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    Ganondorf is never first to arrive when the council is summoned. Though he is never tardy, Ganondorf does make them wait. His fellows trickle in, some in groups, others one or two at a time. Some of them rush to have Harkinian's ear before the rest, so they might curry favor for one scheme or against some threat, real or imagined. Ganondorf found, quite some time ago in fact, that he simply did not care enough to be bothered. He had enemies, no doubt, but none of them were ever quite bold enough

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    Robert Browning's Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came  Robert Browning's "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" is a poem about torture. Whether Roland is actually in Hell or just trapped in the madness of his mind, his own failure and the way in which he wasted his life will continue to torment him for all eternity. The imagery throughout the poem displays a completely despairing attitude, and several bitter ironies which he cannot escape plague him during his quest. The title "Childe"

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    In the beginning of the book, Roland, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake are traveling along the Beam Path toward the Dark Tower but, as they are approaching the starkblast forces they take shelter in a meeting hall, which is in the abandoned city of Gook. Roland then proceeds to tell one story from his youth and another is a tale that his mother had told him as a child. "The Skin-Man" story (youth) Steven Deschain(Father) sends Roland and Jamie(gunslingers) to rescue the city of Debaria from a skin-man who

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    even properly starts. In the case of The Dark Tower, said protagonist role is filled by none other than Roland Deschain, the wild west gunslinger from a postapocalyptic world (currently “Mid-World”) not unlike our own. Roland begins the tale alone, his most recent companion - a prepubescent boy, John “Jake” Chambers, from our own New York set in 1977- dead, and sacrificed by none other than Roland himself. Even though such a decision was necessary, and ka (destiny or

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    Thriller analysis Common storylines Thriller is a movie genre that is largely dependent on anticipation and suspense, normally the aim of a good thriller is to keep the audience in suspense and on their toes. In thriller films the protagonist will always face a highly dangerous situation or villain this lead to a extremely intense and stressful climax. Thrillers often follow the structure of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action then resolution. The exposition is the part of the story

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