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Pushing his buttons was exactly what Toshizo was trying to achieve through his actions, aside from letting his full Oni side take over; but that just added to the intensity of the situation that was laid before the both of them. At the time that his fingers had curled around their throat, he had applied pressure before he had let his hand slip back behind their neck. Fingers were securely tangled in blond strands, tug after tug being issued. "Give up and quit trying to act like I have this under…

“Raymond’s Run” “Raymond’s Run” is a story about a girl nicknamed Squeaky and her brother Raymond. Squeaky enjoys running and looks forward to winning the Mayday race at her park. Gretchen is Squeaky’s competitor and they do not get along. They both really want to win race and beat the other. That is the basic conflict in the story “Raymond’s Run.” Settings in stories play important roles in developing the stories plot, theme and characters. The setting of the story is on a warm sunny day. The…

Are you tired of that Argyle scarf and mitten set? Embarrassed of putting that uncontrollable hair in an itchy wool hat? Have you already cringed at the Back to School Announcements, double checking your watch in disbelief that it's already august? Fear not Miss Cherie for your fashion prayers have been heard. Grab a cup of warm cider and relax that your wallet won't run away from you. Here is a quick tour guide to Fall Fashion 2009. Now here's the Theme...classic! It might have to do with the…

The ancient greeks became known for their perfection in art During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style The greeks from the Archaic Period made sculptures of men called Kouroi and women called Korai These statues had similar features and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides During the classical period, greek artist began to sculpt people in more relaxed postures and even in action scenes The most famous works from this era…

What is a literary trope? According to literarydevices.net, a trope is “a figure of speech through which speakers or writers intend to express the meanings of words differently than their literary meanings”. In The Princess and The Frog, a commonly found trope would be “an uptight woman loving a wild man”, referring to the relationship between Tiana and Prince Naveen. Journeying through the bayou with the most unlikely animal friends, Tiana and Prince Naveen are forced to work together, despite…

The author of ‘The Hero’s Test’ shows the heroic qualities of the main character, Theseus, quite clearly if you pay attention. Alisoun Witting, the author, have written examples of how Theseus is a hero, like courage, cunning, selfless, perseverance, determination, and even sacrifices at some point and many more. In the first to second paragraph Theseus already shows traits of being a hero right off the bat, the text states that ‘Theseus was puzzled: what was the cause of this public sorrow? ’…

All the elements of the board (beads, pins, motifs) carry meaning as well as their placement in relation to one another. Each bead of the Lukasa can be an indicator of a specific person, place, or status and the beads can be combined in different ways. By touching the Lukasa, Mbudye specialists…

In spite of depression having well-known genetic risks, research has struggled to pin point the biological and neurobiological aspects to the disorder. However with developments in technology and the increased research being conducted in the resent year on the biological aspects of depression, more theories and findings are emerging…

The collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct in 1989 was a disaster caused by an earthquake. On October 17, 1989 an earth quake occurred around the Santa Cruz bay area. The Cypress Street Viaduct was the first double-decker viaduct in California and it was made in 1955 – 1957 and it cost 100 million dollars. On October 17, 1989, the southern portion of the structure collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, due to ground movement and structural flaws. When in use, the upper and lower tier…

Writing in the journal Anthrozoos, Kiesler, Lee, and Kramer report that “[their findings give support to the Caporeal-Heyes’ argument that relationships with animals lead people to explain their behaviors in human terms” (340). The essence of Kiesler, Lee, and Kramer’s argument is that through ownership of a dog, one will most likely associate the dog’s behavior to psychological explanations of human social behavior. The author’s claim that ownership has emotional components that have direct…