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    In the book Divergent, the world is shown as a dystopia. Do you think our world is a dystopia or do you think it is a Utopia? Or do you think it is in the middle? Censoring information is a sign of a dystopian society in most cases. As is limiting equality among the citizens of a dystopia. Finally not allowing certain information to be exposed to the public is a sign of a dystopian society. Inside of our society we contain certain aspects of a dystopian and utopian society as we have almost no…

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    The Divine Comedy Questions Background information: How did the great Roman Empire come to be divided between East and West? When Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, offending the Byzantines and was fully recognized to split in 1054. Why were the years after the split in the western empire called the "Dark Ages"? Because nearly all forms of organization present due to the presence of the Empire fell apart, sending Europe into disarray for hundreds of years. What was the basis…

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    Her name was Beatrice. She was the daughter of Folco Portinari, a philanthropic banker of the same political party as Dante’s father and he fell in love with her at first sight forever. He was not to meet her again in the flesh until nine years later when they were both eighteen at a wedding reception when the shock of seeing her nearly caused him to pass out, and a relative had to lead him out. In 1287 probably, according to Boccaccio, Beatrice was married to Simone de’ Bardi…

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    The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Sin; It is something that is held within all of us. Some may ask how us as Christians deal with something so detrimental to our relationship with God. The Confessions by Saint Augustine, he will embed himself in sin and how Saint Augustine deals with sin throughout his life, by explaining his inner lustful patterns or the incident with the pear tree. Sin is also prevalent in the title Purgatory, which is written by Dante, it also has something to say about…

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    as the viewer does not know what Crane will find in his investigations. In “Rappaccini 's daughter”, the characters were very similar between the short story and the movie. The characters created and developed by the author such as Giovanni and Beatrice, share the same characteristics as the characters from the film. The characters were the same in the short story and the movie as they were all important in the roles they played and through the ideas and atmospheres they expressed (Nathaniel…

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    In a duel of its semantic force and a stylistic vernacular of its times, the word-wright, William Shakespeare gives us a playhouse comedic tale where everyone does it all out of love. They lie, they cheat, they dominate, and they are formidably dominated. Memorable unruly characters and lasting theatrics, where the Bard releases piquant humor and mischief in The Taming of The Shrew (Shr.), c. 1593, one of his first comedies (The British Library). Aptly, the play satirizes mores of its Tudor…

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    a hydrologist. These guidelines were set by Michael Brown upon request of this analysis. The “Woburn Toxic Trial” was initiated by several families who lived in Woburn, Massachusetts and that believed that the two companies W.R. Grace & Co. and Beatrice Foods, Inc. were responsible for their children being diagnosed with childhood leukemia and other health issues (“Overarching,” 2009). The accusation was that the two companies were not disposing of chemicals properly which led to wells G & H…

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    Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth, proves to be action packed and full of suspense. The second book in the series opens up mere minutes after the first book ends. Having discovered and put a stop to a conspiracy that would change her city forever, Beatrice “Tris” Prior finds herself and her friends on the run from an overrun government and their leader, Jeanine Matthews. The conspiracy turns out to only be the tip of the iceberg, and she ends up having to make a decision that will determine not…

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    masterpiece with a powerful meaning, where setting, acting and overall delivery of the message work together to deliver a great spiritual story. The Movie is introducing the character of Bern (Johnathon Schaech) as a widower who just lost his wife Beatrice (Gretchen Mol) in a car accident. He seems that he is blaming himself for what happened and can’t get over it. Further along, while going on a road trip, he meets this hitchhiker who claims to be “Elvis”…

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    Lawren Stewart Harris Lawren Stewart Harris, was born in October on the 23rd, 1885 in Brantford, Ontario. He passed away in January on the 29, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia. When he was alive a lot stuff happened and is now considered history such as World War 1, World War 2 and when the Titanic sank in 1912, April 14- April 15. All of this stuff that happened is history and will never be forgotten. Harris was born into a wealthy family. He attended Toronto's St. Andrews College. When…

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