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    TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS To say by Isis and Nephthys the ḥȝ.t-flying creature comes, the kite comes they are Isis and Nephthys. They are come looking for their sibling Osiris they are come looking for their sibling N. Thou who workmanship here, thou who artisanship there, sob for thy sibling Isis, sob for thy sibling Nephthys, sob for thy sibling. Isis sits her hands upon her head Nephthys has to be sure grabbed the tip of her two bosoms due to her sibling, N. Anubis being on his paunch…

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    The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play published in the early 1950s. Even though that is 67 years ago, the play is a piece of text that can help modern Americans. The famous Spanish-American philosopher, George Santayana, once said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The Crucible can teach modern Americans to not listen to the loudest voice they hear, but to listen and take into consideration every voice. The media is a major part of modern America and as time…

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    In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, she presents the notion of the qualities that make up villains and victims. Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the creature, is utterly shocked when the creature comes to life causing him to flee. Due to Victor’s fleeing, the creature is forced to learn about life independently and suffer through many situations. Though many would argue that the creature is the victim of the novel, his actions clearly prove that he is the villain. One of the first…

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    In the story The Crucible, Abigail Williams niece of Reverend Parris, has a plan to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor. Throughout the story Abigail’s plan did work. When Abigail gets help from her uncle’s slave, Tituba, they get caught doing “black magic”. Abigail tried to cast a spell in the woods to make sure Elizabeth would be gone. “Black magic” is not welcomed in Salem. Over all Abigail’s plan did work, but not with the spell. The reason Abigail wants to get rid of Elizabeth was her husband,…

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    The Monster Within Many people have characteristics that they want to change about themselves. Little things that nag and bug them all day. Although they hate them, it is hard to ignore the fact of there existence. In Frankenstein, written by Mary W. Shelley, the monster represents Victor’s confused sexual identity. Victor does not want to acknowledge its existence in fear of what people will think about him. Throughout the novel, Victor shows many signs that he is homosexual through his…

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    In the story Beowulf, the antagonist is a monster named Grendel. Readers can identify that Grendel’s power, bloodthirst, and hatred led him to decide to kill and eat innocent people. Grendel liked the fact that he easily overpowered men and could easily kill them off. Due to the fact that Grendel was a descendant of Cain, he was exiled by God and because of sin, he hated both God and those who worshipped him. Just like Cain, Grendel chooses all of his personal behaviours. Just like Cain chose…

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    In the book The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a woman named Hester Prynne commits adultery and has an affair with the the priest of the Boston community named, Arthur Dimmesdale. Roger Chillingworth, seems unaware of his wife’s undoing, until he arrived back from being a captive of the Indians and sees what others can’t in the community. Knowing that his wife cheated on him and had a child, he decides find the man involved and take matters into his own hands. Secrets are kept…

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    Frankenstein’s Search for Knowledge Victor Frankenstein had a very promising life to look forward to. He was attending university and studying the basic principles of chemistry, biology, and philosophy. Frankenstein then had an intriguing idea of bringing things that were previously dead, back to life. In pursuit of this goal, he loses family members, including his wife, at the hands of the monster. Due to his relentless search for knowledge make a name for himself, he eventually dies because…

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    Duncan Ball Bio Duncan Ball was born in 1941 in Boston. He moved to Australia in 1974 and began working as a chemist. He published his first novel in 1984 and year later published his first Selby book (most popular work). Key Works Duncan Ball’s key works would be the Selby Series. The first being published in 1985. Today there are 16 Selby books published. In total there are 16 Selby books, starting from Selby’s Secret to Selby’s Santa. Within each book there are several mini stories that…

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    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the origins of masculinist conventions in science fiction. Mary Shelley was a nineteenth century woman writer, best known for her science-fiction novel Frankenstein. Being a female author was a rather rare occupation in a time where men were generally the dominant and active participants in society. Female authors such as Shelley were generally confined in their writing by the male conventions that existed in the society they lived in, which, with exceptions,…

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