share a similar journey for the truth are The Book of Job and Oedipus Rex. However‚ man’s struggle for the truth is a theme that exists in literature of all kinds. The desire for the truth and the journey to reach it is what caused the fall of Adam and Eve in the ancient Hebrew creation story. It is also the same force that cursed Oedipus in Sophocles’ play. Newfound knowledge plagues Charlie in Flowers for Algernon and Job’s sudden epiphany in The Book of Job would come at the cost

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    a world filled with emptiness‚ hunger‚ inequality and the obstacles they encounter in an unforgiving world. The Moss brothers consist of Big Mat‚ Melody‚ and Chinatown. Each born and raised in the deep south of the United States. Born to work and toil in a Sharecropper’s world‚ the Moss brothers struggle to make do. Big Mat is the oldest of the three Moss brothers. He’s recognized for his physical strengths‚ as a provider of the Moss family and his short temper. Melody is the middle half-brother

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