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Porter, still impacted by a night of heavy drinking, assumes the role of the gatekeeper of hell. In his portrayal, he welcomes sinners into hell, including an individual who possesses the ability to deceive and take either side when weighing arguments. This part of the text is often interpreted as a allusion to Henry Garnet,…

Hephaestus was one of the 12 Olympian gods, he was the god of fire, divine smith, and god of craftsmen. With Athena, he was the supporter of handicraft. He was the maker of all beautiful and mechanically wonderful in Olympus, especially arms and armor for the gods. In general, he was a beneficent god. He…

Amniocentesis is a poem that reflects on the experience of being pregnant later in life. It is a 15-line poem divided into two stanzas. The first stanza consists of 6 lines while the second one consists of 9 lines. The poem “Amniocentesis” by Wolfe comforts her unborn child during a surgical procedure. The procedure involves…

Love at first sight is a phrase that often refers to when, two people fall deeply in love when they just meet. But, how can you fall in love with a person that you don’t hardly know? All that you may know about this person is what they look like, or maybe their personal background…

INTRODUCTION A nation forms and transforms its national identity though its symbols that embody its historical and cultural heritage. Nowhere is this more patent in the way the Philippines and the Filipino people have kept alive the memories of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero. It was on December 30, 1898 on Rizal’s…

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which is indicative of people having difficulties in learning to read and write (Wood and Richardson, 2002). This is a complex condition which may manifest itself in different and varying degrees in each individual case although a number of core difficulties have been identified which may indicate a person…

“A house divided against itself cannot stand. ” Abraham Lincoln uttered these words on June 17, 1858 at the Republican state convention in Illinois. Three short years later, the first shots of the Civil War would be fired at Fort Sumter. Brothers fighting brothers, killing 620,000 of their own. This would be the start of…

Fascism. love trigon. rebellion. oh my! These are merely a few of the many focal point of the 2nd book of the Hunger Games series. As it’s the second of a series of three novels. a speedy briefing is necessary. So here’s the low down on the first book- Katniss Everdeen lives in territory 12…

When thinking of progress, most people think of advances in thescientific fields, believing that most discoveries and technologies arebeneficial to society. Are these advances as beneficial as most people think?In the novel Brave New World, the author Aldous Huxley, warns readers thatscientific advances can be a threat to society. This is particularly evident inthe fields…

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading, and I am going to introduce two plays , the first one is named Everyman play and the other one named Doctor Faustus. First, Everyman play is probably the…