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Niha Assignment #1 My Hero

A hero, according to Joseph Campbell, is somebody who dedicates himself for something much bigger than him. I have chosen to write about Mahatma Gandhi as my hero. He fought peacefully for the rights of Indians at South Africa and India. After studying law for in London, England, he stayed in South Africa for 20 years opposing discriminatory legislation. Gandhi was not allowed to get on the first class cabin of the train even though he had a ticket in South Africa. That incident had sparked his goals of curing segregation.Gandhi returned to India in 1914 and joined the Home Rule movement. Once he was the leader of the Indian National Congress, he began the policy of non- violence to achieve independence. He wanted citizens to take part of these peaceful movements by boycotting British goods.Gandhi's plan was to help poor farmers and laborers protest the taxation and discrimination. This led to his arrest on March 10, 1922. After his salt march to the sea, the British recognized Gandhi's works and began to negotiate with him. This eventually led to India's political independence from Britain.Today, Gandhi's method of non- violence is used all over of the world. Gandhi fought for a cause that was much bigger than him and he suffered consequences along the way, but he had reached his goal.

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Assignment #2- The Golden Age

My perfect world would be located on a large tropical island with beautiful beaches and clear blue water. On the other side of the island there would be work places, markets, and houses. It would be a great place to relax from any stress. People would not get too lazy here because they work, but they get to do any job they want. I would bring my family, friends, pets, and friends of my family to this island. I would also allow any guests who are just need to relieve their stress. This world would be very peaceful, and nobody would have to worry about terrorist attacks. There would be no discrimination between races and religions. Everybody is accepted for who they are. People her do not have to worry about money. Everybody is given a job to keep the island running. Also, each job gives enough money to their employees to keep their families running. Nobody starves on this island because there are large plantations that grow food for everybody. All the children only go to school for two hours and they can pick which academic class to go to. This helps keep everybody on the island educated.



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Assignment #3- The God Teacher

A two-sided gift I have received over the past year is my computer. It was really great having my own computer because I did not always have to use my family's desktop. It was always so difficult finding my documents that sometimes get mixed in with my family's documents. I was also able to bring my documents and school stuff wherever I went without saving everything to Google Doc. I do not even need to worry about logging into the sites I use. If the power ever went out, I would not have to worry about losing my work. The negative side of having a laptop is that I get distracted to easily. I will be writing an essay and then I find myself on a totally different site. I also get very scared that i will break it because it can easily break. Unlike a PC, a computer has to be charged.



Assignment #4 When I went to India for the first time, I was so confused to see so many homeless people on the streets. As soon as we had to stop at a stoplight, some people surrounded out car and started tapping on the window. I had lived in Georgia my whole life, and I saw some homeless people, but not this many. I was also surprised to see so many children homeless. Our driver was telling us that many people pretended they were homeless and carried babies to get more money from the people. I never thought one place could have so many homeless people or that they would fake being homeless as a child. I realized some people are not as fortunate and privileged as we are here in the US. I was not as ignorant about this topic than I was before.

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Assignment #5 The world was ending soon But not many knew of this horrible end Except for the angry Gods in the sky

The blue-eyed son warned us all But none of us believed him The day came when the skies darkened and the rain fell very hard

We all told ourselves that is was just a passing storm

The rains fell heavier and the waves grew taller Fear struck the faces of all the people A large wave was seen in distance

Our fate seemed very clear to us as we heard the cries of people The wave was sweeping everything in its way Along with the corruption, jealousy, and evil that filled the world

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Assignment #6

There are many archetypes of change found in many stories. In Baucis and Philemon, Jupiter and Mercury visited the house of poor old people living in the country side so they could entertain themselves. Baucis and Philemon took very good care of them. They offered the best items they had in the house to the guests and made sure the guest were comfortable. They had great hospitality and they also did not seem to worry about the fact that they were in poverty. The old people gave them almost all the food they had for the gods. The gods present themselves the old people went to catch a goose for the gods. They struggle to catch the goose was entertainment to the gods. The gods believed they were great hosts and deserved a reward. The gods made their country side a lake and they changed their house into a temple with a golden roof. Baucis and Philemon went from being poor people living in a old house in the countryside to very wealthy people with a nice house.

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Assignment #7

Change is the act of becoming different. Change happens in the real world as well as in literature. King Midas, king of Phrygia, was a very greedy man. Dionysus was very pleased with the treatment Silenus got from King Midas. Dionysus offered any gift that Midas wanted as a reward. Midas asked for the power to turn anything he touched gold even though Dionysus warned him about it. Midas had now become the greatest king in the world. This was the first change Midas went through. He had everything he wanted. Midas realized he could not eat, and asked Dionysus to forgive him and take back his gift. When Apollo won the contest in the woods, Midas was the only one who protested and refused to listen to Apollo. Apollo gave Midas donkey. This was a physical change for Midas. Midas had also loss is respect from the people in his country.

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Assignment #8 Spring time is my favorite time of year. The cold weather is gone and there is no need to bundle up in so many jackets. The temperature is much warmer, but no too hot like in summer. Many colored flowers are beginning to bloom outside. The grass and trees are finally green once again. Everything that was once dead is growing back again. Deer, rabbits. and many other animals begin to roam freely outside again. There is always a light breeze in the air. Spring reminds me of rebirth. The flood is over and life is starting over again. It is a time of peace, happiness, and innocence of man.



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Assignment #9

Archetypes are seen in many places including literature. Man The Mythmaker helped me look a real life situations or stories in a mature view. Every time I watch a movie or read something I can pick out stuff like the flood, end of childhood, and rebirth. Everything revolves around this cycle which is evil or corruption, destruction, and then eventually rebirth. This really changed my perspective on life because I know no matter what there will be bad times. You have to get through the bad times to get to happiness. Through desperate times I have learned to have hope because of one good man and woman. I think the one good woman and one good man show that there will always be a little good left in the world. The archetypes let me know about my life and the path I am on.

The most interesting archetype for me was the flood archetype. I never expected how much good disaster could bring to the world. The gods were able to cleanse the Earth of all of the evil and corruption. If the flood would have never happened we would have never happened, the Earth would be stuck in chaos. I realized that not every bad situation is necessarily bad. It may actually end up bringing good to you. Something in the bigger world that would help me is probably thinking of bad situation in different way. I should not take any difficult situations as a bad thing.