Jessica Torres-Zuniga Sapps ENGLE 2332 MWF 11:45-12:40 O Brother Where Art Thou? O Brother Where Art Thou?‚ begins with Ulysses‚ Pete and Delmar escaping from prison that was located in the middle of nowhere. Ulysses told his companions that he has hidden a treasure from back in the day‚ but they must get it in 4 days or it will be lost forever due to a flood. Soon Everett‚ Pete‚ and Delmar meet a blind soothsayer‚ who tells them‚ "You seek a great fortune‚ you three who
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The movie “O Brother‚ Where Art Thou” is remarkably similar to Homer’s “Odyssey” in both plot and character description. Many stories and movies have been based on the same plot as The Odyssey‚ but one movie in particular did a wonderful job in comparing the two stories‚ “O Brother‚ Where Art Thou.” “O Brother‚ Where Art Thou” is about a man who has to break out of jail to stop his wife from marrying another man and includes his voyage home. “The Odyssey” is about the adventures and misfortunes
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Platt Pre AP English 9 5/9/2012 O Brother‚ This is Not Even Close To the Odyssey Everyone loves to immerse themselves into a dramatic and extraordinary story with evil monsters‚ brave hero’s‚ and the desperate will to survive. It allows you to escape your troubles and take you to a new and exiting please with each and every second. However‚ there are some stories that simply do not capture the essence of breathtaking adventure. The movie O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? created by the comedic
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The film O Brother Where Art Thou is cleverly and intelligently based on the famous Odyssey by the well-known Homer. There are quite a few distinctive differences though. While in the movie‚ Ulysses didn’t have any affairs‚ his wife did not wait patiently for him‚ he had six daughters‚ and each of his accompanying men stayed with him until the end of the journey. In the poem the setting was vastly unlike; Odysseus wasn’t an escaping criminal during the depression. Other than those and a few others
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My family shaped my entire life. Yet‚ so did I. I went down a road that many do not travel on until they are teenagers or in their early twenties. I was born in Hayward‚ Ca. and lived there for about twelve years. In those twelve years‚ I went through a lot. I went to Palma Ceia Elementary School‚ constantly getting into trouble every day. My mother had been told by many teachers that I would never pass the sixth grade‚ let alone go to college. They suspected I would either be in jail or dead by
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A: In the clip of “O Brother: Where Art Thou?”‚ three escaped prisoners seek help from a blind old man on the railroad. The man speaks of the wondrous sights the prisoners will experience on their journey. Despite his blindness‚ the old man saw beyond physical limitations into the futures of the three men. This qualifies the blind man as a prophet because of his almost supernatural ability to predict what the three prisoners will encounter. Following the occurrence‚ the three prisoners are in shock
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Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball By Coach Jerry Tarkanian Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills. For example‚ unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting‚ which are relatively invariable‚ shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no
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Alexandria Ferlo History 101 November 18th 2013 Aurora Colorado Shooting July 20‚ 2013 The event I chose to talk about is the Aurora Colorado movie theatre shooting on July 20‚ 2012. The shooting killed 12 people and injured 58 others. James Holmes who is now 25 years old and was a former doctoral student in neuroscience. Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reasoning of insanity to his charged of murdering 12 people and attempting to murder dozens more. Holmes is currently awaiting
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School Shootings I. Cases of where this has happened A. Columbine High School massacre B. Montreal‚ Canada shooting II. How can it be prevented A. Metal detectors 1. Efficiency 2. Private rights B. School Resource officers 1. Intimidating 2. Friend C. School Surveillance 1. Cost 2. Effectiveness D. Counseling III. Who is committing these crimes? A. Students B. Outcasts at school C. How they form groups IV. Why is this happening? A. Teasing B. Lost of old friends
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decade there has been multiple firearm related mass shootings. From Columbine to sandy hook they have been deadly and have taken all walks of life. From small children to old adults. There is no specific target‚ these are people with mental illnesses that we yet not understand. What I can tell you is that this is nothing new‚ mass killings go back to the early 1900’s in American culture even 1800’s in the American west. There were forty one mass shootings from 1900-1980 in America. Then a sharp rise between
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