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    “For nothing irrational or fabulous or prompted by superstition, as some believe, was embodied in the religious services, but ideas which either had moral and necessary causes or were not devoid of historical or physical plausibility” (De Iside et Osiride. Plutarch. 8.353e). The Ancient Egyptians craving for Ma’at over Isfet is most prevalent in this perception, with that being said the “irrational” as well as the “fabulous” have no reason to exist in the Egyptians, or any, ordered world, thus allowing

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    Every culture throughout the world has their own unique stories of their beginnings and histories, their own mythologies. In these mythologies there are stories of creations, destruction’s, Gods, Goddesses, heroes, villains, features, and creatures. That last category being one that enraptures them all. The tales of mythological creatures are ones that have captivated the masses since the beginning. Children are told stories of the wonderful, and sometimes fearsome, creatures that dominate the world

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    Despite seemingly unimportant to a novel, irony plays a crucial role in Dracula and some pieces of irony can even be taken further enough as to be justified through the Victorian values of this particular time period. Although this particular novel was first written and released in 1897, which was a prominently Victorian era and period of history, Dracula has not only managed to retain its prominence, popularity, and glory over the years, but has also exponentially grown upon it as well. The most

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    The stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins in Kings Cross Station, a familiar place to fans of the Harry Potter world. Stage directions dictate the station to be “busy and crowded…Full of people trying to go somewhere” (Act I, Scene I, page 7). In the next scene, the directions describe Platform nine and three-quarters as “covered in thick white steam pouring from the Hogwarts Express…[and] busy…. witches and wizards in robes mostly trying to work out how to say goodbye to their beloved

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    Various locations in the UK including London, Diagon Alley, number twelve Grimmauld Place, outside all over London, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Diagon Alley is not accessible from Muggle (people who don't have magic) London through the Leaky Cauldron, which is on Charing Cross Road, set between a bookshop and a record shop. Knockturn Alley, a dark area, is an offshoot of Diagon Alley, as are the areas of Horizont Alley and Carkitt Market. The entrance is behind the Leaky Cauldron

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    The Night Of The Lake

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    The ride across the lake was everything Rose had imagined and more. She even thought she might have seen the giant squid poke up out of the water. She tried to point it out to Albus, but it had disappeared when he looked over. They finally pulled up to the shore and began following Hagrid up the grounds to the castle. It was so much bigger than she had imagined. “It’s so big,” Albus said in awe. “I was just thinking the same thing,” Rose replied. The students sidled up to the entrance. The doors

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    ` Read Around The Genre: Wizards and Witches Rowling, J.k, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets -Fiction Whooo! I just finished my first book for Read Around The Genre! That's how I felt this whole entire time writing this summary. O.K., let's get into this summary. Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets is had a lot of things happening and some reveals., well actually all the books have that. Some of the main highlights were that Ginny started attending Hogwarts and opened the Chamber

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    British literature has had huge impacts on the world throughout the years; through a series of many great authors and moving novels the British have made quite the name for themselves in the literature world. When people think British Literature some famous names come to mind such as Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare, C.S.Lewis, and many more. This then brings to mind some very famous British novels such as Jane Eyre, 1984, Lord of the Flies, Tale Of Two Cities, and again the list goes on. When thinking

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    Evolution of Democracy and the Athenian Constitution Democracy is defined in modern times as government by the people. To put that in perspective and better understand all that democracy entails we must consider its origins. It is surprising indeed that even today tyrannies and dictatorships exist in the world when more than two and a half thousand years ago the ancient Athenians had developed a functional and direct form of democracy. What contributed to this remarkable

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    Explanation Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is known by most people in the world, if not everyone. In this revision, Harry awakes in a psychiatric ward having just been cured of Dissociative Identity Disorder, which he has been suffering with his whole life. “Dissociative disorders are characterized by an involuntary escape from reality characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness and memory” (National Alliance of Mental Illness). So, Harry has developed a second

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