Although these oddities are typically found in human imagination, the use of their myth and lore has been spun into many great literary works over the centuries. ... In many epic stories and poems, authors have been successful in conveying basic human concepts through intricately crafted supernatural characters. ... When boiled down to its most common form, the supernatural primarily exists in the literary device that is known as "Good vs. ... These creatures tend to be female characters in literature. ...

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Introduction Russian author, essayist and philosopher, Leo Tolstoy enriched the literature; specifically the Russian literature heritage with enormous astounding genius literary works. ... Thus, this paper aims to analyze the story literary and provide necessary illustration. The major characteristics of a short story are considered in which we discuss about plot, conflict, characters, themes, tone, and personal value. ...

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Throughout the world's history, a defining factor amongst most cultures has been its religious doctrine. Within these doctrines, a common set of beliefs were established which paved the way into a more cohesive and integrated religious culture. These doctrines established a body of religious princip...

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Perhaps the best way to define the diverse forms of this social institution is to draw attention to its character. ... Family drama, or "domestic" drama, is centered on characters‟ intimate relationships, their actions towards each other and their responses to the surrounding circumstances and events. ... The characters are ordinary people like us, taken from the lower and middle classes of society, who struggle with everyday problem, such as poverty, sickness, crime, family strife and other problems within marital and paternal relationships. ... In a society where the conception of social l...

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Children are the same way, they start off clean and with time they develop the same character flaws and imperfections that men carry around, so as to mask there childhood and eventually taint their adulthood. ...

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Not only do all gods exhibit both good and evil qualities but they also possess both ouranic (heavenly) and chthonic (underworld) characters, the latter being more often associated with evil (Russell 1977, 123). ... In the literary period after Homer (c. 800 B.C.), Hesiod writes about the five successive races of humankind: the golden, the silver, the bronze, the heroic, and the iron. ...

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