Have you ever changed to something different in your life? Well that’s what Alex Rider is dealing with he has stuck with a certain organization for many years. He now had an urgent feeling to switch to the bad side. My book Alex Rider Scorpia starts off with an investigation. Alex Rider the young, brave, and intelligent spy is sent on a mission to Venice to investigate an organization called Scorpia. Scorpia is an organization that carries out acts of terrorism to get money: “ We are a group of terrorists that get money to carry out acts of terrorism” (Horowitz 25). Alex manages to sneak into a party hosted by Julia Rothman an executive member of scorpia. Alex discovers that the organization is linked to a pharmaceutical company called Consanto enterprises. Before Alex can blink he is confronted by a scorpia agent named Nile who had an inkling that Alex was up to no good. Nile grabs Alex and locks him in a room that will flood as the Venice tide increases almost drowning him Alex manages to escape into the Grand Canal. With the help of Jerry, who is one of Alex’s partners gives him a parachute Alen then jumps Consanto Enterprises. From there Alex is confronted by Dr. Liebermann who is the head Scorpia. Nile shows up and kills Liebermann and offers to take Alex to see Rothman. In the middle of having dinner with her she then explains to Alex how his dad used to be a Scorpia agent. M16 had told Alex that his dad had died in a plane crash, but that is not what happened.…
End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s…
While most movies depict spies as 20-30 year olds who are super highly trained, this book’s protagonist is almost the exact opposite. Although it would never happen in real life, Alex Rider is a 14 year old teen who works for MI6, a British spy agency. In the previous books in the series, he has gone to a secret academy in the Alps, Cuba, and undercover with a terrorist group. Now, he goes to Russia to live with one of the richest men in the world. He later finds out that he has to foil an…
Angels, satan, demons. All creatures questioned through scripture and throughout all of time. Questions of their true essence and origin grip the minds of those around us, seeing answer to the unknown. As one follows them through scripture, outside cultures influenced the writings of the Old Testament, and the knowledge that Christ had of these beings, were present within the New Testament. Along with the understanding of angels, satan, and demons through scripture, came the process of…
Lord Will You Make Me Clean? Matthew 8:1-4 NIV 1When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; 2 and there was a leper who came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.” 3 He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I do choose. Be made clean!” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as…
This paper will describe the paintings of “The Annunciation” from painters Jan Van Eyck and Robert Campin. Even though the paintings are describing the same things I feel that there is more separating rather than bringing them together. Robert Campin was a Flemish Painter that was based in Tournai who made paintings for both middle and high-class civilians. Jan Van Eyck was also a Flemish Painter that was based in Burges who mostly worked very wealthy patrons. Jan Van Eyck’s “Annunciation” was…
goodbye to the person I gave my soul for, right? I just I don’t know. I don’t know what to say. What to do. What I thought I was doing making this deal. “What are you crying about?” a familiar voice said behind me making me jump and hit my knee on the cabinet; grabbing my knee I spun around and stared into Lucifer eyes. “What the hell are you doing here,” I exclaimed irritated and in pain. “I asked you first” “ I was crying because I was thinking about my parents death.” The room fell…
Leviathans, Eve, and the Darkness from killing the entire human race. Being a popular T.V. show comes with many things such as fans shipping two characters together such as Dean and Castiel. Dean is a hunter while Castiel is the angel who raised him from literally Hell. He…
This research paper will allow you to see how the testimonies and history will reveal God’s Sovereignty, restoration, and his assurance to the people of Israel and us today thought out the book of Daniel and his prophecies. Daniel ‘name means ‘God is my Judge. For instance, in Chapters 1, vs 17. The early prophecies in Daniel life. Chapters 2., 4, 5. The Prophetic Book will reveal how God uses dominion of other nations, adversity, pride to humble and bring all people back to him.. We will…
Constantinople. This piece of art is classical style, it has a large panel which is interesting because most panels are originally small. The ivory is about 18in., this art piece has many details lots of architecture elements. The angel is very large and takes up all of the star case, it has a hierarchy scale so that his size is able to match divine nature. The details that is carved into this art piece shows the delicacy that was put into. Sant’ Apollinaire was the other piece I decided to pick…