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    The main character’s name is Artemis Fowl. He has dark hair and pale skin. He is twelve years old. His family is very rich and live in a large house, and Artemis lives with his mom, (who has been acting very strange since Artemis’ dad died.) and his two servants, Butler and Juliet. At the beginning of the book, Artemis is mainly focused on getting even richer than he already was. After he kidnapped a fairy though, he realized that he had something he wanted more than riches. He wanted his mom to

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    Sometime in the summer, a silver-bearded prophet came to my house. He discerned pain here, he said, staring into my mother’s eyes. The prophet held her hands and spoke softly until she told him about her nightmares, about how she was a Christian woman but lived in pain and slept without peace. Strolling into the living room, the prophet laid a stack of cards across the coffee table. These intuited the sources and meanings of dreams, he said as we sat on the couch. He arranged the cards in a way that

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    even comparable to the main protagonist from Artemis Fowl, a more famous book and series by the author of this book, Eoin Colfer. The character from this book is, unsurprisingly, named Artemis Fowl. While Conor is described to have blond hair and be tall for his age, Artemis is illustrated with raven black hair and is short for his age. However, they both have very pale skin. Eoin even goes to say that “he was

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    balloon had climbed several hundred feet in the air over a nice and calm ocean. After a few moments the hot air balloon was shot with a sniper rifle. Catherine is now forced to give birth to her young boy in order to save his life. “Airman” by Eoin Colfer. The point of view is in third person omniscient and the number of pages is 412. The genre is fiction. Conor Broekhart, age 14, is sent to the Little Saltee island where is forced to work. He is sent here because the man who killed the king and

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    In the book, “The Land of Stories A Grimm Warning” by Chris Colfer, the main character, Rook, changes throughout the book due to the conflicts he faces. To show this, in the beginning of the book Rook was helping out the fairies, or more importantly Alex; the Fairy Godmother in training. He would go on walks with her and he later helped her figure out why Little Bo Peep wanted to become the next queen on Red Riding Hood Kingdom. “‘I was going to suggest that if you’re curious about Little Bo Peep’s

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    The process of discovery can be triggered by both seemingly significant and insignificant events. Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, today i will be speaking to you about how Michael Gow's “Away” and Eoin Colfer's “A Polish Christmas” have provided me with insight about how Discovery can be triggered by both significant and insignificant events as well as how self-discovery is explored throughout these texts. Throughout the play Away, the playwright uses textual features such as metaphors and symbolism

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    to negotiate “Artemis put on his best sinister face”. Evil, he told himself, evil but highly intelligent. And determined don’t forget about determined. . . . Every inch the gracious host, albeit a sinister, evil, intelligent, and determined one” (Colfer 152). Even though Fowl appears to be an emotionless evil genius, he feels guilt for the things he is doing. Artemis tries to hide his feelings, believing that telling a joke is bad, emotion is weak, and to just stick to the plan, no matter the cost

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    Dante's Inferno

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    1) Inferno by Dan Brown, 2) Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 3) Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham 4) Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer Pacing through Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, Robert Langdon is drenched in hundreds of years of eminent work of art, the summit of the Renaissance in Italy. In any case, he isn't here for relaxation, he's set for discover the piece of information covered up in the Dante's veil, with a specific end goal to spare the world. Simple to become

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    Greed In Abigail's '

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    source) he does have some misgivings. He expresses his uncertainty in the following thoughts, “Still, the ruse disturbed him. It was undeniably cruel. How far was he prepared to go for this gold? He didn't know, and wouldn't until the time came” (Colfer 121). At this point, Artemis’s sense of compassion is beginning to oppose his greed. His mentioning that his behavior is “cruel” highlights how his understanding of Holly’s emotions forces him to rethink his actions. Nevertheless, this empathy

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    Artemis Corruption Theme

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    The purpose of my poster is to persuade children aged 12 and over to read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. The poster displays and expresses the theme of evil that is evident in the graphic novel. I have used many techniques to convey the theme of evil in the book. Colour has been used in my poster to create a dark and wicked setting. The black and red in the image of Artemis shows how he is capable of doing such evil. His body is outlined with a red glow to enhance his power. I have also purposely made

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