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    Les Miserables

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    Yet after a few years of terrible triumph‚ they were defeated. Time and time again good has prevailed. It is never easy‚ and loss must always be suffered. Victor Hugo portrays the theme of overcoming evil and the victory of good in the book Les Miserables. Les Miserables illustrates that through loss and delirium‚ and even death‚ good can still succeed. Through the characters Jean Valjean‚ Fantine‚ and Enjolras‚ Victor Hugo depicts the battle of good and evil and the ultimate triumph of good. The

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    T. Dragon Feast

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    Arianna .T Dragon Feast Two dragons in the corn fields with bags of bright‚ yellow‚ delicious corn from fields they were taking them to their barn. Luna‚a dragon with a bright purple scales color with a moon blue eyes but in her human form she has blond hair and the same color eyes and a tan skin‚ with her friend Clara‚ a dragon with pink eyes with dark blue scales but in her human form she has white skin with the same color eyes to and black hair. Were in a rush because in two days the dragon feast

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    roaring dragon

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    Chasing the Long Tail Four groups of consumers Based on Loyalty‚ consumers could be classified into four different groups. No Loyalty‚ Low Loyalty‚ Intermediate Loyalty and Premium Loyalty (Reichheld‚ 1996). The consumers that do not develop a loyalty towards any brand even after repeated use of the product can be identified in this group. Low Loyalty consumers are the consumers that buy out of habit and this sort of loyalty can be attributed to habit forming buying. Product

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    The Relationship Between Martha and George Edward Albee was an American playwright producer and director. He was born on March 12‚ 1928 probably in Virginia. He was adopted at an early age‚ which influenced him to write about characters that are different. His writings were characterized by realism; fidelity to life as perceived and experienced‚ and were considered to be absurd dramas. Albee‚ in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?‚ portrays a primitive sex struggle between a middle aged

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    Chi, The Hornless Dragon

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    The Buddhist Stele Commemorating Song Shixing (宋始兴) appears to be a thin stele decorated with the head of Chi‚ the hornless dragon. The top and body of the stele are in one piece yet the base is nowhere to be found. Six dragons are carved on the top of the stele façade‚ hovering with their head facing down and holding the body of the stele in their mouths. On the uppermost part of the stele‚ a niche with gable roofs and round arch is engraved‚ inside which sits the Maitreya Buddha wearing a crown

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    Ethical Theories Reflected Upon the Main Characters from the Film Adaptation Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Non-Consequentialist theories of morality are best expressed by the character Inspector Javert. His actions are lead by the theory that it is better to lead a life where rules are followed. It is your duty to obey the laws and it is your duty to always act in this manner. Consequences are not to be considered when judging a persons actions (Thiroux‚ Krasemann‚ 2012‚ p. 46). Inspector

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    The Dragon Lady flew through the air at a maximum altitude of seventy-thousand feet snapping high quality photographs for the Central Intelligence Agency back in the United States. At altitudes limiting the effect of enemy air defense missiles the Dragon Lady flew mission after mission providing images of Soviet missile systems and other military apparatus. On May 1‚ 1960‚ advanced Soviet air defense missiles shot down the first Dragon Lady with its pilot‚ Francis Gary Powers‚ over Soviet territory

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    Anonymous Was a Woman For the overwhelming majority of human history‚ women have been viewed as subservient beings whose foremost functions were child rearing and homemaking. Until recently‚ it was widely accepted that a woman’s place was in the home; financial responsibility for the family fell exclusively on the man’s shoulders. Recently‚ the distinct line distinguishing gender roles has become blurred and it is not uncommon for the woman to be the provider and her husband the homemaker. In the

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    The western and Chinese Dragon The ancient Chinese created a 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac which is represented by 12 different animals. They are rat‚ ox‚ tiger‚ rabbit‚ dragon‚ snake‚ horse‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ rooster‚ dog‚ pig. Dragon is the 5th in this cycle‚ but the most popular‚ and the only mythical creature. The figure of typical Chinese dragon has a long scaled serpentine body‚ two short antlers‚ four lizard legs‚ and chicken claws. They are either flying in the sky or swimming under

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    In the March 27th viewing of “Chasing the Dragon” with guest speaker Neil Morgenstern‚ retired DEA agent. In the showing of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict‚” many stories where shared from first person addicts and family members of addicts. Before the screening of the film‚ Morgenstern shared some interesting facts on the first lady‚ Nancy Reagan‚ and her support to end drug addiction. Through her support of the cause‚ the phrase “just say no” was created and implemented. Following

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