It was a horrid day today. I fell asleep in math‚ failed a test in science‚ and had to do 55 push-ups in P.E. because the coach thought I was talking while he was explaining how to play flag football! On top of that‚ I have to walk home in the rain‚ and it’s my birthday! I was completed drenched from head to toe‚ and I was shivering. As much as I wanted to get home as fast as I could‚ the rain got harder and slowed me down. As I approached the front door‚ I remembered how terrible my room
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His Journey for Spain The departure of Jose Rizal for Spain was kept secret from Spanish authorities‚ friars and even to his parents especially to his mother because she would not allow him to go. Only handful of family members and trusted family friends were informed. In order to avoid detection‚ he used the name Jose Mercado‚ name of his cousin in Calamba. Before his departure‚ he scribbled farewell letters to his parents and his sweetheart Leonor Rivera. On May 3‚ 1882 he boarded on Salvador
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This social issue has been present for hundreds of years; the standard belief that one must be ‘pretty’ to be accepted in society. Through the past decades we can see a trend in this. Women are required to have a certain body shape‚ their faces must be a certain way‚ they must weigh this amount only‚ and makeup is the best way to make someone ‘beautiful’. This is an unhealthy obsession created by a society that does not even know what it means to be realistically beautiful. They make up these outrageous
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Writing Lab III Beowulf: Epic or Elegy? Beowulf is a poem written in manuscript form created in England sometime between the years 700 and 1000AD. The author is unknown to this day. Is Beowulf an epic poem or an elegy? An epic is “a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race” (Harmon
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Challenges in Life “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is an ancient story by William Ellery Leonard that we have a written record and was recited for generation before it was inscribed on clay table in cuneiform script(6). Leonard presents challenges and experiences encountered by the powerful man Gilgamesh who ruled the city of Uruk in ancient Sumer‚ between 2700 and 2600 B.C (6). His power and strength lead the entire society to call upon the gods to make them another man who can take over form Gilgamesh
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ORIGINS OF EPIC THEATRE JOE CARROLL 2nd HND PERFORMING ARTS Introduction In the following essay I will explain the origins of epic theatre and what is actually meant by the term epic theatre. I will look at the people who influenced this form of theatre‚ the essential elements and how they differ from naturalism and affect the actor. I will also look at the production elements and how they differ from other types of theatre. Origins of Epic Theatre Bertolt Brecht was a playwright
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of earliest known pieces of literature. Through years of storytelling and translation‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh became a timeless classic. This story is believed to have originated from Sumerian poems and legends about the king of Uruk‚ Gilgamesh. Throughout the epic‚ many themes arose about women‚ love‚ and journeys and the one I would like to discuss is the theme of death. Also‚ I will discuss if Gilgamesh accepts morality at the end of the story and the development of
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he believes to be right‚ moral‚ and just. Beowulf is an epic and tells the story of a legendary hero‚ conquering all obstacles as if he was immortal. Up until the end of Beowulf’s life he was constantly looking to be the hero. However‚ his humanity is exposed by his death. Heroes all share the characteristic of their willingness to die in their effort to accomplish their heroic act‚ thus making the act in itself heroic. Throughout the epic‚ Beowulf in many ways exhibited all the qualities and characteristics
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BEOWULF: A HERO In reading the epic poem of Beowulf‚ he has the characteristics of an epic hero by showing skill and courage‚ enduring fame‚ and royal responsibility. "Beowulf is considered an epic poem in that the main character is a historic hero who travels great distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts" (Wikipedia). He showed fairness to all he came across‚ including his enemies. He believed that everybody was equal and no one was greater
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Odysseus As An Epic Hero In the story of the Odyssey‚ Odysseus was put through many ordeals through which we see his moral and physical characteristics. After evaluating such characteristics we can see that Odysseus is a great epic hero. We can see that not only is he superior to most mortal men‚ he also shares many of the same desires‚ therefore fulfilling all the technical requirements of a "hero". Odysseus has insight about his own fate and destiny‚ but lives intertwined with the Olympic Gods
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