droid army on Christophsis. The two Jedi greet a shuttle carrying the Jedi initiate Ahsoka Tano, who says that Jedi Master Yoda assigned her as Anakin's Padawan. Anakin reluctantly accepts Ahsoka and the two deactivate the Seperatist forcefield while Obi-Wan stalls the droid army , taking a victory for the Republic. This gives Ahsoka Anakin's respect. After the battle, Yoda arrives and informs the Jedi that Jabba the Hutt's son has been kidnapped. Anakin and Ahsoka have to get his son, while…
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that” (A Testament of Hope, Martin Luther King Jr.). George Lucas is a filmmaker and entrepreneur best known for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. After reading Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Lucas wanted to write a story mixing mythology, science fiction, and archetypes. The trilogy begins in media res, following the story of Luke Skywalker, an orphan on the…
In Touching Spirit Bear Yoda is a perfect fit for Edwin. Yoda is a Jedi Master in “Star Wars” and is very wise, just like Edwin. Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker all the needs for becoming a master. Edwin taught Cole everything he needed to know to get rid of his anger. Edwin is old just like Yoda was 900 years old. Cole is the angriest character in Touching Spirit Bear. Throughout the book, the narrator kept on explaining that Cole’s anger was smoldering and was about to explode. In the movie…
Introduction There has been many advancements in the field of enrichment taking place inside zoos. I decided to study the White Handed Gibbons at the Utica Zoo in New York State. I wanted to learn about the Whitehead Gibbons and see if their life in the Sue is similar to how they are supposed to act in the wild. I also wanted to see what kind of enrichment they may need to improve their life in captivity. These amazing primates are unique and vibrant in many ways and that must be shown me even…
What does Master Yoda mean? Get past your natural tendencies, jump out of your comfort zone, don’t let challenges or something you are not accustomed to hold you back. One of the biggest drives behind human decision-making is that we are loss averse. People would rather…
lightsaber for aggression, not for knowledge and defense, and this is his failure.” (Grimes 118) Yoda also describes the issue of lacking faith in Article 40 when he exclaims, “Do or do not. There is no try.” (Grimes 119) Like Luke, humans are very prone to the attitude of “giving it a try” when it comes to their faith in the Lord. (Grimes 120) The author even gives the reader a great visual comparing Yoda compelling Luke’s X-Wing out of the swamp to Jesus walking on water to apostle Peter.…
The next phase of the “Hero’s Journey” is the “Supernatural Aid” from characters who provide help and guidance for the hero on his path as they represent the “benign, protective power of destiny” (Ubelhor 3). This aid is usually given by wise old men, gods or messengers in the form of weapons, amulets, magical aids and amulets and their roles are only fully fulfilled after the hero completely trust these helpers and protectors. Furthermore, the “helpers’” task is not to finish the task and…
A little over two decades after his fall to the Dark Side, Anakin (as Darth Vader) eventually returns to the Light Side of the Force. I argue that his acceptance of Stoic values near the conclusion of Return of the Jedi allows him to redeem himself. Throughout the prequel trilogies, Anakin does show some hints of Stoic values, even though he consistently fails to uphold them and refuses to follow the Jedi Code. After he executes Count Dooku, he comments to Palpatine that he should not have…
Peter is having a great time in math class in 7th grade. The problem is that he is sitting next to Justin. Justin is a really annoying kid who claims that he knows Yoda’s home planet. “I’m not telling you because you’re mean!”Justin says to the whole table. Peter, Todd, Lucas, and Ellie were all in one table. “We never asked!” Peter, Lucas, and Ellie said all at once. As soon as they said that, the loud, annoying beep of the bell rang. “Weeee!” Todd screamed as he ran out the front door.…
This passage spoken by Célimène is illuminating because it explains Alceste’s misanthropic personality. In Act 2, Célimène provokes all the men’s interest. Regarding this, an argument flourishes between Alceste and Célimène, in which the weakness of their relationship is shown. As Célimène flirts with the other men, Alceste mistrusts her and her love. Hence, she offers him compliments and he questions her, “But how can I be sure that you don’t tell/The selfsame things to other men as well? (p…