The Journey Clark, a point guard from Newport Harbor High is having his first experiences in college basketball. Clark got lucky enough to get a free ride to UCLA along with one of his best friends James, who was a center. Being a new college student all the work hit him fast and instantly he saw that he was going to have to work extremely hard to keep up his grades. James on the other hand was an excellent student he always had A,s. Clark was 6,3 and had very dark brown hair he was one of the most popular kids in school. In comparison to James, who was 6.10 and had blond hair he was always messed with in school so he didn't like it very much he used basketball as an escape and that is where he met Clark…
Breeze Winslow was a Wind Mystic, sent on mission that would surely lead to his death. A nuclear missile was headed straight for the place he’d called home for the past twenty years. With the fate of thousands of people on the line, he does the only thing he can, he accepts the mission.…
D’Arcy McNickle, in his final novel, Wind from an Enemy Sky, is able to clearly convey to the reader his personal views regarding the future of Native American culture as it is subjected to the pressure of the American legislative system. These ideas are conveyed through both the progression of the storyline and the individual roles, with intertwined actions, of each of the story’s well calculated characters. This paper will first summarize the plot of Wind from an Enemy Sky and will then explore the views of D’Arcy McNickle regarding the state of Native America through the analysis of select characters from his novel. Wind from an Enemy Sky begins as Bull, a respected elder and leader among the Native Americans of Little Elk, learns of a newly…
The movie I have chosen is the Disney Pixar film ‘Cars’ directed by John Lasseter. The class film that we have been assigned is the Disney film ‘UP’ directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. The hero’s journey is displayed in both of these films by following the stages which include the Status Quo, Call To Adventure, Assistance, Departure, Trials, Approach, Crisis, Treasure, Result, Return, New Life and Resolution . These stages are demonstrated by these chosen techniques including sound effects, music and camera angles.…
The Hobbit Hero’s Journey rough draft The book, The Hobbit follows the archetype of the hero’s journey. In the story, Bilbo Baggins is compelled to leave his ordinary hobbit life and join a band of dwarves and a wizard to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and its treasures from Smaug, the evil dragon who stole it from Thorin’s ancestors. Breaking away from a monotonous life was proved a difficult task for the tiny hero. He had to learn how to live life as an adventurer.…
In the “Odyssey” by Homer, Odysseus overcomes many challenges to get home after he fought in the Trojan War. The “Hero’s Journey” by Joseph Campbell represents the adventure Odysseus takes to achieve his goals. Odysseus goes on the path of the “Hero’s Journey” while he tries to make it back home to Ithaca. The “Odyssey” follows the “Hero’s Journey” because Odysseus faces the unknown, he has Supernatural Aid, and there is a Reward on his Journey Home. Odysseus travels to unknown places while journeying home.…
The image I have chosen is an image of a man and a monkey walking together in a friendly manner down a path. You can see the monkey’s shoes left behind while they go to their walk under a blue sky with a shiny star. I have chosen this image because it was a happier moment in the book and there weren’t too many of these happy moments. At this point in the book, the monkey has just freed a man from demons with spears. He did this by breaking out of his prison of rocks and saving the man while he was being stabbed.…
Walking with the wind is an autobiography about civil rights activist John Lewis. This book takes the reader through his life and shows how the civil rights era was through his eyes. It goes into great detail over the struggles he was faced with and overcame throughout this difficult time. It also allows the reader to get a sense of what it was like living through such a tough period in time. John Lewis was born February 21, 1940.…
One of the most important stages in Aang and Sam’s journeys is the belly of the whale stage, where both made their first official transformation that made them unable to turn back. As Aang is analyzing the situation with the Fire Nation, he makes the final decision that causes him to transform and fill his role as a hero. He says to Prince Zuko, “If I go with you, will you promise to leave everyone alone?” which shows that he is willing to risk his own life for the safety of those he was chosen to protect against harm (DiMartino Season 1 Episode 2). It is at this point where Aang makes the final decision to transform into the Avatar, someone who protects and brings peace. Sam’s decision to transform into a hero comes at the cost of his girlfriend,…
“Aeolus, the Greek god of winds, was often petitioned by sailors, who asked for his help in guiding their ships. He could release helpful trade winds, or he could release harmful storm winds that caused shipwrecks and steered sailors off course. Aeolus lived on Aeolia, called Lipara or the Island of Winds, off the coast of Sicily, and he kept his winds in leather bags, tied with silver strings and locked in a cave. When in his travels Odysseus landed on Aeolia, Aeolus gave him a goatskin bag containing all the winds that would impede his voyage; he warned Odysseus to keep them in the bag so he could return safely to Ithaca. While Odysseus was asleep, his traveling companions saw the bag and opened it.…
Many ages ago, there lived a Legend of two powerful entities: Land and Sky. The union of the two gave rise to the spirits of the four elements. These spirits, or four daughters, each held distinct tremendous natural power, shaping the planet known as Bhumiya. Earth created the mountains and rich soil. Water created the rivers, lakes, and sea.…
An individual may be faced with a challenge, which can affect their actions either positively or negatively. Journey the North Coast reflects this change when the persona illustrates a positive attitude towards his situation, as he demonstrates an immediate action of the journey beginning, “Next thing, I wake up in a swaying bunk as if on board a clipper clambering at sea”. Gray’s alliteration and simile determines the setting of where the man is situated, which the reader can conclude that the persona is adapting to a new environment, as he has been living on a train and is developing a new form of himself. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland highlights a discovery that takes place, which results in Alice to be shocked, as it was unexpected. The narrator publishes “…when suddenly, thump!…
The path represents the life of Old Phoenix. It consists of Old Phoenix’s everyday journey, and all that is in her path. The forest is full of danger, wonder, and curiosity. Old Phoenix is an old…
In his essay, “A Wind Storm in the Forests,” John Muir who was a naturalist and the founder of Sierra Club one of the most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States describes his deep appreciation and love for the environment. In his writing, john describes the beauty of the wind and he make the suggestion that the wind are godly because they completely organize the forest in which they appear. He describes how trees in the sierra national forest respond differently to the wind and he also explains how he climbed a 100 ft. tree during a wind-storm to experience the wind-storm first hand. This essay explains the beauty of nature and how we should all work hard to preserve the environment. One of the main ideas in…
Throughout this chapter, Foster explains the five components of a quest or journey which are: a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason to go there. An example of a journey that consists of these five components would be the story of Tangled. The questor of this story is Rapunzel, who has long hair with magical powers and has spent her whole life in a tower. Gothel, Rapunzel’s guardian, doesn’t allow Rapunzel to leave the tower under any circumstances because she doesn’t want her magical hair to get ruined and lose its power. Every year, the king and queen set out sky lanterns in hopes of finding their missing daughter and Rapunzel hopes to leave the tower to discover where those…