As the bus left the hotel the 9 of us sat there in silence‚ no one knew what to say. This was the first time in our rowing careers that we had made it to nationals‚ and for some of us it was the last time. We sat on the bus‚ thinking about all the hard work that we put in during the rowing season‚ wondering if there was something more we could have done to get ready for this one 5 minute race. The worst part about the whole thing was the pressure from our coach‚ we were the only Loyola boat left
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This year I learned growing up is hard. Now‚ I wish I could stop. The lyrics from “Walk On” by U2 represent my year because they express now through overcoming difficulty I learned and matured. Through my grandma’s diagnosis‚ my surgery‚ and‚ I have gained the strength to handle adversity and through it learned valuable life lessons. One hardship I endured was my grandma being diagnosed with breast cancer. This was heartbreaking to me because of how close we were. Every summer I would spend
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I ran over to my mother and attempted to break her free from their grip. She manages to escape with my help. I remember yelling at her to run and hide. At that very moment‚ my life changed forever. The next 20 seconds were the last time me being with my tribe. It was the last time of me seeing my family. The last time breathing the clean air of Africa. The very last time being free. Something hard and cold hit me in the back of my head. I remember falling to the ground before losing consciousness
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worthiness. In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚" loyalty had been misused by Sir Gawain. Gawain had broken his promise to the king he had stayed with by not giving him the girdle the queen had given him. This action made Gawain un loyal because he broke the one rule the king had given him. A similar action takes place in the present day‚ in which an act of un loyalty can be made through marriage. Husbands or wives can break their vows by cheating on their spouse. Just like Gawain who had cheated his
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Somewhere hidden deep within my dusty attic is a single‚ prehistoric VHS tape of childhood videos. The majority of these home movies feature a toddling Taylor adorned with blush colored bows‚ gliding gracefully across the floor in an arabesque in a pair of matching socks. A few of my earliest childhood memories were spent skating across the crisp‚ clean ice. As I grew and matured throughout the years‚ figure skating was always a constant throughout my adolescence. Every morning I would rise before
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Often‚ epic heroes can be characterized the same way. They are portrayed as superhuman beings‚ possessing strength‚ physical beauty‚ and intelligence. These heroes aspired to live by a heroic code that would ensure immortality by keeping their memory alive in the people. Homer’s The Iliad shows how the heroic code was ingrained in ancient Greek warriors. In many cases‚ the Greeks put this code of honor above their own lives. During a battle‚ Glaukos‚ a Trojan‚ and Diomedes‚ an Achaian
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receiving help from the most unexpected people; finally achieving his goal. This sounds like an existing heroic fantasy novel‚ right? This is the real story of a young boy named Enrique who sets out from Honduras and perseveres through many “beasts” to reunite himself with his mother in America. We can see the similarities between Enrique’s Journey and a traditional heroic quest. First off‚ a heroic journey is similar to Enrique’s Journey because they both are faced with many difficult decisions and
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you think in the romance‚ “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ Gawain had integrity?Did the Green Knight show integrity? Do you show integrity ? Well‚ do you know what it means to have or show integrity? The Green Knight tested Gawain’s integrity‚ by giving him three major test. The three major test that determined Gawain’s integrity were seducing‚ listening‚ and persuading. The first major test was to see if he could easily be tricked by the Green Knight’s wife. Gawain passed this test by not letting
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Abraham Lincoln. Sam Houston was a man who faced adversity many times in his life. He made decisions that people would ridicule and criticize him for‚ but in the midst of all the stress he did what he believed was right. This made him heroic. Sam Houston was heroic because he showed good judgement even when a whole republic disagreed with him‚ was always honest to the people about what he thought was right‚ and was willing to put his career on the line to stand up for what was right. During the
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greatest strength of Albus Dumbledore; he fooled everyone into believing he was heroic‚ until they examine his actions more closely. He displays seven of the villainous traits throughout the books: smart‚ strong‚ resilient‚ charismatic‚ dishonest‚ selfish‚ and dangerous; the only exception is ’insane’. Four of the villainous traits are also heroic traits; strength‚ intelligence‚ resilience‚ and charisma are all aspects that allowed Dumbledore to masquerade as a hero. He was a strong‚ wise leader
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