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yra Silvertongue [formerly Lyra Belacqua]: Lyra is the main protagonist and a dynamic character in the Golden Compass. She has dark blonde hair and pale blue eyes. Her dæmon is Pantalaimon who hasn’t settled in a permanent form yet. Dæmons are the physical form of a person’s soul. As a child they often change form, but after the child grows up, their dæmon establishes a permanent form. Lyra is the estranged daughter of Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel, who both basically got rid of her, and…

All individual despite their colour of skin, race, religious persuasion, ethnicity or country are socialized from an early age in a particular culture. Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. The Center for Advance Research on Language Acquisition goes a step further, defining culture as shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs and understanding…

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In the prelude of this humorous and revealing book Monkey Mind, Daniel Smith first opens with the description of his therapist, a man named Brian that fashions his mustaches and beards depending on the plays that he is involved with. As stated by the author: "It was like getting counseling from General Custer" (p.1), yet he was also the best therapist, Daniel had ever encountered in his series of counseling sessions throughout the years he had to deal with his anxiety. Daniel explains his…

Torres Strait Islands are located between Australia and Papua New Guinea. There have been Torres Strait Islanders as one of the Australian Indigenous group. As another Australian Indigenous group, Aborigines, had been invaded and colonised their land, culture, and life from the eighteenth century, Torres Strait people also had similar, but different experiences through the history. For example, while Aboriginal people’s land settled by the British convicts from the 1788 of the First Fleet,…

The Heian period, which lasted from 794 to 1185 CE, was undoubtedly the basis of modern Japanese culture. The period began when the Emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan from Nara to Heian-Kyō (now known as Kyoto) after Buddhist monasteries became oppressive. The Heian period is also known for the Fujiwara Clan. During the Heian period, the emperor lost most of his power and became more of a representative to Japan letting aforementioned Fujiwara Clan gain said power. They were a…

names were part of the collective uniqueness of each ethnic group. Europe’s Christian influence destroyed this. Also, African women were forced to merge their identities with those of their husbands. In Africa, a wife’s adoption of her husband’s surname upon marriage is an alien custom. Traditionally, women would retain their own name, representing a residual link between their own clan and ancestral family. Christianity eroded the link between personal names and the uniqueness of individuals.…

Victorian Age novel, a blossoming young woman by the name of Tess Durbeyfield finds herself in a sinister relationship with a malicious and cunning young man by the name of Alec d’Urberville. Although he is mistaken to be her cousin, to which he has the surname of the Durbeyfield’s ancient relatives, the d’Urbervilles, Alec is, in fact, unrelated to Tess. From the inception of their relationship, Alec develops a love, or rather, a lascivious obsession, for the young…

blind allegiance. Goldstein also seems to be an expression of anti semitism in Orwell. After research, I found that Orwell’s other novels also include some biases against Jewish people. Goldstein is described as a man with a “Jewish” appearance. His surname, a common Jewish name, is another arrow to this issue. I cannot be positive of the likeness, but I felt it necessary to include Orwell’s antagonism. Goldstein is a crucial part of the Party’s rule, but it may never be known if he truly…

upper-middle-class social circle. William Edward Nightingale, Florence’s father, was the son of a Sheffield banker named William Shore in England and was born in Lea, Derbyshire, England on 15 February 1794. His father, William Shore has changed his surname from Shore…