offering to the Devil was a ritual that involved kissing the Devil’s hand and private parts. Additionally, the witches kissed the Devil under the tail, which inquisitors eloquently detailed, “just as they are kissing him under the tail he lets fly a vile fart in their faces and this he almost always does when they kiss him in those parts.” After kissing the various body parts the witch made his or her offering. The mass continued with the Devil distributing
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Chapter 1 Background English came to Singapore around 19th century. After the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819, he set Singapore as a trading port in Malacca. This port attracted many people coming to do trading in Singapore. They came to trade and stayed. Not more than three years after the landing of Raffles, Singapore was a town with over 10,000 inhabitants (Chuan, 2003). That time the British presence came almost immediately for the language of trade and commerce developing. According
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A Dangerous Moment English class was a place where I could sit back in a chair and let my imagination run wild. I always had As in English not even an A- would ever slip by. Ms. Bottineau was a great ball of joy every day of the week, every day I entered that classroom a sense of relief would flow through my veins, I looked up to her and I know she had trust in me to always give my 100% effort in every assignment. At this point in my sophomore year I was chilling like a villain, it was almost the
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can’t see them, but they’re all around us. They’re not listed as ingredients on the products you bring home, but they’re often there. The most common VOC is methane, which comes from wetlands and rice agriculture to …well, “ruminant gases” (or cow farts – which are actually not a trivial consideration: cows are responsible for 18% of all greenhouse gasses – read more here). We ourselves contribute to CO2 emissions each time we breathe out. They’re also in paint, carpets, furnishings, fabrics and
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For most people, a slap to the face that forces them to change their lives around is just a figure of speech. For me, it was a literal slap to the face that also consisted of sharp teeth that would penetrate the surface of my skin for the next three hours on my flight to Florida. I never realized the weight the simple question held when people asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” I felt that I had plenty of time before I really had to consider my options, but it was not long that it
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inom den militäriska fronten också, kulsprutor inbyggda på planen, radar som visar fiendeplan och dessutom starkare material på flygen så att dem klarar av attacker ifrån fiender. Jag tror att flygplanet fortfarande kommer att utvecklas i raskande fart och jag tror att det kommer vara stor fokus på säkerhet och hastighet.
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Discrimination Religion, national origin, race, and social status are the suspect classifications of discrimination, but are these the only categories that should not be discriminated against? People today are searching for equal rights and opportunities. No one should be suffering from any type of discrimination, but they are. Discrimination is an unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice, therefore sex, disability, and age should be included in the suspect classifications of discrimination
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Written assignment: Troll Bridge We live in a society filled with norms, solid framework and expectations. We are expected not to fart at meetings or to tell every stranger we meet about our sexual preferences. Although it may seem that these “appropriate” behaviors are a pure reflection of our true selves it is not, according to psychoanalytic Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. All humans have deeply stored inside their brains a subconscious mind, which is where all our truly desires are suppressed
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Studies have shown that public speaking is one of the most fearful experience any individuals could face. I am among those individuals. My shy persona takes over, the fear of being judged becomes terrifying, both my internal and external noise interference start to act up leaving my heart rate ascending, I start to hear the clock ticking, and my adrenaline starts building. There are limitations to speak when being timed and before you know it, all eyes are on you where you being the speaker become
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‘What is the importance of this section in the whole of The Miller’s prologue and tale?’ This section of the story is crucial for later development of the story and how it concludes. Chaucer, through the narrator of the Miller, describes the character of Absolon proleptically (achieved through language and imagery) and these certain - rather outlandish - qualities also have a part to play later making the tale humorous. However, the description of the character is not significant in the prologue
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