In the book ADVENTURES WANTED SLATHBOG’S GOLD by M. L. FORMAN, a quest was formed to take down the dragon, Slathbog. The dragon was evil, hoarded treasure, took over cities, and had to be stopped. The Adventurers wanted to conquer the dragon and get rid of his evil influence. In this book there are the known lands and unknown lands. Magic tents to have no purpose in the unknown lands, the people there do not even know that magic exists. The main character, Alex Taylor, is from one of these unknown lands. When Alex accidently walks into a shop advertising for adventures. He ends up on an adventure, just like the advertisement said. Alex and his new adventurer friends travel to something called the great arch the great arch is two towers and …show more content…
A three Legged Troll is the most powerful and dangerous type of troll. The cause of him fighting the troll was that the troll stole the Adventurer’s horses and they needed the horses to get to their goal. The effect of Alex fighting the troll was that he learned some more about his magic. Alex was now ready to learn some more. Alex and his friends went to the Ruin’s Anuk, an old abandoned temple, and when all of Alex’s friends were asleep something bad came out of the ruins. Alex met magical being’s called wraith’s. Wraiths are black, shadow creatures that can paralyze anyone, but Alex is not paralyze and has save his friend from the evil wraiths. The cause of Alex fighting the wraiths is the wraiths were telling lies to him and threatened his friends. The effect of Alex fighting the wraiths is that Alex almost dies because he did not learn enough magic. So, after he recovers he decides to do his best his best to learn more. When Alex and his group finally reached Slathbog’s lair, they discovered that weapons could not go through a dragon strong hide. The only way to kill the evil Slathbog is by using magic! With much trial and the near loss of a friend, they complete their quest and take down the dragon. Alex was only able to kill the dragon because he studied and learn about his personal magic
In conclusion it is seen that Alex has effectively changed into a man and has become a morally sensitive individual. He, for himself has chosen good
After he made it to Alaska and he found “The Magic Bus”, Alex began to run low on supplies. He was approaching starvation and he started to eating berries in a desperate way to survive. He accidently eats poisonous berries which increases his starvation and slowly destroys his digestive system. These berries ended up ultimately being what killed him. In his last days of life he was suffering and he had realized that he brought this upon himself and chose his own fate.
After fighting and winning many battles, Beowulf's life enters a new stage when he finally becomes king of his homeland, Geatland. Even in his old age, his code of honor still obligates him to fight against an evil, fiery dragon. For fifty years he has governed his kingdom well. While Beowulf is governing, the dragon "...kept watch over a hoard, a steep stone-barrow" (Norton 55). Under it lays a path concealed from the sight of men. Over centuries no one had disturbed the dragon’s kingdom until one day when a thief broke into the treasure, laid hand on a cup fretted with gold, which infuriated the dragon. "The fiery dragon had destroyed the people's stronghold, the land along the sea, the heart of the country" (Norton 57).
How White people assumed they were better than Indians and tried to bully a young boy under the US Reservation. Alexie was bullied by his classmates, teammates, and teachers since he was young because he was an Indian. Even though Alexie didn’t come from a good background, he found the right path and didn’t let his hands down. He had two ways to go to, either become a better, educated and strong person, either be like his brother Steven that was following a bad path, where Alexie chose to become a better and educated person. I believe that Alexie learned how to get stronger, and stand up for himself in the hard moments of his life by many struggles that he passed through. He overcame all his struggles and rose above them
This action packed book keeps readers on the edge of their seat waiting to see what Alex Rider will do next. The book make the reader feel that they are Alex himself by
In the story, Alex conveys courage by risking his life when he escapes the crate onto the heavily guarded ship and looks to go and disarm a bomb, nicknamed the “Royal Blue”, that was intended to kill thousands of people. By the end of the story, Alex changed a great deal throughout this whole
If all of these events did not happen, Alex would still be a static character. Through all of his courage, he found what he was looking for. He dug deep and went to the extremes that were not normal of himself. All of his work lead to his dynamic
This battle was Beowulf’s toughest and final battle that ended in a surprise. The dragon was functioned as the opposite of a good king because he guards the treasure but can do nothing with it. He represents malice, destruction, and greed; which equals to the dark side of kingship. The dragon symbolizes the encounter with death itself. Beowulf and the dragon are lords who responds when their halls are violated. The dragon has been robbed and understandably angry. Being the opposite of a good king, this serpent and Beowulf have what was known as “Evil Twin” connection. Their “twin” nature comes along with each other’s bane, and both of them having “Forman”. Even though both were lords compared as similar figures, or idyllically similar, their encounter ended in a mutual destruction. The basically cancelled each other out, neither one survived their final
All Alex knew was to be violent due to the failure and lack of family structure, the school system and the law. The lack of these assertive institutions Alex couldn’t properly generate proper moral values and social norms. According to Mead he analyzed that a child gets some sort of understanding of how to act properly by how others act toward the child. Later on in the child’s development he/she learns and understands “the generalized other”, values and cultural rules (textbook). Alex was never pressured into going to school, there is one scene where his mother wakes him and tells him to get ready for school and Alex tells her “he doesn’t feel like going today” and that was the end of it. With Alex missing out on school he never really self-aware and knowledgeable. His family is absent also. Again with Alex telling his mother he doesn’t feel like going to school and his mother just lets it go shows the carelessness of his parents. Alex can pretty much do whatever he wants when he wants. With their lack of parenting he never truly gained proper values and morals and instead he created his own by the morals and values his “droogs” know. He had many run in’s with the police even before he was
The main idea is to be yourself, not to change for someone else. In the beginning, Alex lived in Quill, a place where you could be anything but yourself. If you showed creativity in any way shape or form, you had an infraction. At age thirteen, those with infractions were Unwanteds, depending on how serious the infraction. Quill believed that all unwanteds were eliminated in the Great Lake of Boiling Oil- Even the high priestess.When Alex was “eliminated” he was welcomed by Marcus Today, and the world of Artimè, where creativity was embraced and taught- pretty much a polar opposite of Quill. Alex becomes good friends with 3 other Unwanteds, Samheed, Lani, and Meghan. They were all really close- until they all began Magical Warrior training- all except for Alex. Alex pulls away from the others for a while, until eventually he starts training himself. The whole group was really brought back together after the battle with Quill.
.... But this wall must be passable; it must have an opening that anyone can pass through. But the only people that will find the door through are the ones that are willing to be open themselves!” There are so many views, ideas, and aspects of wall due to its extreme complexity, culturally and archeologically. Everything can be linked to everything! This is the ultimate anthropological truth. The Great Wall is truly great.
In literature, women are often depicted as weak, compliant, and inferior to men. The nineteenth century was a time period where women were repressed and controlled by their husband and other male figures. Charlotte Gilman, wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper," showing her disagreement with the limitations that society placed on women during the nineteenth century. According to Edsitement, the story is based on an event in Gilman’s life. Gilman suffered from depression, and she went to see a physician name, Silas Weir Mitchell. He prescribed the rest cure, which then drove her into insanity. She then rebelled against his advice, and moved to California to continue writing. She then wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper,” which is inflated version of her experience. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," the main character is going through depression and she is being oppressed by her husband and she represents the oppression that many women in society face. Gilman illustrates this effect through the use of symbols such as the yellow wallpaper, the nursery room, and the barred windows.
We are now about to enter a new age of Beowulf's life. With all his great achievements, he finally becomes king of his homeland: Geatland. Even in his old age, his code of honor still obligates him to fight against an evil, fiery dragon. For fifty years he has governed his kingdom well. While Beowulf is governing, the dragon "...kept watch over a hoard, a steep stone-barrow" (Norton 55). Under it lays a path concealed from the sight of men. Over centuries no one had disturbed the dragons kingdom until one day when a thief broke into the treasure, laid hand on a cup fretted with gold This infuriated the dragon. "The fiery dragon had destroyed the people's stronghold, the land along the sea, the heart of the country" (Norton 57).
The Great Wall of China has been called a wonder by many who have seen it. It brings pride to the Chinese nation, and is known for being the only man made structure visible from space. The magnitude of The Great Wall is an architectural achievement as well as an example of the will power of man. Many find it hard to believe that such an amazing sight could have a history so filled with death, slavery and sadness as The Great Wall does. The Great Wall of China is one of the world's most famous architectural triumphs and has helped China throughout its history, even though its creation is marked by tragedy.
In the short story "The Yellow Wall-Paper," by Charlotte Gilman, the setting contributes to the narrator's insanity. When she first sees the house, she loves it. She thinks the house will be a perfect place to recover from her "nervous condition," but that does not happen because her husband confines her to the bedroom so that her health will improve. The narrator's mental illness deteriorates to the point of insanity due to her isolation in the bedroom, with only the yellow wallpaper to look at that she considers "repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow,strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight" (106).