The thing that my voice has allowed me to do is gain a perspective of the human condition that very few people can achieve. I know what it feels like not being able to tell your story, emotionally and physically. So when I look into someones eyes,…
It was impossible, there was no sword in the rock, nothing. I instantly knew just who had it. Back at the tourney, I decided on confronting the child and the knight that had the blade. But the sword was now just a normal blade exactly like mine. Was I insane? No, I knew what I had seen. I knew there was a ornate golden blade. I scanned the surrounding area searching for a sign of where the golden blade and the knight where. Finally I decided to just go down and run between the tents that held armour and weapons for the soldiers, and then finally the actual tourney. I then noticed the child returning looking prouder than ever. I confronted him trying to look like a stalwart knight. But I´d say I looked more like a coward, so he just ignored…
In his story The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien weaves his tale around the concept of what a person carries emotionally and physically in the war scenario of the jungles of Vietnam. The story is set in the Vietnam War. It is a story written from the perspective of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. He is the Infantry Platoon leader. It becomes quickly apparent that he is using his method of accounting for everything carried as a coping mechanism for the stress of this war.…
The Story of an Hour is a story about a woman who does not grieve, but is overjoyed by having no more husband to hold her back. The author shows throughout the story the feeling and the projected path by using various literary devices such as metaphors and the way they are dictated, as well as tone. These present the story in the way the author meant to, and are present to describe certain emotions, and create different scenes.…
Once upon a time, there was a goddess named Jasmine. She rose from the lands of Magic City. She was the main god. She ran Magic City. She had two children and a magical Lady Bug that could talk. Even though Jasmine looked like the modern everyday woman, she wasn’t. She had powers that she passed down to her children Jaidyn and Julanii. Julanii was only a baby. But Jaidyn was a teenager, 16 to be exact. The family lived in Magic City for years. But Jasmine thought it was time for them to go out in the “real” world. So they moved to Maryland. Jaidyn was enrolled into Fairmont Heights High School. But there was a specific reason why Jasmine wanted to move. She wanted to send Jaidyn on a quest of helping and saving people in any kind of danger. She wanted to test her superhero qualities. Jaidyn had many of them. She had the ability to fly, read people’s minds, invisibility, and she had super speed. Her first day of school went by, and she actually made a lot of new friends. As weeks went by Jaidyn began to love her new life. Until one day, her superhero abilities were tested. She was walking home after school. She walked passed an alley to get to her house. When suddenly she heard a female’s scream and a man yelled “Give me the money!” Jaidyn knew what she had to do, she had to help her. But she didn’t want to be seen. All she had to protect her identity was a ski mask in her book bag. Slowly she put it on and flew to the scene. The man released the woman from his arms and she ran out of the alley. Jaidyn fought off the criminal, tied him up, and called the cops. When the police arrived they praised Jaidyn for her good work and took the man too jail. Jaidyn was the talk of the town since that day. But no one really knew who she was. All they saw her as was a girl in a ski mask. She continued to keep her identity as a secret. When Jaidyn and her family were watching the news one day, she saw that they were talking about “The girl in the ski mask”. It’s not much she…
A hero can be delivered to the world in numerous ways. One may be that they do something that represents them as a hero. Another could be that they serve as a role model for millions of people. However way they appear to the public they are a hero. One hero in particular is Oprah Gail Winfrey, also known as Oprah Winfrey and “one of the most powerful and wealthy people in show business,” (bio.). She exemplifies the characteristics of an epic hero because of meeting and overcoming demons and monsters, being ruthless to her enemies, and her abilities to excel in skill, strength, and courage. Every epic hero must overcome the toughest obstacles to reach they’re goals.…
Would you believe me if I told you that heroes really do exist? And that I know one hero who actually saves the day without using super power. Well, this is the story of Batman.…
After 500 A.D., the story Beowulf was written by an unknown author. It was a long and adventurous epic poem written about a hero named Beowulf. Beowulf was considered an epic hero and it can be seen through many his characteristics shown in the story.…
Question: What connections can you make between content and style of epic tales from different parts of the world?…
Teenage Fostin expects childish questions when all his friends find out he spent half his life as a child soldier in Africa. All Fostin's friends found out when his name came up when he was named a civic Young Citizen of the Year on Australia Day. The award is known as an outstanding young person for their personal attempt, achievement and giving to the local community. Kids would ask him how many times he fired a gun or went into battle. Fostin was forced to be a rebel fighter in Burundi from age four to thirteen, Fostin had a hard life his dad died there and he lost his mom and seven siblings for ten years, until the Australian Government found him. Fostin’s experiences as a young soldier are something he never really wanted to speak about because he wants to just wants to try to fit in with his friend and the rest of the kids that are his age. Fostin’s mom sometimes won’t allow him to talk about the battles he was in, or talk to his siblings on how his experiences was, He all so agreed with his mom he wants to put all that behind him and try to live a teenage life. Once Fostin moved in with his mom and his other siblings in Australia his life was improving by alot and then he started to learn english. His Australia Day award highlights how much he has overcome challenges in life to become a good example to the community. one day Fostin realized maybe some people would want to hear his story so he started writing, once he finished he realise that,he is making something of him self. Fostin enjoys giving something back to his community because they really push him to do well especially the young kids. Fostin liked it when people would go up to him and compliment him on how he’s made many changes in his life and how he inspired many other people to. After awhile he realized he would never be a normal teenager and he accepted that fact, and Fostin’s life goal was not to be normal and to stick out and inspire many other people. Fostin was very…
The journey that Richard and Mildred Loving took is important for history and for the future of civil rights in the United States. I recently watched the documentary The Loving Story and enjoyed the footage, pictures, and interviews of everyone involved in the Loving v. Virginia case. The documentary addressed the issue of interracial marriage in Virginia in 1967.…
I’ll be talking about how Gilgamesh, Odysseus, and Oedipus fulfill their role as an epic hero. Secondly I’ll talk about how they compare to each other. Thirdly what the heroes do right according to their traditions. What do they wrong and why do they do it. Why does Odysseus succeed as hero while the other heroes fail in the key way? What makes Oedipus a “tragic” hero? I’ll talk about if we can blame Oedipus for his failures on personal flaws, mistakes, chance, fate, or a mix of factors. Ill also talk about what statement Sophocles seems to be making about reverence in Hellenic society.…
What qualities do you need to have to be an epic hero? An epic hero is human but has some kind of ability that makes them different. Epic hero’s also do things to help other people. They also protect and lead and sometimes can be kings. For the most part epic heroes are usually good guys trying to take out a bad guy because no one but him has the power to. What does it take and what classifies you to be a epic hero.…
This is the story of a family that up until one horrific day seemed like an ordinary family. There was a mother, a father, an older sister, one younger brother, and a very loyal German shepherd. But before getting into that day, you need to know about the family more first.…
My objective in the following paper is to reflect on my previous experiences of instances of voicing and acting on my values in the workplace. I am going to do this by first writing about an instance in my career when management gave me an assignment that went against my values and I spoke up and did something about it. I will then reflect back to my decision by first discussing what I did and what the impact was, I will discuss what motivated me to speak up and how satisfied I am with the decision, and finally I will discuss a few things that may have made my decision easier, some of which I could have controlled and some of which I could not have.…