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    especially famous movie that portrays mythology is the movie Clash of the Titans. This movie is based off of the story of Perseus. Perseus was a demigod who kills Medusa and uses her head to kill his enemies and to protect his mother and wife. Clash of the Titans is similar to the myth of Perseus because in the movie Perseus uses Medusas head to kill the Kraken and to protect Io. The two pieces are similar because the share the same conflict. The movie is different‚ however‚ because the overall plot

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    Huck Finn River Symbolism

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn�‚ the Mississippi River plays several roles and holds a prominent theme throughout much of the story as a whole. Huckleberry Finn and Jim are without a doubt the happiest and most a peace when floating down the river on their raft. However‚ the river has a much deeper meaning than just a compilation of water. It almost goes to an extent of having its own personality and character traits. The river offers a place for the two characters‚ Huck and Jim‚ to escape from everybody

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    he could see where I was. Little to his knowledge‚ I was picked up after about 2 minutes by some complete stranger in a kayak and was heading down the river toward a little resting spot. However‚ my friend was still in the raft. As soon as everyone else left the raft‚ she fell off the rock‚ started going very fast down the river‚ and passed me very quickly. We were both sobbing in hysterics. I was worried about my whole family‚ because I couldn’t see them and I was worried that one of them

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    Poseidon‚ in the temple of Athena and Hephasteus‚ raped Medusa because he refused to allow her vow of chastity to stand in his way. Upon discovering the desecration of her temple‚ Athena changed Medusa’s form to match that of her sister Gorgons as punishment. Medusa’s hair turned into snakes‚ her lower body was

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    talking about?” Mikaela called up to him. “The raft it’s gone.” “What do you mean it’s gone.” Jenna called from the back of the group. “It’s not here the rope is cut and the raft is gone.” everyone walked up behind James and looked‚ the rope was cut but not clean frayed almost like someone had taken an axe‚ or some other type of weapon that at one point would have been sharp. “Damion this isn’t funny first you bring us out onto that raft in the dark‚ then we get to this old destroyed cabin

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    The contrast between the locations‚ experiences and people on shore and on the raft along the journey force Huck to evaluate who he really is and strengthen his identity. During his journey Huck starts to realize how much he values Jim’s friendship. He finally realizes that he cares more about Jim than he does about the law. After

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    My grandfather and his older children including my father spent almost a year gathering supplies and building a raft for their Travel. When they completed their raft they gathered few belongings and a week’s supply of food and traveled through the ocean. The first day was the easiest because they had very high hopes and their dream of America was coming true. They didn’t even notice the

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    CH 20 – The 18th & 19th Centuries: Six main movements: Rococo‚ Neoclassicism‚ Romanticism‚ (The Academy)‚ Realism‚ Impressionism (Macchiaioli) & Postimpressionism Rococo is a unique style occurring toward the end of the Baroque period. It is a much more ornate style that shows sweetness‚ gaiety‚ and light; painterly and pastel features. It is chiefly characterized by the representation of the leisurely activities of upper class society by a frivolous choice of themes. Rococo is derived

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    The Third of May 1808 (also known as El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid‚ or Los fusilamientos de la montana del Prìncipe Pìo‚ or Los fusilamientos atled tres de mayo) is a painting completed in 1814 by the Spanish depicter Francisco Goya‚ now in the Museo del Prado‚ Madrid. In the work‚ Goya sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleon’s armies during the possession of 1808 in the Peninsular War. Along with its coadjutor fact of the same largeness‚ The Second of May 1808 (or The Charge of

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    In his novel Mortal Engines‚ Philip Reeve is critiquing society and class‚ violence‚ and technology. To begin with‚ Reeve is displaying how unfair society is and how the wealthiest people get the recognition for making our society run smoothly. In chapter seven‚ Reeve (2001) states that the “Top Tier hangs over the city like an iron crown‚ supported by vast pillars” (p.48). This statement implies that the wealthiest people which is the top one percent in our society are very important and valuable

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