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    “[A] war broke out in Heaven: Mi’chael and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and its angels battled, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven. So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to earth, his angels were hurled down with him” (Revelation 12:7-9). When God banished Lucifer from the Heavens and casted him down to earth, the impact

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    next Lucifer, but he was the exact opposite. Lucifer was cast down to hell because he could not love humans more than God, and therefor defied his father. On the other hand Nadie loved and adored the humans. An angel called out to Nadie "Hey Nadie Michael wants to speak with you." The angel said. "What does he want Leviaten?" Nadie questioned. "Your guess is as good as mine Nadie but he seemed pissed of so, you better hurry your ass up." The now named angel, Leviaten answered. "Don 't tell me what

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    When the crate arrived, Michelle knew her precious artwork survived the auction block. Mike had bought her story---how it tore at her soul to sell the pieces. It would be akin to brushing away chunks of her life, erasing it as if it never existed, she told him. She didn’t lie. It would kill her to sell them. She’d only receive half the proceeds. Besides, Mike, now bent on expunging all memories of their marriage, expeditiously liquidated their past at fire sale prices. His previous groveling, begging

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    poet would often use this strategy to contextualize an assertion being made. Wordsworth is no different. However, the level to which he uses this technique within his poetry fluctuates. The Ruined Cottage only contains two obvious examples, while Michael is rich with Biblical imagery and allusion. Because of this difference, the Biblical allusion within the two poems will be discussed within three categories—those which are concerned with a connection to nature, those which inspire the hope of salvation

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    on the Island of La Grande Jatte, and I wanted to see it in person because it is so iconic. While at the Art Institute of Chicago, I spent most of my time in “The Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Gallery”. There were three pieces in this gallery: Saint Michael and the Devil, The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, and Saint George Killing the Dragon. Each piece was made in the Renaissance period in Europe in the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries. I believe the main reason these pieces are grouped together is

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    Thematic Essay Richard Paul Evans’ fantasy short story, Michael Vey The Final Spark, takes place in the current world where an expirement gone wrong created 17 electric children. These children have powers ranging from taking down planes to going excessivly hot. This children were created by a machine that blew called the MEI. The main character, Micheal, sacrificed himself to save his friends, the Electroclan, from Hatch, an evil buisnessmen that is trying to take over the world with his evil Glows

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    Gabriel by George Sand, translated by Gay Smith and directed by Rebecca MaxField was performed at the AS220 Head Trick Theatre Saturday, December 15 at 9:00 pm. Art is about the obscurity of modern art. In George Sand’s Play, Gabriel raises many unsolved questions. In the opening scene, Gabriel is introduced as a Woman who has been raised and educated as a boy by his teacher, Father Chaivari played by Amy Thompson. In the seventeenth-century Italy. At the opening play, Gabriel played by Christine

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    extremely spoiled, imperious, and gluttonous cat, who seems to disrupt Cinderella plans only making her life harder, showing no appreciation for her kindness and good nature. He wanted to stay above Cinderella in position. Bruno the dog represents St. Michael and how he strikes Lucifer down from heaven. Falling from the tower is to be considered Lucifer descending from his "heaven" where he had everything, just as the biblical Lucifer did. Lucifer is the precious cat of Tremaine's’, the step mother of

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    In the excerpt “Skywoman Falling” from the book Braiding Sweetgrass written by Robin Kimmerer, “We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn – we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance” (9). Even though the human species think they know almost everything, they have been on earth for the least amount of time in comparison to other species; therefore, humans have the most learning to do. “Skywoman Falling” involves a protagonist, Skywoman

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    The Blue Angel Movie (1930) ​The movie The Blue Angel (1930) introduces some important themes that can be discussed. First, the characteristics of the "bad teacher" can be found in this film. A second theme illustrated in the movie is that of the nature and significance of the unconstrained informal communication. Third, the theme of the role of the teacher in society can be considered. The Blue Angel is one of the most important movies in the history of German cinema because it is the first German

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