Angelica Bernardez Ms. Wilde English 9 Honors Period 2 5 November‚ 2014 Purpose of Mythology “We aren’t in an information age‚ we are in an entertainment age.”-Tony Robbins. The EGUSD school board wants to get rid of “Mythology” By Edith Hamilton claiming that the myths are “pointless” because no one believes them anymore; however mythology is very important to our English 9 Honors curriculum! The myths provide entertainment to us‚ students. Three myths that show entertainment are: Odysseus’
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Hamilton begins by highlighting the common misunderstanding that mythology depicts the blissful state of man in his original harmony with nature. On the contrary‚ Hamilton notes‚ the lives of ancient people were not romantic and beautiful‚ but full of hardship‚ disease‚ and violence. For Hamilton‚ the Greek myths are remarkable in that they show how far the Greeks‚ an ancient civilization‚ had advanced beyond a primitive state of savagery and brutality. By the time Homer wrote his epic‚ the Iliad
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October 2014 Name: Edith Cavell Life: Edith Cavell was born on December 4‚ 1865 in Norfolk‚ United Kingdom. Edith Cavell began her profession of nursing at age 20. She soon moved to Belgium where she was appointed matron of the Berkendael Medical Institute in Brussels in 1907. During World War I in 1914‚ the Berkendael Institute was converted into a hospital for wounded soldiers of all nationalities. Edith Cavell was a British nurse serving in Belgium who was later
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EDITH FRANK Edith was the youngest of four children‚ having been born into a German-Jewish family Aachen‚ Germany. Her father‚ Abraham Holländer was a successful businessman in industrial equipment and was prominent in the Aachen Jewish community as was her mother‚ Rosa Stern. She met Otto Frank in 1924 and they got married on his thirty-sixth birthday‚ 12 May 1925‚ at Aachen’s synagogue. Their first daughter‚ Morgot‚ was born in Frankfort on
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CASE # 1 – HAMILTON POWER TOOLS CORPORATION (abbreviated) (read this brief case and attempt all questions at end – original thinking backed by logical and creative use of marketing and business related concepts learnt in classrooms and drawn from real world success/failure situations is expected) On July 13th ‚ 1978‚ Mr Campagna‚ the marketing manager for Hamilton Tools‚ was anxiously awaiting his meeting with the marketing research firm. He felt the findings from the marketing research would change
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Mythology Functions Even though many believe mythology was written just to satisfy‚ it actually serves as an explanation. These tales written by Ancient Greeks were not written just to entertain‚ but for a purpose. Mythology is an important factor which helps discover secrets of our race. Using these myths‚ natural phenomena is explained‚ morality is taught‚ and man’s greatest hopes and deepest fears are revealed. Still today these stories are looked at to explain everyday events. An example
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700). Edith Wharton’s outside appearance in no way reflected the inner struggles she dealt with her whole life. She was born into a wealthy‚ affluent‚ socially prominent family. On the outside it appeared she had everything‚ yet the reader will come to find that she had struggles like everyone else‚ possibly worse than the average person. Edith Wharton rose above society’s walls to overcome barriers such as equality that existed for young women in the late eighteen hundreds. Edith Wharton
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ed THE SHORT STORIES OF EDITH WHARTON 1). What is a modern heroine? My conception of a modern heroine is a woman who has integrity‚ puts her ideas into action‚ can verbally and sometimes physically spar with a man‚ is aware of her own emotions‚ and has compassion for others. She is empowered and independent‚ not afraid to travel‚ experience different cultures and even alien civilizations‚ can pilot a plane or spacecraft‚ and has the intelligence to build one. She is also very loyal to her trusted
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Biographical Sketch Edith Wharton was born on January 24‚ 1862 in New York City. She was born to an upper class family that traveled frequently to and through Europe. Wharton had private tutors‚ therefore she did not attend public school. (“Edith Wharton” 1). At the early age of sixteen she already had numerous poems published. (“Edith Wharton” 1)According to Dwight‚ “She was born a storyteller”‚ this is seen through her over forty books‚ including Ethan Frome‚ and The Age of Innocence‚ which won
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Greek Mythology: How it Relates to Greek Religion and Culture Ancient Greeks believed in a series of myths‚ which explained nature‚ set the moral code for the Greek people‚ and some were just entertaining stories. These myths turned the Greek world from a world of fear into a world of wondrous beauty. Many of these gods and goddesses were associated with a particular task or activity (Buxton). The Greek people believed that the gods were incorporated into every aspect of their lives. The Ancient
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