concept of good and evil has always been debated. The comparison of two people‚ their background and their attitudes to life‚ lead one to determine a villain from a hero. But what makes one a hero? The first text chosen is a book series called ‘Alex Rider’‚ this series follows a 14 year old boy for two years who has been blackmailed into a war as MI9 (British intelligence) secret weapon. He goes on 7 different deadly missions and is forced to grow up and see the reality of things like death. The second
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Alex Rider is an orphan because his parents died when he was a baby a couple weeks after he was born. The fourteen year old boy was taken care of his uncle but he also died recently so he is all alone. Now he has to take over Ian Rider’s mission and join MI6. He has all the skills because his father’s brother was secretly training him. Alex is athletic‚ strong ‚ loyal‚ hardworking ‚courageous‚ and etc. He has short brown hair and dull brown eyes and tall for his age. He is strong because he was
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"Riders To The Sea" by J.M Synge (1903) Jase C. Fierro 21JAN13 English 125 Instructor Maria Rasimas "Riders To The Sea" by J.M Synge (1903) Some of nature ’s most precious gifts‚ actually have a dark side to them. What I mean about that is take rain for an example. Rain can come very peaceful and smooth. But we all know rain can get violent and dangerous in a heartbeat. In the poem "Riders To The Sea" depicts this statement. Nature is truly a beautiful savage. In the poem "Riders To
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In Yves Thériault’s short story “The Whale”‚ Ambroise Bourdages‚ the protagonist is portrayed to be a naive character. His quality comes across to the reader when Clovis and Ambroise are talking and Ambroise says‚ “Clovis‚ no one would ever take you for a liar! A banker’s son isn’t allowed to tell lies!”(Thériault‚ 26). This demonstrates that Ambroise does not know how Clovis acts nor is he aware of some of Clovis’s characteristics. Thus‚ is naive about the situation and has interpreted him as a
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Claire Reticker 9-20-13 5th Period Drama Objective Review: I really enjoyed reading Riders to the Sea. Although it was not always very clear and was slightly confusing it always kept me interested and I couldn’t keep my eyes of the page. I loved the vocabulary that they used in the early 1900s. I thought that it seemed very classy and intelligent. I love the way John Millington Synge described how Maurya (the old woman) lost all of her sons to the sea. He uses very brief and to the point
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Bull Rider Chapter 1 Vocabulary Words: Glance - A brief or hurried look. Glaring - Staring fiercely or fixedly. Snarled - Make an aggressive growl with bared teeth. Grinning - Express with a broad smile. Trample - Tread on and crush. Hollow - Having a hole or empty space inside. Fear less – Lacking of fear. Shrugged - Dismiss something as unimportant. Bluffing - Try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions. Sneered - Smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner shrugged
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Brian Korn Easy Rider Paper Thomas What are the hidden messages in Easy Rider There are many symbols of freedom and individuality in Dennis Hoppers movie Easy Rider. The movie Easy Rider revolves around two bikers‚ Wyatt and Billy‚ making a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans‚ to attend Mardi Gras. The first scene in the movie involves the two protagonists selling a large amount of cocaine to a gentleman in a Rolls Royce. After the drug deal two the bikers begin their journey to Mardi
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Killer Whales are very smart and very social. They have been developing in the sea far longer than humans have been developing on land. Why is this important you may their brains that humans don’t have. Their insular cortex‚ frontal operculum‚ and limbic lobe are much bigger than the ones in human’s brains‚ even when taking brain to body into consideration ratios. The insular cortex is used to hear and listen for things‚ the bigger it is the better you can hear. The frontal operculum is used to speak
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Riders to Sea “Riders to the Sea” is an Irish play about a mother who lost many of her loved ones to the sea. Maurya‚ the mother‚ had been grieving for her missing son‚ Michael‚ and was in a fitful sleep at the beginning of the play. Her daughter Cathleen had been taking care of the household tasks while her younger daughter Nora enters with a bundle of clothing from the priest. When Maurya shows signs of waking up the girls hide the bundle from their mother‚ for it might be Michaels clothing
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They Don’t Call Them Killer Whales For Nothing Have you ever been to an amusement park? One popular park is Seaworld‚ and that is a place you can go and see marine animals in a show. Killer whales are held captive for the different events that Seaworld produces. Killer whales are dangerous to the people because of serious problems that they face when they live in a smaller place than they are supposed to. Many people may think that the entertainment that the killer whales produce for the audience is
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