failures of our ancestors‚ so that our lives would be exceptional. Freedom is a big part of life. If we didn’t have freedom we wouldn’t have laptops in schools or even any education at all. In many areas of the world the students could be beat for the littlest of things‚ but in our school we get to run and play from period to period. The amount of freedom in america compared to other countries is unsurpassable. I am so happy
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* Wrath in its fullest potential can fuel the most heated of battles‚ but it can also corrupt and destroy the rational mind. In Homer’s‚ Iliad‚ wrath is a key component to understanding Homer’s input of emotion on the battlefield of Troy. Achilles creates this emotion throughout the epic. He shows his anger in three ways. First‚ he leaves command with his soldiers. Second‚ he curses the Greeks. And finally he kills Hektor to avenge Patroklos. He is justified in revenge because Agamemnon dishonored
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TO MY FELLOW CHILDREN Whenever people of a country truly love The language which by heaven they were taught to use That country also surely liberty pursue As does‚ the bird which soars to freer space above. For language is the final judge and referee Upon the people in the land where it holds sway; In the truth our human race resembles in this way The other living beings born in liberty. Whenever knows not how to love his native tongue Is worse than any beast or evil swelling fish
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Tom’s Lament. Old Tom limped down the street in the warm rain. He was heading for the bar on the corner of Henderson Boulevard where he regularly went for an ice cold brew on hot summer afternoons. Come to think of it‚ he didn’t so much drink his beer‚ as sit in the corner nursing the same glass for hours at a time watching those perfectly round chilled droplets hit the mahogany countertop. A young sporting type‚ who looked remarkably similar to his youngest boy‚ approached him and offered him
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A Geat soldier under Beowulf’s command‚ his defining moment occurs when he refuses to leave Beowulf’s side during the final conflict. Unlike his brethren‚ he will not abandon his leader. Furthermore‚ and to no avail‚ he tries to inspire his fellow soldiers to charge the dragon‚ because his leader alone is no match for his competitor. Together‚ Wiglaf and Beowulf are able to slay the dragon. They are archetypal warriors. Wiglaf remembers he “‘swore to repay [Beowulf]…with our lives‚ if he
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Wilfred Owen’s poetry is shaped by an intense focus on extraordinary human experiences. Select TWO poems set for study and explore Owen’s portrayal of suffering and pity. Wilfred Owen’s poetry has been highly acclaimed by many critics due to the sheer accuracy and heart that is seen in his lines. These critical assortments of words are most likely birthed from his service in World War 1 and his first-hand experience on what the effects of war have on young men. In both The Next War and Anthem for
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The first instance of humor within the story occurs when an unsuspecting cat gets its head caught in an upturned jug‚ and struggled to free itself. As a result the residents of the block mistake the hysterical cat for a thief‚ and later‚ a spirit. Here Narayan uses dramatic irony as the reader is aware of the fact that the devilish creature’ haunting the store is‚ in fact‚ a cat‚ while the characters do not. Thus‚ one views the resident’s reactions as naïve and comically exaggerated. Furthermore
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The title of the book that I read‚ is Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney. This book is about a kid that write a journal about his trip with his family. The trip is not going well like what his mother plan it. It suppose to be a lot of fun‚ but then it turns into a worst trip. This is my favorite book because it is very interesting and make me want to keep reading it. There are five members in this family is Frank‚ Susan‚ Rodrick‚ Manny and Greg. Greg is the main character and most
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but the pursuit of it can be unique also. Some people will try to reach their happiness their entire lives and then when they achieve it. It’s not what they even want it to be. Your pursuit of happiness can come in so many ways like just from the littlest gestures that some says to you can make you happy. Like for example in baseball if you hit a homerun or something and someone comes up to you and says that was a great hit that make you feel happy because
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years raiding and killing. In the Exeter Book‚ there are two very prevalent themes of three poems; The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament; sadness and suffering. In The Seafarer‚
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