Roshni+Shah

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In this world, there are people who use courage and nobility to transform the world for the better. These people are heroes. According to Joseph Campbell, a hero is "someone who dedicates their life to something bigger than themselves; they achieve or accomplish something beyond the normal human range." There are is a great number of people in this world who are heroes, and out of these people I have chosen Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was an African-American Civil Rights activist who was born on February 4, 1913. She dedicated her life to helping the Civil Rights Movement no matter what the consequences were, and she also helped educational organizations. It all started on December 1, 1955 when Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus. The bus driver, after trying to get her to stand up, called the police and had Parks arrested. After her arrest, she took part in a bus boycott in Montgomery where she worked with Martin Luther King. Throughout her whole life, Rosa Parks continued to show perseverance even though she faced many hardships such as death threats, death in her family, and the loss of her job. She co-founded the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation for college-bound high school seniors, and she also co-founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, an institute that runs the "Pathways to Freedom" bus tours which introduce young people to important civil rights and Underground Railroad sites throughout the country. Rosa Parks is definitely classified as a hero; She is an amazing women who dedicated her life to helping somthing bigger than herself.=====

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In the Atlantic Ocean, there is an island right next to Florida in present day where my perfect world lays. In this perfect world, there are about 2 million people who are somewhat intelligent (some are more intelligent than others), and there are no bad people. Everyone has good hearts. On this island the only season is spring and there are flowers everywhere and bright colors. No country knows we exist so everything and everyone is at peace. This island has beaches, swimming pools, sports arenas, tennis courts, and amusement parks everywhere. This place has an infinite amount of money, food, water, and other natural resources. It has everyday restaurants that taste like really good food, but it is really healthy, so no one gets sick and dies. Cancer and many other diseases do not exist on this island. It is a place where everyone relaxes and no one has any worries on their mind.=====



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A two-sided gift that I received last year was my phone. This phone was good for me because I could contact my mom if the bus would be running late, or I could contact her if I needed her to pick me up for some reason. This phone was also good because I could ask my friends for help with homework. I could also make myself less bored by listening to music and playing games. The negative part about this phone was that it took up too much of my attention. I have noticed that I have been more distracted while doing homework because my phone is right next to me ringing every 5 minutes. Also, I have spent a little less time reading which is what I used to do always before I got a phone. Even though I still read, it is not as much as I would like to. Although my phone has its positive and negatives sides, I am glad that I have it.=====



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Everybody at some point in their life has been in a traumatic experience that changes their view on everything. This is called the end of childhood or the loss of innocence. For me, this happened about a year ago when I was in the car with my parents on the way to dinner one evening. We were on the highway and suddenly this car stopped abruptly in front of us. We had to immediately stop so that we would not hit the car, but there was a big van behind us that was going at full speed toward us and just nearly hit us. It swerved to the left so that it did not crash. We were so close to getting in a very bad car accident. This experience made me really think about how things can be bad in just one second. One second they are fine and the next they are not.=====



Assignment #5 The End of Time
The world is ending tonight Soon there will be no more light They say the sun will capture us all There will be no more life left to crawl

I cry as I watch the anarchy The cats and the dogs start to flea I am lying down waiting for the sun Waiting for my life to be done

The end is getting closer, for things are starting to burn What did I do to God to get this in return I guess I have to let the fate of the blue-eyed son play out I now see crystal clear what this is all about

The human race with all of it's sins has brought this upon us And there is nothing left in this world to discuss

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There are numerous amounts of stories where people or things go through a metamorphosis after something big has happened. One story that illustrates this is the story "To Destroy Every Living Creature". In this story, God tells a good man named Noah that he is going to destroy every living creature by producing a flood. God wants Noah to take 7 other people and two of each animal and bird on an ark that will protect them during the flood. The reason that God wants to destroy everyone is because man has become terrible and very sinful. No one respects or worships God and he does not accept that. So, the flood comes, and when Noah walks out of the ark he sees a rainbow. He also sees the sun and birds everywhere. Some of this indicates that everything has a will go through a change.=====



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There are many things in this world that change are everyday lives. One thing that causes a change in many society's is war. Not everyone experiences the effect of wars everyday, but many people do. If your country is going through a war then there might be shortages in your household that could affect what you eat and how you live. There could also be lockdowns which could interrupt your day. You cannot live freely when you are in war. Everybody who is like you has to go through the same change or metamorphosis. It may not be a good change, but it is a change.=====



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Every year, there are four seasons. Each season has it's own qualities that make it special. Out of all the seasons, I like spring the best. Spring is my favorite season because I think it has the perfect weather. It is not too cold but it is also not too hot. I also like spring because all of the trees have and flowers have vibrant and beautiful colors that make the world more cheerful. There is no other season where I want to go outside because the weather is so nice. One of the reasons that are not related to the weather is school. During the spring, there are the last few months of school, and I like these months the best. They are not the easiest months of school but they are the months where I do not have to worry much because the end of school is so close. The final reason why I like spring is because of spring sports. I play tennis and the best time to play tennis and be on the team is in spring. In conclusion, there is no other season that brings me as much joy as spring.=====

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The Man the Mythmaker unit had many different archetypes. These archetypes helped the reader have a better understanding of things in literature. They explained some things that the reader would not get by just looking at the story. They also helped us in tying the stories into our everyday lives. They did this by creating one image and doing many stories around this image so that we could relate them to ourselves. This made us enjoy and understand the reading more than we would have if we had not had the archetypes.=====

There were many stories that were significant in this unit, but the ones that had the strong themes had a greater impact on me. Some of the themes and lessons that were in the stories I really liked because I could relate to them. Also, the stories were more fun to read if I could take something out of it. I think that the lessons some of the characters learnt were lessons that any other person in this world could learn everyday. There might be different circumstances, but it is basically the same thing. I think that the authors did this on purpose so that the readers could connect better than if there were lessons that we could not relate to or no lessons at all.