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    For Instance‚ Roses ex-fiance Caledon ’Cal’ Hockley(Billy Zane) was devastated over losing Rose to a poor fellow like Jack and so tried to ruin their love for each other. Like almost by the ending of the book Caledon’s assistant or helper have planted a expensive necklace in Jack’s pocket and soon told to Rose. This forcing Rose to believe Caledon and not Jack. After this tragedy Jack was being sent to jail and Rose tricked into believing Caledon making

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    siblings with a potion made of Mustard and wine. Zeus dethroned his father‚ but cronus became supreme god. The theme that connects the Cronus Myth and The lightning thief is Fate and Prophecy because in the Cronus Myth there was a Prophecy that cronus’ children would overpower and overthrow him. In percy jackson and The Lightning thief there was a prophecy that Percy would fail to save his mother. The theme in the Cronus myth is a A Quest or Completion of a Task.“ convincing Cronus to drink a potion

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    16-year old who has icy blue eyes that reflect light. I loved how she used icy blue instead of just blue eyes. The author used a variety of descriptive words in her writing ‚ which made it very easy for my to visualize. The most interesting part of the book for me was when Daire learned to accept herself as a seeker and her transition into her new life. It was interesting to see how she would adapt. At first‚ Daire was hesitant at the new idea of having a home and going to school. But soon after she learned

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    example of this that we see down on paper. Night is an autobiography written by Elie Wiesel. It is a true story about events that happened in his life. The intentions of this book was not to make the reader feel good. The author was not writing a story for a family to sit down‚ drink some coffee and read together to enjoy a good book. He is expressing his experiences and what he felt by writing it down. He shows us what he felt thought the story. The story contains many elements of recession like the

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    Harbor‚ Louie Zamperini was lucky to not be one of those people. Floating on a raft in the sea for forty-seven days; Captured and tortured in POW camps; Louie Zamperini endured all these examples of trauma beyond belief and lived to tell the story. The book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand best describes Louie Zamperini’s life‚ and the nightmare he went through shows how he stayed Hopeful and mentally strong. Louie Zamperini was known for being a man of different traits‚ a trait that stands out most‚ is

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    show up at his door instead‚ one at a time‚ inviting them selves in until there’s thirteen in all. Bilbo isn’t quite sure of what to make of this‚ but Gandalf shows up and soon it becomes apparent to Bilbo that he has been chosen by Gandalf to be the thief in an adventure to retrieve some stolen dwarf gold from a dragon named Smaug. He’s kind of a whiny baby to start out with (He forgot a handkerchief and was freaking out) But he decided to prove him self very early in the story‚ he tried to pick pocket

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    For several years‚ World War II had been raging in Europe. In 1945‚ German soldiers surrounded Russia and tried to choke off the train of supplies entering the country. Leningrad‚ Russia remained under constant bombing by German aircraft. Leningrad was a key location for Russia’s war efforts due to its manufacturing facilities and needed to stay functional. Lev Beniov was on the roof of his apartment building watching the anti-aircraft balloons above the city. It was on this night that a dead German

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    Name Weighting Due Date 1‚2‚3‚4 Tutorial Participation/Exercise 5%(IS) + 5%(MS) Tutorial Days 1‚2‚3‚4 Group Project 25% Week 10 1‚2‚3 Individual Assignment 25% Week 2‚3‚4 Week 11‚12‚13 1‚2‚3 Final Examination‚ 2 Hours (Open Book‚ 4 Essay Type Questions‚ 2 Questions from IS‚ 2 Questions from MS) 40% Exam Period Tentative Weekly Schedule WEEKLY OUTLINE: Week CILO Topic References 1. 1‚2 Lecture: Technology Evolution and Evaluation Tut/Lab: No Tutorial Available

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    looks just like normal so they don’t see that things aren’t what they should be. They are outsiders because they aren’t one of the people that know what’s going on. I think this was an effective way to choose a title because the person reading the book doesn’t actually know what the word “outsiders” in the title really means. Only the author knows what it means. It also could have different

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    unless you are truly face to face with death and risk. You are on edge and not cooped up afraid of going for something. And that is exactly what Perseus and Percy Jackson‚ two heroic figures‚ live up to. To that extent‚ “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan transforms the ancient legend of “Perseus” in a compelling‚ entertaining‚ and imaginative way through it’s craftsmanship of modernization‚ sequence of events‚ characters‚ and themes. The way in which the innovative retelling captures

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