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    Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare’s most famous playwrights and characters. Everyone knows the story of the two-star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Many see the love between Romeo & Juliet to be heartfelt and sweet; however, people fail to realize that they both have major flaws that cause their deaths. Romeo’s impetuousness is what caused him to make many hasty decisions that lead to Juliet and his death. The hasty decisions that Romeo makes, and his consequences for each decision gives…

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    names and symbols of the gods in two of this temples. Pompeii’s main god’s temple is The Temple of Jupiter, Capitolium. Which was named after the god Jupiter. Jupiter in Roman religion, and mythology was the prime protector of the state. His symbol lightning bolt or an eagle. Jupiter was much like the Greek god Zeus. The next Pompeii temple is the Temple of Apollo. Which was named after the Greek and roman god Apollo. Apollo was once the main god in Pompeii, but was later move down by the roman…

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    Greek Gods And Goddess

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    good or bad things happened because of the Gods. They believed the Gods came down from Mt. Olympus to help the good and to punished the bad. Zeus is the King of Mt. Olympus. He is the God of Justice. He is the God that made thunder and throws lightning bolts. Zeus had many children and they all had their own gifts. His father is Cronos another strong God. Zeus has a wife who was also his sister named Hera. Athena is Zeus's daughter and also his favorite child. Athena is the Goddess of war…

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    At this point in the novel, the Creature is in complete control of all aspects of Victor’s life, and the murder of Elizabeth is a prime example of this being true. When Victor looked up at the window after being down next to Elizabeth he states, “I felt a kind of panic on seeing the pale yellow light of the moon illuminate the chamber.” Naturally one would be panicking and distraught when your wife has been murdered, but Victor’s trauma here does not just appear to be mournful for Elizabeth. As…

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    To Beatrice--so radically had her earthly part been wrought upon by Rappaccini's skill--as poison had been life, so the powerful antidote was death. And thus the poor victim of man's ingenuity and of thwarted nature, and of the fatality that attends all such efforts of perverted wisdom, perished there, at the feet of her father and Giovanni. Just at that moment, the purple blossoms of Beatrice’s sister withered in the midst of the pool. Distraught from this depressing scene, Rappaccini nearly…

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    shelter, professions, and lastly the danger and risks that come along with moving to the West. In particular Ranchers they were a group of people new to the west. The dangers and hardships to be overcame and adjusted to in that profession were lightning, rain, hail storms,rage fires, tornadoes and lastly rustlers who would steal cattle. This was adjusted by building strong shelter and taking precautions to ensure their safety, they also had to push through because they knew they would…

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    The Gentle Rain Theme

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    The pilot, in the story ‘The Gentle Rain' by Henry Gregor Felsen, restrained himself from executing a feat that would torment him forever. Out of lust for revenge, he nearly committed an unthinkable crime, but he stopped himself in the belief that he should show the townspeople mercy. Felsen uses both external and internal conflicts, as well as irony, to reflect the theme. The pilot made decisions in the story that affected the outcome of the story. So, I interpreted the theme as every action…

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    As with any other event, Western sporting events constantly face competition from around the City of London, whether it be direct or indirect. Probably the biggest competitors that Western Athletics has are the London Knights and London Lightning, which are the city’s hockey and basketball teams, respectively. However, Western has many advantages over these competitors. The first of these is that Western Athletics games are free for students to attend, while attending a professional team’s game…

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    Manon Rheaume is a female ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being the first woman to play in the NHL. Manon was born in Beauport, Ontario on February 24th, 1972. Manon was the second child in her family of five. Her parents, Nicole and Pierre Rheaume also gave birth to two boys. Martin, who is older than Manon, and Pascal who is the youngest. Manon always grew up with a passion for hockey. She trained with boys and played on boys’ teams when she was in minor hockey because, at that…

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    forked no lightning bolt.” The notion of light and fire come up in lines seven, ten, and fourteen. Line seven states that the good men are “crying how bright.” Line ten talks about the sun and line fourteen says “blaze like meteors.” All of these lines allude to something to do with light. As previously established in this poem light equals life and the forms of light in these lines have to do with the lives of men and living their lives intensely; as intense as the sun or a meteor or a…

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