formidable warrior‚ possessing fierce and uncontrollable anger. Thetis‚ knowing that Achilles was fated to die at Troy‚ disguised him as a girl and hid him among the women at the court of King Lycomedes of Skyros. He was discovered there by Odysseus‚ who persuaded him to go to Troy One of Lycomedes’ daughters‚ Deidamia‚ bore Achilles a son‚ Neoptolemus. According to Homer‚ Achilles came to Troy leading the 50 ships of the Myrmidons. In the last year of the siege‚ when Agamemnon stole the captive princess
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Being so close to an active volcano poses many risks to communities. Even though Mount St. Helens erupted over 30 years ago we know that it is still an active volcano. Future eruptions can kill and injure entire communities. Since the eruption in May of 1980 of Mount St. Helens‚ geologists have come to a better understanding of both the mechanics of volcanoes and the dangers they present to the environment and communities. Did you know that volcanic ash is actually small glass particles? Or that
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Piper and Jason have been friends for 6 years. They were going on a hiking trip for the weekend up the mountain St. Helens. They had heard that there were huge trees there and the place was great for pictures. Piper and Jason were hiking when they felt a rumble under there toes. “What was that!”‚ Piper exclaimed. Piper all of a sudden blacked out. When piper woke up she realized that a tree branch hit her in the head. She looked around he but she didn’t see Jason. She called his name many times
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evident to both Troy from Fences and Richard from “Shame”. Both characters had experiences at young ages that had crafted the type of people who they are today. While both of their events occurred around 1900’s and were both very tragic the two men became two very different types of people. Troy from Fences is very outspoken‚ opinionated‚ and proud. Troy’s characteristic as to being proud and accepting towards his economic status is one major difference between Richard and himself. Troy and Richard
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Helen Morot was of Quaker tradition and born in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania in 1865. Morot was a champion of social‚ economic‚ and labor issues in her time. Greatly influenced by her father‚ Morot kept him close to her for much of her life‚ recalling him saying‚ “I want you to think for yourself – not the way I do.” Keeping this in mind‚ Helen studied arduously in order to expand her own knowledge and educate herself on the issues of others. In 1897‚ Helen Morot opened The Library of Economic and
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How much do the Pompeii and Mount St. Helens eruptions actually have in common? And how are they different? Well you would be surprised by how many similarities the two Volcanic eruptions have. But there are a lot of differences between the two eruptions as well. Both of these historic eruptions have a lot in common. For example‚ both were preceded by tremors and small earthquakes in the days leading up to both of the explosions. Another example is that both are the same type of volcano called a
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Character - Helen Keller Helen Keller was the first person who was deaf and blind to attend and graduate from college. She became the first person who was deaf and blind to write a book. She wrote 14 total in her lifetime. These disorders clearly did not stop her from becoming an inspiration to all people around her. She has taught the world so many amazing life lessons that can be applied to everyday life today. One of her many famous quotes is about developing character. “Character cannot
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Shooting Kabul By: N.H. Senzai Guilt is not only a negative feeling but it can also be positive when the guilt helps develop a positive action. In the story Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai‚ the main character‚ Fadi‚ feels great guilt for leaving his sister Miriam behind in Afghanistan. The guilt motivates him to search for his sister and makes him more independent. This guilt that Fadi has for losing his sister makes him feel that it is his responsibility to find her. Fadi tries desperately
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Helen Keller once said‚ "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." Keller was an author and political activist who never let the fact that she was blind and deaf stand in her way of staying optimistic and keeping a positive attitude through all the ups and downs that life had to give her. According to the dictionary‚ optimism is defined as a disposition or tendency to look on the more brighter side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. Throughout my life I have
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This essay analyses the opening chapter of Helen Garner’s novel The Spare Room. This essay seeks to determine the relationship between Garner and the key subjects and themes of the book and how this influenced its writing‚ to detail the research methodology Garner utilized in its creation and to determine to what extent these methods are visible‚ reliable or objective; to examine the ways in which the declared genre has influenced the reader’s reception of the text; and to analyse how the writer’s
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