Terry Nichols

background. Symbolism is often open to interpretation, as it is what the reader believes an object represents. Symbols are commonly used to show larger themes that run throughout the story. Objects for symbolism can be people, places, or things. In Terry Brooks’s The Sword of Shannara, the forest is used as a symbol of fear, mysteriousness, and/or death. So far, the party to retrieve the Sword of Shannara has disintegrated, and the protagonist is lost. The story still keeps track of all of the…

In 1979, a young man named Terry Fox, who was diagnosed with bone cancer and forced to have his right leg amputated, began his Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research and awareness. The case of The Terry Fox Marathon of Hope has always been a truly inspiring story of a young fighter determined to help others. His actions prove to be a great example of what it is to be selfless and heroic. His perseverance throughout his journey despite his own failing health and…

When we watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail I noticed a few theme that the movie had touched on that interested me. So for it to have some themes being satirized in it is no surprise, but the ones i want to talk about are some very memorable jabs at previous examples of epics. The themes I will talk about is historical reference, supernatural elements, and king arthur’s court. The story is based in the middle ages before the Norman Conquest in England, they actually reference this by having…

Manisha where do I began? I suppose I’m sorry is where to start. I am so sorry. Since, I don’t have your number I do not know how to contact you because you seem not to speak to me in person. I said a lot of things last year, I made a lot of mistakes and in the end, it was down to me being weak, alone, scared and hopeless... I blame myself for every moment that caused you pain. For this, I'm truly sorry... I know I've said that word a thousand times but out of everyone in this life that I've…

Introduction Terry Fox is a well-known Canadian cancer patient that ran Marathon of Hope from Vancouver, British Columbia all the way to Ontario to raise people’s awareness of cancer and raise money for a cancer patient. Throughout his life span, he was a child that was protected well by his mother and father with his siblings, he was also the second child of his family. As he grew up, he found himself interested in playing sports, after the hard practice, he finally became a successful athlete…

The Stock Market Challenge For this topic we were set a task to submit a report that aims to analyse and evaluate the financial performance of an organisation we each individually chose for the stock market challenge. To begin with I chose the company Glencore to invest £100,000 in. It is said that Glencore is one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies, producing and marketing over 90 commodities, with a network that spans more than 50 countries and around 181,000…

Over spring break, I took a trip to Swaziland, Africa. One of the days I was there, I went on a safari ride. The people in my group and I were a little nervous about the ride just because there are some huge, scary animals out there. The first thing our tour guide said to us was, “Don’t worry about it, the safari car is very safe and the animals are used to people coming through here.” The car was pretty big, seating our whole group plus an experienced driver. It had four tall doors and a few…

Quebec there were occasional honks and not a lot of money being donated. When Fox entered Hawkesbury, Ontario, on June 28, 1980 he was greeted by a brass band and thousands of balloons that were released into the sky printed with the slogan, "Welcome Terry. You can do it." His next location was the nation's capital Ottawa. When fox got to Ottawa he got to meet the Governor General, Ed Schreyer. Fox was greeted by cheering crowds everywhere he ran in Ontario. He was being treated like a superstar…

Terry Fox Is A Canadian Hero We all know that Terry Fox was fighting cancer, inspiring many Canadians and cancer patient and is a Canadian hero. He held The Marathon Of Hope so he can raise money for cancer research. He had a dream to run across. But you probably don’t know all the challenges that he had to face during the run. Terry Fox has faced many challenges during The Marathon Of Hope. Many emotional and physical challenges while the run. When he first started the run nobody thought…

Tim Conolan is a passionate 47 year-old Victorian man striving to stand up for and protect the lives of hospitalised children. After attending a cancer support group as a motivational speaker at age 21, Tim was inspired by their stories to create an organisation called TLC for Kids dedicated to the support of children in hospital, regardless of age, religion, culture or illness. Tim has made it his life long ambition to endeavour positive change in the lives of hospitalised children, after…