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    looked at as superior. The longer the women did this the larger the man’s ego became and more often forced his wife into this suppressive lifestyle. Pecola is picked on by little boys on the playground due to her weakness and femininity. The boys chant “Black e mo Black e mo Ya daddy…

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    As the clock strikes nine the 02 is plunged into darkness and Ellie Goulding’s band assume their positions on stage. Pulsing lightening bolts flicker on gigantic screens and the beat of Figure 8 comes from the speakers. Ms Goulding appears wearing an outfit that resembles a studded swimsuit, Doc Martins and a bindi. A sea of smartphones are instantaneously raised in the air. Before long Goulding bouncing around amidst shades of red, pink and purple lighting, swinging her hips and singing Ritual…

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    Venezuela: Riots And Violence At An All Time High Seasoned-authority militias wielding timber sticks and steel bars stormed congress on Wednesday, attacking competition lawmakers during a unique session interfering with Venezuela’s Independence Day. Four lawmakers were injured and blood became splattered at the neoclassical legislature's white partitions. One of the lawmakers, Americo de Grazia, had to be eliminated in a stretcher as he was severely affected by convulsions. "This does not…

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    The first genre I picked is the Ballad which is a narrative song that came from New England having originally been brought to the Americas by immigrants from the British Isles. Someone who sings a ballad is basically a storyteller. The ballad is written as a poem but is intended to be sung. There are two important characteristics of ballads. The first is incremental repletion which is the repetition of one or more lines with small but significant variations that advance the action. The other is…

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    Some of the boys encourage it with there actions like going hunting instead of keeping the fire going, or dancing to a violent chant like “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood. Bash her in.”. Jack is the leader of the hunters, and is constantly breaking rules, or disobeying orders. Roger is the darkest of boys at the end of the novel. He held on to civilization for the…

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    In human nature there’s a need to achieve dominance, the desire to follow; whether it is to gain power to lead or be directed. This materializes within the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, in which case where two main groups; the choir boys lead by Jack and also the other younger kids lead by Ralph. Throughout the novel, is depicted the clash of order and chaos. William Goldberg does a considerable amount using these children; Ralph being the oldest at 12, battle against Jack for…

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    candle with Artemis’ name engraved into it, creating a circle of moon, mother, animal, and silver symbols. After this is created one would like four candles in each direction. When this is accomplished, one would light the goddess candle and begin the chant to Artemis: “This candle I dedicate to thee, light the way to I might see, your presence I do call, Mother nurturer to us all, Hail Goddess Artemis.” When this is finished one would ask if the goddess would ask if she has a message. After…

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    thick , blind”( 152) and “ It was crying out against the abominable , something about a body on a hill”. ( 152)n these examples they both show That fear gets the best of you and your first instinct is to turn to violence to solve the problems. Their chant “ Kill the beast , cut his throat , spill its blood”.(152) This shows what fear had done to them , made them bloodthirsty savages. By employing diction it relates to the theme by how bloodthirsty and desire for violence.…

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    became sick, the monks used to gather eight or nine times a day and chant for 10 to 20 minutes. But thanks to the reforms of Vatican II, their daily chanting had been reduced by several hours a day. It dawned on the physician that the physiological benefits of their chanting, slowing down their breathing and lowering their blood pressure, were the cause of the monks‘ tiredness. His solution was restoring their habit of chants. The effects were dramatic. Within six months, the monks were…

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    it was a jubilant event. The groom’s family followed by the dabke group began their walk from the end of the street. The music and chants brought attention to the neighbors as the noise was heard around the block and they stepped out of their houses with curiosity, observing the extraordinary event. When the crowd reached their destination, they were embraced by chants and greetings by the bride’s party. Eventually, the pair entered the limo and rode to the banquet…

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