in Kumamoto Prefecture. Acephali (Greek) - Headless humanoids Acheri (Indian) - Disease-bringing ghost Achiyalabopa (Puebloan) - Rainbow-feathered birds Achlis (Roman) - Curious elk Adar Llwch Gwin (Welsh) - Giant birds that understand human languages. Adaro (Solomon Islands) - Malevolent merfolk Adhene (Manx) - Nature spirit Adlet (Inuit) - Vampiric dog-human hybrid Adroanzi (Lugbara) - Nature spirit Adze (Ewe people) - An African vampiric-forest being. Aerico (Greek) - Disease demon Afanc (Welsh)
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Extensive science literature on the topic of the rites of passage and‚ particularly‚ on initiation exists. We can distinguish different types of such literature: the anthropologic works devoted to local and traditional culture (of course‚ similar works concerning modern cultures also exist but they tend to use the same methods)‚ studies in folklore and folk literature (myths‚ fairy and folk tales etc.)‚ which often go with the former‚ and psychological literature. And the narrowest represented type
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The night that Narshe was invaded was like any other night in the quiet town. In that evening‚ Narshe had been dusted with a gentle snowfall‚ and a soft wind carried the voices of mothers and fathers everywhere who were calling their children in for the night. Lanterns in the windows of shops were put out‚ and were replaced by the electric lamps outside on the streets. The town guards of Narshe‚ consisting of both youth and elderly men alike‚ dressed in their warm fleece uniforms and caps and
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defines fantasy as ‘a literary genre in which non-rational or magical phenomena play a significant part’ (Manlove‚ 1975‚ 1). Following this definition‚ The Cuckoo clock would be classified as a fantasy by several elements in the story. To begin with‚ the story is based on the classic idea of a child communicating with animals or objects. In this case‚ that object would be the wooden cuckoo coming out of the clock. This idea itself is quite a common subject matter for children’s literature. For example
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Morgan State Please choose one of the following essay questions to answer. Your essay should be no more than 500 words. Include the question you choose at the start of your essay. The question will not be included in the essay word count. 1) “Seek the fashion which truly fits and befits you. You will always be in fashion if you are true to yourself‚ and only if you are true to yourself. You might‚ of course‚ rightly wear that style which is emblazoned on the fashion magazines of the day‚ or you
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It was a close to ending day in Ikebukuro. The sun was slowly beginning to rest on the horizon as the hustle and bustle still continued. It was a very city-like atmosphere as always and though it could be considered as a bunch of noises being emanated from cars‚ people and a lot of other things‚ to one particular informant who was walking down the streets of this said city‚ it was his paradise. This man loved humans‚ or so he says‚ so it could only be logical that in a place such as this he would
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Evolution of Fantastic Four The fantastic four is fictional superhero team appearing in comic book published by marvel comics. Fantastic four is one of the best marvel movies. This movie is full of imagination‚ reflective messages‚ and they always have a good ending. It is a good movie that will take watcher on voyage beyond their vision. The main point in this movie is about four men who voyage in space and return with power and try to save the world from a former friend turned in enemy. The fantastic
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The Realism and Fantasy of Roald Dahl ’s‚ Fantastic Mr. Fox "The delightful tale of a fox who lives by poaching food from his three neighbours‚ Messrs. Boggis‚ Bunce‚ and Bean‚ three farmers each one meaner than the other" (Telgan‚ Children ’s Literature Review‚ Vol. 41‚ pg. 27). Mr. Fox and his family endure the hardships of attempted murder‚ being hunted‚ and starvation as the farmers resort to violence to rid themselves of Mr. Fox and preserve their livestock. Out
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Masaryk University in Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature TIPS FOR USING FANTASY BOOKS WITH TEENAGERS Diploma Thesis Brno 2009 Supervisor: Written by: PhDr. Alena Kašpárková Kateřina Vařechová 1 Acknowledgements: I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor‚ PhDr. Alena Kašpárková‚ for her kind help and advice. She willingly commented on my thesis. 2 Declaration: I declare that I worked on the thesis on my own
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REMEDIAL ENGLISH ROLE OF STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTICIPANTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6 ABSTRACT 7 What is Literature? 8 Elements of Literature 9 Drama 10 Novels 11 Short Stories 11 Biographies and Autobiographies 11 Diaries 12 Journals‚ Magazines and Newspapers 12 Prose 13 Poetry 14 Purpose of Literature 14 Criticism 15 Importance of Literature 15 Literature provides pleasure to listeners and readers
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