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    need to accept change around you. Elizabeth Bishop shows this type of conflict in one of her popular poems “The Fish”. In the poem‚ a fisher experiences a battle between his or her victory of catching a fish and their admiration‚ respect‚ and guilt later gained for this fish. This leaves the fisher stuck with making the right decision and that decision is should he or she free the fish or not. A battle within yourself can result in a completely different outcome than what you expected. For the fisher

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    Golden Age was the first era of comic books‚ a time where they became so widespread and popular that more than 60 million copies were sold each month by 1946. Many of the most notable superheroes were created during these years‚ and the superhero archetype was constructed and defined. Characters such as Batman‚ Captain America‚ Flash Gordon‚ and Wonder Woman gained prominence in the Golden Age. Despite popular belief‚ Wonder Woman was not the first female superhero. A few came before her‚ many after

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    The Fish’ is a narrative poem‚ told in the first person‚ about the confrontation between an amateur fisher-fishing in a ’rented boat’ and a ’tremendous’ battle-worn fish. A poem that acknowledges awareness in nature‚ "The Fish‚" although a narrative‚ sings in the way we expect lyric poetry to sing‚ for it is rich with imagery‚ simile‚ metaphor‚ as well as rhetorical and sound devices. I say "confrontation‚" but really the fish‚ with evidence of having been caught at least five other times‚

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    The archetype of the hero‚ Vijay Khanna is played by the actor Amitabh Bachchan‚ Vijay’s character fits the requirement of the archetype “the angry hero” and also displays characteristic of “the noble hero” and “the tragic hero”. Vijay saw his parents get murdered in front of him and throughout his childhood‚ he was trying to figure out who murdered his parents. Vijay grows up and becomes a police office‚ in order to bring justice to the society and correct the social corruption as he’s ultimate

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    people who are just normal‚ yet are called heroes not for their powers‚ but for the achievements they have accomplished through their lives. A hero is someone who makes a change in many lives including his or her own life. Defining the word hero may differ from one culture to another‚ but they share some essential characteristics. Polster (2001) writes that a hero definition must include these following characteristics “first respect human life‚ second have a strong sense of personal choice and effectiveness

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    Stephanie Santilli Mr. Dixon Intro to Psych. H Period 3 9 April 2013 We all play various different roles throughout our journeys through life. Star Wars was written and produced by George Lucas. His original story was based on the writing of Joseph Campell who was a scholar of myths and legends. George Lucas also based his ideas off of Jung’s Archetype Theory. This theory is that our personalities fit into one of many different types‚ each based on a collective unconscious. His story follows

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    in England‚ a valiant and brave warrior was one of the most valuable assets a king could have. Due to this‚ much of the writing from this period were epics and tales with a heroic warrior as the main character. One of the most famous examples or archetypes of this type of writing is the epic poem Beowulf. In this story‚ the main character‚ Beowulf‚ is a marvelous warrior and possesses many of the various Anglo Saxon traits. There are three categories of characteristics in Beowulf that are particularly

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    “The Fish” In the poem “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop one of the main themes is power. This is shown through simile‚ personification‚ and repetition. The author purpose is to show the reader that power can be restricted and that power maybe the sturdiest at their main years‚ but over time power will dwindle with time. The theme of power is shown through the use of simile‚ “Here and there his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ and its pattern of darker brown was like wallpaper”.

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    I believe the journey of life follows a predetermined pattern; we evolve from needing influence and guidance to finally reaching that point where our lives are up to us. I consider myself very lucky up to this point in my journey. Some people become sidetracked and wind up on a far different course than they initially planned‚ but the detours I made have only assisted in embellishing the individual instead of devouring it.  According to Freud a person ’s most important period to grow personality

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    most. To better understand the tale‚ we will breakdown Alice’s character as an archetypal hero. Now what is an archetypal hero? An archetypal hero is one of the many universal symbols of literature. It is subdivided into hero archetypes: the quest‚ the initiation‚ and the sacrificial scapegoat. These are the three things that the protagonist must go through before he could be generally recognized as a hero. Who is Alice? She is young girl set in the Victorian era of England. In the beginning of

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