The Mighty

conquer, they were soon enough met with mighty and diverse civilizations that made up Mesoamerica-- proving itself to be the perfect opportunity to take the wealth of these peoples, obtain territory, and maybe convert a few souls to Catholicism. However, these civilizations were very large and very strong. The courage, strength, and the will of an “almighty God” of a small band of Spanish conquistadores would not be enough to lead to the downfall of these mighty empires. Rather, regardless of…

Elder” (K, 13). Grief stricken, Izanagi goes to the Underworld in attempt to reunite with his sister. She explains that she cannot leave unless she asks permission from the spirit of the underworld. She proclaims her to husband, “…beloved brother, my mighty one, the sight of you entering here fills me with awe and makes yearn to return with you. I will speak for a while with the spirits of this land. In the meantime, do not look at me!” (K, 14- 15). This means that as a husband, Izanagi should…

Islara began to grow weak and holes formed in her body, creating freshwater springs which the humans thought were a gift from the mighty goddess Islara. Greed would be the human’s down fall, as they began to dig the spring wider and deeper to obtain more of the sweet freshwater, which made the children of Islara furious. Before this, nobody would dare to destroy their home island which…

Beowulf is the tale of a man with godlike strength and the will of a mighty dragon, he is a well known warrior that has accomplished an incredible amount of feats. Beowulf is an exact representation of joseph campbell’s call to adventure. Where a hero hears about the danger and then must gather himself to cross the threshold and defeat the guardian of the threshold either by reason or by killing him. The guardian must be killed in order for the hero to make it fully across the threshold…

“Ozymandias” is a poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley. In this poem the speaker is someone who meets a traveler who talks about what he saw when he travelled to an “Antique Land”. This antique land just so happens to be Egypt. Many of us know of Egypt as a place far from here that is in the scorching dessert and has miles and miles of grainy sand, also with a couple of pyramids and the famous Sphinx, a statue of a huge lion. This traveler talks about a disfigured statue he spots on his journey.…

this day and age, classics range from movies such as Titanic, to books such as Moby Dick, or even television shows such as I Love Lucy. But what makes something “classic”? Herman Melville, a classic author, stated that “To produce a mighty book you must choose a mighty theme.” In literature, theme is the main idea or underlying message of the book. The reason why in my opinion theme is the quality that makes a story classic is because it reaches the reader intellectually and emotionally. Good…

learn that they are the ones who can defeat the White Witch. Peter, Lucy, and Susan travel through the snow with some helpful Beavers to join with Aslan, the mighty Lion. While Edmund takes a more dangerous path and sides with the White Witch. After encountering the White Witch Edmund quickly realizes his mistake. In the end Aslan, the mighty lion, and the children (along with some furry friends) defeat the evil White Witch. The book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a great book about…

The Grangerfords resembled a perfect civilized family, one that Huck didn't have. Huck mentioned, “It was a mighty nice family and a mighty nice house too” (Twain, 99). This family had some dirty secrets up their sleeves. Huck probably never saw it coming when he found out that family had a feud going on for Generations. This endless battle between Grangerfords and Shepherdsons…

Specifically, the description of the activities of the shepherds prior to the arrival of “mighty Pan” (89) and afterwards, and the reference to Christ as Pan as pertains to his death. Before the arrival of Pan, the shepherds are depicted as “sitting simply chatting in rustick” and engaged in “silly thoughts” (92) to keep themselves busy. When “mighty Pan” is with them, however, as described in the ensuing paragraphs, they cease their simple ways and instead marvel at…

While Achilles is the son of a sea nymph, Penthesileia is the daughter of the mighty war god Ares. In the Posthomerica, is states, “of the tireless war god’s daughter in her long greaves.” Though Ares does not directly intervene during the Trojan war to aid Penthesileia in the battle, Quintus notes how she is clothed in armor given by her divine father. As she steps onto the battlefield, Quintus writes, “Her armor finely wrought, the war god’s gift.” Her armor, created by the gods, is befitting…