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    Peeta vs. Katniss in the Hunger Games A writer creates all kinds of characters‚ each with their own personality. Some may compare easily‚ or perhaps be very different from one another. In the book the Hunger Games‚ all the characters differentiate themselves from each other‚ yet they still share some likeness to one another. Katniss Everdeen‚ a dark-haired‚ brown-eyed teen‚ goes against 23 other teenagers in an arena‚ fighting to the death. Among those 23 other tributes is a boy from her district

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    Odyssey Homer’s Odysseus is a complicated character faced with mythic challenges as he leads his men on their journey home to Ithaca. As their leader‚ Odysseus makes the decisions that ultimately determine their fates. By the time he reaches the shores of Greece‚ Odysseus is the only one of his men to make it home. This fact alone points to flaws in his abilities to lead his men. Odysseus fails as a good leader because of three character flaws: opportunism‚ arrogance‚ and egoism. Odysseus is a cunning

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    Compare and Contrast Essay By: Jessica Renfrow The character Don Anselmo‚ from “The Gentlemen of Rio en Medio‚” is a lot alike the character Mrs. Higgins‚ from “All the Years of Her Life.” But first let’s look at their differences. Don Anselmo is the male leader of his very traditional village. He takes his time because he has a lot of it. Don is an old‚ poor yet dignified character. He agrees to sell his farm‚ though a surveyor discovers he has twice the land he thought he had‚ for the original

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    Compare And Contrast The Listeners And Where The Wild Roses Grow. Where The Wild Roses Grow: This poem is split in to three days with two different peoples point of view‚ about a woman called Eliza Day‚ who thought she met a man who would keep her safe and protect her but she was not right‚ this happened on the first day. On the second he bought her a flower and started to flatter her by using metaphors and similes‚ two of the most important lines in the poem are ‘Will you give me your loss and

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    The classic hero possesses strength‚ and above all.. fights evil. This applied in the time of Beowulf still applies today. As television‚ fashion magazines‚ physical attractiveness and sexual prowess. For example of Batman‚ a hero in todays times. Humility has become a desired quality in modern times. Whereas self-confidence to the point of arrogance was a favorable attribute in the time of Beowulf. Despite the differences.. Similarities between the Anglo-Saxon hero and modern day hero can be seen

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    Odysseus In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus breaks Homers’ rule of characters not changing by going from a glory-seeking leader with a big mouth‚ to being a home-seeking leader that is patient. Odysseus has all the Homeric characteristics that define a leader. He has nobility‚ strength‚ courage‚ and a sharp intellect. Odysseus‚ along with every other hero‚ also has a few bad traits. He likes to linger around in one place for too long‚ his pride and ego are too big‚ and he wants glory so much he loses sight

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    English 9th Block #3 Compare and Contrast Greek Myth’s vs. Roman Myth’s (Final! Draft!) Mythology: “Legendary Stories‚ people‚ or person. False popular

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    Gladiator: A hero will rise This story has been adapted from the novel written by Dewey Gram‚ based on a screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson‚ story by David Franzoni‚ and retold in this book by Annette Keen. The year of first publication is 2001‚ published by Penguin Putman Inc. Also‚ there is a movie named and produced after the book‚ released in May of 2000‚ with many recognitions and multiple awards‚ including best Actor for Russell Crowe and 4 other Oscars. Although

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    Prisons Compare and Contrast Prisons systems have changed after the first penitentiary was opened known as the Eastern Penitentiary. The theory of penitentiary was that by keeping criminals locked in their cell with not outside influences so that they can reflect on their past as well as become more religious is a way that the person will change their lives for the better and in return this would reform the person so upon release they were God fearing people that could function in society. These

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    Kevin Ellebrecht Mrs. O’Keefe English IV- 1st hour 22 September 2014 Compare and Contrast Paper The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd are pastoral poems. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love was written by Christopher Marlowe and The Nymph’s reply to the Shepherd was written by Sir Walter Raleigh. The Nymph to the Shepherd is written in response to The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. It is a woman refuting man about his request for someone to marry him. There

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