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    Edrick G. Castillo LS-201 What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author’s "language‚ thoughts‚ ideas‚ or expressions" and the representation of them as one’s own original work. The idea remains problematic with unclear definitions and unclear rules. The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe only in the 18th century‚ particularly with the romantic movement. Plagiarism is considered

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    The Odyssey of Homer is filled with various adventures‚ sought-after revenge‚ and harmful temptations. The war hero‚ Odysseus‚ traveled for three years‚ always trying to achieve his homecoming. In Odysseus’ fourth year‚ Zeus destroyed his ship‚ as well as his companions‚ while they were out at sea. After these losses‚ Odysseus alone was washed up onto the island of a nymph‚ Kalypso. She took him into her palace and came to love him. After time‚ she desired to make Odysseus her husband‚ offering

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    aftermath of the Trojan War. The story follows Odysseus‚ a war hero‚ and his return to his home on the island of Ithaca. Throughout the epic‚ Homer explores fundamental themes of Greek mythology‚ such as loyalty‚ intelligence‚ and homecoming. In Greek mythology‚ homecoming or nostos refers to a hero’s journey back home. Woven into this theme is family‚ which plays a key role‚ specifically Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife. From Book I‚ Homer presents Penelope as a dotting wife. go on drinking their wine‚ but

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    ZABALA URIAN Nominees for Best Music TULAD NG DATI follows the current exploits of the Filipino rock band‚ The Dawn‚ composed of Teddy Diaz‚ JB Leonor‚ Caloy Balcells and Jett Pangan. During the second half of the 1980s‚ the band had risen to become the most influential musical rock group of the time. At the height of their popularity‚ their leader‚ Teddy Diaz is murdered. The remaining members decide to continue on with the music but eventually disband in 1995. In 1999‚ The Dawn reunited. Tulad

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    dominant as man. His poems Turtles Hatching and To Kill An Olive explore these themes and elucidate O’Connor’s compelling perspective of nature. These two poems hold distinctively visual images that enable the reader to envisage the scene presented.   Turtles Hatching’s poetic recount encapsulates the trials and tribulations of the turtles. O’Connor describes the turtles as "high revving toys"‚ ready for their chance at life. He elucidates the persistence of the turtles by using distinctively visual

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    in this moment of no pride for who this Indian child is that his mother slaps him across the face. First of all‚ the child disrespected the mother and she would never put up with that. Each stanza is emotionally giving and this style of poetry opens Diaz up to the

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    When Estevan and Esperanza pretended to be the parents for Turtle in order for Taylor to be able and adopt her. Sure‚it wasn’t the most ethical approach‚ but it was the correct approach for all the excitement that Turtle expressed. With all the struggles Taylor has gone through and odd situations that she had encountered with Turtle and all of the great moments as well it was the perfect call in Taylor’s shoes. From the moment that Taylor was given the baby and saw all the marks of abuse on Turtle’s

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    Debra Spangler Research Paper English 590 Dr. Letcher August 5‚ 2012 Where Have all the Fathers Gone? The representation of fatherhood in American comic narratives reflects the representation of fatherhood in America canonical literature. Neither medium completely represents fatherhood in a substantial way. For some reason (which we will explore later) most American authors‚ including comic authors‚ avoid the use of fatherhood as a theme. In order to discuss fatherhood in American literature

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    two epics share many of the same concepts. Such as the nostro (the Greek term for homecoming)‚ xenis (guest/host relationship)‚ oikos (household)‚ and aganoriss (recognition). In both epics these themes are illustrated. In The Odyssey the theme of nostro is very prevalent in this epic. Basically the whole story is based around this concept. The main character Odysseus whole goal in the book is his homecoming. Along his journey he faces many challenges separating him from his home Ithaca and

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    natives. For instance‚ when the Spaniards were fighting the Tlascalans‚ Bernal Díaz gives his account that "we came up with our artillery‚ muskets‚ and crossbows‚ and gradually they began to give away" (143). But despite it being greatly assumed that the natives did not put up much of a fight against the Spaniards‚ the assertion that the natives were easy to defeat is a complete misconception. On the contrary‚ even Bernal Díaz acknowledges that the natives fought bravely "with their arrows and fire-hardened

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