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    There is a lot of similarities between the movie and the Bible. It is almost identical to what the bible teaches us about Christ such as his suffering, death, and resurrection. All of these events can be depicted through Aslan and the adventurous kid. Aslan allowed himself to be killed on a great stone table. The witch and others mocked Aslan, just as Jesus was mocked in front of people when he was being crucified. They questioned his abilities to save himself from being killed without doing…

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    Who am I talking about? The white witch. C.S Lewis shows what real cruelty is in his books, The Narnia Series. These few paragraphs will tell of her cruelty, deceitfulness, and how she has many spies, not letting anyone speak privately. In simpler words, we will talk about her evilness and gault. The witch, Jadis, is antagonist and is clearly deleterious. She told the animals to find humans and bring them to her. Since Mr. Tumnus said she is a witch, how do we know what she does to them?…

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    “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” A Literary Analysis The Chronicles of Narnia, is a set of movies directed by Andrew Adamson which made their first appearance in 2005 (Ewart). The movies are based off a series of fantasy novels written by C.S. Lewis. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is one out of the seven he wrote for the Chronicles of Narnia series. This tale was the first book written and published by Lewis in 1950 and when placed in order by chronicle…

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    and possibly as a practical repercussion to the practice of looting that was not uncommon in the poet’s time. The “reality” of dragons as it pertains to the Beowulf poet’s audience is undoubtedly arguable, but their appearance in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle supports the assertion that at least some of the poet’s audience would see the dragon and the destruction it wreaks as a very real possibility. As scholar W.W. Laurence notes, “the people of Northumbria, as the Anglo-Saxon…

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    In comparison, The Anglo Saxon Chronicle states that Edgar only met with six kings, and they “plighted their troth to him, that they would be his fellow workers” but did not row him down the River Dee. However, the fact that in 1117 they thought it was plausible that Edgar could control eight other kings, and was the most powerful in the English kingdom, supports he had a valid claim in history to be the king of all England. It is also from a chronicle, which was meant to accurately portray…

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    Although the majority believed that a princess should be proper and follow the social norms of her day, others believed that a princess should have their own voice and live a life of freedom and choice. In the novel Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede, Cimorene was overwhelmed with the expectations of society and longed for her freedom. This longing manifested inside her until she decided to ignore the manipulating society and escape to a land where her freedom cascaded around her. Cimorene…

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    in dark clothes, and asked if he had seen anything unusual. He replied he had seen a man running with a gun. Unfortunately, the man they spoke with may have been the Zodiac, as no other suspect was ever located. Three days later the San Francisco Chronicle received a letter, and inside was a piece of Paul Stine’s bloody shirt. In less than a year, the man known as the Zodiac had killed five people and severely injured two. The hunt was on!The Zodiac is also thought to have been responsible for…

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    Did Edward the confessor make William the conqueror his heir before his death England has been characterised by not having principles that were clearly established to guide matters related with royal succession. In the Anglo-Saxon era, lack of these principles often made succession matters ambiguous and often bloody, considering that England was enjoying military might, harboured expansionist ambitions and was under constant threat from neighbouring kingdoms such as Normandy. Heirs played a…

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    This book starts out with a new character named Jill Pole, she is at school and is being chased by bullies. Eustace sees her and decides to help her out, they run along and find their way running through a doorway that lead them into Narnia. While exploring Jill starts walking along an edge and when Eustace tries to "save" her and actually ends up falling off and getting blown away by Aslan. Jill walks along and finds herself at a stream, there she meets Aslan and he tells her four signs to…

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    In The Dream Thieves, the main characters are Blue, Ronan, Adam, and Gansey (who’s death is predicted but he doesn’t know). They are all on a quest to find a Welsh king, Glendower, who will grant them a wish when he woken up. This is the second book in the Raven Cycle series. I enjoyed reading and learning more about the characters especially Ronan Lynch. This is because I think he is the most interesting and complicated character in the book. Ronan doesn’t like to tell lies and will always…

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