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    Song‚ Tennyson portrays a life free from toil‚ where the mariners are in a constant dream-like state. The mariners resolve to stop wandering the seas‚ and settle in the serene‚ carefree world. Contrastingly‚ Ulysses wants to continue exploring the world and yearns for more adventure. Ulysses would consider relaxing as a waste of time‚ he constantly requires a new challenge so he can be reassured that his reputation is still intact. Tennyson provides a “tempting and seductive vision of a life free

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    An Unforgettable Adventure The water was dark and threatening; I took a deep breath and jumped. Thankfully‚ I’m a good swimmer. However‚ I wasn’t prepared for the icy intensity of the water. Panic hovered on the fringes of my brain‚ ready to overwhelm me. I felt numb‚ heavy; I could barely see anything as it was pitch dark except for the two fiery eyes burning brightly across me‚ the eyes of the creature responsible for my wet and frosty state. The sky was overcast and star-less‚ at times the hazy

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    The Call To Adventure

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    “The call to adventure” deals with the experience to follow the quest that presents itself and the hero/heroine must decide whether they will embark on the journey or refuse the call. In Nineteen Eighty Four Winston’s “call to adventure” acts as his first act of rebellion. He buys a diary at Mr. Charrington’s store where he writes in it hidden out of site of the telescreens. Oceania faces a totalitarian government‚ “ The comprehensive and detailed control of all ideas‚ beliefs and statements demonstrates

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    An adventure into Astronomy Late at night I like to go into my backyard with a telescope and look at the stars that far away in the night sky. The view of thousands of stars feeds me with wonder and amazement about both the stars origins‚ and what treasures they may hold floating around them. All life needs a host star to form around‚ and all life comes from the ashes of these once glorious masses of gas. Astronomy offers us a great view of the universe around us‚ you can join me and others‚

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    Life’s an Adventure

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    Life’s an adventure Even though‚ no matter how many attempts one can truly grasp. The actual philosophy of life should not be something that people want to find the meaning of but merely an adventure full of surprises. For centuries there has been countless attempts at trying to prove the reasoning of life but have lacked the main component‚ reality. I think that having an explanation for occurrences in life help people cope with the reality and actuality of it all together. Many people were made

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    Adventure Story

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    Long ago‚ there was a newly trained warrior from across the seas of Antonica‚ the race of the forgotten iksar being newly re-discovered had begun the life of one iksar. This neophyte warrior’s name was Lyzzard. Lyzzard trained outside of his hometown killing scorpions and scaled wolf pups until he gained the level of 5. At this time he was getting bored of the creatures that inhabited the outside area of the gates of Cabilis and noticed that the road lead down into a pit. When Lyzzard decided

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    My Adventure

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    “My Adventure” When my parents told me we were going someplace exciting‚ I was like‚ “Aww man this is going to bore the living bones out of me.” my parents had a habit of choosing the most boring of places. But it’s not my nature to say no‚ so I tell them I will go to the Mt.Himalayas if and only if we go in first class in the plane. My dad agreed it to it so we went to pack for the trip‚ after I was done packing a taxi pulled up to my house to pick us up. I am not going lie I was excited to go

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    My Adventure

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    My Traveling Adventure The wind hummed past my head‚ and I noticed off to my side that the sky was starting to clear and that the water surrounding me was becoming a brighter shade of blue. The features of my destination were quickly becoming more distinguishable with each second that passed. Only fifteen minutes before‚ the features coming into view had appeared as small white dots across the horizon. Looking at my small digital watch‚ I noticed that the time was 3:45 p.m.‚ five minutes away

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    The Adventure of Odysseus

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    [pic] The adventure of Odysseus What is an Epic? A long narrative poem about a legendary hero. Homer • poet • thought to be blind‚ but describes events as a seeing person • lived around 1200 B.C.E Ismarus City • From Troy‚ the ships first made land at Ismarus. • Ismarus – City of Ciconians • Odysseus lost six men from each ship. • Odysseus continued their sailing. • They were overtaken by a storm which drove them for NINE DAYS along the sea till they reached

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    Adventures in Germany

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    Adventures in Germany (Final Draft) Carl Page Mr. Tedrow Germany is a country that has exquisite beauty as well as a vastly different culture‚ which has over the years made me a far richer individual. For every year since I was born‚ my family and I go on an extensive trip every year to Germany for three weeks to visit the mother’s side of my family. When I visit Germany‚ I stay with my grandma‚ who resides in Hanau. Hanau is a city comprised of 90‚000 people‚ around 20 kilometers away from Frankfurt

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