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    strategy karma will get you. Like with a lion or a monsoon or how about 30 ft snakes. Maybe a stampede of rhinos charging into your living room. And the only way to stop all of this is to finish the game and yell Jumanji! In the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg. two siblings Peter and Judy are home alone. They decide that they want to go to the park‚ Peter finds a game with the label of JUMANJI With the child-like writing on the cover. They decide to bring it home after numerous warnings on the box

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    Peter Van Inwagen Summary

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    In The Powers of Rational Beings: Freedom of the Will‚ Peter van Inwagen states that those with either compatibilist or incompatibilist views must accept some mysteries. In this essay I will first explain the three views van Inwagen suggests and the mysteries that arise with each suggestion. Then‚ I will explain which position he agrees with most and why he does so. Following that‚ I will demonstrate my stance on the matter as well as show opposing viewpoints to my own. I think the most compelling

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    Characters/Characterization Pieter Van Vlaanderen Dynamic character because he is becoming more loving towards his wife‚ yet is still “mad sickness came over” him and it is getting worse. (Pg. 127) Protagonist Jakob Van Vlaanderen Dynamic character because he plays a critical role in Pieter’s life and originally is not willing to change. Jakob is accepting of the book about the birds from Pieter and shows change‚ but is still very reluctant to accepting the change. Nella Van Vlaanderen Static because she

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    Van Gogh Starry Night

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    your palette blue and grey‚ look out on a summer’s day‚ with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.” (Don MacLean) I chose to write about the painting‚ The Starry Night by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh painted the view outside his sanitarium room window located in southern France at night. But Van Gogh painted it from memory during the day. I feel that this painting has Asymmetrical Balance. From our handouts – “In this case balance is achieved with dissimilar objects that have equal

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    Elizabeth Van Lew: A Hero

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    admired for courage‚ outstanding achievements and noble qualities. Elizabeth Van Lew was a courageous woman living in the confederate South‚ yet saving the lives of Union soldiers. However‚ some people might argue that she is better described as a traitor. In Elizabeth Van Lew‚ is a hero because she saved lives‚ her heroic actions came at a great personal cost‚ and she was recognized for her extraordinary efforts. Elizabeth Van Lew is a hero of her time. She would provide prison soldiers with food and

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    In his argument‚ Van Inwagen explains that if determinism is true‚ then our acts are just a consequence of the laws of nature and events in the remote past. And since it’s not up to us what went on before we were born nor what the laws of nature are‚ the consequences of

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    Madison Herron English Rip Van Winkle Essay 10/15/17 The overall definition for national (or American) myths is somewhere close to “The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes.” Myths are placed in the past‚ most of the time to show the readers and society a moral and societal guideline to follow and live by‚ and it includes Symbolism into the story. In the myth “Rip Van Winkle”‚ Irving uses three strong characteristics to put these

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    Van Gough Starry Night

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    Walter Podbielski Professor Harris HUMN 420 Week 3 assignment 01/26/08 For week 3 assignment I chose the Van Gough painting and the corresponding poem “The StarryNight” by Anne Sexton. The poem references death rather frequentlyand I think that night in some way goes hand in hand with death. In contrast morning and daylight give way to life‚ the flowers opening up to the sun’s warmth and birds awaking; the day begins. The painting shows a town at night‚ which is asleep‚ quiet and peaceful. During

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    Irving’s "Rip Van Winkle" shows distinct characteristics of romanticism throughout. Irving’s unusual and original subject and the descriptions of nature‚ displays these romantic qualities of originality‚ connection with nature and an emotional sincerity. Rip van winkle is about a man who goes deep into the woods one day to go hunting. Rip some one calling his name and is led to strange men. "What seemed particularly odd to Rip was‚ that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves‚ yet

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    Rip Van Winkle Essay

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    “Rip Van Winkle” Can you consider yourself a true American if you haven’t read the classic tale of “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving? It’s a lighthearted story that is a bit silly‚ but has message intertwined in its classic words. It is a necessity that every American should experience. Irving’s story is a well thought out mix of pure old fashion American folk quality’s such as; a unique setting‚ exaggerated characters‚ and peculiar events and consequences that occur. This story has many different

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