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The leisure industry is a high growth area, contributing 10% of UK gross domestic product GDP. It consists of the health and fitness, betting and gambling, and sports and recreation sectors. Health and fitness is divided between private health clubs and public sector leisure centres. Added to this are health clubs that are located on-site…

Homer’s, or realistically, homers Iliad is a story of ancient fable, history, and creation. The story talks about arguments between gods and wars waged between nations. Though the story is only partially true, kings, and aristocracy preoccupied their time with the luxury of professional story performers. The goal is not to break apart the Iliad…

A symbol of freedom and autonomy. individualism yet togetherness ; the American Flag has presented an image of America for decennaries. Ever since Francis Scott Key wrote his verse form about the “broad chevrons and bright stars. ” the United States of America has been marked with this simple. yet limpid icon of peace and…

Theme and Narrative Elements A Worn Path In this paper I will describe and analyze the theme of the story ‘A Worn Path’, by Eudora Welty. I plan to give you a little insight of the symbolism used in this short story, and some information pertaining to the setting and character. The theme which according…

The heroes of the epics “The Iliad – Achilles” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh – Gilgamesh and Enkidu” were super naturals in that Achilles was the son of Thetis, the daughter of the sea divinities Nereus and Doris; Gilgamesh was two-thirds god and one-third human; Enkidu, a wild-man created by the goddess Aruru.  The Iliad…

            How do you feel when you see flowers growing on the roadside?  To the author, William Wordsworth, in his immortal lyric poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, flowers and all of nature’s richness is a spiritual reality, bearing witness to the beauty and goodness of God.  The poem expresses the writer’s personal feelings…

The Elizabethan age was a curious admixture of rationalism and superstition, religious dogmatism and scientific exploration, an increased fervor for the literary arts and a zest for sea-bound ventures seeking new horizons. Shakespeare responded to the pulse of his Elizabethan audience by incorporating the elements of dramatic entertainment within the ambit of his plays. His…

Humans are renowned for their brutality and cruelty. This is evident from childhood, when individuals derive pleasure from smashing and killing insects in their own backyard, to adulthood, when they enlist in the military at 18 to undergo training in killing. While these occurrences are commonplace, they are seldom depicted in writing to accurately portray…

The drama Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a calamity. It takes topographic point in Scotland in Medieval times during the feudal system. This drama shows how the immorality of a individual can overmaster his good disposition and commit slaying. In the drama, Macbeth, a Lord and general in the male monarch’s ground forces, slays…

Many writers have different and unique ways to describe characters and events throughout their story. They use these ways to help further develop the reader’s view of the character or event, and to create a mental picture in their mind. Also, using different ways to describe a character makes it easy to relate the character…