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    Poem of Poems

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    The World 4. “I spoke to friends who recognized the language of our relm.” – Leanne O’Sullivan The Cord 5. “eight dancers dressed as swans.” – Mary Cornish Numbers 6. “Always wants a hug and never gets enough”- Ronald Koertge Sidekicks 7. “whose perfume swayed in the air‚ turning the modest flowers scarlet and loose.” –Peter Meinke Love Poem 8. “Their whisper rises from beneath the stones to fuse into a single… light.” – Yves Bonnefoy Passer-By‚ These are Words… 9. “He

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    King Of Shadows

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    KING OF SHADOWS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM REPORT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was and English poet and is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time by many. He invited hundreds of new words and phrases that we still use today. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died at 52 in 1616. During his life he wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets. Some of his many famous plays are ROMEO AND JULIET‚ HAMLET‚ AS YOU LIKE IT‚ THE TEMPEST and A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. Shakespeare was well

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    Mental disorders are health conditions characterized by alterations in mood and affect‚ behaviour‚ thinking and cognition and are associated with various degrees of distress and impaired functioning (Austin & Boyd‚ 2010‚ p. 23). In the movie Black Swan (2010)‚ Nina‚ the main character is depicted as an individual living with schizophrenia. This paper will focus on the impact schizophrenia has on individuals by defining schizophrenia‚ discussing the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia as displayed

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    Leda And The Swan Analysis

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    are portrayed with active verbs like “engenders” and “holds‚” while Leda is “caressed‚” “caught‚” and “mastered.” She is “helpless” and “terrified‚” while the swan is “great” and “indifferent.” Additionally‚ the words “staggering‚” “shuddering‚” and “loosening” shows ambiguity in Leda’s consent and ultimately portray either the power of the swan or the submission of the human. Finally‚ the notion of the swan’s indifference parallels the human’s indifference to animal life. The reader knows that this

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    Analysis: Book Of Shadows

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    Book of Shadows (BOS)/Grimoires/Spell Books/Witch’s Journal A. What is the difference? a. Book of Shadows (BOS) – A BOS is a book traditionally used by persons who practice the religion Wicca. b. Grimoire – A grimoire is a book used by witches in general. c. Spell Book – A spell book is a book used by witches or Wiccans. It is a book set apart from the grimoire and/or BOS. This book is generally created as a convenience. The same spells may or may not be included in the main grimoire or BOS. d. Witch’s

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    Philosophical idealism in David Swan In the opening paragraph of David Swan‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates his philosophical musings by writing‚ " There are innumerable other events-if such they may be called-which come close upon us‚ yet pass away without actual results‚ or even betraying their near approach‚ by the reflection of any light or shadow across our minds." It reminded me of Nicolas Malebranche’s ocassionalism‚ which refers to the contact of two things is the occasion for God is the

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    Leda and the swan word choice Word choice of course always has to do with what you want to say and how you want to say this. For example the last words of the first two paragraphs follow the abab rhyme scheme so they are kind of set already. Words are also very particularly chosen to create a certain mood. In the first sentence the mood of the poem is already very clear‚ a dark‚ mystified‚ mood and to do this it uses the word sudden. This tells the reader that an unexpected thing is happening

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    Black Swan Report

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    danced with a big blood spot the whole presentation and no one in the crew or crowd notice and she never fainted while dancing because of the loss of blood. I don’t believe the ending is real. I think the ending is symbolic and Nina “dying” as the white swan is actually Nina accepting that the world is not that good and she’s losing her innocence. Another thing can be that she lost her rational side and became totally insane. About the film‚ I believe some of the scenes were not necessary; they could

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    Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

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    century‚ those views have continued to change about the roles these minorities take on in the world of music. To fully understand this situation‚ and why people have the views that they do‚ let us take a look at two very significant pieces in history. Swan Lake composed by Tchaikovsky is one of the greatest works for ballet companies worldwide. When it was originally performed for the first

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    Swan Lake - Romantic Ballet

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    SWAN LAKE ‘Swan Lake’ was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in1895‚ after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed by Pytor Tchaikovsky. ‘Swan Lake’ was created towards the end of the romantic period‚ so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent‚ with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this‚ it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable

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