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    Phase the 6th: The Convert Chapter XLV Physical Journey: Phase the Sixth begins after Tess travels to visit Angel’s family at their house‚ where she doesn’t find Angel’s parents due to it being a Sunday and they are at Church. Instead‚ she comes across Angel’s brothers Felix and Cuthburt who are discussing his unfortunate marriage to Tess. In this chapter Tess is travelling back to Flintcomb-Ash farm where she comes across Alec D’Urberville on the northern half of Long-Ash Lane. At the end

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    For this assignment I will be answering the question “The hero of Paradise lost is Eve rather than Adam‚ assess the validity of this comment”. I will discuss what a hero means and how Eve’s actions could make her the hero of the poem or the villain. I hope to show whether or not there actually is a hero in the poem and if it is Eve what did she achieve as the ‘hero’. Or could Adam be the hero? I will discuss both. “The concept of a hero has many meanings and aspects. In every culture and period

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    and prejudice that made him feel helpless and emotionally abused. All of which lead to his anger taking control and clouding all sense of reason he once had‚ turning him into a revenge seeking devil: “The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil‚ or Satan‚ who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth‚ and his angels with him.” (New King James Version‚ Rev.

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    The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life‚ and man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7). The Hebrew for man is pronounced aw-dawm‚ from which Adam is derived. It’s also related to aw-dawm-ah‚ which means red earth‚ or red clay - indicating the natural earth elements that composed Adam’s body‚ and the body of every human being since. "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden [see Where Was The Garden Of Eden?] to work

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    seeking knowledge. Only those of the House of Scholars are to seek knowledge and Equality was appointed to the House of Street Sweepers. Adam on the other hand‚ was condemned for obtaining knowledge‚ although he did not seek it. The deceitful‚ cunning serpent used its mastered skill of persuasion on Eve and convinced her to eat an apple from the one tree God forbade Adam and Eve from eating from. Eve then persuaded Adam into eating the apple and all knowledge of good and evil was his. Another similarity

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    a toll and makes these falls and failures look fascinating and inherently good rather than bad. Adam idealistically wanted to keep Eve content and if he achieved that‚ then he would also achieve keeping his jouissance. When eve was tempted by the serpent to eat off the Tree of Knowledge of Good‚ she did eat from it and presumably wanted Adam to join her and eat off the tree just as she did. In order

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    wrapped around statues (2217). The entire garden was "veiled and shrouded in a drapery of hanging foliage" (2217). The plants in the garden "seemed fierce‚ passionate‚ and even unnatural" to Giovanni (2225). Some of the plants in the garden "crept serpent-like along the ground" (2217). In the middle of the garden is a marble fountain. While it is in ruins‚ it is "sculptured with rare art" (2217). The fountain continues to flow and provide water for the plants of the garden. This fountain

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    Analysis of “The Grave” by Katherine Anne Porter “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God‚” (The Holy Bible English Standard Version‚ Romans 3:23). This verse is stating that everyone has fallen from grace‚ no one has maintained holiness. This idea is exactly what Katherine Anne Porter is trying to convey in her short story‚ “The Grave.” Porter is “known for her use of religious allusions and symbolism because of her Catholic background” (Rooke‚ Wallis 269). Because of this‚

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    Symbolism is a tool used to enhance a deeper meaning to objects‚ people‚ and ideas that are often seen as simple. To determine what falls as a symbol and what does not takes more informative and stimulating reading. For example‚ if an object repeats or surfaces multiple times may be a symbol‚ or one that has given off a chain of reactions may also be one. Throughout “The Scarlet Letter” novel‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism to convey deeper meanings by using characters‚ names‚ and objects that

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    Does power corrupt people or do people corrupt power? Power is something that is coveted by many. It is fickle like luck and can change between people in an instant. It can be solid like steel and wielded with absolute authority. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ the Roman senators are always struggling for power‚ especially the prominent ones like Caesar and Pompey. Not only does Shakespeare use animal imagery to describe the the nature of his characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

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