Chang-e’s Ascent to the Moon Chang-e is the lunar goddess in Chinese traditional myths. In China‚ she is a widely known character. She is known as a very beautiful woman who is living alone in a palace in the moon called “Guanghan Palace”. Her story is one of the most famous tragedies in Chinese myths. Recently there are several “retold” versions of the story of Chang-e’s ascent to the moon in different media. In 2010‚ there was a teleplay named “Chang-e” that told about the love story
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Waking up from bed‚ we are introduced to our protagonist‚ sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. She is a very caring‚ loving and sweet girl with a tough side to her. You can decipher this by the way she cares for her family and how she loves them deeply. She is confident and brave but can stubborn and sometimes cruel. This can be seen in the way she kills animals without a flinch and when she constantly breaks rules and questions authority. She holds skills in hunting and surviving and isn’t afraid
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district who brought Manikarnika up like his own daughter. The Peshwa called her "Chhabili"‚ which means "playful".[citation needed] She was educated at home. She was more independent in her childhood than others of her age; her studies included archery‚ horsemanship‚ and self-defence.[citation needed] Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi‚ Raja Gangadhar Rao‚ in 1842‚[4] and was afterwards called Lakshmibai (or Laxmibai).[8] She gave birth to a boy named Damodar Rao in 1851‚ but when
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every night she had torches set beside it and undid the work. For three years she took us in by this trick." This plan works for her until a servant betrays her and tells the suitors about it. Another clever scheme Penelope forms is to suggest an archery contest and have the winner become her new husband. However‚ Penelope knows there is only one individual capable of shooting Odysseus ’ arrow through twelve axes‚ and of course that individual is Odysseus himself. These are two of the tricks that
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burning. “It was slow-going at first‚ but I was determined to feed us. I stole eggs from nests‚ caught fish in nets‚ sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or rabbit for stew…I kept us alive”. In her modest self‚ she would say that she is ‘average’ at archery‚ however she is truly
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Ashurbanipal Ashurbanipal was king of Assyria (669-631 BCE)‚ and counted as the last great ruler of the country. When his father Esarhaddon died‚ he left Ashurbanipal a kingdom that stretched from northern Egyp to Persia‚ but he laso made his brother king of babylonia. Ashurbanipal ruled his country from Nineveh. Ashurbanipal is remembered as one of the most cultured rulers in the Mesopotamian Region: He was literate in both Sumerian and old Akkadian scripts- uncommon for rulers
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soccer‚ mob football. It is said that during medieval times‚ the old form of soccer used to allow many ill practices like kicking‚ punching‚ biting and gouging (History of Soccer). Popularity of the game grew‚ so much so that England soldiers missed archery practice to watch the competitions. It is said that the English population were the ones who truly kept football alive during the Middle Ages. In the nineteenth century‚ the Football Association was formed and creation of official rules for the game
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Working people had very little leisure time. They spent a lot of time working and they were left with little time to enjoy themselves. For those who worked in factories‚ the line dividing work and leisure was becoming more and more rigid. What little opportunity there was for recreation was in the few hours spent away from work. According to Charles Shaw (1903) autobiography‚ pugilism and dog-fighting were among the main choices of entertainment. In every street where there was a beershop‚ there
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The Lives of Confucius and Guatama Siddhartha Dariush Nazem World Civilization 121 September 19‚ 1996 Professor: Helju Bennett Section Teacher: Sara Abosch The Life Of Confucius Throughout the time span that man has lived on earth‚ there have been many religions in existence. Two very important and influencing religions that have been around for over two thousand years are Confucianism and Buddhism. The founders of these two religions‚ Confucius and Buddha‚ respectively‚ lived different lives
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Running Head: Chingis Khan 1 Throughout history‚ many a great empires have been built. Some so vast‚ that on them the sun never set. These empires however were built by multiple individuals over a period of hundreds of years. The largest empire‚ however was built by a group of tribal nomads led by an orphaned prince. It was the mongols under Chingis Khan who built the largest empire to ever be conquered by one man. Over the course of only a few decades he shook the world and changed history
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