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    Milton has written over half a century pales next to his masterpiece "Paradise Lost." While still a student, the poet decided to create an epic work that would bring fame to England and its literature. Initially, he intended to make the epic of the legendary King Arthur. However, at a time of fierce struggle against the monarchy, his project was impossible to be implemented. The plot of "Paradise Lost" has been taken from the Bible. Milton appealed to the holy spirit to give him an inspiration:…

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    The Alder Door

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    a scene so together they get into Bracken’s SUV. First, they head to Civia’s storage locker where she has hidden weapons they could use. While gathering their gear, the Society ambushes them with wyverns, minotaurs, and a firedrake. Next to the creatures, were Mirav, Torina, and the Gray Assassin, equipped with enchanted arrows and swords, plus a unicorn horn. The unicorn horn turns out to be Bracken’s second horn so he takes it from Mirav and it turns into a silver sword. Bracken slays many…

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    expressing our imagination while being guided by logic. When you think about science fiction. I's most likely you’re relating it to Stars Wars or Star Trek, but there are other great examples for science fiction like the movie Dragon Ball Z; Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan. I’d picked this movie because it best describe the definition for science fiction. This movie was built on fiction, but guided by logic. There were different species, new planets, spaceship, and a time traveler. All of…

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    Often, especially in the most modern and current times, love is regarded as a secondary objective that occurs without special heed in life. However, in a religious context, love can be interpreted as an entity that should be necessarily deliberate. For example, in Dante Alighieri's Purgatorio– an exploration of the purgatory preceding heaven, or ‘Paradiso’– Dante aligns the evolution of sin with how or towards what love is directed. Love is more complicated in Dante’s framework than most would…

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    Red Wolf Research Paper

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    Red Wolves, legendary members of the dog family, are very important animals which are a vital part of the food chain and our environment. In an attempt to emphasize the importance of this animal, it is necessary to discover its characteristics, understand why it is in danger, stress the importance of saving the Red Wolf, and learn how it was reintroduced into the wild. Twice as big as a coyote and about half the size of a Gray Wolf, these Red Wolves are beautiful creatures. Fully grown…

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    1.) Varvakeion Athena Statue, National Museum This is a secondary source which can be found at the National Museum of Athens. It is the most authentic replica of the real Athena Parthenos made in the 2nd century, approximately 700 years after the original one was made. Reminiscent to the Athena Parthenos, the Varvakevion Athena Statue depicts Athena in all her glory. The goddess wore a warrior’s helmet, sleeveless robe and biblike aegis. On the palm of her right hand, stood a human-sized Nike,…

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    They all lived in hopes to be happy one day and he never understood why. They could be rich or poor, happy or sad, beautify or retched, but they all had the same fate. They would all sooner or later be greeted by the clad figure of Death and his legendary scythe. Many people look up to Angels, they worship them, but Death has realized long ago that he will never be cherished. He will be forever hated and he knows why but that doesn’t mean he understands. He was just doing his job. But when he…

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    Mitchell Showalter Honr. 202 October 30, 2016 Critical Essay When reading both Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it becomes evident that the two heroes center themselves around different values. Beowulf focuses on pride, strength, and his own mortality; Sir Gawain focuses on respect, principles, and servitude. Although it may look like they have differing outlooks, their stories share many similarities within their themes. When comparing the two characters, we see that they both…

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    by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” Paths chose by heroes are often fearsome, challenging, and test their strength as they navigate through perilous, unfathomable conditions; for both Beowulf and King Arthur – famous, legendary heroes – they face the same, yet different challenges on quests they encounter. Within Myths and Legends of the British Isles and the King Arthur (2004) movie, Beowulf and King Arthur are tasked with voyages that take immense skill and power to…

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    What threatens the world of Fantasien within the reality of Die unendliche Geschichte is a formless void named „Nichts,“ that encroaches the kingdom and engulf the inhabitants. The cause of this “non-presence” is people’s waning creative imagination. For a resident in this world, entering the void implies that it will become a product of delusion, manipulation and lies, lacking any genuine creativity. Bastian’s realization that he should no longer be dismissive of the connection between the…

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