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    Lit Trans The Angel Contrasted to garden of eden Eden=man’s demise Angel= rise up to the divine Centered around nostalgia Romanticized to relish all good memories Bridge between dream and reality Biedermier The comet Biedermier Comet and man are symbols of cycle of life Everything is harmonious and creates gentle tone (biedermier) Soul is going with the comet so it is moving upward Andersen not fond of school teachers but believed that education was important and a person engaging

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    John Smith Joan of Arc 1) When and where did she live? She lived in Champagne and Rouen from 1412-1432 2) What was the nature of her family life and relationships? She was a poor peasant and her dad was a farmer. She was a fun loving child who was wise beyond her years. She was always deep in prayer and began to hear “voices”‚ which people have been led to believe are saints‚ at age thirteen. 3) What was the nature of the society in which she lived? The society in which Joan of

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    Randall Swain Erami English II Honors 12 December 2011 The Root of all Evil In the satirical poem‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer narrates a fictional pilgrimage from London to Canterbury including characters that display all segments of Medieval England. Chaucer accomplishes this through the use of frame narrative. One tale used to portray a character in the poem is “The Pardoner’s Tale.” The Pardoner is a man of the church who sells indulgences to people of sin in the Catholic faith. In

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    Loaded With Irony: “Cask of Amontillado” The short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” is weighted down with a great amount of irony. Edgar Allen Poe uses multiple types of irony throughout the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado.” Irony can be seen in multiple form such dramatic‚ situational and verbal irony all through this story. Poe uses these types of irony in order to build anticipation and suspense during the story. He also uses these types of irony in order to build a sense of humor within the

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    The situational crime prevention theory examines how crime opportunities are created by the physical and environment and the every day actions of individuals (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). Ronald Clarke’s research is correlated with the situational crime theory‚ and Clarke argues crime reduction is dependent upon reducing the physical opportunities to needed to commit crime and increasing the risks of be caught (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). Furthermore‚ my police department created a park smart initiative that

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    environment will aide in the decision making process as to whether or not to fully disclose information. Honesty is critical; however‚ crucial consideration to the means must be examined to ensure it is worth the ending result. Fletcher’s Christian Situational Ethics is not flawless but worthy of noting because he speaks to the previously mentioned ethical value. Fletcher suggests that love should be the deciding factor for compromising

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    Position of BRANCH MANAGER (RBC BANK) Position Purpose: This is a critical leadership role in RBC’s Canadian Personal and Business Banking platform. The role will provide overall branch management by leading the achievement of team sales objectives and related activities to achieve a high standard of operational effectiveness‚ superior client experience and optimal sales performance (profitable new business acquisition and retention).  This position is also responsible for the achievement

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    The Knight’s Tale‚ the story of two knights that fight for the love of a woman they do not know‚ and The Miller’s Tales‚ the story of three men trying to win the heart of one woman‚ are two tales that share similar story lines and themes that include courtly love and chivalry. The themes in the two tales at times seem to be very satirical throughout the stories‚ especially The Miller’s Tale; however‚ the presentations of the satirical themes in each story have a different approach from one another

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    Verbal‚ situational and dramatic‚ three types of irony‚ are commonly used by authors in their literary works to grab the attention of the readers. Verbal irony refers to when a character says something contradictory to what he means‚ situational irony is when the audience believes something will happen but a different scenario occurs‚ and dramatic irony is when the audience knows what is happening but the characters do not. In the short story “The Mark of the Beast‚” the author‚ Rudyard Kipling‚

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    What is irony? Irony is the mismatch between the actual results versus the expected results. In literature‚ irony is a device that causes surprise and amusement for the audience also a helper to the author to make their writing more fluid. Types of irony in stories are dramatic‚ situational and verbal. In the short stories “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela‚ “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ there is situational and dramatic irony. The ironies affect the

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