The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the center of supernatural creatures lives and their plans? I read a part two version of a book called The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. Officially, a new vampire, Elena is learning how to live her new life after she passed away by driving off a bridge. She was lucky to have vampire blood in her system, otherwise, she would have never come back from the dead. Stefan Salvatore, her boyfriend who is also a vampire, helps Elena survive despite…

Time Rots William Faulkner and John Keats were born a century and thousands of miles apart, in worlds that were foundationally different. These differences helped shape their works and perspective, with Romanticism influencing Keats and Modernism influencing Faulkner. Though the two movements share an “oppos[ition] to reason and logic,” the medium they focused on differed widely (Tucker). Romanticists tended to find inspiration in the natural world while Modernists analyzed the way technology…

go at war with Poland, over “... a little patch of ground that hath in it no profit but the name.” (4.4.17-18). At risk are the lives of thousands of men- mere pawns in game played over a worthless piece of land. This demonstrates the expectations of pride and power during the Elizabethan era. Hamlet witnesses the courage the men have, willing to rush into the face of death for no legitimate reason. While Hamlet justifies his actions, he has a reason to seek revenge, due to the loss of his…

Ernest Hemingway shaped American Literature during the nineteenth century. It is no surprise that his short stories can be found in nearly every high school and college library across the States. Hemingway was an advent outdoorsmen, a decorated war hero who earned the coveted Italian Silver Medal of Valor, and an accomplished literary genius. His short story, “Big Two- Hearted River” describes a physical and emotional journey that Nick undertakes after returning home from World War 1. In the…

about this story through my aunt’s friend, who is a breast cancer survivor. In the course of her treatment, she was reading the book version of this and shared that she learned a lot from this book regarding her illness and all the obstacles one has to face in order for a treatment to be approved. The movie is basically about a UCLA oncologist and researcher Dr. Dennis Slamon, creator of the promising breast cancer drug Herceptin. According to Dr. Slamon, this drug could effectively switch off…

operations instead. Jim will leave the initial collections process to the credit department, but has no problem visiting a customer face to face to resolve payment issues or disputes if the credit department is unable to do so. I my experience most salespeople try to avoid collections, and in my opinion this is detrimental to their future sales. If a salesperson can play the hero, and make the credit department the “bad guy” this is another chance to visit a customer, resolve an issue, and…

and hospitality. Some of the most famous station masters were William Still and Thomas Garrett. Being a station master was extremely dangerous because if the slave hunters caught one with slaves on their property, they would face a severe punishment. Harriet Tubman was hero who was looked up to by all slaves. Harriet Tubman faced many obstacles in her fight for freedom, even with the support and help…

A villainous character is usually described as the complete opposite of the hero in the story. A villain is selfish when the hero is selfless, cruel when the hero is kind, and sometimes evil when the hero is good. The juxtaposition of classic villains and heroes is undeniably important in that, when a reader compares the two characters, it is easy to see how they define each other. The Picaresque novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is no exception to using this tool in order to enhance…

witnessed from the impeachment trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada in 2001. During the trial, those members of congress that were loyal to Estrada voted that a significant proportion of evidence against him be excluded from the trial. However, thousands of Filipinos who were angry with this decision converged at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in protest a few hours later. The protest was organized via text message, where the short message: ‘Go 2 ESDA. Wear blk.’ was forwarded…

You might believe that Soul Surfer and Rise Above have completely different themes based on how the stories are written and told. But the truth of the matter is Soul Surfer and Rise Above both offer different interpretations of overcoming challenges. Bethany Hamilton in Soul Surfer suggests that in order to overcome challenges you must work hard and never give up. On the other hand, Bethany Hamilton in Rise Above leaves readers with the idea of overcoming challenges comes from faith. This is…