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    inspired me to write. When we think of great mysteries‚ controversies‚ conspiracies or historical questions... many come to mind: Who really assassinated Liaquat Ali Khan? Who really murdered John F. Kennedy? Who was really behind Airplane crash of General Zia ul Haq? Who was really behind 9/11? Who assassinated Benazir Bhutto? Was Marilyn Monroe killed? Did aliens crash at Roswell? What was the mystery of Philadelphia Project? Another historical mystery or puzzle is: What was the real story behind

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    THE POWER OF MYSTERY IN JACQUES JOSEPH TISSOT’S WAITING FOR THE TRAIN (WILLESDEN JUNCTION) When creating a new work an artist carefully considers each decision they make. From the positioning of objects and the composition and framing to the hues of their colours‚ no decision is too small as each not only contributes to the overall meaning of the work but has great effect on how the work is received by the viewer. Closer inspection of the tools which an artist deploys to achieve their goals such

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    CULTUREIFY Halloween dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago and has long been associated with images of witches‚ ghosts‚ vampires‚ and other frighteningly mysterious objects‚ identities‚ places‚ and deeds. In America‚ today‚ while Halloween has evolved into a celebration mainly characterized by child-friendly activities‚ such as costumes‚ trick-or-treating fun and fall holiday activities to carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns‚ and apple bobbing….there is still a spooky edge to the

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    Thomas Pynchon’s novel The Crying of Lot 49 is his second novel‚ and its his shortest novel‚ and many even consider it more of an experimantal novel. This novel is about a woman named Oedipa Maas and her quest for the secret behind a hidden and a shadowy organization known as Trystero ( it is also sometimes spelled as Tristero ). This novel was written in 1960s which was a very turbulent time in the history of the United States. Many things happened during this period‚ many of them had a dramatic

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    Devon Sahid Humanities 101 September 26‚ 2011 October 24‚ 2011 Olds Poem In Sharon Olds The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away from the Curb she states “With a pencil and two Hardy Boys and a peanut butter sandwich and grapes he is on his way‚ there is nothing more we can do for him” the narrator is sending her son off with what she thinks he will need not only for summer camp but for life. She sends him away with two Hardy Boys books. This is relevant because the Hardy Boy characters are

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    True Blood and Gender Presentation In The HBO television series True Blood‚ there is a wide variety of characters that could be discussed. I’m going to focus on the three leading female characters and the stereotypes that keep the audience coming back for more. Sex sells or at least makes everything a bit more interesting and with this show there is plenty of sexual innuendo to go around. For such a small town Bon Temps sure has its share of hot temptresses. To focus on the ladies means I will

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    American heroism is a term that started to show itself in the early years of the creation of America as a nation and before hand when America was first founded and explored as a frontier. Heroism defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is simply‚ Great Bravery (Oxford‚ 2013). Heroism only consists of someone doing something brave‚ being courageous in the face of danger being someone who other people want to follow and emulate. Heroism in itself is the basis for American heroism but with the addition

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    Review on the movie “The mysteries of Hieronymus Bosch’’ This film is based on the research of Nicholas Baum‚ a man who once saw Bosch’s painting called “The Garden of pleasures” and since then couldn’t live without not trying to find the meaning of the great amount of symbols in the painting. When he started researching he found that interpreting Bosch’s works is a very difficult task‚ because there were too many opposite opinions on this topic. So‚ he needed to come up with his own ideas

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    What is heroism? Heroism is typically described with qualities such as courage‚ bravery‚ fortitude‚ unselfishness‚ or someone who has achieved some fantastic goal or status‚ or even someone who has accomplished a great task. Heroism consists of always striving to do what is right‚ rather than what is pleasant‚ or convenient‚ or what everyone else is doing. In the stories "Candide" and "The Love Suicides at Amijima‚" it is proved that almost anyone can be a hero. This is established when people of

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    The  Mystery  of  Capital  Book  Review     Published  in  2000‚  Hernando  De  Soto’s  book  The  Mystery  of  Capital:  Why  Capitalism   Triumphs  in  the  West  and  Fails  Everywhere  Else  provides  insight  on  the  use  of  issuing  property   rights  and  breaking  down  bureaucracy  as  a  tool  to  reduce  poverty  globally.  The  book

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