In the novel The Odyssey, Homer tells the story about Odysseus and his journey to return home. In the story we see that Odysseus can be characterized as the hero who is intelligent and curious. The movie Star Wars - A New Hope shows us Luke Skywalker’s journey to rescue Princess Leia and discover “the force.” In the movie Luke can be characterized as brave, courageous and quick thinking. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is the archetypal “hero” going on a journey, full of adventure, similarly in…
among the European powers in the 1900’s. Jealousy had sparked this tension yet despite the many causes of World War I, all roots of the war lead back to one main one: financial security. Two of the most commonly claimed causes— imperialism, and alliances—all lead back to a single thing: money. For in possessing money, one can rule the world. One does not actually rule the world, but the country with the largest wealth does have the most power and land, and therefore the most control. In a world…
The Hero’s Journey is a widely-used formula to understand protagonists and is the perpetual basis for most story arcs involving good vs. evil. The portrayal of the main character, as introduced, is that of an average joe. Someone that would otherwise be indiscernible in a crowd of extras. For example John Connor, Bilbo Baggins and Neo from the Matrix. The “commoner to hero” narrative is generally the basis for most hero beginnings given it creates a sense of relatability between the audience and…
this because the after buying Boots and Alliance, they saved $799 million in fiscal 2015. Boots, a chain of pharmacy store much like the ones mentioned above, are located mainly in northern Europe, however the company is also working with Alliance which is the distributor and wholesale partner of boots. The two companies are now a part of Walgreens after they made their deal back in 2012 and the merge of the three bigshots is now called Walgreens Boots Alliance. With that combination, Part of…
“Star Wars Force Awakenings” Forced Me to Stay Awake All Night to Finish it, and I Loved it. (Movie Review) Characters in the movie Refresher of the last movie Basic one sentence summary of movie If you are a big fan of the entire Star Wars franchise then you are going to like “Star Wars The Force Awakenings”. It’s Basically a movie that takes place far in the past in a different galaxy with future technology. So if you need a bit of a refresher this takes a few decades Into the future from…
In both Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Star Wars our protagonists Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker can each be considered a “chosen one” due to their characterizations. Each creator has followed a similar framework that structures their emergence to becoming a chosen one which results in noticeable parallels between the two. Neither of the boys have a comprehensive understanding of their own history, as they are both considered orphans who were raised by extended family, they also…
send their child as an alternative to daycare or a babysitter, it is important to realize that after school programs are far more than just a place to send your children at the end of the school day. According to information from the Afterschool Alliance, a program dedicated to expanding after school programs in the United States, 178,554 students in Arizona participate in after school programs. While that is only about 16 percent of Arizona's K-12 students, 97 percent of those parents are…
Bowling Blues- Becoming Better It’s a typical Saturday morning. I get out of bed, walk up the stairs, and pour myself a bowl of Fruit Loops. The eating is slow because I do not plan on doing anything special today. At least, that’s what I believe until my monotonous meal is interrupted as my dad walks into the kitchen. “Ryker,” he says, “We are going bowling today. We will leave in twenty minutes.” Bowling! Excitement floods my mind as I tell myself that today will be the day that I will…
When I was a little boy, I loved to play sports and be active. When I woke up in the morning, I ask myself, “What am I going to accomplish today,” or “Where am I going to go today?” There is always one place for me that makes me who I really am and makes everything perfect, and that's the Bowling Alley. Ever since I was a little kid, my dad has been teaching me every little thing I needed to know about Bowling. I always wanted a tutor, but my dad always said no because he wanted to teach me to…
have had coaches move away, quit coaching, or I got tired of them trying to tell me how to bowl the way that they think I should bowl. To the coaches that fall under the last of those, “I’m sorry that we are stubborn, and we have our minds set on the way that we want to bowl and there is no easy way to change the way we think.” The first few times I remember bowling was with my grandparents at Sterling Bowl. My grandparents bowled at Sterling since it opened in the 50’s. The first time I bowled…