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    In Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, the reader is challenged to solve a murder mystery. When ten people are invited to an ominous island by strange means, they soon discover a deeper meaning to their vacation. The unknown host, Mr. Owen, has lured the ten guests to his secluded home in order to punish them for their crimes. All of Mr. Owen’s victims are guilty of murder, and the plan was to execute each one in order to ensure that justice is served. As the story progresses, it becomes…

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    "Character Studies for Les Miserables." Stuartfernie. Stuart Fernie, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. Stuart Fernie is one of the most famous writers, that's why I choose his article from his own website. In this article Fernie talks about the main characters, he focuses on the way of how they act, think and gives background about each one of them. He mentions many examples, and I'm interested in Valjean character because he is the most famous character in this novel. Fernie focuses on…

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    Initially his research focuses on the sad end of the dog Wellington, but soon begins to shed light on a mystery that touches him closely: the death of his mother. During his research he discovers in fact some recent letters from the woman, who was believed dead, and reconstructs complicated relationship tangles between his parents and their neighbors. The…

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    relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. Brontë suggests gothic complexity through transgressing normal the limits of love and life . 3.2.1. The Setting and Weather Wuthering Heights does contain some elements of the Gothic conventions; however, there are many deviations and innovations made by the writer. As it is previously mentioned in chapter one , early Gothic novels typically take the setting of a dark manor or a haunted castle , whereas the setting in Wuthering Heights is the…

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    very compassionate man. Walt showed so much compassion for his job, he even sacrificed time with his family and friends so he could do work. Once he got word that there had been a murder in his town, he set his whole heart on trying to solve the mystery. Which, in the end all of his hard work payed off. After spending countless hours at work, missing out on seeing his friends, and even being late to events, he was finally able to solve the murder. However, his work was not the only thing he is…

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    Hellenistic Mithraism

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    Mithraism contains elements of Hellenistic cosmology but the complexity of this relationship remains unclear as there exists a limited selection of primary sources detailing this masculine cult. There is no surviving text detailing the myth of Mithras making it difficult to discern and understand Mithraic culture and its perspective of Hellenistic cosmology. What has survived includes the tauroctony, an iconic depiction of Mithras wearing a Phrygian cap slitting the throat of a bull with one…

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    Crayen, Paw, and the Stones The hero was born from a grapefruit seed his name is Crayen. His mother, Persephone, queen of the underworld, ate the grapefruit seed and after a shimmer of Cesium fell into a deep sleep for six days. After she awoke she was pregnant with her first and only child. When Crayen was born it shook the whole world and the underworld. After six days of being an infant, Crayen turned into a preteen. Persephone gave her son a gift on this day, she gave him Paw, the puppy of…

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    so badly that he had to “lay in bed for four days” (Steinbeck 34), all because he was jealous of his bond with their father. However, unlike Cain, Charles felt remorse for his actions, in the following years, when Adam was at war, Charles started writing letters, which showed that he longed with a connection with his brother. Another “C-Character” who started out as an archetype but gradually became kind and caring was Cal. When he was a child he would taunt Aron and Abra to no end, but as he…

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    Sylvia Plath’s “Morning Song” explores a mother’s complex emotions towards her newborn child after giving birth for the first time. Although motherhood is often regarded as a joyous event that gives a woman’s life purpose and meaning, “Morning Song” instead depicts motherhood as a complicated event fraught with uncertainty and fear, but also with love and affection. Rather than expressing overwhelming love and happiness, the mother in the poem feels distant from her child and gradually learns to…

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    The Almond Tree Analysis

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    In The Almond Tree by Michelle Corasanti, one main symbol is present throughout the book. This main symbol is the almond tree. The almond tree transitions from different representation as the characters and ideas evolve. A Palestinian family, known as Ichamd and his family, experienced the presence of the tree throughout their hardships. Within the book, the almond tree is a recurring symbol that represents hope, survival, and shelter. Foremost, the almond tree represents itself as hope. During…

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