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    ever just wanted to escape from your life? Maybe leave everything and everyone you knew behind‚ or just sit and daydream about a life that you wished you could have? To make a major alteration in your life‚ you may need to have self-disipline.In the story " Eveline" by James Joyce‚ Eveline shows her self-discipline through her feelings about work‚ family and love. Eveline’s self-discipline with her work is overwhelming. Eveline‚ being only nineteen years old

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    outstanding example of the neoclassic genre of mock epic. Pope uses the mock epic to satirize the triviality of 18th-century high society through exaggeration and parody. Basing his poem on an actual incident that occurred among some of his acquaintances‚ Pope intended his story to put the episode into humorous perspective and encourage his friends to laugh at their own actions. A mock epic is a poem dealing with petty subject matter in the exalted style of the great literary epics. This genre

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    appropriately cited. Please use footnotes‚ not endnotes (if you don’t know about footnotes‚ google it. this is an example)1 5. Insert page numbers in your essay (at the center of the bottom). 6. Put your name under the title. (No title page needed) 7. For more instructions about essay writing‚ read “Essay Writing Guide” under “handouts” folder on course website.

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    question individuals believe in specific occurrences‚ purposes‚ or even religion. This question can be observed in the first known book made in human history called The Epic of Gilgamesh. The question can be observed throughout the story in its characters and the character personalities as well as actions. The introduction to the story is the creation of Enkidu in order for there to be an individual that Gilgamesh cannot beat. Enkidu is made to be the exact opposite to Gilgamesh in the sense that Enkidu

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    all epic hero’s is strong loyal and brave. These characteristic are what define Beowulf‚ and instill fear is his enemies. He boasts about “(driving) / five great giants into chains” (248-249) and “In the blackness of night‚ hunting monsters” (251). Beowulf protects his followers and king‚ and is proud of his accomplishments. He strives for greatness‚ his words are arrogant but his actions shine through his overbearing pride and give him the capability to be heroic. (Part B) Beowulf is an epic hero;

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    Short Version: Juntamon Yampundhu is a MBA scholar in Luxury Business who is passionate about art‚ fashion‚ history‚ and culture. A Thai multi-lingual socialite with an international background. She is open-minded‚ rational with a modern mindset. Medium Version: Juntamon Yampundhu graduated her International bachelor degree from Thammasat International University Thailand in Liberal Art with a major of British and American studies. She is fluent in Thai and English‚ and is looking

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    If you are interested in becoming a police officer‚ you must be aware of how tough it is to get the job. You have to go through hard mental and physical screening and training‚ and for good reason. Police work is a noble career‚ but it can also be a difficult life. I choose this topic because I know much about it already but I want to learn more because I might end up being in Law Enforcement. Being a Police Officer is not as hard as it looks you having to be fit. To become a police officer‚ you

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    place someone in the category of an epic hero? Do you look at what they’ve done? Or how they do it? There are different ways of how to place someone as being an epic hero or not. When considering how to consider public figures in the category of being an epic hero or not‚ they are all different. Looking at Nelson Mandela‚ he grew up with leadership skills. As he grew‚ he learned new ways to lead his people. Nelson Mandela embodies the characteristics of an epic hero by being a great warrior by changing

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    millennium BC must have been way different then how we see friendship today… Or is it? When you have a friendship with someone‚ you “fill their gaps” of what they don’t necessarily have. N. K. Sandars demonstrates that “filling of the gaps” in The Epic of Gilgamesh. The friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu benefits them both greatly by making up for each other’s limitations. You see this when they become stronger together to fight Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven‚ when Enkidu rationalizes with Gilgamesh

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    several types of danger to protect others as seen in the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton in a single hero Theseus. Some of the traits of an epic hero are: willing to risk their lives‚ facing foes of different size or species‚a leader who is strong and responsible‚ acting bravely in his deeds‚ and establishing greatness by going on quests. Theseus is an epic hero considering that he is willing to risk his life for the people of Athens and his significance is that others depend on him for support.

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