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    The Dragon Slayers!

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    legends and fairy tails‚ what if there was more truth to the legends? of the very legends of the clan of elves the slew the mighty dragons and the last survivor of their race a mighty Dragonkin! Chapter 1 : Legends Deep in the Heralds Holdfast Old Night wandered from room to room taking note of every generation and clan long lost to the span of time one that always held mystery to him were the Elvish clan of the Dragonkin caressing his beard lightly he passed through the library very smoothly

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    “no entrance” hanging on. Thoughtlessly I sneak inside and start wandering with anxiety looking at all of these tubes‚ hearing some murmuring here and there. A hand pulls me to the side behind a set of tubes. “shhh‚ don’t say a single word” this old man puts his hand on my mouth. He takes me into this small chamber and gives me a coke. I look bewilderedly at this can of drink; I never saw such a thing in the conservatory inside. I reject it‚ but he stops me and says‚ “ Its not polluted don’t worry”

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    Subject: Write an explication of After Apple Picking. Robert Frost’s poem‚ After Apple-Picking‚ describes the personal reflections of an elderly man who lives on an apple orchard. This old man has lived a good life‚ and now must contemplate its quality and meaning. By performing an honest assessment of his past‚ the old man is better able to accept his inevitable future. The first six lines of this poem develop the situation in which the speaker has found himself. He has led a long and

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    cry‚ and terrable tragity. Trayvon Martin‚ a seven-teen-year old boy‚ shot and killed by George Zimmerman. Zimmerman stated that Trayvon attacked him. In this essay i will tell you weather I agree or dissagree with the stand your groung law. I dissaree with the stand your ground law‚ becaues of the case of trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman says Trayvon Martin attacked him and shot him from self-defence( trayvon was an unarmed man). The Stand Your Ground Law states that if you are attacked or

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    Santiago Hero

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    thinking of the word “hero” mostly to everyone‚ a superhero comes to mind. Not all heroes are superheros. To me‚ a hero is someone who is courageous and never gives up no matter the circumstances. Speaking of someone heroic‚ Santiago is an old fisherman in The Old Man and The Sea written by Ernest Hemingway. Although Hemingway did not exactly state that Santiago is a hero‚ he displays that he is with the many characteristics he gives him. By the end of the book‚ readers can see that Santiago seems heroic

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    Hemingway Essay

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    Megan Hetterick Mr. Kantor Pre-AP English hour 1 November 19‚ 2012 Is Hemingway’s Code Hero a Macho Man? Ernest Hemingway once said‚ "As you get older‚ it is harder to have heroes‚ but it is sort of necessary." Hemingway knew this because he actually invented his famous code hero. The Hemingway code hero was a macho man that indulged in liquor‚ women‚ and food‚ and usually did not fear God. In almost all of Hemingway’s stories and books such as: “Indian Camp”‚ “The Short Happy Life of Francis

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    of his own boy‚ who helps him‚ fish and talk’s baseball with him. Santiago would be alone at sea most times but would always say he believes a man is never alone at sea. Santiago must deal with loneliness‚ but I must learn to deal with many types of people with many issues. The old man is a person who will not give up easily. Even though he was old and tired he never gave up on catching the Marlin. He is humble‚ yet exhibits a justified pride in his abilities. Throughout his life‚ Santiago

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    major authorial preoccupations include good conduct and solidarity. The younger waiter must be judged for his refusal to play by (unspoken) rules that say he must be polite and courteous to the old man. The older waiter‚ in contrast‚ upholds these standards by being willing to stay as late as the old man wants him to. The exceptionality of the piece made it an obvious choice for critics. Critics used the story either to laud or condemn Hemingway on the basis of their judgment of these minimalist

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    Santiago's Struggles

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    Nature is a powerful force‚ it has the power to kill a man or save him. In the book The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Santiago has many physical and emotional struggles with nature‚ which ultimately leads to his defeat by it. Santiago’s physical struggles included wounds‚ dizziness‚ soreness‚ and not being able to fight anymore because of the amount of physical pain. His mental struggles were regretting the decision of catching the fish and wanting Manolin to be with him on the boat. These

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    Short Story: Beowulf

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    As Nevaeh Williams flies above a town she overhears and old man‚ ”I know it’s so sad that they don’t get to eat much in that town especially the children but‚ hey what can we do.” As Nevaeh thinks oh my goodness the children! She flies down to ask the man‚ ”hello l think I overheard you saying something about people don’t get to eat and l was wondering if you could clarify that for me.” “Well of course‚ ”said the old man. ”There is an island on the Fouthwood Gulf were the people there are getting

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