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    n Percy Jackson and the Olympians Percy Jackson has been diagnosed with ADHD ( attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) . The three main traits of an ADHD child is inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Percy Jackson does not have ADHD because he would get distracted in battles, he is not impulsive , and he is not hyperactive. First and foremost, Percy Jackson doesn't have ADHD because he would get distracted during fights and battles. ADHD is an “ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”. During the capture the flag game they won because Percy was able to concentrate on what he needed to do, which was to protect the flag from the opposing team. If he had ADHD the he would have inattention which is “Finds it hard to concentrate and jumps from one activity to another.” This information was found in an article about ADHD written by Amanda Morin. So he did not get bored with the task on hand and his mind was only on the fight he had to deal with. His mind was clear during the Medusa fight because if he was not concentrating he would have turned to stone.…

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    Book Review for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian The Last Olympian, written by Rick Riordan, is the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In this book, Percy finally has to face his fate and fight the malevolent titan, Lord Kronos. Percy’s prophecy states that he must save Olympus with the other demigods before it and the gods are destroyed. The demigods are in need of help from the gods, but they have a conflict of their own. Saving Olympus seems like a…

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    AustinE- Percy Jackson Edit 21… Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian Background Info | Conflicts | Character Analysis | Antagonist | Foil Character | Climax | Resolution | Theme Definition of Dystopia A dysfunctional, government controlled, and overcrowded society, of complete corruption. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eqrHIsf7JhVu70GMD0D332haV67taXDbusTy-L27JCg/edit#slide=id.p5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian…

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    “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” is a story about a young boy named Percy Jackson. He has had a troubled life where he is constantly getting kicked out of boarding schools. He meets one of his best friends named, Grover Underwood. Grover was exceptionally nice to Percy and he never figured out why until it all came down to one day. On a class field trip to a history museum, Percy finds out that his Pre-Algebra teacher, Mrs.Dobbs, is a monster. Percy pulls out the pen that Mr.Brunner gave him…

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    I would like to be Percy Jackson’s friend, from the book Percy Jackson and the last Olympian for many different reasons even he is a troublemaker in school. The main reason is that in the previous book he sacrificed his life to save his friends job. By reading this passage I understood he was a good respectful friend. This passage also helped me understand how friendship is one of the themes of this fabulous book. This reason makes me want to be his friend because he also accompanied his…

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    The first thing you might imagine when you hear the name Medusa is most likely along the lines of “the woman with snakes for hair and you’ll turn to stone if you look at her face”. Yes, that is true but that’s not all of it, there’s a whole lot more to her story than what meets the eye. When looking for a myth for this essay, I recalled that Medusa was a part of Greek mythology that I curious about ever since I watched ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief’, which is where I was…

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    In a personal interview with John Calder, he stated, “Percy Jackson show kids that just because you have a disability, you shouldn 't let it hold you back.” The author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Rick Riordan said “Making Percy ADHD/ Dyslexic was my way of honoring the potential of all the kids I’ve known who have those conditions. It 's not a bad thing to be different.” What both Calder and Riordan are saying is that just because a person has a disability, that shouldn 't…

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    Percy Jackson Essay In the stories Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief and “Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon” shows how the percy jackson movie modernises the perseus story with the events, hero types, and the theme. The first the that I am going to start with is the events. It transforms it through the events with the the start of the each of their quest. It all starts with both of them trying to save or get there mom back with persuas he was trying to protect his mom from the…

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    Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson surpasses Telemachus in his heroism and nobility by a landslide. Although people may believe Telemachus is favored by the gods, brave, and even caring, Percy Jackson exceeds all of these things because he is not just helped by the gods but given powers from them, is much more braver than Telemachus, and will do anything, absolutely anything to save his friends and family. To begin, Telemachus is favored by the goddess Athena who aids him in many situations.…

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    Rick Riordan is the reward winning, first class maker of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of another game plan The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan, a rest time story conferred to his most oldest child was just the begin of his enterprise into the universe of kids' books.Born on June 5, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas,Rick Riordan still keeps sharing his insight into Greek Gods and different things through his books. Rick Riordan experienced childhood in Texas and went to…

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