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    them. At birth, a child is given a Guardian, and for the remainder of their short life, that human is protected and guided by an unseen force. These chosen few were fated to watch life pass on without truly experiencing it. They are the lonely sentinels in an everlasting night, watching over a person 's dreams for seventy years before watching over another for seventy more, and on and on and on through eternity. Life offers infinite happiness, and thus, those who 'd hunt for this feeling of pure joy

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    Life After Death In Life

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    Life After Death in the Antiquities Through centuries of disagreeing philosophies and schools of thought there is one idea that is constant. Even today, through the world is beginning to seem like it is more divided than ever, there is one idea upon which people generally believe. Even looking back on the works of the most influential writers of the antiquities, this idea was present and seemed to drive their philosophies and their characters. This is the certainty, even the indisputable fact, that

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    poem portrays love as a subject full of seemingly contradictive qualities. As a subjective matter, love is active and passive, physical and spiritual, mutable and eternal at the same time. Holding immortal love as the ultimate value of life, the speaker imagines a brave possibility of love transcending life for his romantic belief.       In the beginning of the poem, the speaker presents love as a subjective matter by contrasting it with the significant image of the star, a symbol of divine objectivity

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    He was to spend eternity on Mount Olympus, immortal and among the rest of the gods.      The inhabitants of different cities had their fears put to rest when Heracles came to town. Many of the twelve tasks that Heracles endured involved killing things that had the people living in fear. The people

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    was perceived the world around her in complex and novel ways. Her poetry is nothing short of amazing and she would go on to become one of the greatest American poets regardless of the fact that she stayed in her parents’ home for almost all of her life. Her poetry represented her own faith and objectivity which made her a staple for future poets. “Dickinson’s poetry manifests an ongoing struggle with, and strong aversion to many core tenets of, the Christian religion.” (Hughes) Her family and friends

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    A Court Of Mist And Fury

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    Imagine you are flung into a completely different life and body. Feyre has survived Under the Mountain. She now has to adjust to life as an immortal Fae and war may be approaching. A Court of Misty and Fury is by Sarah J Maas is the amazing sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses. I will discuss the setting, plot, and characters. A Court of Mist and Fury is set in a fictional world. Most of the story is based in Prythian. The land is separated into different court and each court has a domain

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    they feel that it hinders them from accomplishing some of their plans in life and the fact that they do not know what will happen to them after death. Moreover, the fear of being punished by gods after dying makes most people feel frightened when death is mentioned (Beard, 2015). However, Epicurus argues that there is no need to fear death because there is no existence after dying. Since man will not exist to experience life after death, people should not worry about their state after death, as it

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    The Movie Wit

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    first scene of the movie Dr. Kelekian told her that “You have cancer”. Even after knowing that she has life threatening disease; she didn’t react at all. After a discussion with Dr. Kelekian; Vivian says that “I know about life and death” because she is a scholar of John Donne’s holy sonnets. At this point I feel that She does not have scare of death and she has faced all challenges in life. “Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For, those

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    Death In Thief By Zusak

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    serious ghost like who enjoys his job, Zusak presented a completely different idea. Death had human qualities and emotions. Death once said, “I have a heart.” Death is the narrator as well as a guide of story; he works as link between present life and life after death.. He seems like a poor man. But Death can’t be considered a human, as he stated in the end "I'm haunted by humans" (88.17), he is someone who separate souls from bodies of human beings. It means he can’t be a human. Death is not actually

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    Famous historical figures such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Nelson Mandela are still imprinted in everyone’s’ mind as being talented, influential people. None of them died young although all are remembered for their achievements in life. Leonardo Da Vinci is best known for his painting the ‘Mona Lisa’ and his several great inventions like the parachute, flying machine and aerial screw (helicopter). Unfortunately, he died at 67. Michelangelo is largely known for his artistic skills

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