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    The character of Simon in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies has often been viewed as the Christ figure of the novel. If you were to examine the actions of both Simon and Jesus‚ you would find a number of incidents that parallel each other. One of the first things that Simon does that depicts a Christ-like action‚ is found in chapter 3 when he helps the littluns get fruit‚ "Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach" (Golding 56). During his lifetime‚ Jesus often aided the hungry‚ one

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    Ariel C. Lorenzen Mr. Zirretta CP English 11-1 26 October 2011 TITLE “SO ROGER Chillingworth—a deformed old figure‚ with a face that haunted men’s memories longer than they liked—took leave of Hester Prynne‚ and went stooping away along the earth. He gathered here and there an herb‚ or grubbed up a root‚ and put it into the basket on his arm. His gray beard almost touched the ground‚ as he crept onward…Would not the earth‚ quickened to an evil purpose by the sympathy of his eye‚ greet him with

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    Winston Churchill Speech‚ Blood Toil Tears and Sweat Blood‚ Sweat and Tears speech by Sir Winston Churchill May 13th 1940 On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will of’ Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties. I have already completed the most important part of this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members‚ representing

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    Niobid Painter‚ named after his most famous glazed ceramic vase paintings‚ is one of the most well known vase-painters of classical Athens Greece and is appreciated for his soft and balanced work of art. In the Red Figure Amphora with Musical Scene‚ in the scene that is believed to be the first of the two‚ the women in the woman’s quarter of the house‚ are elaborately dressed and are preparing far a music session. The scene depicts a seated woman relaxing while fingering a barbiton. Directly above

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    Speech 101 Hello‚ Good Afternoon fellow students‚ Professor Williams. I am here today to introduce my friend Yamilka Regalado. We had met in class during the fall 2012 semester and quickly became great friends. We shared many same interests as the term progressed. I want to speak to you guys about the topic of companionship and how important it is to our overall being. Yamilka owns two poodles by the names of Daphne and Princess. I myself own a Pomeranian name Charles. With a show of hands‚ who

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    Bastet was a prominent goddess figure in ancient Egypt around 3000 B.C. She was represented as hybrid of a woman with the head of a cat‚ or sometimes simply a cat that held her Ka. Her main role was that of a guardian‚ protecting others from diseases and evil spirits. Bastet originated during the old kingdom and her previous form was a lioness warrior called Bast‚ the goddess of warfare. The new kingdom after the war brought on a change to the goddess by transitioning her lion head into that of

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    Michael Moore Speech Prof. Isaacson Persuasive Outline Specific Purpose To persuade my audience why it’s bad for people to be on their phone while driving. Central Idea Driving and being on your phone can cause you to be un alert while driving‚ your endangering yourself and others and being on your phone will increase car accidents. Introduction How many of you guys are always on your phone either texting or making a call? Many of you guys are also are on your phone while driving

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    A Meeting with Rosa Parks I had been waiting for this day to come for over two months. This was when I had been granted permission to interview Rosa Parks from the Supernatural Interview Coalition; this is an incredible honor because they only allow interviews with the deceased three times per year. I couldn’t wait to meet this incredible woman! As I walked into the Montgomery‚ Alabama bus station‚ there were people swarming all around me. The air was hot and humid because it was mid-July‚ and

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    We heartily welcome our chief guest‚ shri N.L. Tibrewal ji ‚ chairman of the program shri Subhir ji kumar‚ special guest shri B.K. Subbaiha COO of sez Mahindra world city ‚ shri Gopal ji gupta chairman of Ankampa group and all our honored guest on the stage. We also welcome you all and thanks a lot that you all came here on our invitation . Today we all get together here to celebrate the inaugural function of J.D. MAHILA MAHAVIDHAYALYA. Firstly I want to put some light on womens’ education

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    The Use of Animal Figures in Oral Narratives Animals can be personified in a way that will convey messages to others through the use of stories or narratives. During one’s childhood‚ parents share stories that include animals to teach us different lessons. The Tortoise and the Hare is a common and popular story that most children often hear. The main plot of the story is centered on a race between the Tortoise and the Hare. Once the race begins‚ the Hare pulls far ahead of the Tortoise. He becomes

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