Legend by Judith Wright - 1915-2000‚ written in 1949 and published in anthology ’The Gateway’ in 1953. The blacksmith’s boy went out with a rifle and a black dog running behind. Cobwebs snatched at his feet‚ rivers hindered him‚ thorn branches caught at his eyes to make him blind and the sky turned into an unlucky opal‚ but he didn’t mind. I can break branches‚ I can swim rivers‚ I can stare out any spider I meet‚ said he to his dog and his rifle. The
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No Ordinary Boot Camp - by Noel M.Tichy • Trilogy is a software company based in Austin‚ Texas. It specializes in software services to Global 1000 companies‚ especially in the automotive‚ consumer electronics‚ and insurance agencies. It was founded by Stanford dropout Joe Liemandt. • Trilogy has additional offices in Bangalore and Hangzhou. Its clients include Ford Motor Company‚ Daimler-Chrysler‚ Nissan‚ Goodyear‚ Prudential‚ Travelers Insurance‚ Gateway and IBM. • Trilogy was featured in the
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The World‚ he describes the many stages the main character‚ Makina‚ encounters. The first stage Vogler mentioned is called The Ordinary World. This is when the reader receives all relevant information and the background of the hero or the main character. During this stage the hero’s problems and conflicts are already established and are waiting to be activated. The Ordinary World is also a place to lay out the theme of the story to the
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“No matter how hard life is‚ one has to hope for happiness. Sorrows and failures are to be accepted as milestones towards success.” To our guest speaker __________________‚ school administrators and officials‚ teachers‚ parents‚ classmates‚ fellow students‚ guests‚ ladies and gentlemen a pleasant (morning or afternoon). Today is a happy day for all of us. It is a day of celebration as we students of this school finish our elementary education. It is not a simple accomplishment. All of us know how
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Sexual Autonomy Response Judith Butler’s Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy is an extremely philosophical essay that asks many questions that challenges the reader to look within themselves to search for their own interpretation of what they believe the answer to be. The first statement that Butler opens with is‚ "What makes for a livable world is no idol question". This statement almost seems like a question directed to the reader. I believe that people interpret what they believe
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Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. There are many people in history and present day who have made sacrifices and committed themselves to acts greater than themselves. For example‚ let’s take Martin Luther King Jr. He might not have been a president‚ but due to him‚ he placed an end to segregation among the whites and the blacks. Hence‚ this is why African Americans have more freedom today. Personal grit‚ character‚ and willingness to commit all contribute to the cause of creating something
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People have tried to tell me schooling does not determine who you are in life‚ it is creativity‚ curiosity‚ perseverance‚ and constant questioning of social norms that are the driving factors of those that change the world‚ for better or for worse. Nonsense. School is a primary place to learn to create habits out of propensities. My junior year was an adventure of sinewave-like sleep schedules because of challenging courses‚ increased class and team leadership responsibilities‚ friends and family
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Wallace and An Ordinary Person by Rabindranath Tagore disclose how everyday people and events can be remarkable and astounding. Furthermore‚ both poems revolve around specific individuals who can serve as proof that there can be components of mystery and excellence within everyone’s life. In Common Magic‚ people change through a number of human experiences‚ while one person is transformed through poetry in An Ordinary Person. The speaker in Common Magic discloses how an ordinary person could have
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In the song “Ordinary Human” by OneRepublic‚ the narrator shows how extraordinary the person feels by giving examples of how they felt as well as what they did. This song shows that even if you are an “ordinary human‚” you can still achieve extraordinary results. I believe this song has a positive message as a result of how inspiring the lyrics are. For instance‚ in the song‚ it states‚ “Today I felt a switch in my vein/ Today I made them all afraid/ Used to be a shadow/ Now a shadow scream my
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The story tells how Judith saved her people by seducing and killing Holofernes‚ the Assyrian general. Judith explains what occurs when she utters “Approaching to his bed‚ she took hold of the hair of his head‚ and said‚ Strengthen me‚ O Lord God of Israel‚ this day! And she smothe twice upon his neck with all her might‚ and she took away his head from him” (Judith‚ 13:7-8). Gentileschi is able capture the domination of Judith through conveying her anguishes and wants for
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