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    Hall of Fame For Nickelback Nickelback is a rock band that started in 1995, in Hanna Alberta, Canada. They were originally called the “Village Idiots” but later changed there name to Nickelback in honor of their bassist Mike Kroeger who used to work at Starbucks and frequently said “here's your nickel back” it may be an odd name but was very catchy because in 1996 They made their first sorta album, it was a seven track “EP” called Hesher. Before they released the Hesher EP, they performed

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    If you enjoy watching the night sky or enjoy stargazing, you may have a chance to see the whole northern part of the night sky light up with various beautiful glowing colours. It may appear as if they are slow moving clouds that change shape or position at times. However, these are not clouds. In fact, they are known as the Auroras. There are two names for this display of lights, which are Borealis and Australis. This is based upon whether the Auroras are occurring in the northern or southern atmosphere

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    In the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Shows us how mistaken identity can affect people in many ways and those who were affected all were affected from the main characters Olivia and Viola who is disguised as Cesario. Viola disguised herself as Cesario because her boat crashed and she washed ashore on Illyria, she had been with her brother, but he never washed ashore so she grieved him and to get over the grievance faster she got a job. But her brother Sebastian wasn’t really dead, he had

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    The Fool in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is more intelligent than most of the other characters in the play. When talking to Olivia, and attempting to make her laugh, he turns her words against her. As she demands his removal, he says, “Do you not hear fellows, take the lady away” (Page 29). Though she carries power over him, the fools wit is more powerful than hers. Olivia’s disposition leads the fool to wonder why she is mourning. Once Olivia mentions the death of her brother, the Fool bluntly states

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    What do the words “love,” trickery,” “misogyny,” and “madness” all have in common? They are a few general themes that embody Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. The story begins when the main character, Viola, finds herself shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria and begins her new life disguised as a man. Complications arise when she gets stuck in a confusing love triangle, and her thought-to-be-dead brother mysteriously arrives with his caretaker. When everything is said and done, all the

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    Mischief is in everyday life. From forgetting to turn the water on at night so your pipes don't freeze or not checking to see if your car lights are off so your battery doesn't die or even forgetting to pay the rent for the month and getting notified by your landlord. This paper portrays how mischief is showed in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by: Mark Twain One example that proves mischief causes havoc is when Tom goes swimming instead of going to school and getting caught by Sid and aunt Polly.

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    Vincent Van Gogh has had a profound effect on the world through his art. In the short span of 10 years Van Gogh produced over 2,000 drawings and paintings. Van Gogh encouraged different types of thinking with his art by showing strong emotion and using his talent to express himself. Van Gogh was a tortured soul who used art as an escape from his unsatisfactory life, all we see today is his genius artwork, This paper will give you insight into Van Gogh’s life, once we have stepped in his shoes we

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    In the play Twelfth Night there is another case of a Shakespearean fool. Feste is the fool and jester of this play. In the play Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses comedy and plot structure to show Feste’s role as the fool. In Shakespeare’s plays a fool is usually a clever peasant who makes jokes and outdoes other people who are of a higher social class. Feste would be considered a fool in this play Feste is Olivia’s licensed jester. Feste is paid to entertain people by singing, dancing, and joking

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    Twelfth Night: Disguise and Gender Disguise can play an important role in many things, especially when it comes to confusion and deception. William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night uses disguise as a motif to complicate and help the plot, allow the characters to hide their true identities, as well as confuse gender roles, which were very important when this play was written. Shakespeare demonstrates this with four quite different characters who all use disguise at some point during the play. He

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    Homoeroticism & the 1600’s Twelfth Night is a play surrounded by homosexuality, in some cases it is willing homosexuality and in other cases in non- intentional. Even though it was punishable by death, people did not really know what sexual identity was. The issue with Twelfth Night is that it is set in the 1600’s, yet Shakespeare talks about homosexuality as if it was just normal behavior. At the time homosexuality was even punishable by death. The issues do not just come from the storyline on the

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