...Good afternoon fellow classmates, today i stand here to speak to you all and further your knowledge about Ned Kelly, a man considered a hero by many but believed to be a villain by me and hopefully all of you by the end of this speech. Ned Kelly was born in June 3rd in 1855 in Beverage. He died in November 11 in 1880 in Melbourne. He was the eldest son of poor Irish immigrants. Ned Kelly is imprisoned on charges of horse stealing. It's not surprising then that after a four year sentence he emerges embittered against a brutal police force that is actively prejudiced against the Irish. In Kelly's early years he became a disturbance to the law. When he was thirteen years of age he had his first brush against the law. Ned's neighbours claimed...
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...Good afternoon fellow classmates, today i stand here to speak to you all and further your knowledge about Ned Kelly, a man considered a hero by many but believed to be a villain by me and hopefully all of you by the end of this speech. Ned Kelly was born in June 3rd in 1855 in Beverage. He died in November 11 in 1880 in Melbourne. He was the eldest son of poor Irish immigrants. Ned Kelly is imprisoned on charges of horse stealing. It's not surprising then that after a four year sentence he emerges embittered against a brutal police force that is actively prejudiced against the Irish. In Kelly's early years he became a disturbance to the law. When he was thirteen years of age he had his first brush against the law. Ned's neighbours claimed...
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...Did you know that almost every hero's journey has 3 parts. They have the departure, the initiation, and the return. The hero Hercules went through all these phases during his journey. In summary of the movie Hercules. He is taken from olympus and has his powers taken away making him mortal. He then grows up realizing he has super strength because some of the god powers still lingered and he sets out to become a god again by becoming a true hero. He does this by defeating hades and making sure everyone is safe. Hercules, through his journey shows all the phases that happens in a hero's journey. In the departure phase of a hero's journeys as outlined by joseph campbell, the hero is given his call to adventure in his ordinary world. Usually the...
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...On October 4th, 1926 in Timaru, a very special horse was foaled that would affect the way Australians’ live their lives indefinitely. Little did Australia know that this one horse would become the face of a nation. He came to be known as ‘Pharlap’ or better well – known as Australia’s Wonder Horse. He came along at the time of deep economic depression, and his exploits elevated him at a status of an Australian cultural icon. Pharlap triumphed during this gloomy time, when a hero was most needed for the people of Australia. Pharlap was beyond doubt the racing legend of his time, whose achievements captured the public’s imagination during the early years of the great depression, giving hope and security to the people of Australia. The certainty...
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...protagonist in Timothy Findley’s The Wars is: -innocent: “Robert is easily bruised” this can be interpreted in the sense that Robert represents innocence which is can be easily corrupted by bad things such as war. -introverted: “Robert avoided them through the journey-wanting to protect the last of his privacy”“he was studious and careful: exact. He watched the men around him from a distance...he found excuses to keep them at bay” -compassionate: Robert is compassionate towards the weak and helpless like his mentally challenged sister Rowena for whom he was a loving “guardian”. When he was forced to shoot the wounded horse on the convoy ship, it really pained Robert to shoot the animal and when it took more than one shot to kill it, Robert felt bad for not putting it out of its misery to the point he gets frustrated with himself and the horse -a leader: Robert was a person who could lead and follow, although he knew that Captain Leather’s orders to place the gun beds in a bad spot he followed his orders and during the gas attack he was able to direct his men, who weren’t issued gas masks, to safety (he told them to urinate on their handkerchiefs). One of his men was in shock and was unable to urinate so Robert, the only person with a gas mask, gave his mask to the soldier. Furthermore, when they were ‘escaping’ the German, Robert, made all of his men leave the area before he did, sacrificing his own safety for the safety of his men. -determined: he never gives...
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...Commentary of “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro Alice Munro is a Canadian short-story writer. She grew up in a rural environment such as is featured in the story “Boys and Girls”. This story is collected in her first collection of short stories, “The Dance of the Happy Shades”, which has been published in 1968. In the story, the protagonist experiences a process in which she leaves childhood. However, if we have to sum up the main idea of the text in a sentence, it would be the title with a few words more, “The education in boys and girls”. Therefore, we can see that the whole text is subordinate to this concept: characters’ attitude, characters’ comments, character’s name, indeed the style and the horses that appear in the story. Firstly, we will focus on the style. It is a first person narrator who shows us all the thoughts and impressions of the protagonist, this fact help us to understand how the influence of the other characters affects her. Secondly, we have to stress two characteristics of the personages that normally have unimportant role. One feature is the character’s names or more specifically the lack of name in some of them, because no female characters have a name, neither the main, so this fact helps to emphasize the distinction between women and men. Although neither the father has name, this could be explained in the sense that the author wants to stress that Laird, the son, is the winner because this sexist education is favorable to the men side. The other...
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...throughout the film he struggles to decide whether to be an American cowboy or Sioux Indian, but in the end he reveals his true self and embraces his Indian heritage. Frank’s journey unfolds very similarly to a traditional Western, but his true conflict is a new spin on Westerns. This film is similar to an ordinary Western because there is a courageous cowboy who is looked upon as a hero, several scenes of gunplay, and the archetypal situation of cowboys versus Indians shows up. According to Gary Johnson “ Conflicts [of Westerns are] often growing out of several archetypal situations” (328). In this film a new twist is thrown on the cowboys versus Indian conflict. Frank’s conflict is an...
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...Pablo Picasso arrived in Paris with great talent. Picasso wanted to create something different from the art of the high and powerful royalty. Schama says “Modern arts was modern because it turns its back on those grand standing histories painted for aristocrats and kings”. “Portrait of King Philip IV of Spain” by Diego Velasquez depicts royalty and honor on a horse with pride in King Philip’s eye. Pablo Picasso paints a related piece called “Boy Leading a Horse”. It is of a naked boy leading a barebacked horse. This painting does not imply a hero like in “Portrait of King Philip IV of Spain”. This is only one example of how Pablo Picasso went against the art norms. Around 1910 Picasso switches from beauty and history to something even more impressive. Picasso started painting in “a different vision from what things really are - cubism” (Schama). He felt that everything contained hard lines and images that can be put into boxes. In Paris, in the 1920’s, Pablo Picasso was a highly praised and successful artist. He lived in and elegant apartment with his wife, Olga, and son, and “all of art was his kingdom” (Schama). Schama says that Picasso was “drunk on self confidence and cleverness, he could take it wherever he fancied” (Schama). In 1927, Picasso meets Marie-Thérèse, and she becomes his lover and inspiration. The first painting of here is titled “The Dream” and depicts her sensually and gently masturbating. While Marxism is rising to power and politics are on everyone’s...
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...rode that fame into the White House. His roller coaster life had many lows that would have crushed the average man, which made is highs even grander. This is story of Ulysses S. Grant, his early life, early military career, Mexican War, Civil War and finally his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27th 1822 to the name of Hiram Ulysses Grant1. His father, Jesse Grant, was a tanner and mildly successful business man. Ulysses did not have the same knack for business or tanning as his father. As a matter of fact, he did not really have a knack for much of anything, other than horses. His small stature, poor family and lack of good business knowledge quickly made him the laughing stock of his community. He was known to have tried to haggle a deal to buy a colt. Instead of offering low, he offered his low price, middle price and high price all in the same offer. Needless to say the horses’ owner sold the colt for the highest price2. This lack of common business sense and the fact that Ulysses did not want to be a tanner left his father with few options. Jesse Grant did not want his son to fail at life so he enrolled him into West Point. He did not know if Ulysses would be a good soldier, but he did want him to have a good education. This decision would not only change Ulysses life, but also the fate of the Union. ________________________ 1. “Ulysses S. Grant Biography.” Biography,...
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...three parts. Tragedy, comedy and histories. So I'll only be a problem here. Shakespeare plays Should belong to one part? The answer is a tragedy. In some it may even be questioned. Why dealing with the past, Roman histories is not it? My answer to this is simple. This is because all classifications published after Shakespeare's 'First Folio (First Folio)' it is based on. (The First Folio was published the first time Shakespeare's complete works, it is based on a manuscript of Shakespeare 0.2 All plays are recorded was minus the work is a collection which is in fact today the basic work of all Shakespeare also one of today's most expensive book.) First classification of the portfolio is simple: Once happy with the hero comedy, tragedy ends with the death of the hero, and British history, precisely when the King of England plays on histories. Today, Shakespeare's histories of groups mean plays on the kings of England....
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...often vicious and spiteful, and it is usually Zeus’s infidelity that incites her. Many unfortunate mortals endure hardships by provoking Hera’s wrath. Poseidon - Roman name: Neptune. The god of the sea, Poseidon is Zeus’s brother and second only to him in power. Poseidon holds a decade-long grudge against Odysseus. The often cruel and unpredictable violence of the seas is assumed to be a result of his anger. Hades - Roman name: Pluto. The brother of Zeus and Poseidon, Hades rules the underworld, the realm of the dead, with his wife, Persephone. Pallas Athena - Roman name: Minerva. Usually just called Athena, this goddess emerges from Zeus’s head fully-grown and armed. Associated with war, cleverness, and wit, it is no surprise that she favors Odysseus. Athena is the goddess of Wisdom, Reason, and Purity and is chaste, like Artemis and Hestia. Phoebus Apollo - Usually just called Apollo. A son of Zeus and Leto and Artemis’s twin, he is the god of Light and Truth, the master of Poetry and Music, and the god of Archery. His Oracle at Delphi is revered for her powers of prophecy and truth. Artemis - Roman name: Diana. Apollo’s twin sister, Artemis is the beautiful huntress goddess and, like Athena, is somewhat masculine. Artemis is normally good and just, but demands a human sacrifice during the Trojan War. Aphrodite - Roman name: Venus. Aphrodite is the sweet and delicate goddess of Love, Beauty, and Romance. Even...
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...The myth about Poseidon is a Greek myth about the god of the sea and earthquakes. He held great power and significance for the ancient Greeks (loggia).The artwork dealt with Poseidon on the sea riding his horses calling on an earthquake to start. Poseidon was part of the Greek mythology genre. The painting was done by a British artist called Walter Crane. Crane was one of the 19th century’s most beloved children’s illustrators (Art). The picture has the sea at a blue aqua color and shows Poseidon riding white horses galloping on the sea. The picture is portraying Poseidon calling on an earthquake to come upon a city (Art). Poseidon was a very popular god, and is the subject of many myths (Loggia). He was also known as Neptune in Roman mythology. He appears in both the works of Homer and of Hesiod as the brother of Zeus, and was from the first generations of Olympians (Classical Myth). His symbols were of tridents, horses, and bulls. Poseidon controlled, from his sea-domain, the dangerous force of the earthquake. Poseidon was often showed in myths as an angry god (Loggia). Poseidon wanted the persecution of Odysseus after the hero blinded the god’s son Polyphemus (Loggia). Poseidon was mad with King Laomedon when he was denied payment for the building the walls of Troy that he sent a sea-monster to destroy the city as punishment. The artwork portrays Poseidon calling upon an earthquake or sea monster to destroy something. Besides being a fighter he was also known as a legendary...
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...Is Christopher Columbus A Hero Or A Villain? Christopher Columbus is a hero and a villain. Christopher Columbus is a hero because without him discovering the Dominican Republic he wouldn't have open the gateway for exploration into the new world. The gateway for exploration in the new world was great because it brought over many things that weren't native to this land. For example Cattle, Horses, Rats, Sugar, Wheat, and etc. This gateway was called the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange didn't just bring animals and food it also brought diseases such as smallpox, Influenza, Measles. These diseases almost wiped out the Native American population, but there was another reason their population diminished but we'll get into that later. Even though I don't want to admit it without Christopher Columbus the Triangular Trade might have never happened and that would've meant slaves wouldn't have been taking from Africa and brought to the United States and that means African American people...
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...baseball world, and to be a hero for all of New York. Instead he blew away this incredible chance and struck out leaving all the fans questioning if he threw the game. Roy ruined his reputation as a baseball player and crushed the dreams of the many fans that sought out to be just like him. Unlike Roy, Babe Ruth thrives in high stress situations. In his final game, Ruth gives the fans what they want, “In Babe Ruth’s final game he had three homeruns and on his final at bat in his career he hit the ball out of the park, the first to ever do so at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh” (Burns, Baseball). Babe Ruth leaves the baseball world in fashion. He is not one to diminish when the spotlight is all on him. Ruth gives the fans the final game that they have been dreaming about. Roy was not able to end his career in the same manor, instead he was accused of throwing...
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...Essay: What atmosphere does Kenneth Branagh create at the start of his film version of much ado about nothing and where in the play is the source of his ideas? In the act 1 of the scene 1 of much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare, a messenger arrives in the Italian town of Messina, with a letter that informs the kindly Leonato that he will welcome to Messina some soldier friends who are coming from a victorious battle. These friends are Don Pedro of Aragon, a nobleman, and Claudio, a warrior. Hero, Leonato’s daughter and Beatrice, her cousin, accompany him. Beatrice and another soldier of Don Pedro’s army, Signor Benedick, are in a “merry war” but they never saw each other. Beatrice cleverly mocks and insults Benedick. There are no stage directions so this leaves the stage director lot of freedom to achieve the adaptation. The opening of the film version isn’t the same as the book version; the film starts with a poem recited by Beatrice, but Shakespeare original version starts directly with the messenger that arrives. Firstly, in the film adaptation of much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare, at the beginning, Kenneth Branagh creates conviviality and a merry atmosphere that isn’t really described in the play thanks to: - The landscape and the climate, the bright light of the sun. They live in Messina, in Sicily, and Sicily is known for the hot climate. After the poem of Beatrice, at the beginning, we see a painting of Messina; it shows that Messina is picturesque...
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