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 * Assignment #1, My Hero**

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There are many heroes who stand out in the history of this world but the one which stands out the most to me is Mahatma Gandhi. A fine scholar named Joseph Campbell once claimed that a hero is someone " who sacrifices himself for the greater good or something bigger than him." Campbell also states that the the hero achieves something "larger than a normal person's range." The greatest hero for me is a man named of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who fought for his countries's freedom and devoted his whole life to something greater than himself. He did not let the British or //the// system control him but live by it and fought against it when it took a wrong turn. Gandhi fought on the right side and did not let the dragon in his heart control him but conquered the dragon and was a generous, loving man. He set out for his quest to save India from //the Dark// Side or Great Britain after seeing what they have done to India. He want through many excruciating trials but did to act violently towards them no matter how hard his opponents fought against him. He took beating, he fasted, and even went to jail but never went off track and fought with his life for the country he served. I believe that he is one of the greatest heroes in the history of the world and he had characteristics, according to Joseph Campbell, of a true hero.======

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Assignment #2 The Golden Age


The **Perfect World** would be right here at this very place but with some changes. There would be no hardships or problems around the world and no greed or dissatisfaction and everybody would be satisfied by their fortunes. There would be no struggle for success like to go to a good college and most important of all... there would be no money. The earth would not be polluted and contaminated and happiness would flow abundantly through every bodies veins. There would be no envy and jealousy and people would accept and understand everyone. This is my depiction of a perfect world and I would __love__ for it come to life.

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I had received PlayStationPortable GO (PSP GO) for my birthday and I loved this gift. Unfortunately, all gifts including this one was double sided. I was very excited to get a video game system in a long time and I was really looking forward to getting it. I started playing everyday and the good part about the gift was I was having a great time. I could __listen to music__, watch movies, play games and surf the web. But because I was so attracted towards the game and enjoyed using it, I would waste my time using it and forget to do homework and study for a major test. I started getting lower grades and my parents eventually took it away for a while until I brought my grades back up. My gift was double-edged because I would enjoy myself using it but also could be bringing my grades down.

**Assignment #4 End of Childhood**
The event in my life that changed the rest of my life forever was the passing of my grandfather on November 29th, 2011. My parents got a phone from my grandparent's neighbors at about two thirty in the morning about the passing of my grandfather. My parents quickly booked a flight to go to India for my mother but they did not tell me the real reason my mom was going. Instead, they told me that he had become very ill and it was not a life or death situation and I should focus on studying for my exams and not worry about my grandfather. The next few weeks until exam I focused on my grades and had my grandfather at the back of my mind. My dad said that we will fly to India to meet my grandfather right after the exams and I was elated to hear that he was doing alright. Everything was fine until one hour before the landing in India my dad told me of the passing of my grandfather the day before my mom left for India. I felt heartbroken and felt worse than I had ever felt before. I was not only sad that my grandpa had died but the fact that my parents held that from me thinking that I cannot handle it and will not be able to study for the exams. That was the day when I lost my innocence and grew up. It was the first time I had encountered and felt the effects of death in my lifetime and I felt miserable. The death in the family taught me that life is not perfect and is full of terrible happenings and you cannot always have it your way.

Assignment #5 Nursery Rhyme

 * Ring-a-Ring o'Rosies **

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====This rhyme is commonly heard when kids are playing together having fun, but did you know that I has a very grim meaning behind it. This rhyme refers the black plague that almost wiped out Europe during the dark ages. The first line represents one of the symptoms of the plague included a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin. The second lin means that people would put herbs(posies) in their pockets or pouches because they believed that the herbs kept them safe. The third line represents a violent sneeze, which was one of the symptoms of the plauge. The last line means that at the end we all fall down... dead.====

The time is now, the time is done,
the flood will come and spare no one So get cover and count your luck because you might be the one not killed in the muck. If you do survive then try to revive humanity. It will be god who decides who it will be, but all I hope that its no one but me. If it was chosen to be me then I will do my best to save humans on earth, I would ask god for a way to bring about rebirth.

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I believe that I am like the Blue-eyed son or the Deuclion because I am not a special person, to be honest, but I hope that I will be the survive and revive the human race.

Assignment #7 Changes in stories
====//Midas//, a story about a king's greed and the rash decisions he made, is an excellent example of metamorphasis/change. In this story, Midas, a king, speaks up agaist a god and commits hubris. Midas's ears turn into donkey ears for commiting hubris. This is a punishment that Apollo, the sun god, gives Midas so he can be emmbarassed when when he shows his head to his people because he will look rediculous. Midas finds a way to hide his ears but cannot lose them.====

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Assignment #8 Picture Page
====The happening 9/11 changed our lives and the world we live in forever. Before 9/11, our world was carefree about terrorism which did not effect the world a lot back then. We did not have so much heavy searches at the airport, people were not scared to be in public events, and important officials were not as scared about assassination even though it was a problem back then. After 9/11, We were scared to even walk out our door and security is where we spend a lot of the tax money to prepare for terrorist attacks. When we are at the airport, we are always checked heavily and we hope our plane does not have any trouble. Even the slightest turbulence on the plane scares us to death. The happening of 9/11 really changed our lives and the world forever.====



=Assignment #9 Favorite Season= ====My favorite season is the season of fall. In fall the temperature not too hot but not too cold either and nature looks its best during this time of the year when it is in different colors. Football, one of my favorite sports to watch, is also on TV. Fall is said to symbolize the iron age or the "fall" of humanity, but I believe that its is the most beutiful time of the year. Another factor that makes me choose fall is because I am severely allergic to pollen which is not present in the fall. Pollen is also not present in the winter, but in the winter it is very cold outside. The fall also sybolizesthe end of childhood which is true for me because my birthday is in early fall so every year during the fall, I get further away from childhood. That is the reason I enjoy fall over any other season.====

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Assignment # 10 Evaluation
====Man the Mythmaker taught me that everything has a good and bad side including gifts and people in general. When someone gives you a gift, you have to learn how to use it without letting it take you over and make it a bad gift. Another fact that I have learned is that life is a cycle which no person can stop and is greater than all of us. There is no stopping it and will always continue forever. Humanity is not the most important thing in the world and everything is bonded with a fate or destiny. I have also learned that everyone has to grow up and loss of innocence is inevitable.====