Self-reliance is defined as reliance on oneself or one’s powers‚ resources‚ etc. according to dictionary.com. In T.H White’s The Once and Future King‚ Merlyn teaches Arthur to be more self-reliant. Self-reliance is a prominent theme in the novel because it helps Arthur to become king at the end of Book I. Arthur is taught self-reliance through the animal transformations‚ then uses them to pull the sword out of the stone The Wart becomes more self-reliant due to Merlin’s teachings through transforming
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Once Upon a Time by GABRIEL OKARA Once upon a time‚ son‚ they used to laugh with their hearts and laugh with their eyes: but now they only laugh with their teeth‚ while their ice-block-cold eyes search behind my shadow. There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts: but that’s gone‚ son. Now they shake hands without hearts: while their left hands search my empty pockets. ‘Feel at home’! ‘Come again’: they say‚ and when I come again and feel at home‚ once‚ twice‚ there will be
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and The Woman Warrior that we read this semester seem very different from each other‚ but I think that they both contain similarities and can be contrasted readily. The Woman Warrior by Maxing Hong Kingston like Maus by Art Spiegelman deals with storytelling and tradition derived from racial issues. These books are not merely based on race though. Culture‚ identity‚ language‚ heritage‚ history‚ and discrimination are all components in the compositions of Maus and The Woman Warrior. The races‚ beliefs
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AN INTERESTING PERSON I ONCE MET During the last school holidays. I often went out for walks in the evenings‚ and the beach was one of my favourite choices. It was there that I met an interesting person. He was sitting under a coconut tree where a fishing boat was moored. His gaze was fixed on something far away‚ something as far‚ perhaps‚ as the horizon. He was hardly aware of my approach. But‚ as I halted my steps‚ about two metres away from him‚ he turned and greeted me with a toothless smile
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In book one of “The Once and Future King” we are introduced to a young character named Wart; a foster child who is left in the care of Sir Ector. Kay‚ Ector’s son‚ is being trained in the ways of knighthood to one day take over his father’s throne. Wart found many ways to keep him entertained as Kay was being trained. Wart came across an old magician by the name of Merlyn who has proclaimed himself as Wart’s tutor/mentor. Over the next few years Merlyn instilled much wisdom in Wart by turning him
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know Thutmose III was the warrior king of Egypt‚ and he had the largest dynasty? Thutmose III was born on 1504 B.C.E in in Egypt. During the first twenty-two years of his reign he was a co-regent with his aunt and stepmother‚ Hatshepsut. He was the 6th Pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th dynasty‚ but he didn’t actually become a pharaoh until his aunt‚ Hatshepsut‚ died then that’s when he was an official Pharaoh. Thutmose ruled Egypt for almost fifty-four years. Thutmose III once found himself faced with
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The Arkansas Little Rock Nine were 9 students that were chosen to start to the process of integration as a result of the Brown .v. Board of Education court decision. They were chosen to integrate to Central High‚ a previously white only school. This‚ however‚ did not come without its troubles. Many white people all across the U.S. were raged by the idea of integration and put up a fierce fight against the Little Rock Nine. Reading the book Warriors Don’t Cry‚ which is by Melba Beals‚ a member
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The Woman Warrior‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ is a book a young woman trying to develop her own identity. Throughout this book‚ Kingston spends countless days trying to find herself in the cruel world. In a culture where men superiority rules‚ Kingston attempts to recognize herself as her own person‚ and not as a slave. Kingston attempts to create a world where both men and women are treated as equal. Through all of her days and conquests‚ and in all of her efforts to produce equality‚ Kingston
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be taught to love.” Nelson Mandela. During integration a lot of people hated the nine black students who integrated into Little Rock High. But once they got to know the nine students‚ the started to understand them. In “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo‚ they hated them for a long time but some were kind. In “Remember The Titans” the football players were hated for being on the team but more people liked them as the season went on. In both the book and movie they are hated then liked. In the book
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Shaswat Shrestha Period 3 January 31‚ 2013 Antivirus: Still the hero that it once was? I. Introduction In today’s world almost every home in the world has at least one computer. Computers have become a very beneficial tool; however there are many malicious programs that can harm computers‚ for example viruses‚ Trojans‚ and worms. We use different tools to protect computers such as antivirus software. Even with antivirus software viruses find a way to get in computer. The primarily reason
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