Katchiko buys the geisha house Hatsuko works at and convinces her that the only way her and Totori can ever be together was in the after life. ... Emerald guardsmen who were realxing at scorpion controlled tea houses were now dying at the hands of Katchiko's ninja-ko geisha. ... The cities defenses were under scorpion control. ... The Scorpion master was dead. ... Daimyo-pg1 paragraph2 leader of a great house or clan "The dying daimyo's heir would not wait long to assume his position." ...

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The House of the Scorpion – Theme Essay In the novel The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer shows how death can be a reward or a punishment depending on your choices in life. ... In the novel The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer shows that for the evil, death is often a punishment, while for the good it can be a reward, through the actions of El Patron, El Viejo and Tam Lin. ...

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Coyotito touched the rope and the scorpion fell. Kino tried to catch the scorpion, but it was to late. The scorpion landed on Coyotito's shoulder and stung the baby. ... It was a wery good medicine against scorpion sting. ... He could see his house burn up in the town. ...

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After eating breakfast Kino sees a scorpion on his son Coyotito's cradle. Just as he was going to capture the scorpion it stung the baby. Hearing all the crying, Juan Thomas, Kinos brother, and his fat wife Apalonia arrive at the brush house. ... When they finally arrive at the doctor's house, the doctor's servant says the doctor wasn't there, the real reason being because they had no money. ... That very same night someone broke into their house and was going to steal the pearl. ...

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Irkalla's palace is the house from which anyone that enters never returns and there is no coming back. The house of hell is portrayed as the house where the dead dwells in total darkness. ... When Enkidu entered, the door and lock of hell were coated with thick dust, thus giving it another name, the house of dust. ... 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. Scorpion guards try to convince Gilgamesh, that his journey is futile and with fraught danger. ...

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The sun rose, "warming the brush house, breaking through its crevices in long streaks. ... The sudden movement was caused by a scorpion that was down the rope that hung the baby's box from the roof. ... Kino stepped up to the box cautiously and slowly, while Coyotito was laughing and reaching to touch the scorpion. The laughing Coyotito shook the rope and the scorpion fell. ... Kino threw the scorpion on to the floor and started to beat it with his fists. ...

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Kino, Juana, and Coyotito wake up to a very average morning in their brush house. Everything is going fine until a scorpion quietly climbs onto Coyotito's shoulder and stings him. Kino crushes the scorpion, but the baby's shoulder begins to swell as he cries. ...

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A scorpion guard lived at the top of Mount Mashu and watched over the cliff, and because the scorpion guard was shocked by Gilgamesh's rock-climbing skills, bravery, and strength, he allowed him to pass through the gate of the mountain. The scorpion guard wished him well on his future journey, and he hoped the gods would be with him. ... You, who turned my men into sine in your own house now you hold me here as well- teeming me with treachery, you lure me to your room to mount your bed". ... " This quote is mentioning how much he missed his house keepers because they were more l...

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Summary of major events in The Pearl The first major event in The Pearl is when the baby is stung by the scorpion. ... As he got back to his house he found it was on fire and his wife had barely gotten out in time saving the baby and the water skins. ...

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In addition, when the scorpion stings Coyotito, Juana's son, she calmly and quickly sucks the poison out of him. ... Juana is satisfied with her husband, son, and house. ... For example, the doctor won't treat Coyotito for his severe scorpion sting because of his poor parents, but when he hears of the great pearl that Kino has found, he decides to treat the sick baby. ...

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When her son Coyotito fell ill from the bite of a scorpion, she eagerly turned towards the spiritual aspects of life. ... A hunger for wealth was what pushed him to visit the peasant's house and aid their destitute son. ...

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Juana and Kino sacrifice many things for each other and their Coyotito, especially when he's bitten by a scorpion. ... Once the doctor discovers Kino has found the huge magnificent pearl he rushes to their house, and offers the family help. ...

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Gilgamesh almost fails to defeat Humbaba, when he tries to bribe Gilgamesh with riches and a big house to let him live. ... There were difficulties on his quest for immortality such as the lions, the man scorpions, the tunnel of darkness, and the waters of death were all difficulties he had to overcome just to get to Utnapishtim's island. ...

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Also, according to Peter Lisca, Kino is " . . . attacked and wounded three times; beats and kicks his wife Juana his house is burned . . . and his son is killed" (Lisca, pg. 125). ... A short while later he takes a breath but " . . . the evil was all about hidden behind the fence, crouched beside the house in the shadow" (Steinbeck, pg. 56). ... His attitude changes or discontent starts when the doctor will not treat Coyioto's scorpion sting. ...

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However, when Macbeth's heart, lady Macbeth, had huge problems – becoming a venomous scorpion, he never said: "My wife, you are wrong. ... When a fortune-teller tell us we will have a good fortune, will you just sit in your house and waiting for your goodness without do any effort? ...

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It was dated back to 5400 BCE. 3150 BCE (Egypt)- One of Egypt's earliest rulers, King Scorpion 1 was buried with around 700 jars of wine. 3000 BCE (Egypt)- Pharaohs acquired a taste for wine and established their own limited domestic production. 323 BCE (Greece)- It was said that heavy wine drinking caused Alexander the Great's death of a "mysterious " illness. 193 BCE (Rome)-North African wines dominate after septimius severus' rise to power. 146 BCE (Italy)- The Italian peninsula became the world's first wine-producing region, right around when Rome became the lead...

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The soundbox has four panels: Top: Sumerian wrestling two bulls that have human heads. 2nd level: wolf carries a table with animal parts, preparing for a ceremony; lion carries wine, a jug, and a cup. 3rd level: donkey plays a bull-harp; a bear dances; seated fox plays a rattle. 4th level: What is thought to be a jackal waves rattles; a scorpion man Animals take on human characteristics, figures are in profile but shoulders are frontal. ...

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