Essay On A Hero's Journey

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One smouldering day in Toronto, Bill decided to sail all the way to New York. He invited his best friends, Jack and George, to join him on this epic adventure. Both agreed to join him; in fact, they started packing the same day the idea was thrown out.
The next day, Bill arrived to the boat rental place hoping for his two other friends to arrive. After about half an hour of waiting, they both arrived with their big, bulky bags, and all set sail on their huge, luxurious boat. Although they knew this trip was going to take a long while, they all were having a good time, listening to music and having dance-offs.
It was very calm for the first three or four hours into the trip, but it suddenly became disastrous. Big waves started to sway the boat back and forth violently
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He asked them for help in English, but there was a language barrier. Eventually, Bill got them to follow him to where Jack was lying down, injured. George was speechless and tried to understand how Bill had found these men. The men wrapped Jack’s leg in some type of leaves and were directing them to some type of shelter and contacting device.
When they we done directing the three boys, they found out there was a village on the island and the men were just climbing trees to cut coconuts. The men pointed to a small house and there was a bed made of straw where they let Jack rest for a while. Anyway, while Jack was resting, the people showed Bill and George around the village and shared some rituals, but the boys couldn’t stay at the village forever, so they shot up some flares.
Eventually, a helicopter spotted them on the island, and they were taken back to Toronto. Once the boys got back, they told everyone about their experience, and this eventually led to headlines across the globe. They were being interviewed by reporters around the world. These teenage boys would be known for a long

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