The Waste Land portrays a dead land that lacks the fertility and sexual force needed to sustain and progress life. The Waste Land is a land void of what is needed for re-birth. ... The Waste Land is narrated by the Waste Landers. ... In this first section, named "Burial of the Dead", "Oed und leer das Meer" translates as "Desolate and void the sea." ... The Waste Land will be re-born when the rain comes and the land will become fertile again. ...

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For one thing, Lincoln is never named as the subject within the context of the poem; his death becomes representative of all the war dead. ... The coffin is seen passing, the great cloud darkening the land, the cities draped in black, the sea of faces silent and solemn, and the mournful voices of dirges strongly rising. ... The he-bird, the lone singer, sat there calling out on Land to return his mate and shaking out carols of "lonesome love". ... The sun, day and land suggest life and the physical, while the moon, night and sea represent death and the spiritual. On the seashore where the sea ...

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The knowledge that these photos show history brings up the idea of the past, of things long gone, or long dead. ... This monochromatic land forms an image of blandness and bleakness, causing the feelings of hopelessness and despair. Findley further describes the land as a deathtrap, where "Men and horses sank from sight. ... This loss refers to death and connects with Hell, which is supposedly where the (damned) dead wind up. ...

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With cars and planes that conquer cross country distances, the harvesting of solar power or alternative resources, and decisive divvying up of land for possession, society believes we have conquered the Earth. ... He goes on to say "I wish I could translate the hints about the dead young men and women, and the hints about old men and mothers, and the offspring taken soon out of their laps.... Whitman is suggesting that the grass is almost like the grass of a cemetery feeding on the bodies of the dead. ...

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In the winter much of the land appears to be barren because of the snow, all of the life that was present in the summer is now hidden away from our eyes and now gives us the feeling of being alone and away from much of the living things this world offers. ... It helps you to imagine the old dead leaves blowing in the wind and it once again shows the desolation of your surroundings. ...

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For the commoners death meant facing judgment according to The Book of the Dead. ... The inscriptions on the outside of the coffins or tombs were answers to questions the dead would face in the after life. There they go before Osiers (god of the dead) and repeat the inscriptions which is the beginning of the trial of innocence. ... If there heart is correctly balanced, the dead will be provided with a new body and allowed entry to the Field of Rushes and provided eternal sustenance. ... The heavens, reserved stricktly for the gods, the middle land, where all mortals live, and then the und...

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SIDDHARTHA Siddartha was raised in sheltered luxury, his father was determined to shield Siddartha from experiencing pain and suffering. Siddartha came to realize how empty his life was. He demanded that he be permitted to leave. He leaves with his childhood friend Govinda to ...

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Before it was over, it had swept the colonies of the Eastern seaboard, transforming the social and religious life of land. ... Many people that attended church complained about the "dead dogs," which were those priests that made extensive and dull sermons from the head of the church. ...

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It was the words, "A man without land is nobody." ... He was prepared to do anything to get his very own piece of land. ... Even though Duddy does achieve his goal of obtaining his own land, he succeeds through immoral and disgraceful means. ... Cohen a dead horse easier that this pile of --." ... At this time Duddy carried out his dirtiest, most despicable act in his apprenticeship by forging Virgil's cheque to purchase the final piece of land. ...

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For Gordy this is the dead body of his brother and for the knight it is to find the city of Eldorado, a city believed to be full of hidden gold. ... This is evident in the quote "I was 12 going on 13 when I first saw a dead human being". ... The rhetorical question featured next "Where can it be- This land of Eldorado" concludes the poem by confirming that the city of Eldorado, or any sort of wealth for that matter, is simply too good to exist. ...

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"Kill Falcon if you want, but if you kill his Helmsman, you"ll never reach land. ... He was quick to the punch, fast to respond, giving legitimate reason's to the Allmuseri, letting them know that without this man they would not have a chance in ever finding land. ... (Page 136) Here one of the Allmuseri try to convince Calhoun to kill one of his shipmates, to prove to them that he was on there side and not on the crews side, but surprisingly Calhoun does not pick a side that would save his neck, he instead show great signs of a wise man, he stood steadfast and howled at the Allmuse...

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One night while he is coming home he is struck by a car and pronounced dead. ... "With a view from the country of the dead how could it be otherwise? ... Pg. 159 & 161 He turns to the "icy spelling" using " the orthography of the dead" and devotes much of his time to his new vision. ... Metaphorically they are like the sea and the land. This is further illustrated in the following quotation " He was in deep, deep, for finally there is no Out or In; all is one territory, Out is merely the place where a man is afraid to go, a place that he therefore denies ex...

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Upon arrival, the boys find themselves in a grassy field, what provides them with that they need to sustain life; land to grow and harvest crops, space to keep animals, food, shelter. ... The Gladers discover a cylindrical computer device embedded in the bodies of one of the dead Grievers, and use it to eventually find their way out. ... Once Thomas enters The Maze, he finds himself venturing down numerous long corridors, only to be met with dead ends. ...

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He crosses a river that brings him to a lush and oasis like new land where he spends the next twenty years of his life in the pleasures of the flesh and all the concerns of the secular world. ... When Siddhartha has a dream about a bird in Kamala's golden cage dead, and that its dead body must be thrown out with everything good that is inside it, he decides to leave the world of Samsara for good. ...

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For example, when Sam wakes up one day on the Abrolhos islands smelling his dead father right beside him, he knows that there are spiritual forces at work and yet he cannot tell "which way the shadow's fallen". Thus, he goes to work as normal, thinking "today wasn't his day to be worried", and is "dead wrong", losing the fingers of his hand. ... When Fish drowns and is apparently raised from the dead, the fact that their miracle turns sour as Fish is now mentally retarded causes them to lose their faith in God, as Oriel blames God for the tragedy. ...

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Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lives a young hero who changes the lives of others through unique chain of events. There are thousands of stories with similar beginnings being whispered into sleepy little ears every night. Many of these tales contain an extremely powerful message underne...

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The evil spirits were "giant monsters, water serpents, tiny creatures that haunt woods and ponds, and the spirits of the dead that come to inflict pain, sorrow, or death (p.62 Nigosian)." ... The elk then provides land and food. ...

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A nuclear war has left Ann all alone, as her parents, brother and cousin have been killed by the disaster: "When I look beyond I see that all the trees are dead, and there is never a sign of anything moving. ... Her prayers were answered when he did not end up in the "Land of Nod." ...

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A nuclear war has left Ann all alone, as her parents, brother and cousin have been killed by the disaster: "When I look beyond I see that all the trees are dead, and there is never a sign of anything moving. ... Her prayers were answered when he did not end up in the "Land of Nod." ...

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McCandless felt the need to journey on into the Alaskan wilderness and live off of the land with just a bag of rice and a poorly packed backpack. ... He left a note on the back of a poem in the bus where he was found dead that read, "I HAVE FOUND A HAPPY LIFE AND THANK THE LORD. ...

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Science has forever been trying to analyze the earth, and find out what is wrong with it. Questions were raised as to why things happen on Earth the way they do. One of these questions is, "How does the earth act the way that it does?- Science has many different theories on it. One of these is th...

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Quotes My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the nest moment. Oprah Winfrey I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities. Whoopi Goldberg You know, your career is just your career. Your...

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His inability to realize certain things about his life will come through in a painful epiphany later in the story, after his dreams have been shattered by the harsh reality of Gallaher's character, just as the dreams of the Irish have been shattered and cloaked under a reputation of the past and a pride on those that are long dead. ...

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