Odysseus’s journey “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership‚ superhuman strength‚ and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but‚ one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful
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This current semester‚ I am taking Introduction to Film. I decided to take the class only because it was in a convenient time slot‚ and not because I had any interest in taking the class. I am‚ however‚ enjoying it; for instance‚ we watched Quentin Tarantino’s‚ Reservoir Dogs — it was the first time I had ever seen the film‚ it was weird‚ but cool. Anyway… The first major paper in the class is a scene analysis. We could pick any movie‚ any scene. I choose the movie‚ Saving Private Ryan; hopefully
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Asian Americans Asians are not a homogenous group. They do‚ however‚ constitute a significant minority group in the United States. Asian Americans represent many distinct subgroups that speak different languages‚ worship through different religions‚ and practice different customs and beliefs. The main groups are East Asians (Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean)‚ Pacific Islanders‚ Southeast Asians (Thai‚ Vietnamese‚ Cambodian‚ Laotian)‚ and South Asian (Indian and Pakistani). Threads of similarities may run
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will make it out alive. Gale Believes Katniss has the potential to overcome the other tributes in The Hunger Games if she finds a bow. Gale states: “Listen‚” “Getting a knife should be pretty easy‚ but you’ve got to get your hands on a bow. That’s your best chance.”(Pg. 24). Katniss‚ being pessimistic‚ shuts out all of Gale’s positive remarks “They don’t always have bows‚” I say‚ thinking of the year there were only horrible spiked maces that the tributes had to bludgeon one another to death with
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for hours until the sun had risen in the sky‚ and they came upon a den of a vixen and her pups‚ grey and curled into themselves. “Take only the mother. Her pups are useless‚ small with no meat and no fur.” ordered the hunter. Aleksandr raised his bow and brought an arrow forth. He felt the familiar tide of unease. How could he kill a mother when his own lay dying at home? The pups would grow cold and have nothing to eat‚ a chance of living unreached. He let his arrow go and watched it hit the
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Reggaetón stands as a musical genre that originates from Panama and was popularized by Puerto Rico (LeMay‚ 2012). Known as ‘underground music’ and the first form of transnational music‚ Reggaetón combines Jamaican dancehall‚ Spanish rap‚ hip-hop and other Latin American influences. This type of music contains a fundamental influence from Jamaican and Spanish Reggae starting in the early 20th century. It includes artists such as Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón who display both the sexual and political
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Approximately at 12:00pm Titanic was ready to set sail. After Titanic sets out into the open sea‚ her water displacement causes mooring ropes of the New York‚ which was a small ship‚ to brake. Which causes her stern to swing towards Titanic’s mighty bow. Titanic official’s quick actions prevent a catastrophic collision. After hours delayed the Titanic finally sets sail into the open sea headed towards Cherbourg‚ France. <br> <br>The Titanic lowered her anchor when arrived at Cherbourg‚ France‚ at
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at the time were only buried with a few of their belongings. Another person who used self image to control was Darious. One way Darious showed he had power was he carried a bow around. The bow was to show the persians that he was a leader and in control. When ever Darious was portrayed in a photo he was draw with a bow in his hand to show his leadership. The next ruler that used art to portray leadership was Alexander the great. Alexander the great was mainly known for his brilliant military
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creation of prolonged global connections in which the world’s major continents were connected. Two of the most notable developments include the caravel‚ which aided European explorers in their conquest of the Americas‚ and the stirrup and composite bow‚ which the Mongols used to conquer Eurasia and eventually led to the Pax Mongolica. These technological developments had major effects on both societies. The caravel’s use in the 15th century accelerated interactions between Native Americans and Europeans
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invisible spirits that assist in the cares of life. Each katchina represents a spirit in life‚ the dolls are believed to bring special blessings. The dolls were used in rituals by being given as a gift to others‚ especially girls (boys were given bows and arrows)‚ they are to show symbolic representation in human for of the spirit of plans‚ animals‚ birds‚ places‚ and ancestors. Katchina dolls are spirits who carry the prayers of the people. The artifacts on display represent the idea that art
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