Nathan Graham English W131 9/22/09 Project 1 Linda Seger’s 10-Point “A Hero Myth” Analysis The idea of heroismhas been traced back to centuries of years throughout history. Greek Mythology is the father of this concept of heroism and this concept has continued to grow and develop through stories‚ writings‚ and films over the years. Humans have always been intrigued with the idea of heroism which is why many movies‚ books‚ and stories are written after this very idea. In Linda Seger’s “Creating
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The story “The Lottery”‚ is famous because it is an unexpected macabre ironic story written by Shirley Jackson‚ who suffered from mental and physical illness. The lottery is famous activity of the town. Like a normal lottery‚ the community gets together and participate once a year. Although it sounds nice‚ the winner of that lottery is murdered. With the use of irony‚ Jackson gives a fine and happy story‚ a horrific twisted end. Irony begins before we begin to read‚ because we associate lottery
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Long ago‚ an old‚ feeble man‚ with shrived‚ wiry limbs that were baked brown from hard work in the sun‚ went wondering‚ after he had consumed a little more wine then he was used to. Accordingly‚ he was spotted by a few peasants who brought him to the king named Midas‚ who affectionately took him in for ten days and cared for him. Later the leader of the land (Antonomasia) returned the old man to Bacchus‚ his foster-son‚ who in return told Midas that whatever he wished for he would give to him. Midas
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The artwork I chose is called‚ "The Painted Tree‚" by Alison Jardine. Alison used oils to create the artwork on canvas in 2010. The picture is a light and dark brown tree with several large branches. Surrounding the tree is rectangular shapes of different bright colors. These colors do not seem to have a pattern‚ but the do overlap the tree at times. The art elements used in this piece includes‚ space and color. The use of overlapping rectangles over the tree shows the tree is farther away than
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Stays till ’tis fair‚ yet seems to call a coach. The tucked-up sempstress walks with hasty strides‚ While seams run down her oiled umbrella’s sides. Here various kinds‚ by various fortunes led‚ Commence acquaintance underneath a shed. Triumphant Tories and desponding
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That Cassius is never up to any good‚ and has never been a fan of my dear husband. I saw him trying to convince some people in the village the day of Caesars return from defeating Pompey to stop cheering. He was just jealous that my husband was triumphant. The sky has turned cloudy and lightning has struck‚ just as it did in my dream. I worry that by nighttime‚ I will no longer have a husband. What will happen to me? Will I have to return to my family and work on the crops? That would be a
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deathless hatred.”(London‚ 9). This diction helps convey the author’s tone through Buck‚ helps develop Buck as a character‚ and Spitz as a rival. Also it foreshadows Buck’s revenge later on when he kills Spitz. Diction also helps develop a stubborn and triumphant tone after Buck kills Spitz when it says “But Buck was in open revolt. He wanted‚ not to escape a clubbing‚ but to have the leadership. It was his right. He had earned it‚ and would not be content with
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On Thursday‚ April 21st‚ I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about
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Historians evaluate sources to determine their legitimacy and reliability. Inspecting the domain can assist in determining the source of a given website. The source should always be identified and evaluated before using it when writing. With technology and the internet as advanced as it is today it is very easy to stumble upon misinformation. Opinionated websites‚ for-profit websites‚ and others may provide only one side of a given story or event. An unbiased‚ responsible source is much better to
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Program Note Mother Goose Suite‚ Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel was born on March 7‚ 1875‚ in Ciboure‚ France‚ and died in Paris on December 28‚ 1937. At the age of 14‚ he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire and studied under the famous French composer‚ Gabriel Fauré. ‘Although he had none of his own‚ Ravel loved children. Throughout his life‚ he kept his ability to see the world through a child’s eyes‚ and he never outgrew his passion for creating elaborate toys and reading fairy tales aloud.”[
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