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    The female characters in Frankenstein are often depicted as passive and submissive," The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine-decorated lamp in our peaceful home. Her sympathy was ours; her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes…” (Shelley 45). Victor is often depicted treating Elizabeth as a possession instead of as an equal less than a human being. Victor believes that any compliment and happiness that she gets must derive from his doing. Elizabeth acts very…

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    done in his painting. There is an earthly sphere with the burial and a heavenly sphere, or rather how young men might envisage heaven, a place full of beautiful, naked women. In both paintings human bodies are elongated. It has often been said that El Greco used these distorted proportions to express spiritual fervor and achieve a supernatural remoteness. In Picasso’s art, on the other hand, this quality of remoteness does not point to any divine sphere rather, his figures are detached from the…

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    Nayak Period (A.D. 1532 - 1675) :- The golden era of the Chola dynasty followed the rule of the Nayak Kings, who were equally great lovers and promoters of art and literature. Though initially appointed as viceroys under the Vijayanagar empire, with the Talikota war of 1565 there came an end to the Vijayanagar empire and the Nayaks formed their own separate autonomous kingdom in Tanjore and their glorious rule lasted for more than a century. The culturally vibrant atmosphere of the Thanjavur…

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    Explorer 1 Essay

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    Its purpose was to detect cosmic rays while in orbit; unfortunately the satellite failed to ignite on its fourth stage in its launch process and never made it to orbit. During the time of Explorer 2, the Soviets were also at work with Luna 2, this probe became the first to hit the moon but after 33.5 hours into flight the signals were dead. The US then created another satellite, the fourth satellite by America, and the first satellite to be solar-powered. They created the Vanguard 1, the first…

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    King Tut Research Paper

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    Architecture Despite many modern inventions, and the mastery of materials such as steel, concrete, power glue etc., the achievements of Ancient Egypt remain unsurpassed. In many ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians' and Mesopotamians' architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural (Wikipedia). Somehow highly sophisticated craftsmanship developed over not much more than a hundred years, starting in the 3rd dynasty. Several design elements…

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    God Of Job Analysis

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    From the prologue, we learned that God was one of Job’s greatest fans, echoing the accolades “blameless, upright, God-fearing, and one who avoids evil” from the narrator’s introduction (1:1). That might be considered advocacy at its best except that, of course, God intentionally spoke those words to the satan, setting Job on a collision course with that adversary. God’s sovereign permission giving Job into the satan’s hand – twice - placed God squarely on the adversarial side of the ring as well…

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    CONCLUSION (THESIS 21.6.15) Poems by women writers on motherhood and mothering, discussed so far conform to the feminist theorization of motherhood both as a subjugating political institution and an enriching personal experience. The poems may not be exclusively written to expose or explore the themes of motherhood alone, but their approach to this topic is extra ordinarily rich and varied, offering fresh insights into how sexual politics and the related institutions, like marriage, religion,…

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    Symbolism Of Vedic Culture

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    1 INTRODUCTION Foundation of the Vedic culture emanates from the philosophy and science of Yajï. Yajï is the perennial symbol of this divine culture (Pandya, 2009b). The Sanskrat word ‘Yajïa’ etymologically means ‘to worship’, ‘to unite or connect’, ‘to do charity unconditionally (däna ) in right manner to the deserved. Gayatri and Yajïa are described as the pillars of Indian philosophy and culture. The four vedas signify the philosophy of the eternity and absolute complementary role of…

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