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    traveling on a long voyage on a ship was dangerous and a mistake or bad decision could be disastrous. Odysseus’ intelligence and caring for his men helped most of the men reach Ithaca safely, however when he did not listen to his men some of them were killed. Odysseus was a great leader who cared for his men. On their voyage, they faced many dangerous situations. His concern for his men led to Odysseus saving his men from Circe. When she turns

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    My composer’s name is Edvard Grieg. He was born on June 15, 1843 and he died on September 4, 1907 at the age of 64. He was born in Bergen, Norway and died in Bergen, Norway. He was homeschooled at Tanks School when he was young. He then went to the school of Leipzig Conservatory when he got older. He later went to college at Oxford University. His mom started to give him piano lessons when he was 6. He played the piano and the organ his whole life. Edvard’s mom was Gesine Hagerup and his dad was

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    faces many dangerous obstacles along her way, for a person of her age. She faces racism from some of characters she meets along the way. Phoenix faces inferior treatment, as though she is nothing more than some insect to squash. This story is about not only her ‘journey’ to Natchez, but also about her journey through society and the struggle to overcome the dangers, being treated inferior, and the racism. It’s December when Phoenix starts on her journey to Natchez and it is a journey she has taken

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    L. Frank Baum wrote an amazing story using colors to describe each part of Dorothy's journey to Oz. The color changes throughout the story symbolized setting changes and different stages in her journey. The colors also represented danger, beauty, power, mood and identified characters and surroundings. The story begins with the color gray. Dorothy's home, her dog Toto, the farm she lived on with her Aunt and Uncle, the land and sky are all gray and dull. "Once the house had been painted, but the

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    Bilbo Hero's Journey

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    According to Cousineau the hero’s journey is “about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative birth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery which the seeker seeks to know” (Cousineau, 1999). (explain it later) The hero’s journey consists of twelve steps but I am only going to mention 10 of the steps because each character completed their journey by step 10. The hero’s journey that will be discussed is a more modernized version of the

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    Scott Fitzgerald shows that the dream of love is a very dangerous journey that can cause a lot of consequences. Restoring love into a person's heart and force them to make a decision can cause love to be dangerous. In the story Myrtle loves Tom and she wants to be the trophy wife so much even when he breaks her nose for talking about Daisy she still continued to be with him. Second, Gatsby and Daisy have an affair which is dangerous

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    personal cost: they each must leave the world they know to enter a new, perhaps dangerous, opportunity for life. The journey to find a new beginning through the eyes of these characters will determine what will lie ahead of them. Bella Swan, now part of the Cullen family was once the young teenager who was shy,unknown of her surroundings, and had a unique connection to the uncanny, Edward Cullen. Bella

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    hero’s journey is the basically the main story and goal of the hero.What I think I will learn is the basic things.The journey will feature dangerous challenges,newly discovered beliefs,treasures,friendships/romantic interests,and changed emotional and spiritual beliefs.But I do think I will find new things in my studies. Another name for the hero’s journey is the Monomyth.This paragraph will be mostly talk about the outline of the hero’s journey mostly the tropes that every hero’s journey story talks

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    United States. However, his dilemma is having his own family in Honduras with whom he wishes he could be with. Being away from Maria Isabel and his daughter, who he can’t be there for, is what drives him into wanting to go back to Honduras. Enrique's Journey written by Sonia Nazario states, “ Enrique runs. His feet zigzag down two narrow, brown-paneled hallways. he opens a door. Inside, the room is cluttered, dark. On a queen-sized bed, under a window draped with lace curtains, his mother is asleep. He

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    fellowship of the ring by J.R.R, Tolkien, is a novel set in a couple of different places. It all takes place in Middle-Earth. Inside Middle-Earth there are places such as The hobbit town, Bag end, and the Shire. This novel is about a very dangerous and exciting journey to destroy one powerful ring which the protagonist of the novel, Frodo, possesses Throughout the novel, we can see how Frodo has a major transformation in his personality with the help of some of his friends. It is evident that Frodo is

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