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was an experience in immersion. A player could remain at level 1 forever picking flowers in a garden in the village they woke up in, content with ten base points in all stats (aside from luck), adjusted depending on race. Some players dedicated themselves only to professions, becoming merchants, crafters, enchanters, or herbalists. Others still ventured into the wilds as explorers, many never being heard from again. A player could choose from many races, most torn out of the pages of standard fantasy lore. There were many non-playable races as well. They served as fodder for those seeking power, wealth, or glory. A player would wake up in any nation, any faction, or any race-appropriate, peaceful location upon starting the game after he or she selected from a litany of playable races and features. The randomness of character creation turned off some casual players who wanted to prance around with friends but attracted a new crowd who wanted the experience of a life away from planet earth, a life where the rules were different, where death was not permanent, and where success was not limited. Instead, opportunities for power and advancement were boundless. There is no level cap in the game or pre-defined classes. A player is free to choose what she wanted to be, including a one-time choice of a class at any point in her leveling. When I learned I could not pre-select my class I was granted a quest to pursue one. It took months of game-time for me to find my…

that the diction being used is to help her readers understand and connect to their own childhood memories. Furthermore, it adds a little rhyme, or assonance, to it where “wee” and “pee” (Piercy 2 & 4) use the “e” sound to cultivate that child-like diction. Alliteration is used to further contribute to the whimsical tone this first stanza has in order to capture what childhood would sound like. It states, “the color of cherry candy.” (Piercy 4). These sound techniques make up for the end rhyme…

around them. Whether it be magic or sorcery from witches to priests; it is all the same as each has a function in society. However, religions rely on the powers of the supernatural they have a purpose within the culture. Moro states that we as humans recognize the frailty of life because we must always account for each crisis and we must have control of this frailty so we turn to witchcraft, sorcery, magic, or divination. Culturally these subjects are open to interpretation with that comes the…

The result of this present study shows that there are six magical events that mainly influence the development of the major character in the novel Howl’s Moving Castle: (1) The cursed eldest of three, (2) The Witch of the Waste’s curse, (3) Sophie’s entrance into Howl’s Moving Castle and her bargain with Howl’s fire demon, (4) Sophie’s arrival in a strange country, (5) The relocation of the moving castle’s house, and (6) Sophie’s fights with the Witch of the Waste. These magical events influence…

Within Jones’s article “Modern Magic and the War on Miracles”, he discusses the reasoning behind Robert Houdin’s trip to Algeria in 1856. His trip focused on turning the general population of Algerians away from religious leaders such as the Marabouts and ‘Isawiyya, by showing Algerian’s Arab chiefs how their magic is not actually from a divine source, instead it is a simple magic trick. Once arriving, he performed his most notable tricks, dazzling the audience to the point that they presented…

“This Magic lobster is a Liar!” I guess the magic lobster is not a magic lobster after all.The author Matthew Licht of the short story “ Jeremy and the magic lobster” proves this by using his technique of keeping his short stories simple and straight to the point while making something unusual seem normal. In this short story a boy named Jeremy encounters a lobster in his kitchen that was about to be cooked. Then, the lobster makes promises and statements to Jeremy if he saves him, and Jeremy…

In the play “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus” by Christopher Marlowe, the protagonist Faustus becomes infatuated with the idea of selling his soul to Lucifer in order to become very wise and magician like. Through this ordeal, he is accompanied by Mephastophilis who grants his desire of becoming a great individual. It could be assumed that Faustus had an experience that possibly occurred prior to the commencement of the play, given that he is incognizant but much full of himself. It is…

The middle ages were a time in which the subjects of magic and witchcraft were widely prevalent and greatly influential. There are various factors that played key roles in shaping the structure of magic, and changed as time progressed. In David J. Collins Albertus, Magnus or Magus? Magic, Natural Philosophy, and Religious Reform in the Late Middle Ages, he illuminates on the studies of Albertus Teutonicus, a friar who was accused of witchcraft, and individuals that tried to clear his name. On…

XIV’s court, that the events and testimonies provided can illustrate the social and cultural dynamics of France in the late 1600s, and analyzes how the use of magic affected all members of society. While she successfully illustrated both the connection between magic and religion and the importance of science when creating spells, I felt that she lost some support through her discussion of the people who were able to perform magic and the influence women had over such rituals. Throughout the…

witch and a farmer, Violetta lived out the first 7 years of her life quite happily. Her mother excelled in magic that made nature thrive, which made Violetta aspire to be like her. She started magic with a wand, growing herbs in plant pots. But, her parents eventually had a falling out. Her mother left, which made her father want to block out everything about her. He broke Violetta’s wand, and forbade her from using magic ever again. She didn’t understand back then, so she obeyed without another…