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    Modern Day Fairytale

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    Once upon a time there were three brothers that lived with their parents in a big house for their first 22 years of their lives. Their names were Peter‚ a rocker‚ Jax‚ a pretty boy who only wanted to party‚ wear expensive clothes and drive fast cars and Brian‚ the big‚ responsible brother. Only Brian went to college to study and get his degree. Brian was the only one to get a good job. Peter just preferred to sing in his heavy metal’s band and Jax preferred to go out to parties‚ buy designer clothes

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    Odysseus is too thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful to be a real hero.” How far do you agree with this view? Yes‚ I do agree that Odysseus was thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful but these qualities were necessary for him to complete his journey and be seen as a hero on his return to Ithaca. Greek heroes like Odysseus were greater than the average man and achieved much notoriety and fame by being thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful. Inevitability Odysseus‚ curiosity led him to make bad decisions after

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    MOM AND DAD: Without my mom and dad where would I be in the world‚ here i’ll tell you I wouldn’t exist. Mom and Dad are important they feed you‚ care for you‚ well they should do this stuff for you. They spend a lot of money a month I don’t know how much they spend because I don’t keep track but it’s a lot. Can’t forget about Christmas and you’re birthday getting you presents‚ Oh I almost forgot about vacations they pay a lot money for that stuff too. Not only that they work hard almost everyday

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    Communication is much more than just speech and writing.   Most of us are unaware that we are communicating in many different ways even when we are not speaking.  The same goes for other social animal species.  We are rarely taught about this mostly non-verbal form of human communication in school even though it is very important for effective interaction with others.  Growing up in a society‚ we informally learn how to use gestures‚ glances‚ slight changes in tone of voice‚ and other auxiliary communication

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    I had a very hard time coming up with a forum since the question was about comparing Lanval’s tale to a similar but modern story or film. I don’t watch much TV besides the news and I only read the newspapers at home so I do not see many stories that are about heroes that end up with the girl of their dreams in those sources. However‚ I can only compare Vandal the Hero to other modern characters. In the tale of Vandal‚ Vandal is described as a foreigner in a foreign land even though he is one of the

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    deadly monsters. In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ the king of Ithica‚ Odysseus‚ is trying to get home to his family after a ten year war conquering the city of Troy. Odysseus encounters numerous perils during his journey home. Some of his impediments included Calypso‚ a god‚ Polyphemus‚ a giant Cyclopes‚ and the suitors. Calypso trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years because she loved him. The Cyclopes only saw Odysseus and his crew as food. Then‚ when he finally gets home‚ he learns about

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    2010 Modern Day Tragic Heroes Tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ “is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude” and causes pity and fear to be felt by the audience. With this in mind‚ what qualifies a character to be considered the tragic hero in this type of literature? These qualifying characteristics are defined in Aristotle’s Poetics and Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man”. They believe that there are several components to a tragic hero: the

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    The Making of a Hero The Odyssey an epic poem by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) has many various themes woven throughout the story. One of my personal favorites is: falling into temptation will take you farther back than your starting point. You can see this theme portrayed as Odysseus struggles to find his home but when tempted stays to long with Circe. Or as they are almost home to Ithika and Odysseus’s crew opens the sack of winds. Also when they land on the island of the sun god

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    Fairy Tales in the Modern Era When some people think of a fairy tale‚ they think of the Walt Disney versions. If one was to think of the story of “Little Red Riding Hood”‚ the happy ending is more memorable than the actual ending in which Red dies. When it comes to the modern era‚ fairy tales are thought to be happy stories children grew up with. If one were to look closely at the original tales and analyze the major elements‚ the true messages would be shown. There are certain aspects that make

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    meaning luck favors the brave. Has odysseus ensured his survival‚ ors he flawed and lucky. The Odyssey is about a man‚ Odysseus‚ who must overcome obstacles to arrive to his home‚ Ithaca‚ From Troy. Odysseus is flawed and lucky man‚ as evidenced by his encounters with Polyphemus‚ the cyclops‚ the sirens and their temptations‚ and fear of when he visits the Underworld. Odysseus shows that he is a flawed and lucky man when he encounters Polyphemus‚ the cyclops. Odysseus shows he is flawed and lucky because

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