The Woman who unknowingly changed the world. By: Houston Mullican “The immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” A book written by Rebecca Skloot is a book based on the personal and scientific aspect of Henrietta Lacks.
The myth and Medusa is discussed in the poem “perseus” and the story “Heroes Every Child Should Know” Perseus was a brave boy who killed a monster with snake hair and eyes of stone named Medusa. Medusa was a monster with snake hair,and eyes of stone,she would turn people to stone if you looked her in the eyes. The two stories are similar because they both have the same conflict and the same setting, but different because they have different amounts of characters. The two stories are similar because they both have the same conflict, how Perseus is going to kill Medusa. In the story it talks about “He thought awhile with himself,and remembered Athene’s words”.
The trail on the true identity of Martin Guerre has drawn the interests of scholars and historians for centuries, allowing for details of the case to be preserved right up to the present. Popular interest was rekindled in the tale of Martin Guerre through the work of historian Natalie Zemon Davis’ book The Return of Martin Guerre, which interpreted the primary source literature in a new and original light. This interpretation has drawn sharp criticism from fellow historians such as Robert Finlay, who sees Davis’s work as misinterpreting and manipulating the evidence to allow for her original interpretation of the events. It is my opinion that Davis’s account of the case of Martin Guerre is unfounded and fabricated, and that Finlay’s criticism
Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton work entitled the “The Squatter and the Don” captures the essence of Michel Foucault’s proposition on discourse and power by drawing from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848. She illustrates the racism and deprived rights the Mexican-American faced after being falsely promised to be given citizenship. The discourse of Burton’s work is the written laws that any citizen living within the state is supposed to abide by. Don Mariano is a man of the Alamar family who resided in San Deigo with his wife Dona Josefa and their children.
During the course of the semester in my History 395 class we have read three historical monographs that covers a wide range of ordinary people in history. The first monograph we read was The Return of Martin Guerre by social and cultural historian Natalie Zemon Davis. The book covers a historical event about a 16th century French man named Martin Guerre who had his identity stolen by Arnaud du Tilh, and the reactions of the village and “his” family. The second monograph we read was Neighbors by political historian Jan T. Gross. The book is about a massacre in the small Jewish town of Jedwabne, Poland during World War II.
In The Return of Martin Guerre, Natalie Zemon Davis uses her sources through Jean de Coras to recreate and analyze the trials of Arnaud du Tilh, Martin Guerre, and his wife, Bertrande as a microhistory to gain a perspective and a glimpse of life for the average peasant during this time period. Natalie Zemon Davis’ sources are of diverse bases. Her main source, however is from Jean de Coras. Coras was a judge in part of the case in Toulouse. He was present, and his credibility enables him.
The theme of Soldier’s Secret is that people will go great lengths for their country. Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man so she could fight for America’s freedom. Doing this not only held the normal risks of war, but if Deborah was found out she could be killed. This didn’t stop her. “A young woman disguised as a man.
I was homeless. Everything - from my prestigious awards to my mattress all the way to the trash from beside my toilet- was piled right on top of one another. Teddy bears, pictures, and even abstract memories seemed to have a haunting presence as I tried to comprehend what was happening. My dad patiently tried to help me understand how we had got to a point of such penetrating financial instability that the bank had revoked our house. Homelessness, while seemingly obvious, means different things to different people.
(). After reaching the suitors who had overrun his kingdom, Odysseus once again takes the aid of Athena to defeat them. Homer describes, “So she commanded. He obeyed her, glad at heart.” ().
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr is a tragic story of young Sadako who suffered from Leukemia as a result of radiation left over by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Our story takes place in 1955 Hiroshima, Japan. Eleven year old Sadako was one of the fastest runners in her class, she had big dreams of being the fastest runner in her school once she reached junior high. Her dreams came to a halt when she is diagnosed with Leukemia and is immediately hospitalized. Sadako is a girl who believes in good omens and luck.
She then takes credit for his returning and says that she “planned” and “willed” his journey to be how it was (13.346,46). This directly contradicts the statement Zeus makes at the beginning of the epic. The king of the gods claims that the mortals “blame the gods” way too much for their miseries, which he blames on “their own reckless ways” (1.39,38,37). Athena, meanwhile, is saying that she “willed” everything for him (13.346). This contradicts Zeus saying the mortals are to blame, because she says that the gods are decide everything, so they are to blame.
On his way home from the Cyclops’ island, Athena comforts Odysseus and assists obstacles he will encounter. Athena wants Odysseus to finally be able to rest, so she tells him “Odysseus, great strategist, it is time for your son to know the truth; together you have to plan to kill the suitors. Then both of you go into town. I will join you there soon myself; indeed I am itching to fight” (16.167-172). Athena is helping Odysseus plan the final battle on his journey.
The reader also sees this in Book 7 as Odysseus calls out to Athena through a prayer. Odysseus says, “Athena! Hear my prayers at last, for you have never heard me then, when I was shattered… Grant that here among the Phaecian people I many find some mercy and some love!” (7.356-357, 359-360).
In The Moon and More, by Sarah Dessen, the main character's analytical and preserving traits contribute to the author's message that even though sometimes life can get rough, you can keep persevering and solve your problem For example, when Emiline couldn't get into college, she persevered in able to get to the school she wanted to attend to their for ¨all the hard work paid off;¨ This means that her problem was that she didn't obtain enough money to go to a great college but that didn't stop her from trying and in the end it all paid off because she was accepted into the top 3 schools. (pg 37) therefor according to the text, emilie's dad was going through some trouble and he ended up letting Emiline down but Emiline decided to help him
However, in Athena’s situation, her punishment to Arachne in the form of a beating is more severe and
