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    The king is the mayor of Charlotte TAYLOR Haemon (son) HEATHER Antigone (girl the mayor wants to get rid of‚ sending her to jail) TARA Leader (sheriff) BROOKE Polyneices (brother of Antigone) he’s the one that died‚ can’t be buried JESSIE Person filming TORI SCENE: Antigone wants to honor Polyneices‚ her brother but the mayor won’t let her because he was in a gang and gang members aren’t allowed to have a memorial service. FLASHBACK SCENE (SHOOTING) Brother and Antigone are walking along

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    Modern-Day Witch Hunts

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    Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem-vengeance is walking Salem. We are what we always were in Salem‚ but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom‚ and common vengeance writes the law! (p73‚ The Crucible) <br> <br>Arthur Miller’s classic play‚ The Crucible‚ is about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth century Salem‚ Massachusetts. What starts with several girls practicing European

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    destiny. Their influence is evident in determining the outcome of every adventure and obstacle that the heroOdysseus‚ faces during his lengthy‚ perilous journey home following the events of the Trojan War. Man’s free will is overshadowed throughout this epic poem by the use of prophecy or the direct influence of the gods to ultimately foretell and decide the outcome. The choices Odysseus makes may have direct consequences and influence on his life‚ gaining or denying him favor with the gods

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    LITR221 December 15th‚ 2013 A Modern Tragedy – The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill Inside Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape” the main character‚ Yank‚ embodies the beleaguered working class of a capitalist culture. As Mr. O’Neill’s was understood to be a zealous socialist himself believing that a society should and can work together‚ as a whole‚ towards a better world; the reader of “the Hairy Ape” can see and understand his views. Eugene O ’Neill ’s supreme creation “The Hairy Ape” has the drama

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    What is a hero? Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some make a small difference‚ some make a huge difference‚ but every difference a person makes should be acknowledged. The best known heroes are superheroes such as Superman or Batman‚ but there are many real life heroes. Three modern day heroes are Valerie Weisler‚ Harry Swimmer‚ and my great grandfather Pete because they all strive to make a positive difference in someone’s life. Valerie Weisler has done many things to help people all around

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    Odysseus Character

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    Being a hero is a very difficult task; although some are born to do it‚ most of us need guidance to be heroic. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus‚ the main character‚ goes on an Odyssey- an adventurous journey with unexpected outcomes of fortune. There‚ he undergoes many challenges and dangerous situations and changes into a more wholesome individual. As a result of this Odyssey‚ it takes Odysseus twenty years to come home. During this period of time‚ Odysseus becomes more trustworthy‚ cautious‚ and

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    12/4/2013 Essay 3 Professor Ngezem Human Trafficking: A Modern Day Slavery Slavery may have been abolished more than 100 years ago‚ but it still exists all around the world. Slavery defined is the subjection of a person to another person; being forced into work. Through the years‚ countless of battles have been fought and many lives lost to eliminate slavery‚ yet it still exists in the form of human trafficking. Human trafficking is the trade of humans‚ most commonly for the purpose of sexual

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    Odysseus Struggles

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    Robert Fitzgerald the hero Odysseus goes through struggles‚ in which he nearly gives up on his fight and somehow resurrects himself. The amount of challenges that Odysseus’ had to face on his journey home were grander than most men would ever face. One example of Odysseus’s feelings of great defeat‚ happens on Odysseus’ way home and his crew lets the winds out of the bag which were supposed to be kept in the bag as a guide home. These winds created a hurricane‚ which Odysseus’ ship was thrown into

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    Traits of Odysseus

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    In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus uses many traits on his twenty year journey back to Ithaca. Odysseus and his men fight the Cyclops‚ Sirens‚ and resist their temptation of the Lotus plants. In order to be a famous epic hero‚ like Odysseus‚ one needs to have numerous traits. Odysseus’s traits are strength‚ intelligence‚ and self confidence. These traits help define Odysseus as a hero and save his men from many close encounters with mythical beings. Odysseus shows his strength on their long voyage home

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    Maximus and Odysseus

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    Maximus and Odysseus While watching the film Gladiator with my girlfriend I realized the striking similarities that heroes share. However‚ I always wonder who is more of a hero. The definition or hero is a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose‚ especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. So let us compare the two heroes as the dictionary defines them. In the end I hope to be able to define who is a greater hero. Maximus was a great warrior in the Roman legion

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