Moses (birth to the promised land) Abraham and Isaac Tower of Babel Jonah and the Whale Samson and Delilah Solomon Job Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors Armageddon Greek and Roman Mythology Group 1 Prometheus Narcissus The Golden Fleece Orpheus and Eurydice Daedalus and Icarus Cupid and Psyche Pygmalion and Galatea Daphne and Apollo Sisyphus Tantalus Hercules Medea Hades and Persephone Biblical Allusions Group 2 Daniel in the Lion’s Den Elijah Jezebel Sodom and Gomorrah Birth of Jesus Parable of the Prodigal Son
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AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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Nhu Nguyen Period 6th Mythology Project PART TWO: Stories of Love and Adventure I. Cupid and Psyche 1. “Psyche excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals” (121). 2. Venus wants Cupid to use his power and make Psyche fall madly in love with the vilest and most despicable creature there is in the whole world (122). 3. Cupid fell in love with Psyche the moment they first met (122). 4. The Zephyr carried Psyche from the
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Murellus believe that “these growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wings will make him fly an ordinary pitch.” Although their effort fails‚ the statement likens Caesar to Icarus‚ an important figure in Greek mythology. Icarus and his father Daedalus‚ trapped on the island of Crete‚ build feathered wings and try to escape. But Icarus‚ proud at what he has accomplished‚ soars too close to the sun‚ melts his wings‚ and drowns in the ocean. Shakespeare uses this classical allusion to hint to the reader
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The first British edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917. The story describes the formative years of the life of Stephen Dedalus‚ a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology‚ Daedalus. A novel written in Joyce’s characteristic free indirect speech style‚ A Portrait is a major example of the Künstlerroman (an artist’s Bildungsroman) in English literature. Joyce’s novel traces the intellectual and religio-philosophical awakening
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Ambition can consume and overwhelm the initial drive of achieving one’s goals‚ and morph into a manipulative‚ devastating obsession. However it can also be seen as an empowering trait that liberates one from the status and conformation that they are subjected to. However it can be seen that if left unguarded this consuming desire can catch men‚ such as Faustus in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus and Satan‚ in John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ in its throes‚ resulting in their ultimate destruction. This
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Female comic creators made a great impact on the comic industry although they are not so many. They gained recognition since they have beginning to create comic novels. Women creators have worked an every genre from superheroes to romance‚ westerns to war‚ crime to horror. Their subjects of discussion have expanded as women’s role in society has changed. They are on pressure in the society because the model of women is determined by the society and they have to write like that. However women comic
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Andrew David 6/21/2014 Aliso Viejo Middle School Part 1 Chapter 1 1. The 12 Olympians gained control when Zeus dethroned Cronus and seized power. 2. I most identify with Hephaestus is because of my love of building and crafting. 3. Hera would punish the women Zeus fell in love with even if they were tricked and her anger even fallowed the children. Hera also threw Hephaestus off of mount Olympus because of his deformities. The reasons are not always justified‚ but the reason they are might be because
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Contents Chapter One ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter Two........................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter Three ................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter Four ............................
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In the modern world where scientific evidence mostly holds the key to truth in knowledge‚ people have a tendency to not only believe what they see‚ but also seek to unearth the explanations behind their observations. As a result of rapid scientific advancement‚ I believe the pursuit of logical reasoning is a more practical approach to understand the world we live in. With many holding this rationalist mindset‚ people tend to laugh at the idea of the unbelievable‚ such as supernatural creatures that
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