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    idea of justice and all it brings with it, in this life and beyond. In his final discussion with Glaucon, Socrates tells the story of a man named Er. Er’s tale is of his journey to Hades and the things he was shown during his brief tenure in the Underworld. Plato used this myth and its teachings as a way to impart…

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    choices for them as a couple. Towards the end of Izanagi and Izanami, Izanami dies from giving birth to “the spirit Flickering Elder” (K, 13). Grief stricken, Izanagi goes to the Underworld in attempt to reunite with his sister. She explains that she cannot leave unless she asks permission from the spirit of the underworld. She proclaims her to husband, “…beloved brother, my mighty one, the sight of you entering here fills me with awe and makes yearn to return with you. I will speak for a while…

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    Deep within the dense forest, filled with mist and fog, stood the long forgotten village. The village, torn down and poor, was the place of suffering, fear, and death. The people suffered all day, having barely and food and water, and working all day. They seek revenge, revenge for the woman who did this, the Wicked Queen of Shadow hills. Will they get their revenge or will they fail to get what they want? It all started when the queen was passing through the village. At the time the village…

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    Con Artist Verbal Kint

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    Con artist Verbal Kint is the survivor of a massacre at the harbor of San Pedro Bay, and he’s interrogated by U.S. Customs Agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri). Wanting to know the whole story, Kujan convinces Kint to talk. Since he’s already gotten near immunity, Kint obliges by starting the tale six weeks earlier when five cons meet one another in a line-up. While sitting in a cell, they decide to team up and rob corrupt members of the New York City police department. Then they’re off to L.A.…

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    Who are some of the ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses? Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus are just a few of the many that are known. Who were their parents and what is the story of how each of these Gods came to be? The parents of the gods were Cronus and Rhea. Together Cronus and Rhea had six children. Cronus was afraid that his children would kill him the same way he killed his father. So to stop this from happening he ate each of his children after they were born. When the sixth…

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    carrying a trident and riding sea horses. He has the worse temper out his siblings, he’s also the most greedy, and moody. He’s most mad when someone insults him. Hades was Zeus’s last brother. Hades is the god of the underworld. Although some people think that since he’s the god of the underworld, Hades isn’t actually evil. He was one of the first heroes in Greek myths. Hades is also the god of wealth. You might spot Hades with a three-headed dog by his…

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    coco, but most importantly the one and the only enormous, beautiful and breathtaking Christmas tree thats stands up to 65 feet tall right smack in the middle of Rockefeller center. Each year tons and tons of people from all over the world, even the underworld, come to see the magical sights for themselves. Peresephone, the daughter of Demeter decied she wanted…

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    Stories from the beginning of time to now have used a structure to make plots exciting even for the modern reader. One story of old is the story known as The Odyssey, a story that uses a certain template. While the story that is well known by some as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has something the same. Though many have read both stories, they may not notice that both protagonists follow the structure of the hero’s journey. The Hero’s journey system is usually 12 steps that…

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    Maize And Anasazi Culture

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    The early use of maize would take years to establish itself with the Native Americans. The maize plant moved north from Mexico into the southwestern North America. Early maize was an incidental crop, the seed were scatter and the resulting crop was gathered. Maize would slowly gain a foot hold and finally become a stable of the Native American diet. Maize would allow the rise of the Anasazi. Climate change and drought would destroy the Anasazi culture, by creating famine. Unable to support the…

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    Ariel A.K.A The Little Mermaid Ariel, the Little Mermaid, sadly passed away on the beach due to water poisoning on July 8th , 2023. She was only 49 years old at the time. She was swimming on the beach with her old friend Flounder. Flounder is Ariel’s friend from her youth when she lived underwater. Ariel was born to King Triton, the king of Atlantica. Ariel loved to explore and she loved to collect anything unusual in the sea, like gadgets and gizmos. As she is out exploring, she meets a…

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