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    “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson walks a path of devotion. Phoenix is an elderly black woman, and a devoted grandmother to her terminally ill grandson, who swallowed lye. Most characters called Phoenix Jackson “granny” or “grandma”. The white man, which helped her up in the woods, said “you must be a hundred years old, and scared of nothing.” Phoenix also ask a young lady for help tying her shoes, stating that she “Can't lace 'em with a cane,". Phoenix Jackson is a devoted…

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    old black woman who has to walk through the fields in order to achieve the medicine for the grandchild (Stang). It was written in 1940 and published - in 1941 (Stang). Besides, one has to mention that in Eudora Welty`s “A Worn Path”, Phoenix Jackson - the main character - undergoes all six stages of the hero`s quest: statis, answering the call, experiencing complications, finding allies, achieving a breakthrough and celebrating victory. Phoenix Jackson`s statis occurs with the pre-existing…

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    king, Agamemnon, he refuses to accept the lavish gifts offered and fight for the good of the city. The two speakers Odysseus and Phoenix take two different approaches to persuade Achilles to stay and rejoin the fight. The first speaker, Odysseus, takes a more impersonal approach to the issue by formulating his speech with more logos rather than emotional appeal while Phoenix tries to connect with Achilles through his deep emotional and personal relationship with the hero. While both speaker’s…

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    ultimately misguided advert campaign called “Meet Lauren Phoenix.”…

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    they want to achieve, they will deal with extra obstacles throughout their journeys in the story worn path, Ms. Phoenix is one of these people. In order for her to accomplish her goals of obtaining the medicine, she had to travel though paths filled with numerous obstacles and endure many challenges. In the beginning of the story, Ms. Phoenix had to endure the cold weather in order to arrive at the destination to receive the medicine. In the beginning of our journeys to achieving our goals,…

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    the story takes place in Natchez, Mississippi on the Natchez Trail. The short story is about an old Negro woman named Phoenix Jackson that is traveling a long distance by foot and faces different obstacles in order to receive medicine for her grandson. Despite Phoenix Jackson’s old age, she remains determined and selfless throughout her journey into town. Significantly, Phoenix Jackson’s mature age stands out the most throughout the story. All through the story, the author directly states that…

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    The Phoenix Suns organization will be conducting a financial audit throughout the organization. This audit will be conducted by Deloitte. Deloitte is an independent auditing firm specializing in the sport industry. This firm provides financial services in accounting, process improvement, data analytics and risk advisory (Deloitte, 2016). The financial audit will cover the records of the Phoenix Suns’ previous seven fiscal years. This audit will ensure the Phoenix Sun’s financial information is…

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    How People reacted to Phoenix, and why? Why there is racist in this world? Where exactly the racist movement is going? Sometimes people think that we are different because we have different colors, races, family, social class, however; we all are human. White people think they are better than black, rich people think they are better than poor all of that, but we are the same. Things should not be like that. In the Worn path story people treated Phoenix very bad because she was looking a…

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    can be accomplished2. If chosen, I hope to establish long term changes at Phoenix High School that will improve our school. I am unsure of what these specific changes will be, but in some way or another I hope to accomplish something good for Phoenix High School.3 What I would like for the student city council representative role to entail is the opportunity to share ideas and participate in discussions. I believe that in order for this program to be effective there should be a fair amount of…

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    Welty’s “A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson has a sick grandson. He is very ill and in need of medicine. Phoenix shows dedication throughout the story by going on a journey and getting the necessary medicine for her grandson despite the many obstacles along the way. She embodies the characteristics of a strong African American woman who faces challenges along her path. Phoenix Jackson is characterized throughout the story by her devotion, pride, and perseverance. One way, Phoenix Jackson is…

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