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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Mariner is not in the hands of a merciful God because his agony always returns. He asks for forgiveness of his agony but still after he tells his tale the agony returns at random times. A merciful God would grant permanent mercy. For all‚ the Mariner has been through death and hardship of his crew because of the killing of the albatross. The thought of his crime is enough agony but the Mariner’s agony returns until he has to relive the tragedy of

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    A Story

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    good memories from their childhood. Everyone likes to remember their childhood. My childhood was rough‚ but I made sure that every night I got a bed time story. IN order for that to happen I had to pick out a book‚ 10 minutes before I had to go to bed. When I was growing up this was the best book in the world to me. Each time I wanted a story read to me‚ I would pick this book up and ask my mother to read it to me. This book brought so much hope and wisdom to me‚ it made me think about everything

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    Ancient Babylonia - History of Babylonia The once great city of Babylon‚ where the Jews were held captive for 70 years‚ became a symbol of power‚ materialism‚ and cruelty. The city of Babylon was the capital of the ancient land of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia. It was situated on the Euphrates River about 50 miles south of modern Baghdad‚ just north of what is now the modern Iraqi town of al-Hillah. The tremendous wealth and power of this city‚ along with its monumental size and appearance

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    Ancient Egyptian Culture

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    This research paper is written about ancient Egyptian culture. This includes information on writing/literature‚ education‚ career possibilities‚ family life‚ the role of women‚ religion‚ daily life‚ architecture such as the pyramids‚ and their art. All of these things were interconnected; one aspect of their life affected all the others‚ especially when it comes to their religion. The culture of ancient Egyptians is very interesting as well as very deep and complex. In this paper only the surface

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    Beauty in Ancient China

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    in Chinese history. As a result‚ it is difficult to ascertain exactly what these ancient beauties looked like. Through the poem Mulberries by the Path‚ we can get a glimpse of Eastern Han’s standards of female beauty. Unlike the modern ideal on female beauty‚ the ancient Chinese standard on beauty included much more than the physical trait of the female. They say “beauty is only skin deep” but the citizens of ancient Chinese dynasties may disagree. Confucian notions of female beauty on the relationship

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    essentially impacted by its geographical features. Because agriculture was of significant importance to ancient Egyptians‚ it was also the foundation of Egypt’s prosperity. Egypt is separated by two lands‚ the “Black Land”‚ which is the fertile land on the banks of the Nile that the ancient Egyptians used to plant their crops. It contained a layer of rich black silt that built up every year after the flood. The “Red Land”‚ which is dessert‚ protected Egypt on two sides from nearby countries and invasion

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    Tattoos and Ancient Egypt

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    Fundamental Usage of Tattoos in Ancient Egypt Compared with that of Ancient Greece and Rome Getting a tattoo inked upon one’s body is an extremely popular practice in today’s world. This form of bodily artwork symbolizes multiple aspects: a sort of coming of age right‚ rebellion against society‚ and‚ most pointedly‚ a clear form of individual expression. While tattooing is well practiced in the modern era‚ it actually has its roots in ancient culture. Ancient civilizations practiced the art of

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    The Great Idea That Keeps Giving The idiotic society we all know today would be much worse if it weren’t for the ancient Chinese inventions. In fact America itself would most likely not be an independent country if it weren’t for the Chinese. The most important Chinese invention that has affected everyone was the invention of paper. Paper was not well adapted by the West‚ in fact it took years‚ and years for the west to understand how to make and use paper. Paper helped us record history‚ to learn

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    Ancient Deluge Documents There are few ancient documents that have survived the hardship of time. Actually‚ whether or not the writings are fiction or non-fiction‚ these literary works give a concept of what life was like in that time period. When similarities are discovered‚ they most likely point to real facts. The Biblical account of Noah’s flood and The Epic of Gilgamesh indicate that a real‚ disastrous flood literally did happen. While The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis flood documents are very

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    The Mariner’s Messages (Three Messages from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) The Mariner‚ in the poem‚ “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by William Coleridge‚ he talks about the dream of his friend that goes from what his friend specifically said and went from there. Today’s generation tends to elaborate or exaggerate things that people say. From their friends to some random person in the world‚ people today tend to go on and on and sometimes that means that they fray from the truth. Some of the

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