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    The Forbidden City in China was recognized as a Word Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO. The Forbidden City is the biggest ancient palace in the world. It is located in the center of The Beijing. It also was the center of Chinese politics and government for about 500 years. Zhu Di, the third emperor of Ming dynasty, began to build it in 1406 and completed 1420. There is a contribution of more than 200 workers to build. The Forbidden City is a rectangle, length is about 3200 feet, and width is…

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    “Win the Fiery Antidote”: a Feminist Approach to Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market In a time when women did not have major roles in literature or their daily lives, Christina Rossetti’s powerful poem Goblin Market is published to empower women of the Victorian Era. This poem is about two sisters, Lizzie and Laura, who live alone in the middle of the woods. They go into the woods every day to get water from the river, where they encounter goblin men selling fruits. After Laura tries…

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    narrating them with dark humor. The best example of All State’s Mayhem commercials is their 2013 Super Bowl Commercial, Mayhem Forbidden Apple, where Mayhem jumps through time to show the audience that disaster is prominent in the world using examples of the Chicago fires, Adam & Eve, and the 2013 referee strike that influenced the NFL that year. In this analysis of Mayhem Forbidden Apple, I will show what this advertisement is saying, what group of people it is targeting, how the information is…

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    often explored and analyzed for judgements and observations to be made; however, not every detail gains notice. The basis is always covered, Adam and Eve were tempted by the devil disguised as a serpent to trick them into eating the apple from the forbidden Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and as result a state of innocence fell into a state of corruption met with a life sentence full of sin. This act of disobedience would plague all of mankind until their judgement. In “Adam lay in…

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    from it. It is in human nature to be curious, but why can Adam not accept the fact that he cannot comprehend the entire world and that some matters are not meant for his knowing (185 lines 167-168). Adam’s cures his burning curiosity as he eats the forbidden fruit (lines 1003-1006), but the knowledge that he gains from this is that of the world, perfection, and innocence he will lose soon after (lines 1053-1058). This sin is not pointless, as it shapes Adam from a flawless human into a wise…

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    Paradise Lost Gender Roles

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    Through all of its twists and turns, Milton’s Paradise Lost helps us discover many things about its characters from a different perspective than we are used to. Watching the world from Satan's eyes, we see the world "for what it is", helping us to better understand the Fall of Mankind. Even more interesting, however, is that gender bias makes up so much of that story. Milton's depiction of gender roles in Paradise Lost highly influenced the plot, characterization, and major themes of the poem.…

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    Defiance The art of magazine advertising is vital to the success of many companies. Although the strategy varies between magazines, ads, and companies advertising, many of the same central ideas are incorporated in every magazine ad. Most importantly, the ad must be appealing to the eye. The right target audience should be taken in to consideration in order to draw in the target demographic. Health and beauty advertisements focus on being visually appealing to help draw in people looking to…

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    Forbidden planet can be seen as relating to many different types of workings but the one that stands out is The Tempest. The Tempest is a story of a man that is stranded on an island that uses his magical powers to gain control of his island. Even though The Tempest and Forbidden Planet portray the same lessons, plot, and even characters there are distinct differences. The main difference is that The Tempest uses magic and Forbidden Planet uses technology. However if you think about the…

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    Suburban Sprawl Essay

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    result, more and more people move out of cities and live in suburban area. These suburban communities are called suburban sprawl. As most people live in the suburbia, merchants relocate themselves with their customers. Office and jobs stayed in the cities in the beginning. Gradually, offices moved out too because it is cheap for them to set up office at suburbia where closer to their workers and targeted clients. After families and jobs moving out, cities became empty and the population…

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    Environmental education exists in a multitude of forms. Some argue that any interaction with nature is environmental education, some would say that is not enough, that environmental education must be facilitated. Regardless of these opinions, environmental education is critical to the education all types of children. It is especially important for children living in urban settings to gain better understandings of their roles in the environment. It is vital that children understand that they are…

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