Book essay Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: September 14th‚ 2008 Pages: 374 Genre: Adventure‚ love‚ science fiction‚ Alternative history The hunger games (2008) written by Suzanna Collins are a young-adult novel. The story takes place in Panem‚ which was composed by 13 districts before the government of the capitol completely destroyed the whole ruble district 13. The purpose of this act was to show its ultimate power to the rest of the 12 districts. The story also describes the bloody
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"Inferno" Notes on 7th circle of Hell-Violence Capeneus = Round Three- Violence Against God(blasphemy) A huge and powerful warrior-king who virtually embodies defiance against his highest god‚ Capaneus is an exemplary blasphemer--with blasphemy understood as direct violence against God. Still‚ it is striking that Dante selects a pagan character to represent one of the few specifically religious sins punished in hell. Dante’s portrayal of Capaneus in Inferno 14.43-72--his large size and scornful
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years. But before first conquests for the island began‚ a civilization developed on the island to such an advanced degree that it would become Greek legend. These first civilized inhabitants of Crete have become known as the Minoans‚ named after King Minos. In the two-thousand years of the Minoan people‚ they rose from simple farmers to a great civilization that came to a tragic end. The island of Crete provides a unique environment that is well suited for human civilization. Its location in the Mediterranean
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the character the surname "Dedalus‚" after the fabulous artificer of Greek mythology. As Stephen tires of his "borrowed" Irish culture‚ he starts to compare himself to the original Daedalus‚ who built wings for himself to escape the prison of King Minos of Crete. Like Daedalus‚ Stephen eventually decides that he must create a new soul that will allow him to rise above the miseries of his life‚ develop an identity‚ and pursue his destiny as an artist. Joyce ’s novel is narrated in a unique "stream-of-consciousness"
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In the same way that Stephen is entrapped in his personal Hell due to his disobedience and sins he commits against the Lord‚ his mythical namesake‚ Daedalus‚ was cast into the labyrinth that was his own creation when he disobeyed orders from King Minos. In Daedalus’ story‚ he was in the labyrinth with the terrifying Minotaur‚ just as Stephen is threatened by the many beasts within his own soul. Also‚ this chapter parallels the story of Jonah in the Bible‚ where he was kept within the belly of the
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Stephen becomes vividly aware that he lives in a labyrinth that houses his personal “Minotaur” towards the end of the novel when he begins to dream about figures in a cave. “The labyrinth … in which the monster is confined may represent a cave” (Grant 341). In the realm of Stephen’s unconscious dream state‚ Stephen sees creatures with phosphorescent faces advance towards him from within a cave‚ but Stephen never states where he is viewing them from‚ indicating the possibly that Stephen dwells inside
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Bianca Richards 1st hour Title: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Author: James Joyce‚ Irish born (1882-1941) Date of Publication: 1914 Genre: Kunstlerroman (novel of artist)‚ Bildungsroman (novel of education)‚ coming of age Writing style: stream of consciousness‚ Hallmarks of modernism (perspectives‚ thresholds‚ and stream consciousness) structure of epiphanies (1. Justice from rector (2. Idealization of sin‚ (3. Idealization of morality.)‚ The myth (Daedalus and Icarus)‚ structure
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Every fall the leaves are changed from green to red‚orange‚ and yellow.We all have the wonder of why do they do that.When fall begins to come the air becomes colder‚ and the leaves become brighter‚ but why.Some may not think about the change only about the beautiful colors they may become and only worry about looking at them.When they begin to die they turn brown and fall off the tree and are crunched by the footsteps of living things. In the middle of summer Ariadne the goddess of color
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Speak briefly about the levels of comprehension and Bloom’s Taxonomy. Then choose a story of your own and develop questions that address the five levels of comprehension. Use as many question types as possible. Decide the age and proficiency level of the target students. Bloom’s Taxonomy: It’s an arranged system in which things that educators want the students to know and assess their level. The model was named after Benjamin Bloom‚ who chaired the committee of educators that devised the taxonomy
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The Rape of Europa to the Judge of Minos In the story Oedipus‚ Levi -Strauss analyses and uses a structuralism approach to find the true meaning of the Greek myths in which he studied. He uses two techniques to find out the meanings‚ the chronological order of the events and the similar motifs that surround the story. In the story of Oedipus Levi-Strauss points out that there is killing of relatives and incest. But‚ he also sees the killing of a monster (a heroic act) which or pairs of opposite
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