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and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there‚ was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa‚ and claimed Andromeda‚ having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for Queen Cassiopeia declaring that her daughter‚ Andromeda‚ was more beautiful than the Nereids. Because of the obscurity of the name Perseus and the legendary
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intellectual and was a tactical genius. This is shown when she gave Greek heroes crucial advice that would sway the tide of battle‚ or she would give them certain items to use against a certain foe. An example of this was when Perseus was tasked with slaying Medusa‚ and Athena gave him a mirrored shield and assisted him in battle. Since Athena was very intelligent‚ she helped the demigods vanquish evil from the mortal world‚ ensuring that order and balance would be in place (and that destruction and chaos wouldn’t
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through the plains until he reached the seashore. The calm blue sea‚ massive and yet helpless beneath the morning sun which flooded it with golden light‚ fascinated the young man. And unable to resist the beauty of the dancing wavelets‚ he made a rattan raft and rowed seaward. On and on he rowed until he came to the edge of the world. There‚ in a place where the sea and the sky meet‚ Aponi-tolau saw a towering rock‚ home of Tau-mari-u‚ lord of the sea. It was guarded by nine beautiful daughters of the
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lifeboat to construct an external raft to separate himself from Richard Parker‚ “And I had no proof that hanging at the end of an oar provided real safety from Richard Parker. He might easily reach and grab me. I had to find something else. My mind worked fast. I built a raft. The oars if you remember floated‚ and I had life jackets and a sturdy lifebuoy.” (Martel‚ 164) Evidently‚ Pi portrayed resourcefulness by using parts of the lifeboat to build another raft. Furthermore‚ being resourceful does
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and how wrong they are. Their bonds as friends strengthen and it changes Huck’s views on what he thinks is right and wrong. One example of building trust was when Huck thought that turning Jim in would be the right thing to do‚ so he went out on the raft to go find someone. But‚ when Huck encountered a man who asked him if he saw a black man (Jim) in the forest‚ he didn’t feel like it was right anymore. He realized he could put Jim in even more danger‚ not to mention he doesn’t want to lose his friend
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The rush of diving into a rapid on a little raft made me feel alive. Looking into a hole that seemed over six feet deep would send my stomach into a whirl. The anxiety and excitement would penetrate my body‚ leaving me frozen. I would hear the chants of my raft leader “Paddle‚ paddle‚ paddle!” and sink back into reality. The rapids are more difficult to navigate rather than calm‚ lake-water‚ river. I
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Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is an example of a puritan woman giving credit to God for what seems like a small stroke of luck. It reads‚ "They quickly fell to cutting dry trees‚ to make rafts to carry them over the river: and soon my turn came to go over. By the advantage of some brush which they had laid upon the raft to sit upon‚ I did not wet my foot (which many of themselves at the other end were mid-leg deep) which cannot but be acknowledged as a favor of God to my weakened body‚ it being a very
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gave him experience. Huck did not want to see a murder take place: To save a life‚ Huck imprisons the thieves in the steamboat until they are detained by the authorities (Link 435). Huck helped the men‚ even though they were thieves‚ by letting their raft go and trapping them on the wreckage‚ saved the man the other thieves were going to murder‚ showing Huck’s morals. Huck is a moral individual who helps those in need. Huck Gains his life experience in that manner. Finally‚ Huck gains more wisdom of
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Poem On Life Of Pi By: Aadil Younis I’m about to tell a story‚ from a couple of years back‚ You think that you know but you only know half‚ I told you all‚ i was stuck on a raft‚ but what you don’t know‚ is within myself i was trapped‚ I made up lies and stories to protect me‚ I prayed to God maybe he would resurect me‚ But in those days God took away his blessings‚ over every little thing i noticed i was stressing‚ I was leaving behind my life‚ all the time i would think‚ untill
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