Throughout history and modern day texts and films‚ archetypes have been used to add significance and meaning to literature by allowing us to understand patterns of human behaviour. Looking at the archetype of the outsider‚ the reader speculates the outsider’s purpose to challenge the values and the assumed expectations of society; such as the actions of society to initiate change in the archetype? The “novel catcher in the rye” by jd Salinger‚ and the film “Gran Torino” by Clint eastwood both explore
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My Modern-Day Cinderella Story P3 Language Arts It was pouring outside. Not just pouring‚ that word doesn’t suffice how much water was aimlessly falling from the sky and crashing to the ground with every footstep that Ella Kess took on her way home. Today was the day that seven years ago her parents died in a plane crash over the Atlantic Ocean. It was strange‚ how she had to live on after the death‚ but she pulled through with the help of her best friend Kylee Lainer. She would have been
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Sami MacKenzie May 15‚ 2012 Persuasive Speech Human Trafficking Known as the “invisibles” or “modern-day slaves”‚ the human trafficking trade is the fastest growing criminal trade in the U.S. and one of the most profitable industries in the world. It is global in nature‚ existing throughout the world‚ with traffickers coercing men‚ women and children of all races and circumstances. Approximately 800‚000 to 900‚000 victims are trafficked every year of which 100‚000 are reportedly children sold
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the world a better place from the past to the future. Odysseus was a Greek hero from Homer’s Iliad‚ The Odyssey. In one hand‚ Odysseus can be a hero. For example‚ he tricked the Cyclops Polyphemus by telling him his name was "nobody" and disguising his men as sheep‚ so that Polyphemus would accidentally let them out of his cave. However‚ in the other hand‚ Odysseus can’t be a hero. For example‚ because of his curiosity taking over him‚ Odysseus investigated the cave of the Cyclops. The results were
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heroes‚ our present-day heroes cannot throw thunderbolts‚ nor can they kill a half human‚ half bull monster with their bare hands however‚ they do share many characteristics with Greek heroes. The characteristics that both modern and Greek heroes possess are a large reason why these Greek heroes are considered heroic by the Greeks. Two common characteristics of both modern and Greek heroes is they are mentally strong and selfless. It is not far-fetched to say because modern day heroes carry many of
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Shakespeare’s plays because of the strong female characters‚ which women can either relate to or look up too. Shakespeare’s use of women in his plays was very strange for his times but it isn’t now which makes them more relevant to our audience compared to Shakespeare’s original audience. Through his amazing technique of explaining the emotions of his characters‚ Shakespeare had a great effect on the English language. Shakespeare used a lot of metaphors and similes in his plays and poems‚ which
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of the past? When comparing Odysseus‚ a legendary hero from Homer’s The Odyssey‚ to Derick Mitchell‚ a veteran of the army‚ we can see many similarities and differences. Some similarities include their roles as leaders and their waiting families back home. However‚ there are many major differences that far outshadow them‚ like the differences in the technology available and their motives for doing certain things in war. There are many trivial similarities between Odysseus and Mr. Mitchell‚ but their
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Odyssey‚ the protagonist is a leader named Odysseus who goes on a journey with his crew to get back home to Ithaka from Troy‚ after the trojan war. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ the poet Homer‚ suggests that Odysseus is a superior leader which is revealed by Odysseus’s‚ bravery‚ intelligence‚ and perseverance. Odysseus’s bravery sets himself apart from other leaders. Odysseus has to display an example to his crew by inspiring them with his fearlessness. Odysseus illustrates his grit when he forces his
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Trojan War‚ Odysseus‚ the son Laertes‚ was finally able to start his long journey towards home. He arrives at Phaeacia and meets Alcinous. Alcinous offers Odysseus a ship for his travels but asks Odysseus to tell him of his adventures. He agrees and now he is off to start his eventful travels towards home in the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca. As Odysseus starts his quest of getting home the wind starts to pick up. The powerful wind carried him west from Troy and brought him to Ismarus. Odysseus totally
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The agency of Job and Odysseus is controlled by God and the gods. Neither Job nor Odysseus have agency when the gods are against them. The relationship between the divine and human agency is a well-established one in both the ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek cultures. Many acts that could be attributed to human agency are often credited to gods‚ especially human errors or misdeeds. Humans try to forfeit a good deal of their agency to the gods willingly. Nevertheless the gods have no reservations
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