It has four legs, two bat-like wings, and has a wedge shaped head. ... She looks like a green Western dragon with no wings and has the ability to breathe fire. ... Wyvern, sometimes also referred to as a ColdDrake, is similar to a Western dragon, except it has two legs and uses it's wings as it's arms. ... Horns, spikes, manes, wings, feathers, skin, scales, all or none. ... No other living animal has all these characteristics in one, nor have 6 appendages (four legs, two wings) The skeleton of a dragon has to contain the hollow bones like a bird that are light, but strong so ...

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There are good dragons, evil dragons, and neutral dragons. ... It shows how huge the wings actually are and how the fire comes from the mouth. ... The king of the Good Dragons are called Platinum Dragons. ... There are three main Evil Dragons; Black Dragons, Red Dragons, and Chromatic Dragons. ... Associated with breathing fire, having huge batlike wings, scales on their bodies, and a huge tail. ...

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There are legends of dragons from all over the world but the two main types of dragons are the eastern dragon (mainly from China or Japan) and the western dragon (Europe). ... The number of toes a dragon had represented which Asian country it originated in: 3 toed dragons are Japanese, 4 toed dragons are Korean, and 5 toed dragons are Chinese. ... Unlike the western dragon the eastern dragons had no wings but possessed magical powers which enabled them to fly and did not have the ability to breathe fire. ... On their back they have two leathery bat like wings which they use to fly. These wi...

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The dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. ... However these dragons are of fragile content and stunning artistry. ... His wings with their gold outline and green interior protrude out of his back and into the air as if his senses have warned him of a nearby adversary. ... His tail short and stubby gives him the balance to fight in quickness and speed as well as his small golden wings. ... His wings give him a dictatorial look with their black outlining and their downward fading to red and then yellow spiky ends. ...

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The time of backfire was seen when the dragon started to terrorize, "the people suffered, everyone lived in terror, but when Beowulf had learned of their trouble his fate was worse, and came quickly." (2309-2311) Beowulf is determined to put a stop to the terrorizing of the dragon, without planning or consulting with anyone but himself, Beowulf goes quickly to meet the dragon. Beowulf is foolish enough to fight the dragon in his old age, but his determination did not stop there, "he'd go to it aloneHe saw nothing to fear, thought nothing of the beast's claws, or wings, or flaming jaw...

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The dragons were coming with invincible strides. ... A reader of this passage may interpret the dragons as the masses of enemy troops advancing upon the helpless army preparing to devour it victims, not a romantic scene. ... He saw the flaming wings of lightning flash before his vision. ... Stephen Crane shows this with his imagery when he writes, to the youth it was an onslaught of redoubtable dragons. ... Henry is terrified of the enemy, represented by the dragons, and his only ability is to shut his eyes and wait for death. ...

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There were many mythical beasts in Jason and the Argonauts, including water nymphs, dragons and fire-breathing bulls. ... In the story the harpies are described as creatures with wings and sharp claws, the body of a woman, but the legs and wings of a bird. ...

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The war ships were called longships or dragon ships, because they were long and had a dragon's head carved on the front. The Vikings carve dragon's heads in their ships to scare on their enemies. ... "A traveller without observation is a bird without wings....

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The leather and linden wood shield have rotted away and there is nothing left except its iron boss, gilt fittings, and two magnificent animal figures, a dragon and a bird of play. ... The final result was significantly different from the first attempt and made use of extra helmet pieces from the reserve collection including a third gilded dragon head. ... Each end of the crest ended in gilt-bronze dragon heads featuring garnet eyes similar to the winged dragon on the shield. ... When all the face mask elements are in place they form an image of a flying bird or dragon with the eyebrows formi...

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They say that a boy's best friend is his mother. Well indeed, Norma is. My only friend. She often says: 'the world outside is a jungle'; it is unruly and punishing place where a meek lamb -like myself -can never survive as the fittest. For that reason, Mother keeps me penned inside my room, to...

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Inspirations, such as hearing of someone dying, or watching a newborn baby sleep, or dreams, filled with colored dragons with massive wings and full of different magic abilities, are two common tools that spark the creative touch of the everyday writer. ...

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Next, the awful being transformed him, so that his arms became wings covered with feathers. ... At the gate to Mount Mashu, scorpions stand guard who are half man and half dragon, and have a stare that can strike a man to death. ...

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In the Lonely Mountains, the evil dragon Smaug is keeping the treasure. Bard eventually kills the dragon after his town is burnt to the ground. ... For example -"Bilbo could hear the goblins beginning a horrible song- Fifteen bird on five firtrees, their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze, But, funny little birds, they had no wings! ...

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Beowulf, the good heroic figure battles three evil monsters, Grendel, the troll wife, and the dragon. ... Likewise, he battles the dragon in his final battle because he wanted to avenge his kingdom. ... In his final battle with the dragon his men all run away cowardly and abandoned him to be fatally injured by the dragon which eventual killed him. ... Also, the dragon is a common mythical creature in pagan tales. ... He first battles Grendel the evil monsters then he battles the troll wife and in his last adventure as king he battles an evil dragon that has threatened his kingdom. ...

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This trait is most prominent in the character of the gigantic dragon Smaug. ... The dragon was born with the desire to plunder towns and kill the innocent to gain his utmost desires, treasure of any and all sorts. ... However, these monsters do not fly on wings like that of a great bat and burst fire from their nostrils. ...

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The humming of the gnats that danced above the eddies of the steam , the beating of the dragon flies" wings the strokes of water spiders legs, like oars which had lifted their boat--- all these made audible music. ...

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1-INTRODUCTION China's artistic and cultural achievements over the past 3,000 years are the basis of great pride for the Chinese people. The rulers of China's dynasties emphasized their role as protectors of the country's cultural tradition, supporting visual artists and writers and creating elaborate palace and temple complexes to demonstrate their fitness to rule. China's heritage was also available to those residents who were not literate in the Chinese language, often through the medium of drama, which brought stories from Chinese history and literature into even re...

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When Dedalus and his son, Icarus, are imprisoned in this same maze by King Minos, of Knosos, he fashions two pairs of wax wings to allow him and Icarus to fly out of the maze. ... It was her own appalling inadequacy; her cowardice; her mean, water-sprinkled blood that depressed her. (170) Even Mabel's metaphors reflect how she feels about herself: She saw herself like that - she was a fly, but the others were dragon-flies, butterflies, beautiful insects, dancing, fluttering, skimming, while she alone dragged herself up out of the saucer. (171) By the time she is actually at M...

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The problems he faces are not simple "dragons", blatant evils for him to attack and get the crowds cheers. ... (Ghost) So art thou to revenge (Hamlet) Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as swift as meditation May sweep to my revenge (Act 1, Scene5) O, what a rogue and peasant slave I am" (Act 2, Scene 2) Hamlet's rashness and passion are common features found in all people. ...

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Young boys often play at slaying the dragon and being the hero, young girls often dream of the handsome prince who will rescue them and whisk them away. ... This promotes the idea that women are unable to be happy and successful without a strong, heroic male waiting in the wings. ...

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"Rintrah roars and shakes his fires," while in the printing house of Hell are dragons, vipers, eagles with "wings and feathers of air", raging "lions of flaming fire", and "unnamed forms" presumably too great or overwhelming for words. ...

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Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent. The ability to create intelligent machines has intrigued humans since ancient times and today with the advent of the computer and ...

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"The fact is that the automobile has become hypnotic...the opium of the American people." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Fami...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great siz...

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