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    The Monkey and Crocodile

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    The Monkey and the Crocodile Monkey loved to play and swing in the forest canopy. It was not only his home‚ but it was his stage as well. He could move quickly through and around it like the cheetah that raced on the savannah. But Monkey showed his speed and agility not on the land like swift Cheetah‚ but rather‚ high above it. It is in leafy trees that Monkey lived‚ ate‚ and played. He traveled by running along the branches and gracefully leaping from tree to tree. Monkey provided entertainment

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    Fate In The Iliad Essay

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    and mortals‚ and the encompassing effect fate has an all characters. One of the key themes in The Iliad is the role divine intervention plays throughout the narrative. Divine intervention occurs frequently throughout The Iliad‚ and the result can be either catastrophic or fortunate. When Chryses pleads to Agamemnon for his daughter Chryseis’ safe return‚ Agamemnon refrains from doing so. Therefore‚ Chryses appeals to Apollo

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    Animal Paws

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    Animals have different body parts that help them survive. The claws and jaws of the mighty lion‚ a bird’s beak‚ the sharp teeth of a crocodile‚ and a bear’s paws and claws all help the animal live. Let’s explore these animals and how their important body parts help them. Males lions have thick fur surrounding their head called a mane. It provides protection for their neck when they fight enemies or challengers. Lion jaws are very strong and powerful so they can kill large prey‚ such as giraffes.

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    Monkey's Paw

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    “The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story made by W.W. Jacobs‚ that is about a monkey’s paw given to a family for them to grant three wishes‚ but what they don’t know is that it comes with consequences. So by looking through the events‚ the setting‚ and the character interactions‚ readers could relate that the theme is be careful of what you wish for. Accordingly‚ the events of “The Monkey’s Paw” does affiliate with be careful of what you wish for because of the consequences made after each wish. Like

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    rastCompare and Contrast Essay Mary Whipple Period 6 December 12 Wishes can be good‚ and wishes can be a huge disaster. The story of “The Monkeys Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and the story of “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken tell us the effects of wishing for something and everything that comes afterwards. In the rising action of both stories they both have a lot in common. The main characters use their second wish to make their wife’s happy. The themes for both stories teach that wishes or other sorcerery

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    Isolation in Monkeys

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    What happens when you make a baby monkey choose between food and comfort? The Harlows answered this question in a series of primate experiments. Love is important‚ so how will these lonely monkeys function without it? Though the Beatles confidently tell us that ’all you need is love‚’ behavioral psychologists were skeptical that people and animals need--or are motivated by--anything other than food‚ water‚ shelter and sex. Psychologists Harry and Margaret Harlow decided to determine scientifically

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    Fate In Macbeth Essay

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    Fate at times may be the strongest force in our lives‚ however‚ fate may be more of a destination rather than an outline. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth when the witches tell Macbeth‚ he will be king‚ but do not say how he will become king. His actions to reach his fate were his own choice. I chose to paint II:ii in which Macbeth chooses to kill Duncan in order to become king. I created a painting for this scene because it allowed for a greater amount of freedom to express and focus on aspects of choices

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    The Monkey's Paw Overview

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    Compare and contrast the elements found in the short stories using a graphic organizer. Analysis of the elements are done occording to the criteria listed below: * Plot * Characters * Theme(s) * Setting * Moral values PLOT Short storyElements | BEQUESTS OF LOVE | THE MONKEY’S PAW | Exposition | At the beginning of the story the writer tells the audience about Karim‚ that bornhandicapped. He also tells us about the happiness of the family. They also havetwins‚ Fariq and Faroq

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    Monkey and Robert

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    found that the center of attraction was an old man with a performing monkey. The monkey’s tricks‚ he soon discovered‚ were in no way remarkable so‚ after throwing a few pennies in the dirty hat which the man had placed on the pavement‚ Robert began to move off; along with other members of the crowd. At this point the man suddenly let out a loud cry. Everyone turned to see what had happened. The man was bending over his monkey‚ which now lay quite still on the pavement. He picked up the apparently

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    Once a monkey live on mango tree near a riverbank it ate all the sweet mango. It made friends with the crocodile. When the crocodile was hungry it used to give it sweet mango to eat. The crocodile gave these to his wife. His wife said‚ if the mango ate these sweet mangoes surely his heart will be sweet. His wife asked her husband bring her the Monkey’s heart. Though it broke his heart. He finally asked the monkey to come and have dinner with him. The monkey said he could not swim. The crocodile

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