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The Odyssey
509 Words - 2 Pages.... Athene helped her by
comforting her so she would not go into a nervous break down over all her stress,
the suitors and Odysseus returning or not. Athene gave Penelope hope of Odysseus
returning. Athene even made Penelope appear more beautiful than she really was,
because Penelope was actually really ragged. Athene also helped Penelope by
giving her a dream of gulls, representing the suitors, and an eagle,
representing Odysseus, killing the gulls.
Athene helped Odysseus numerous ways as well. She helped by persuading
the gods to free Odysseus from Calypso. Athene even helped Odysseus by telling
Naussicaa to do her laundry at the beach and telling her to help the man she ....
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Around The World In Eighty Day
764 Words - 3 Pages.... in the paper about how it is possible to voyage the world in eighty days Fogg knew he could prove it. So after he made the bet that he could do it he was so determined the whole way that he could make the voyage. Along the way, he tried not to let anything get in the way even though the trip was delayed by slow railway systems, rescuing an Indian maharani from a burning funeral pyre and being constantly followed and spied on by a detective named Mr. Fix. One important decision Fogg makes is when he got to a train station they told him that he couldn’t go on the train for another month. He was terrified but he did not panic. He saw an elephant in town and paid an In ....
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The Joy Luck Club Essay - Amy
685 Words - 3 Pages.... (Tan 1989, p.43) By getting or the arranged marriage, it is a promise by your parents to the other family. Promises are very important in Chinese tradition. With every decisions made her life is already made for her. "Huang Taitai hurried me upstairs to the second floor and into the kitchen, which was a place where family children didn't usually go...I missed my family about stomach felt bad, knowing I had finally arrived where my life said I belonged." (Tam 1989, pg.49) Being in arranged marriages will not be about love and trust but just to be their as a long life wife.
During Lindo's first marriage, her husband treated her as a slave more than a wife, becaus ....
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Jane Eyre
969 Words - 4 Pages.... Temple is described by Helen as being "good and very clever" and "above the rest, because she knows far more than they do". This description is more significant because it has been said by Helen, and she herself is extremely mature.
One of Miss Temple’s most outstanding qualities is her ability to command (perhaps unconsciously) respect from everyone around her, "considerable organ of veneration, for I yet retain the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps". Even during their first encounter Jane is "impressed"… "by her voice, look and air".
Throughout Jane’s stay at Lowood, Miss Temple freque ....
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Tempest Character Analysis
645 Words - 3 Pages.... thing he controls is Ariel (a spirit). An example of this is when Prospero says "Hast thou, spirit, Preformed to point, the tempest I bade thee".(718) Ariel had the power to create a great sea storm and Prospero had the power to control Ariel which gave him great power. Another reason why Prospero is powerful is because of his knowledge of Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculos plot to kill the king. So when Prospero reclaims his place in Milan again he'll have some mighty blackmail just incase he needs any favors or they try any thing stupid. This way they'll think twice before going against Prospero. Especially considering that Miranda will become queen. These are the ....
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Beowulf
726 Words - 3 Pages.... reach his kingdom. In stories such as these, the outcasts are perceived to be the poorer
of the people in the kingdom. Like Beowulf, Superman lives in seclusion from the
society in which he lives. He apartment is purposely set on the opposite side of town
from everyone he works with. In relation to the common man’s life-style, we can easily
assume that Superman does not make much money. This fact is defined by Superman’s
day job as a reporter for the city of Metropolis.
The “ideal man” of past and present has to posses the quality of intelligence.
Beowulf shows great intelligence in his approach towards his battles. In his battle with
Grendel, ....
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Huck Finn
1485 Words - 6 Pages.... grows up following his own rules until he moves in with the Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson. Together, the women attempt to "sivilize" Huck by making him attend school, study religion, and act in a way the women find socially acceptable. However, Huck's free-spirited soul keeps him from joining the constraining and lonely life the two women have in store for him. The freedom Huck seeks in Tom Sawyer's gang is nothing more than romantic child's-play. Raiding a caravan of Arabs really means terrorizing young children on a Sunday School picnic, and the stolen "joolry" is nothing more than turnips or rocks. Huck is disappointed that the adventures Tom promises are not ....
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Imagery Is An Important Element In Writing
422 Words - 2 Pages.... vivid pictures in the mind. Imagery can have a
different effect on everybody. Some people will see things in a different
way than other people see them, unlike in television.
H.D. was one of the first writers to use imagery. Inspired by Ezra
Pound, H.D. once wrote in her poem titled "Heat":
Cut the heat-
Plow through it,
turning it on either side
of your path.
The reader can clearly see the heat being pushed out of the way by an
opposing force. The reader can also imagine the turbulence created by this
force. The heat becomes thick, as if it is a solid object. William Carlos
Williams used simp ....
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