Alison Fong Ms. Wetzel English II Honors‚ Period 3 20 October 2014 Alexander the Great: The Military Genius Imagine crossing thousands of miles of scorching desert‚ rugged mountains and endless plains on both foot and horseback while commanding and maneuvering an army. Throughout history‚ there have been legends of heroes facing impossible trials. Alexander the Great is a legendary figure that did the impossible. Leading thousands of men across a continent is challenging enough on its own‚ but Alexander
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South‚ the turn of the century saw blacks reestablishing their identity in America. On the other hand‚ Cullen is marveling about why a God who is good could be so cruel to give a black poet the ability to “sing” in a world that ignores them. In this poem Cullen has
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5 points Mark Watney (the main character)‚ in my opinion‚ would make a very gook friend. First Of all‚ he has a great sense of humor. It’s sarcastic‚ casual and it’s pretty similar to my own. For example‚ the way he worships duck tape: “Yes‚ of course‚ duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.” or in chapter 11 when he questions: “How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”. He is a light-spirited person and
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Crossing The shot story ”Crossing” is written by Mark Slouka in 2009. The short story brings us through a dangerous situation about a father and son trying to cross a wild river. It is a great trip for a father to spend some quality time with his son out in the wild nature and to bond with each other. It is very typical for an American family‚ to have such values about a “father and son relationship”. The father in this story takes his son to a place where he went with his own father‚ when he was
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BURRO GENIUS During childhood Victor wanted to help his dad make a doghouse so he started hitting boards with the hammer‚ his dad couldn’t find it and went to Victor and saw him with it‚ then hit him for fun in the butt with it and called him a turd. He just stalked his dad‚ like how cats stalk mice. At night his Uncle Archie came over from Oceanside. Victor’s dad took him to the pool hall and pulled down his pants in front of everyone and Victor peed on him‚ his Uncle pulled his dad off him before
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Julius Caesar’s Mark Antony prevails as the master of persuasion through language. In a eulogy speech for the recently deceased Caesar‚ he expertly employs repetition‚ reverse psychology‚ and flattery to manipulate the minds and hearts of his audience. Mark Antony’s use of repetition showcases brilliant sarcasm. He utilizes the word “honorable” to describe Brutus and Cassius‚ two of Caesar’s assassins‚ on nine different occasions: “for Brutus is an honorable man” (3.2. 82)‚ “so are they all‚ all
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Mark Twain’s purpose in writing the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was to share his childhood experiences and adventures. Through his experiences and adventures‚ he displays how these are the things that help kids mature and learn from but also continue to stay imaginative and creative. It is to point out all the imperfections in a society that people try to cover up‚ moreover to show the culture and lifestyle during the period of the book. Twain wrote the novel in the first-person voice of its main
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renowned Tulsa native Rock and Roll Hall of Fame superstar Leon Russell‚ for his music achievements as a master songwriter‚ performer‚ and session player‚ who appeared in Tulsa recently to promote his eccentric‚ neo-Gospel hippie-country documentary‚ “A Poem is a Naked Person” mostly shot at his Grand Lake recording studio. The doc screened at a local vintage theater‚ the Circle Cinema‚ and Leon held court performing at a subsequent sold-out gig at the Hard Rock casino at “The Joint” amphitheater in the
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young and innocent‚ full of romantic bullshit‚ but we learned pretty damned quick. And so did Mary Anne.” Unexperienced‚ she becomes captivated with her surroundings‚ losing herself in the Vietnam the same way she lost herself as she fell in love for Mark Fossie. Rat seems to be trying to warn those entering the war using the description of the Adrenaline rush Mary Anne undergoes with each new experience as his evidence. It’s as if he is trying to tell us not let the rush control your body‚ you must
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The Mark Howard View of Rationality of Belief in God When I now claim to believe in the rationality of God‚ I mean that the question is settled to my satisfaction. I do not have any doubts—after pondering the arguments‚ the balance of evidence and argument has a definite tilt. Although I do not claim that the Mark Howard view of the rationality of God would make a compelling case for why someone else ought to believe‚ I now am better able to articulate an argument that provides something for them
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