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    there are twelve stages composed to make a hero successful in the challenges they face. First‚ “The Ordinary World” gives us a chance to find out more about the hero before they start their journey. In the ordinary world it establishes the inner and outer problems and what drives‚ urges the hero. Another stage is “The Call To Adventure” where the set of the story starts to begin‚ it throws the ordinary world off balance and the hero transitions into a special world. The Call To Adventure can come in

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    In the excerpt from Christopher Browning’s “Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 1010 in Poland”‚ Browning told us of the elite killing squad of less than 500 men‚ that killed around 83‚000 Jews. (215) Not just men‚ ordinary men‚ like the ones you see every day. Most of the men were involved in white collar jobs‚ just trying to support their family when they were chosen for the group. What caused these men to commit outrageous acts against humanity? Can anyone be brainwashed to execute deeds like

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    Ordinary Men Christopher Browning describes how the Reserve Police Battalion 101‚ like the rest of German society‚ was immersed in a flood of racist and anti-Semitic propaganda. Browning describes how the Order Police provided indoctrination both in basic training and as an ongoing practice within each unit. Many of the members were not prepared for the killing of Jews. The author examines the reasons some of the police members did not shoot. The physiological effect of isolation‚ rejection‚ and

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    any other normal Sunday I went to church‚ and like most teenagers I don’t like going to church. I mean‚ I should at least pay attention in church‚ but I don’t and I feel kind of bad for that‚ but that’s just me. “Today‚ on this third Sunday of Ordinary time‚ our lord Jesus Christ…” the priest said in a monotone voice. I sit there‚ on the pew‚ half asleep. My friend‚ Peter‚ flicked my forehead and whispered‚ “Yo sleepyhead‚ you know you’re not supposed to be falling asleep right?” “Of course I

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    the best nation on the planet‚ but we can not assume our lawmakers and representatives are always going to do what is right or just. Even with the modern conveniences‚ technology‚ and public services we enjoy today‚ there will be circumstances when ordinary citizens have to take an active role in order to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe. Also‚ we can not take for granted our under-staffed and under-funded law enforcement agencies will always respond quickly enough to protect us in time from

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    individuals [Nazis] were ordinary‚ everyday people. Just like me. The phrase “they were ordinary people” replayed in mind for days. They were neither criminals nor sadists‚ so what changed? How could an ordinary citizen suddenly accept the genocide of millions of people who were their [Nazis] neighbors‚ friends‚ and co-workers? So many questions entered my mind. Previously‚ I was taught to believe these individuals were mentally ill or “sick” monsters‚ but they were ordinary people.

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    Close Reading Assignment ‘Culture is Ordinary’ by Raymond Williams commences with a short‚ yet descriptive account of Williams’ individual cultural chapters and histories in which he experienced whilst living in Wales as a young boy. Through these anecdotes Williams’ directly establishes with the audience the concept of culture and society being formed through mutual meanings and everyday understandings amongst assemblages‚ when he writes – “Every human society has it’s own shape‚ it’s own purposes

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    questions or problems raised by the text These responses are worth 1 mark each‚ adding up to a total of 10% of your final grade. Raymond Williams “Culture is Ordinary” Williams’ main idea that he tried to convey through his essay and our journey through his learned experiences of what makes up a culture was that “culture is ordinary‚” and is made up of two distinct parts: the known meanings and directions‚ which its members are trained to (the experiences we accumulate) the new observations

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    Nathan Hale was an ordinary person‚ as ordinary as he can be‚ but he never knew he was going to grow up so fast. Nathan Hale grew up to be a spy. He was someone who loved his country more than his life. He was the first man killed in the U.S.’ Army working as a spy. He had a big family and many friends as well. One of them was a spy‚ as well. After he started his career‚ he accepted a job in the Continental army. Then he became a spy. He reported lots of information to the U.S. government‚ but sadly

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    autobiography An Ordinary Man Paul Rusesabagina‚ Paul tells his story of being an ordinary man who becomes a hero during by the Rwandan genocide and how he just did his job and saved countless lives. Within the story‚ Paul explains how human nature truly is. He tells how even the evilest people have a soft‚ compassionate side. Man is neither inherently good nor evil but‚ rather a combination of both. People are not purely good or evil‚ human nature is the combination of both‚ even hard people have a soft

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