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Lord Of The Rings Middle Earth
1,110 words
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness
bind them" (1 LotR II, 2 The Council of Elrond)
One of the masters of British Literature, John
Ronald Reuel Tolkien has the unique ability to
create a fantasy world in which exists a nearly
endless supply of parallelisms to reality. By
mastering his own world and his own language and
becoming one with his fantasy, Tolkien is able to
create wonderful symbolism and meaning out of what
would otherwise ...
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Space Is Unreal Space Is A Relation Bradley
1,431 words
Description: This paper critiques Bradley's
arguments in his writing 'The Unreality of Space
and Time. ' This paper argues against Bradley's
position using all logical methods necessary.
Critiquing Bradley In his article, The Unreality
of Space and Time, F. H. Bradley argues that space
and time, as they exhibit themselves, are unreal.
For Bradley space and time are unreal because they
both possess necessary, yet contradictory
characteristics. At this time we will depart from
directly addressing ...
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Burning Of The Idols Fernando Amorsolo
1,392 words
The Burning of the Idols by Fernando Amorsolo is
on exhibit at the Ayala Museum in Makati Avenue,
Makati City at the Amorsolo Gallery along with
several of his other paintings from different time
periods such as his Untitled (Nude) painted in
1919, Planting Rice (1922) and Going to Town on
Sunday Morning made in 1958. Like the latter
painting mentioned (Going to Town on Sunday
Morning), the painting Burning of the Idols was
made sometime during 1958. It measures 84 x 128
centimeters and was pain...
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School Age Children Children Of Divorce
1,376 words
The statistics for divorce in the 1990 's suggest
that nearly sixty percent of marriages end in
divorce. Given this startling figure, the
presumption can be made that many children will
experience some effects caused by the
life-changing event called divorce. What is it
exactly about divorce that causes negative
consequences for these children? In what ways will
these children be effected? Will these effects
show outwardly? The unsettling fact is: young
children of divorced parents face great ps...
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Fertile Soil B C
748 words
While searching for an accessible route to
transport furs to the Pacific, Europeans began
exploring the B. C. Interior. In 1811 Scottish
trader and explorer David Stuart of the Pacific
Fur Company sailed to the junction of the Columbia
and Okanagan rivers and built Fort Okanagan. He
then travelled north to Thompson River and in so
doing, established the Okanagan Valley trail that
united the Upper Fraser and Lower Columbia
sections. By 1824 the trail was dominated by the
activities of the Hudson'...
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Alfred Hitchcock One Man
1,135 words
Curiosity in Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock, the
British American film director, was born in London
on August 13, 1899. He trained as an engineer and
then studied fine arts. He became famous for his
films, first in England, and later in the United
States. Hitchcock moved to the United States in
1939, and became an American citizen in 1955. His
American films were longer and more complex than
his British films. Three elements found in Alfred
Hitchcock s work include suspense, humor and
unique creativ...
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Hamlet Tragic Death
316 words
An example of foreshadowing is when Hamlet? s
father came to him as a ghost to inform him of his
murder, this caused a rage within Hamlet that
foreshadows his revenge. This revenge led to the
death of his uncle, mother, and himself. It also
created Hamlet? s wild behavior, and caused him
possibly to become insane... Another example is
Hamlet? s sudden unusual behavior toward Ophelia,
which foreshadows a fatal outcome for the two
lovers. His treatment toward Ophelia was so
horrible and devastatin...
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Point Of View P 78
872 words
Elizabeth Shelley Sergeants Shadow Shapes is a
remarkable piece of literature that truly captures
this young womans accounts of war. Her stories
clearly show her views of the war and how she
felt, being a part of it. From it we learn what
the First World War was like for a nurse injured
over seas. Being told first hand, and from her own
accounts, Sergeant clearly shows the position of
the women during World War I. Gender plays a major
role in this excerpt from Sergeants Shadow Shapes.
The author...
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Silhouette Of A Moving Cat Silhouette Of A Moving Gatsby
451 words
What is unknown is often talked about as being
mysterious, perhaps even ominous. Naturally, many
people become curious and want to find out what
lurks about in the dark and be able to say that
they know what others do not. In F. Scott
Fitzgeralds novel, The Great Gatsby, the main
character, Jay Gatsby is quite enigmatic.
Seclusion and isolation are well known to Gatsby,
especially when it comes to his personal life and
his history. Throughout the novel, except when
with Nick or Daisy, Gatsby ass...
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Hamlet Tragic Death
316 words
An example of foreshadowing is when Hamlet? s
father came to him as a ghost to inform him of his
murder, this caused a rage within Hamlet that
foreshadows his revenge. This revenge led to the
death of his uncle, mother, and himself. It also
created Hamlet? s wild behavior, and caused him
possibly to become insane... Another example is
Hamlet? s sudden unusual behavior toward Ophelia,
which foreshadows a fatal outcome for the two
lovers. His treatment toward Ophelia was so
horrible and devastatin...
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Needed The Love Tragic Death Hamlet
307 words
An example of foreshadowing is when Hamlets father
came to him as a ghost to inform him of his
murder, this caused a rage within Hamlet that
foreshadows his revenge. This revenge led to the
death of his uncle, mother, and himself. It also
created Hamlets wild behavior, and caused him
possibly to become insane... Another example is
Hamlets sudden unusual behavior toward Ophelia,
which foreshadows a fatal outcome for the two
lovers. His treatment toward Ophelia was so
horrible and devastating that...
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H G Wells Red Room
1,928 words
How H. G. Wells, Builds and sustains tension In
" The Red Room" . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
The title " The Red Room" immediately
attracts the readers attention; it is symbolic but
leaves unanswered questions. ? " What is the
red room? " ? " Why is it red? " ?
We associate red with fear and danger. ? Is this
room dangerous? ? Overall, the title raises so
much curiosity that it has an overwhelming effect,
wanting us to read on and find answers to our
questions....
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White Paper Image Dark
526 words
Photography has been around for over 160 years.
During that time period, it has become the most
common form of image making. As the means of
visual communication, it is indispensable. As an
art form, it offers opportunities, which differ
greatly from painting and other picture-making
techniques that rely on manual and visual skills.
The world first learned how to make photographs in
1839. In that year two basic processes were made
public: the Daguerreotype and the Calotype. Both
came into being ...
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Moral Of The Story Scarlet Letter
930 words
Hypocrisy, often seen as one of the vilest
manifestations of the human ego, is also one of
the most inevitable and foreseeable. It is the
simplest, and yet one of the most intricate
aspects of being human. We all wish to judge and
not be judged, for our own voice is always the
strongest in our mind. Hypocrisy runs rampant in
daily life; all one has to do is turn on the
television set at our convenience to be forced to
consider the meanings and implications of our own
actions. Can we, in all seri...
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Wrong Thing 10 Years
1,960 words
I dont think theres genius in my writing Observer:
What is Hotel Honolulu about? Theroux: I see it as
a book about a place which is very difficult to
write about. There are two places that are hard to
write about. A place like Britain, England in
particular, which has been written about by
everybody, and then the place thats never been
written about. Ive tried to find a form that would
accommodate the place that Ive been living in for
11 years. Obs: Is it the first attempt to make a
literature o...
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Poem Begins Hollow Men
838 words
Imagery Depicted Through T. S. Elliot's The
imagery depicted in T. S. Eliot's poem The Hollow
Men evokes a sense of desolate hopelessness and
lends to Eliot's generally cynical view of
civilization during this period in history. A
reaction of deep and profound disappointment in
mankind around him is made evident in this stark
work, first published in 1925. In this short
piece, Eliot enumerates several deep faults he
finds in his fellowman, including hypocrisy,
apathy and indifference, and leaves...
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Foster Homes Social Worker
723 words
A strong and proud young girl grows. She
experiences life only to end with a spirit
diminished to a shadow, and a life she can barely
recognize as her own. In the novel In Search of
April Raintree the character of Cheryl Raintree is
bombarded with challenging tasks and situations.
In the end her life and death are summed up in a
letter to her sister, April Raintree. We all have
the instinct to survive. If that instinct is gone,
then we die. (pp. 207). Through so many trying
experiences Cheryl lo...
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Shirley Temple Chinese Family
1,075 words
The Jade Peony by Ways Choy, is a novel depicting
Vancouver's Chinatown in the early thirties. The
story that takes place before the times of World
War II, and is told through the eyes of three
different siblings: Jook-Liang, Jung-Sum and the
young Sek-Lung; three children born from a Chinese
family, but raised in Canada. For this immigrant
family, life in Vancouver's Chinatown is
difficult; both parents are forced to work
constantly in order to provide a satisfactory and
safe living environment...
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Make A Small Difference Make A Small Life
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Life is something we count in years. And these
years of suffering accompanied by pain and also
times of undecipherable happiness. It is a weird
thing; life, as we think of it. Every person
undeniably tries to live a memorable life but it
is a blessing received by some only. To have it
all go our way, we have to have some things clear
in mind: Pain and suffering, of whatever
temperament they may be, are some things you just
cannot evade all through life because they are the
soul of your shadow, a...
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Daughter Family
1,190 words
All the time people face problems during there
life. Most of the time the problems that people
come across are very minimal and can be dealt with
very easily and quickly. People do not appreciate
what they have. When your parent packs your lunch
and you are disappointed with what you receive,
think about the people in other countries where
they would eat anything that is edible. Constantly
people all over the world die of famine but we are
trapped in a fantasy world where none of this
happens. T...
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