Hercules Hercules was known for his strength and courage. He completed legendary adventures which accredited for his heroic status. Son of Zeus and human Alcmene made him a demigod. Hercules suffered relentless rage from Hera for being the baby of her disloyal husband. As an infant Hera sent two serpents to his cradle‚ but Hercules astonishingly strangled the serpents. These undertakings and additional events would lead to Hercules being regarded as one of the more paramount gods in mythology.
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Pyramus and Thisbe a Legendary Love Story The oldest love story in the world The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe is the oldest love story in the world. It’s a story we still tell - and it’s a tragedy. It’s a familiar tale to all of us although we may not instantly recognise the names of the ancient lovers. You know it very well‚ it’s the story of young lovers whose union is thwarted by their opposing parents and whose lives end in double suicide based on a misunderstanding. Two‚ by themselves
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standing in a room painted to look like a huge hole. So proudly I walked across what was once a frightening room. Wearing a smug little smile on my face {pause} until I fell into what was a void except for the slide that bore me farther into the belly of the beast that was this house. I was now in the basement or so the sign on the wall said. Now I was in deep trouble. I was trapped in the basement of a haunted and overall freaky house. So I did what any brave kid would do in my position.. I got off
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Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Chapter 1 1. proffer: offer "The fat boy waited to be asked his name in turn but his proffer of acquaintance was not made." 2. motif: single or repeated design "Here the beach was interrupted abruptly by the square motif of the landscape..." 3. specious: deceptive "Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed." 4. lolled: lounged "Ralph lolled
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Gilgamesh’s Transformation The Epic of Gilgamesh is an enlightening story that is filled with knowledge and wisdom that can teach everyone . Gilgamesh shows a great change from the beginning of the epic to the end‚ which can teach us all a lesson about life and death‚ and more importantly about our lives and how we should or shouldn’t live our lives. At the beginning of the story we see Gilgamesh as someone who thinks he is better than everyone‚ who treats his people unkindly and who uses people
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hoodwinked Eve into eating and giving Adam fruit from the tree of knowledge‚ good and evil. All three involved were severely punished severely. God told the serpent “Because you have done this‚ cursed be you of all cattle and all beasts of the field. On your belly shall you go and dust shall you eat all the days of your life. Enmity will I set between you and the woman‚ between your seed and hers. He will boot your head and you will bite his heel.” He said to Eve‚
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The dominator of men‚ the vanguard of the Geats‚ the decimator of demons‚ the slayer of dragons. This man of so many deeds and accomplishments‚ no mere soldier or warrior of any stature could dream of undertaking such monumental tasks. An honorable battle between a powerful and hideous demon Grendel. A very fierce battle with Grendel’s mother. Finally his last yet toughest battle ‚ which cost him his life‚ was with a massive and powerful Dragon. This man’s name has been sung for ages‚ written on
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It was August Fifteenth‚ 1991 and we were ready to embark on the‚ what was now becoming annual‚ family voyage to Cape Cod. I thought it was going to be the death of me having to share the back seat with my painfully annoying six year old sister for the six hour car ride. However having to listen to nonstop Raffi through the voice of a chipmunk couldn’t prepare me for the natural disaster I would soon face. We arrived at usual‚ quaint New England‚ home in North Truro‚ Cape Cod and we’re prepared for
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arrest: The girl‚ the Williams girl‚ Abigail Williams‚ sir. She sat to dinner in Reverend Parris’ house tonight‚ and without word nor warnin’ she falls to the floor. Like a struck beast‚ [Parris] says‚ and screamed a scream that a bull would weep to hear. And [Parris] goes to save her‚ and‚ stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he draw a needle out. And demandin’ of her how she come to be so stabbed‚ she […] testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in. (Miller 79) Abigail knew that from
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says ”The girl‚ the Williams girl‚ Abi-gail Williams‚ sir. She sat to dinner in Reverend Parris’s house tonight‚ and without word nor warnin’ she falls to the floor. Like a struck beast‚ he says‚ and screamed a scream that a bull would weep to hear. And he goes to save her‚ and‚ stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he draw a needle out. And demandin’ of her how she come to be so stabbed‚ she - to Proctor now - testify it -were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in”(Miller 78). Abigail used
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