Moral Courage EMMA WALSKY PRE-AP CHALLENGE ENGLISH 9 MRS. PEARSON 2 MARCH 2013 “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” (Mark Twain) Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture‚ persevere‚ and withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty. Aragorn‚ from The Lord of the Rings‚ Odysseus from The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ and Katniss from The Hunger Games all demonstrate jarring courage throughout their journey to heroism. As Aragorn leads
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Apollo and Oliver is that they are both skillful archers. Apollo is the god of Archery. When Apollo was still an infant‚ he claimed that the bow was his. (Mayerson 118) Oliver created his vigilante persona based on his skill and passion for arrows and bows. When he was marooned on an island‚ he improved his already talented archery skills. He made his own makeshift bow and arrows and used them to hunt to eat. With his refined archery skills‚ he later tracked down the drug dealers who were escaping in a
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As John o’ Hara once said “They say great themes make great novels”. In the novel A Room With A View‚ by E.M. Forster‚ this definitely proclaims true. One of the major themes in this novel is transformation. In the novel A Room With A View‚ by E.M. Forster‚ transformation is apparent through personal discovery‚ falling in and out of love‚ and the shifting of alliances. Transformation is first shown in the novel through personal discovery‚ and an example of this is by Lucy accepting other social
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trashcan. The wrapping paper was unique with basketballs and pink bows covering every inch. The first rip of the paper and it was certain a new love had been found. It traveled to
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The Happy Journey by Thornton Wilder Written in the year 1931‚ The Happy Journey is one of the most famed works of Thornton Wilder. Being a one-act play that it is‚ it is not short of being one of the most intriguing plays‚ where action and dialogues provide a deeper insight than any prop or setting might have provided. This play‚ uses no background‚ nor any scenery‚ but is able to give the best out of nothing. The setting is visible to our mind’s eye‚ unless we are at a lack of imagination; and
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John A. Evans Instructor: Wilson English: 101-039 02/06/2013 Does music affect the emotional state of a person? Have you ever walked into a room where music was playing while in a bad mood or emotional state‚ only to find you are humming along or singing to the music that is playing? Music affects the way we feel‚ and it can alter the current state of our emotional well-being just by listening to it. Often in everyday life‚ people overlook the importance that sounds make in our lives. With
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According to www.UrbanLegends.com‚ Greek Gods and Goddesses can be defined as “ ...an immortal‚ supernatural being who is the subject of traditional sacred stories; in religion‚ an immortal‚ supernatural being who is the object of worship and prayer.” In Greek mythology‚ there were 12 main gods and goddesses that ruled the universe. They were divided into three main categories: heaven‚earth‚ and the seas. In the end‚ people enjoy studying greek mythology because it explains the unknown aspects of
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Tristan Curry Mrs. King 09/31/2014 Sports Literature/Period 2 Mental toughness Imagine you are up to bat and you focus in on the ball. All of a sudden something is blocking you from knowing when to hit the ball. It’s a mental block. You just can’t seem to focus and every time you want to swing you can’t. Mentally you just weren’t ready. To realize your full potential as an athlete or in life‚ you have to start training your mind as well as your body! Just as you develop physical skills and techniques
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“The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant” There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant. I was fourteen. The Mants had rented the cottage next to ours on the river; with their parties‚ their frantic games of softball‚ their constant comings and goings‚ they appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. “Too noisy by half‚” my mother quickly decided‚ but I would have given anything to be
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you a chance to create anything you want. Recently‚ I did a cooking competition with my friends for fun‚ and I really enjoyed that. Another thing I enjoy doing is playing soccer because it is so much fun to be on a team and try to accomplish a goal- winning. I also like to do archery‚ and hunting because something about shooting a bow is so exhilarating. Most of the other things I have fun doing like‚ fishing‚ hiking‚ and swimming‚ are
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