… 9H Mrs. Mannix 9-30-04 <Tab/>Through the years, there have been many heroes in the world of reality and the world of fiction. The Greeks philosopher and author Homer once wrote about a hero named Odysseus, who fought in the Trojan…

… on your nose all have in common? The Empire must split in two and be attacked by oppressed Huns for the land to be renewed. An old forest must die or have a good amount of trees die for saplings to poke up, and you must squeeze all the blood and pus…

… will much like," were Jane Austen's exact thoughts on her novel 'Emma', prior to writing it in 1816. And that is exactly what she proceeded to do. Jane Austen was influenced by the society at the time when she was writing, which was at the cusp of…

… in ways that follow stereotypes of the period. His depictions of strong and strong minded women constantly pair strength with negative personality traits. His depictions of weak or soft women suggest that this characteristic matches a rather passive…

… effective speech writing. According to Jane Tully, a professional speechwriter, there are three basic steps. Jane Tully compares speechwriting to food, saying without the three basic steps or basic recipes you won't have an effective speech or a…

… to show people a flaw in their human nature. In this play Moliere targets religious hypocrites and he uses realistic characters that brings about harsh criticism by the public. The play pleased the King, but he banned it from public performance…

… tell us everything or they tell us nothing. If we were on a pass/fail basis, it would be horrible. Pass/fail grades would not tell us our real grade. Also, students would not try as hard and as a result they would not learn…

… Zeus' brother and ruler of the Underworld and the dead. He was also called Pluto - God of Wealth - because the precious metals buried deep in the earth were in his kingdom. Another reason that the people called him Pluto is because they did not like…

… Corn and therefore also harvest, and her cult particularly flourished in the regions where grain was grown: in Sicily, in the region of Eleusis, in the Peloponnesus, in Crete and in Thrace. She was the first to gather the corn, prepare and preserve…

… male role models in American Literature. This instrumental character in To Kill a Mockingbird was a just man who kept his town of Maycomb from falling apart. He seeked fairness in every situation and never needed to reconsider his position on any…