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    Moral Evil There are many types of evil and perhaps the worst case is moral evil. Moral evil is when “A person does something deliberately to another person to cause pain and torment” (Erdrich 253). European colonizers have tormented Native Americans continually in the past, and their actions are still affecting Native Americans today. The Round House by Louise Erdrich demonstrates how the actions of whites in the past have continued to affect modern day Native Americans, specifically leading to

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    Virginia Woolf

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    Virginia Woolf In recent times there has been a renewed interest in Virginia Woolf and her work, from the Broadway play, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” to the Academy award nominated film “The Hours” starring Nicole Kidman. This recent exposure, along with the fact that I have ancestors from England , has sparked my interest in this twentieth century British novelist. During the early part of the twentieth century, artists and writers saw the world in a new way. Famed British novelist Virginia

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    Colorado

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    state to become part of the United States of America. Colorado is known as the Centennial State. Its nickname is this because the Declaration of Independence had been signed 100 years prior. The capital of Colorado is Denver. The state bird is the Lark Bunting. The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is the state animal. One of the most common trees in Colorado is the Colorado Blue Spruce and it happens to be the state tree. Another state subject is Colorado's state motto. The motto is "Nil sine numine”

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    Short Story

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    Phoenix just nodded, easily being able to tell Mike was still exhausted, they all were. Even the time they did usually get to sleep was usually wasted by tossing and turning in bed wondering what the Larks and Ellie were doing, contemplating their next moves and feeling sorry for themselves, at least that’s what it was for Phoenix. “It’s ok, I’ll stay with you” Hector stated, turning to Mike “you look after my little girl out there would you?” “Will

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    ‘sluts’ and they lay with the suitors, thus they were not loyal. Since the maids were disloyal to the household and Odysseus sentenced them to death. The maids were given a vulnerable, unimpressive and shameful death. “They would be hung like doves or larks in springés triggered in a thicket, where the birds think to rest- a cruel nesting, So now in turn each women thrust her head into a noose and swung, yanked high in the air, to perish there most piteously. Their feet danced for a little, but not long

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    A Doll's House

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    A Doll’s House: Money is the Root of All Evil Money is often said to be the root of all evil in the world. It has been known to be the base of issues in government, families, and even marriage. Money is a most prevalent motif in the play A Doll’s House, though it relates to characters in different ways. For example, for Mrs. Linden, money is something that she does not long for, but she must earn it to live. She only cares for it as a necessity. For Torvald, money is a wonderful treasure not to

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    Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are set in similar time period and feature protagonists who go through different struggles, but whose themes have some overlap. Honesty is a theme that is played out in both stories resulting in opposite consequences for the protagonists. The power of honesty can either hurt or enhance lives. The truth means ruination in Nora and Torvald’s marriage in A Doll’s House whereas the truth brings Elizabeth and Darcy together in Pride and

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    Henrik Isben's A Doll's House Essay

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    Nora has the freedom to come and go as she pleases. Torvald Helmer, Nora’s husband, will begin a new job as bank manager, so they will be rich, which will make her “perfect” life even better. Torvald even calls Nora pet names like “my sweet little lark” (Ibsen 1567) and “my squirrel”

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    Time serves as one of the key structures of our society. Throughout each day we are constantly reminded of time: What time is it? What time did I start work? What time is the game? Remember that one time? Time flies when you are having fun! These expressions of time are categorized into two types of time: external time which labels our presence in reality and internal time which guides our actions, thoughts, and emotion. Naturally, we assume that these times are set in unison to each other, as

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    Theatre History Ancient Greece In ancient Greece the Theatres were split in 3 major parts. The Orchestra, The Skene or stage, and then the main theatre segment which was called the Koilon. The Orchestra was placed in the middle of the theatre in a circular pattern. They had a Thymeli placed in the middle of the Orchestra, the Thymeli was used as an altar and later was were the chorus stood. The side of the Skene faced the audience serving as a background. The Skene had as many

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