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    Introduction: Enrique’s Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States. Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. But he pushes forward, relying on his courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers. He attempts the dangerous journey eight times before

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    compared to the fictional hero Arrow is Hercules, this comparison can be made through the second phase of the hero’s journey which is when the hero faces one or many struggles. In the T.V. show, Arrow Oliver Queens struggles occur when he is marooned on a remote island. He must gather food, hunt animals, and avoid the dangerous sections of the island, he must also avoid, and fight dangerous mercenaries who inhabit the island trying to hunt, and kill him while on the island. Along with trying to survive

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    The most influential character in Jules Verne's book A Journey to the Center of the Earth is Professor Von Hardwigg. Throughout the story Hardwigg shows courage daring to do what he has never done before. Like raising his nephew when his parents died, making him his assistant and going in this crazy journey. Professor Haerdwigg is a wise scientist that demonstrates how courage manifests in many ways. In the beginning of the story Hardwigg finds an old Icelandic text, he says, "Here you see we

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    instincts to survive on the streets of Calcutta. The novel ‘Lion’ immerses with the audience with real-life dangerous situations and it engages the audience with suspense whether this 5-year-old boy can survive alone. The railway yards in Calcutta are full of possibilities as well as dangers. Saroo learned that he must behave instinctively in order to survive, as well traveling his journey with caution, adapting and thinking quickly. Saroo describes the encounter with some strange men and when he

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    Coming to America by Fabrice Kalamba, My family and I came to America in search of a better life. The journey was a long and dangerous, but in the end, it was better for my family and me. I am from the Congo of central Africa and at the time the country had begun to recover from the war, but life was harsh. Living conditions were bad. Food and water were scarce, and soldiers would roam the streets terrorizing innocent villagers. But the worst problems came from home. My father was born and raised

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    that Channeary went through, was her journey she went on trying to escape the Khmer Rouge. The rebel attack from The Khmer Rouge forced Channeary out of her village. Channeary is set on a journey to the border of Thailand. On this journey six year old Channeary is accompanied by her Mother, little sister, two men from different villages named Mith and Tuic. Risks such as traps, infections, predators such as snakes and leeches, face the crew on their journey. Except for Channeary and Mith one of

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    story, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell the main protagonist Rainsford is a very smart, intelligent hunter who will do anything to survive from a crazy, psycho killer, General Zaroff. In Farah Ahmedi’s biography novel, Escape from Afghanistan, Farah does whatever it takes to get to freedom so she can survive from the terror in Afghanistan. Rainsford and Farah are both strong characters and willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. Both Rainsford in The Most Dangerous Game and Farah

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    struggles and challenges throughout his journey in the lifeboat. There are some major beliefs that he learned during his childhood in India that helps him persevere through these struggles and survive to tell the tale. Three beliefs Pi learns in India that enabled him to survive on the lifeboat are that all animals are dangerous, that humans are the most dangerous animal, and to have faith in God. First of all, Pi learns in India that all animals are dangerous. In Pondicherry, Pi’s father, Santosh

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    Surviving A Journey "Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations." Oliver Goldsmith. When there is a tough journey presented to somebody, there will always be that one person who won’t give up, even with the amount of difficulty or how long it takes. Odysseus is an excellent example of how he fights for what he wants, but with cleverness and courage. He not only has to fight his own battles, but helps the people around him to survive their journey. Homer’s

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    Most authors, use a painting or piece of literature will set the mood by using their atmosphere to enhance the theme of their creation. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad tends to use mood and atmosphere to create a portrait called, the journey into the soul. The journey to the soul portrait is to find who

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