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    Penelope greatly misses and aches for Odysseus’ return even though she has the chance to marry again to one of the suitors. But, her love is true and avoids the suitors love for her and waits for his return. In the painting Penelope and The Suitors by John William Waterhouse uses Penelope’s avoidance of the suitors to show that Penelope is loyal and stays true to Odysseus, while in the poem “Penelope”, by Dorothy Parker uses…

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    perseverance, love, and loneliness are prevalent in many of the author and artist works. Both mediums are used to effectively to illustrate these themes but especially the theme of perseverance. Both the painting, “Penelope and the Suitors” by John William Waterhouse,…

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    John Williams Written out Speech for class Today I am going to teach you how to be a Pirate. Kind of… I am going to teach you something that all pirates would have known. What is Tacking, and how does it apply to sailing? And no, it is not what the RA’s gave me during room checks the other day. (At This point I will reference the slide that I have on the board. RB means I will be referencing the board during this time) If there is one thing about sailing that you should know, it is you cannot…

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    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic piece of literature that came to Shelley in a dream. John Polidori’s The Vampyre was also published at the same time as Frankenstein, and they both exhibit similar traits. Some of the concepts that the stories share are traveling, folklore and even sickness. To compare the two novels it is a must to start with the two storylines. The Vampyre begins in London with, "A mysterious nobleman, Lord Ruthven, makes his entrance into high society,”(Mustafa 1)…

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    John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning over six decades, Williams has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including the Star Wars series, the first two Jaws films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan,…

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    Settlers John Smith and William Bradford were two settlers from england who wrote about their journey to the “new world”. Both of their writing were for different purposes you would think it’s all for other people's benefits which is somewhat true. Both of them coming to America was a whole new different experience, like us visiting an unknown planet. On their adventures there were many problems they faced and that came their way. John Smith, he became an important force in the later…

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    out to be successful. John Smith was the captain of the Jamestown Settlement and William Bradford was the governor of Plymouth Plantation. The motivation for the Jamestown, Virginia settlement was to make money for the charter company that brought them there. These settlers made their money from farming tobacco. The motivation for Plymouth Plantation was very different, however. While in England, Bradford joined a group of Puritans who believed that the Church of England was…

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    The difference between the story of Captain John Smith in the General History of Virginia, and William Bradford in Of Plymouth Plantation. Captain John Smith was a British soldier, he’s a founder of the American colony of Jamestown. He traveled in purpose to seek what he wanted, and that is to become wealthy. While William Bradford is an English separatist, the leader of the Plymouth colony. They are known as the Pilgrims, but before that they were originally known as the Old Comers and their…

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    just be boring and nothing without the music in the background or the song that a character would sing. Two composers that make the boringness going away while watching is Alan Menken and John Williams. Both composers are well-known for their music in movies like Harry Potter, where music was composed by John Williams, or Aladdin, where its music was composed by Alan Menken. Alan Menken was born in New Rochelle, New York on July 22nd of 1949. Menken is mostly famous for working with Walt…

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    Captain John Smith and Governor William Bradford may have had similar problems to face on there journey to the ‘New World’ but there are many things that set them apart. Captain John Smith and William Bradford both came from England to the “New World’ for there own reasons. Captain John Smith leading the Jamestown colony came to ‘New World’ searching for wealth. William Bradford leading the Plymouth Plantation had come only to the ‘New World’ looking for religious freedom. Even though the…

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