Star_Wars_4:_A_New_Hope vs. The_Odyssey The Odyssey and Star Wars are two great examples of epics. Both the stories fulfill the epic hero cycle to the fullest. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is the hero‚ he goes to Troy to fight a war and gets lost at sea for 20 years. In Star Wars Luke is the hero‚ he gets introduced to the rebel force that is trying to ensure the safety of their universe. The Odyssey and Star Wars follow the same basic cycle. Both adventures show hard challenging tasks
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BEAUTIFUL DREAMER Copyright © 2009 by Barry Daniels All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means‚ graphic‚ electronic‚ or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ taping‚ or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. The creative dreaming techniques described in "Beautiful Dreamer" are real‚ and are used nightly by countless
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BYE BEAUTIFUL SUMMARY TABLE Page Reference | Events | Techniques | Themes | Purpose | 1 – 2 | Prologue: Family’s and Frank’s reaction to Billy’s death | Italic’sThird Person | | Creates suspense | 5 – 6 | Lansings’ car journey | Similes :HeatPersonificationAdjectives | Family roles in 1960s established | Creates a sense of heat and isolation | 7 – 9 | Meet Bill Read | DialoguePersonificationSymbolism :” shriek of the cockatoos” (9) | | Reference to politics (Menzies) provides historical
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Title: Dead Stars Author: Born in 1894 in Lucena City‚ Quezon. Marquez - Benítez authored the first Filipino modern English language short story‚ Dead Stars‚ published in the Philippine Herald in 1925. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province‚ she was among the first generation of Filipino people trained in the American education system which used English as the medium of instruction. She graduated high school in Tayabas High School now‚ Quezon National High School and college from
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Yellow Mini By: Lori Wever Main characters: In this poetic novel written in verse and told through the perspective of five teenagers‚ we enter their lives as they struggle through the hard times of high school. Mark- a handsome teenage boy of Iraqi origin with dark features. He is a popular and bright kid. After his father’s death‚ he loses himself and buys a yellow mini in which he spends most of his time with his girlfriend Stacey trying to run away from his insecurities. Stacey- A former
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* 1. Dead Stars Paz Marquez Benitez * 2. SynopsisThis story revolves around Alfredo Salazar and two women: Esperanza‚ his fiancéefor four years and a young girl from out-of-town named Julia Salas. Alfredo iscommitted to marrying Esperanza. But he started having second thoughts about hisfeelings when he met Julia in the Judge’s house. But he Aware that all his lovedones-including Julia would not agree if he would not honor his understanding withEsperanza. So he and Esperanza got married And made
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Are you a part of the 61% of people that think country life is better? Or are you a part of the 39% of people that think city life is better? 61% of people say that country life is better than city life‚ while 39% say that city life is better. (Is Country Life Better than City Life?) Their reasons include‚ the healthier air in the country‚ because of the lesser amount of pollution. The freedom to build houses‚ grow gardens‚ own animals and own land. Also‚ in the country there is way less traffic
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across the bed asleep so Janie tipped on out of the front door. Oh to be a pear tree—any tree in bloom! With kissing bees singing of the beginning of the world! She was sixteen. She had glossy leaves and bursting buds and she wanted to struggle with life but it seemed to elude her. Where were the singing bees for her? Nothing on the place nor in her grandma’s house answered her. (11) In this part of the novel it deliberately describes the pear tree in this fashion to show the relation between a blossoming
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archaeological interests. A few may be interested in visiting places of religious importance. I have visited so many places of historical and tourist interest. But the visit which has a lasting impression on my mind is the visit of Kashmir. It is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. It is said to be the heaven on earth. It has the accolade of being “The Switzerland of India”. I was wonderstruck to see the ravishing beauty of Kashmir. With snow-clad mountains‚ tall-trees of Chinar‚ lush green plains and
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-Oscar Levant “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ is a short story based on a woman’s struggle with power‚ depression‚ and fear. In it‚ Gilman writes the short story using literary devices such as symbolism to demonstrate how the main character drives herself into complete dementia. At first‚ it seems as if the main character is completely normal‚ talking only about her husband and how happy she is that he has taken her on a summer vacation to a beautiful home that she adores
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