The 100': A Heroic Analysis

In the novel ‘Heroes’ by Robert Cormier, a young war veteran returns to his hometown, Frenchtown, and seeks out revenge on the man who mentally scarred both him and the girl he loved when they were young. In the novel, Francis Cassavant is the main protagonist who returns from war with horrific wounds and scars. Also, Francis can be described as a character with deeply rooted issues as when he was young he heard the girl he loved get raped by the man who he believed to be a hero. The theme of heroism is something widely discussed in the novel, Francis’ image of heroes have been distorted from seeing all the terrible and cowardly things he, and other people who were referred to as heroes, did. He struggles to see himself as a hero, despite having saved many lives, as he viewed the actions he took to be a so-called hero as cowardly and unworthy of gaining this title.

“The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the lord said, ‘I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created-people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.’ But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.”(Genesis 6:5-8)

Growing up the story of Noah and the ark was one of my favorites; Quite simply because of the drawings depicting the story. They appeared so beautiful, when after many years I'm realizing the whole of the story. The story of the destruction of mankind, and the story of regrowth. I chose this topic because I realized how little I really do know about Noah and the ark. I will relay the story of Noah and the

Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.” 22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” This was God’s command to Noah, unlike Utnapishtim who was told the secret of the flood by one of the gods.

“One doesn’t forego sleeping because of the possibility of nightmares” is an african proverb that relates to Kek’s journey in part three. In the book, Home of the Brave, by Katherine Applegate, Kek changes from feeling guilty, giving up, and avoiding his problems to regaining his optimism and confronting his problems. Although Kek worked through many of his issues throughout part three, Ganwar also helped him to get back on track.

At the time of this story God saw how the thoughts of mankind were evil and he decided to destroy what he had created with a great flood intending to drown the earth. He chose Noah and his family to build an ark big enough to contain two of every animal to repopulate the earth. The world was flooded for a hundred and fifty days until the water subsided back into land.

Noah gathers animals on the Ark. * Earth and all living destroyed. * Flood ends after

Jonathan Alter was an American writer that had a successful career and who’s well known for his book The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope. Alter was born in Chicago, Illinois of October 1957, he grew up in a household with his parents James and Joanne Alter. He attended Harvard University and received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1979. In 1978-1980 he became the speechwriter for the White House and was a part of the Save the Dunes Council in Washington, D.C. Alter also became an associate editor for Newsweek in New York, who then became an editor and soon after a senior editor and columnist. In 1987 Alter received the Lowell Mellet Award for criticizing the information that was being put out in the media. In 1993

In 1986, the USSR launched its space station Mir in orbit. NASA proposed to construct a permanently manned orbiting space station in response. The US began building the space station Freedom, working with Canada, several European countries, and Japan as partners in the endeavor. Just as work on Freedom began, however, the Soviet Union collapsed. This presented an opportunity for the US to work with Russia in space rather than compete with them. Freedom was reengineered into the new International

It was in the midst of the Cold War that the race for the conquest of outer space began. After the launch of soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957, events moved rapidly for the development of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in hopes of the United States gaining ground in this race. About 5 decades after NASA’s doors opened, it has become one of the world’s leading agent in the exploration of space. An important part of this exploration was The Space Shuttle Program. These shuttles were to provide transport for satellites to orbit earth and a lab for scientific experiments. After 30 years of shuttle flight, the program was shut down on July 21, 2011 with the safe landing of the shuttle Atlantis. During these years 135 shuttle missions took place, flying about 600 astronauts into outer space. These space shuttles that weighed around 78,100 pounds when empty consisted of two solid rocket

Through the use of abstract diction and tone, memorable repetition, point of view, tragic setting and situation and vivid imagery, Martin Espada in “Alabanza: In Praise of the Local 100” depicts how restriction leads to despair within a minority of people, which creates determination to fight against injustice ensuring unity.

We have dreamt of spaceflight since ancient times. Humans have developed and thought of many ways to acquire this immense feat and it wasn’t till the 20th century mankind were able to build rockets powerful enough to overcome the force of gravity. Since then, we’ve successfully sent mankind to the moon, rovers to mars and space probes deep into the reaches of our solar system. Nations have striven to advance and attain great heights in the field of space exploration. The constant competitiveness between USA and USSR during the cold war led to many major breakthroughs in the history of space exploration beginning with USSR launching the first international space station and USA successfully landing a human on the moon. The international space station (ISS) stands as the basis of how international collaboration can affect space exploration. Even though some nations are unwilling to work together, space exploration provides a platform for nations to form relationships that benefits one another and create beneficial relationships with each other.

Heroes come from all sorts of places: movies, books, and even everyday life. Jen, a Gelfling, is a hero from the movie The Dark Crystal. Jen's story is one of prophecy, the never ending fight between good and evil, and love. This composition shall trace Jen's quest as well as evaluate his success in that quest, his individual self, and finally he shall be compared to one of the Greek heroes.

Stephen Hawking said in the year 2008 that there is only one way for humanity to survive the next millennium. That way, according to him, is to colonize space. It is now the time to colonize space. The world has flourished with civilization and a prosperous new world beckons at our feet. This world will be the new residence for human beings. For thirty years, the scientist, technology, engineering and math population truly believed that colonizing a new world would be possible. All that we needed was to find a world that had the necessary qualities of breathable air, similar climate to Earth and drinkable water. A planet was found with similar conditions to Earth and the means of transportation are available for the entire population. This world that was discovered is the world that everyone has been waiting for.

It gained immense popularity because each episode left you wanting to know more. As the story unfolds you care about the characters and what happens to them. The immediate attention grabber is how Will goes missing. The audience wants to know what happened to him, if he’s okay, and if he gets to be reunited with his friends and family. The audience cares about Eleven and wants to know more about her background and how she got her telekinetic powers or if she was just born with it. Each episode gives you more pieces to the story which makes you want to keep watching until your questions have finally been