The Mysterious Marisa Coulter Phillip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” introduces a new twist on the old villainess character to the world of fiction. Mrs. Marisa Coulter is an almost purely evil character. Despite her charming and persuasive demeanor‚ Mrs. Coulter is the greediest‚ most power-hungry character in the trilogy. In Pullman’s world‚ every human has a daemon—a visible version of the soul that takes on an animal form. Mrs. Coulter’s daemon‚ a vicious little golden monkey‚ reflects its owner’s
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1. Do you think you would enjoy a vacation in the land of the Nacirema? Why or why not? Where do the Nacirema live? Nacirema have different beliefs than I do. They believe you body is ugly and it is a vessel for disease and debility. This belief is not something I chose to believe. I believe we should all love our bodies. There are ways to prevent sickness and weakness outside conditions does these things to the body. The body does not function just for weakness and disease. I would not want to
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Title: The Mysterious Benedict Society Author: Trenton Lee Stewart Setting: a. Place: 1. Stonetown 2. Nomansan Island 3. Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened b. Time: Alternate universe Characters: 1. Reynard "Reynie" Mudloon- an average-looking‚ eleven-year-old boy with above average smarts and leadership skills. He has a knack for solving even the most complex puzzles. 2. George "Sticky" Washington- a stick-thin‚ eleven-year-old boy with tea colored skin and a bald head
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The Mysterious Package After a long day of work‚ Robert goes to his house to pack the suitcases for the trip scheduled at that exact same day. He was going to Los Angeles to visit his family‚ because he hasn’t seen them for a long time. When Robert arrives at the JFK airport‚ a stranger accosts him and asks if he can carry a mysterious package onto the plane. Robert is doubtful‚ but soon accepts since he is in need of money. After accepting the stranger’s package‚ he needs to pass through the security
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Ethnocentrism & Ritualistic Behavior in the Nacirema Culture Ethnocentrism is defined as a belief that one’s own culture is superior. This article uses metaphors’ to describe our own well to do American society. As we read the article we automatically judge and think that the Nacirema’s are barbaric people who seem very uneducated and masochistic‚ when in fact we follow the same practices. As we read this article‚ we see the Nacirema as a masochistic culture which gave their possessions for
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Matea Ferk ENGL 101 – Holt Research Paper – Portfolio Draft May 4‚ 2011 Mysterious Egyptian Pyramids The Great Pyramid is the only construction that remains from the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Egyptian pyramids have always been surrounded by mystery. We know their purpose and who built them‚ but we are still unsure how and when they were built. Ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful‚ richest and advanced civilizations in our history. They showed a magnificent knowledge of astronomy
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The Body Ritual of the Nacirema discusses the habits of Americans and medical professionals to someone outside the culture. The article is meant to make the Americans health habits seem like a new discovery. In the article it examined health habits that Americans follow‚ it also examined the bathroom habits of the Americans‚ and it also examined the medical professionals that treat them. But the distinction of the habits of the Americans in the article is that the author worded them as if they were
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breaking his leg.” (Tutankhamun‚ (2012). Studies from scientists and archeologists show that Tutankhamus and his predecessors all died at a young age‚ each younger than the one before them. This suggested an inherited disorder. “TUTANKHAMUN’S mysterious death as a teenager may finally have been explained. And the condition that cut short his life may also have triggered the earliest monotheistic religion‚ suggests a new review of his family history. Since his lavishly furnished‚ nearly intact
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The Nacirema Tribe By Edgar A. Maceo September 2008 The article that I read is called “Body Ritual Among the Nacierma”. The Nacierma is a North American Group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico. My first thought was‚ wow‚ I never heard of this tribe before‚ and they are North American. As I continued to read this article‚ I became more fascinated by it and wondered‚ how come I’ve never heard of this tribe. They appear to be a lot like us or
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles Author- Agatha Christie INDEX 1. Background of the author 2. Characters 3. Plot summary 4. Re-created few pages 5. Review of reviews 6. Legal vocabulary 7. Bibliography 8. Original Pages Background of the author Agatha Christie was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller in Devon‚ England in 1890‚ the youngest of three children in a conservative‚ well-to-do family. Taught at home by a governess and tutors‚ as
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