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    These words were spoken by Kreon in Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King. The recipient of these words was none other than Oedipus himself, the king of Thebes and Kreon’s brother-in-law. At this point in the plot, Kreon had just returned from the Oracle of Delphi, where he sought answers concerning Apollo’s plague, which was destroying Thebes. For the plague to end, Apollo orders the city to be cleansed. This requires either the exile or execution of the murderer of Laios, Thebes’ former king.…

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    usually more interesting than the book, in my opinion. However one example of an difference from the book and movie is how it started off in the beginning. My opinion is that the book was better than the movie because I can picture what happens in the bookend you can see the details and get a clearer picture of…

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    The song Addicted to You is of particular interest to me in the way it employs Spanglish, especially in comparison to Hips Don’t Lie. This song will also serve as a bookend example of Shakira’s linguistic and musical journey. Storey, John. 2003. "Popular Culture as Global Culture." In Inventing Popular Culture: From Folklore to Globalization, 107-20. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. • This is a chapter from a scholarly…

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    Hollywood In World War II

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    Throughout the United States’ participation in World War II, the American film industry was called upon by the federal government to produce film after film to inform the public of the events overseas and to emotionally influence the American people in order to keep them invested in the war efforts. From films of live combat during the Battle of the Midway, to cartoons promoting the donation of resources like rubber for military purposes, to dramas of romance between a soldier and his lover back…

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    Acting as sort of “bookends” for Jane’s narrative, Helen and Bertha provide relevant foils to help the reader understand where Jane is at in her mission to self-discovery. Moreover, the “spectrum of piety”--that is observable throughout the portrayal of these two static and…

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    The Significance of the Calling of the First Crusade The significance of the calling of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II is the fall of Jerusalem, which happened directly, as well as the fall of Constantinople and the Crusades that followed. The First Crusade lasted three years and resulted in the fall of Jerusalem. The Second and Third Crusade lasted two and five years respectively. The Fourth Crusade last two years and resulted in the fall of the city of Constantinople. The Fifth…

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    Milkman Hero's Journey

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    In Latin,“intertextus”, means to intermingle while weaving serves as the root for the word “intertextuality” which was introduced in the late 1960s and thoroughly used in novels written by Toni Morrison. Morrison published the Song of Solomon in 1977, which follows the life of Macon “Milkman” Dead III from birth to death, as he travels from his hometown in Michigan to Virginia in search of his family and himself. As a privileged African American, Milkman has a diverse array of experiences,…

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    Lazarus Literary Analysis

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    with eggs to the journey he might have had fleeing eastern Europe. All of these things are creations of Brik, the person he sets out to “preserve forever, like a fly in resin” is not the human being, but instead his own creation (Lazarus 13). He bookends ideas he has about Lazarus with “Here was how I imagined it,” both acknowledging the limitations of his mind while also allowing the reader to choose to take it as fact (Lazarus 127). Since The Lazarus Project is a book about a book being…

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    her to take part in the first gay pride parade in the United States, followed by nearly 50 years of activism. One achievement of hers was removing homosexuality as an illness, making her an “unsung hero in the LA LGBT community” (Zonkel). “Weathers bookends her reminiscence with two roads: the dirt road… and the ‘revolutionary road’... as they took part in the first gay pride parade, the liberating qualities of the Faire having moved them in that direction” (Rubin 197). The Faire inspired the…

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    Football Techniques

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    positions and each position has a role on offense. The linemen are the center, guards, and tackles. The center hikes the ball to the quarterback. The guards line up on both sides of the center. The tackles are usually very big and strong, and are the bookends of an offensive line. The backs are the quarterback, fullback, and halfback. The quarterback is the person who receives the ball after a snap, or hike. The quarterback is the playmaker and the one who passes the ball. The quarterback can…

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