The Downfall of Alejandro Long before modern times and before waves were made there was a man named Alejandro. He was a selfish man that always used his friends and family to get things he wanted, especially from his friend Dionysus, the god of grapes. Dionysus; however, did not like the Heavens, so he would stay in Greece with his best friend, Alejandro, who was loved by the gods, but had never been to Heaven. One day Zeus, Dionysus’s dad, invited Alejandro for supper. Once Dionysus took Alejandro to the Heavens, Zeus greeted him with a hug. “Come Alejandro, we must feast tonight!” Zeus emphasized. Zeus guided Alejandro to the table surrounded with beautiful aromas of the spinach pie and garlic fish. Even the looks of the food made Alejandro’s mouth water and jaw drop. “Please, take a seat,” Dionysus insisted. Alejandro and the powerful gods were stuffing their mouths with huge pieces of …show more content…
As he was screaming to his death thousands of bugs flew into his mouth. The feeling of wind no longer felt peaceful, Alejandro was going as fast as a meteor that the sound of wind was deafening. Alejandro still kept on thinking of the time he betrayed Dionysus and why he shouldn’t have. If Alejandro wasn’t selfish he wouldn’t have commanded Dionysus or use him for grape juice. As he was falling he kept on getting closer and closer to water. Clouds were not as fluffy as he imagined, instead they were just air. He was running out of time Just think happy thoughts, he imagined. Nevertheless he couldn’t because he was too afraid. He closed his eyes and then everything turned black. Alejandro was nowhere to be seen, disappeared into the ocean. However, Alejandro was not the only thing to fall that day. When Zeus threw the lightning at Alejandro, one of the stairs cracked causing a chain reaction. As one stair fell down it hit the water generating colossal damage creating a massive ripple effect in the ocean, known today as
Antonio, the young boy, wants answers to the questions that have been nagging at him since he was introduced to religious ideology. He does not understand why Ultima, a close elderly friend and a healer, can save his dying uncle from the curses of evil while the priest from El Puerto with his holy water and the power of God can not lift the curse from him. He wonders whether God really exists or if the “Cico's” story of the golden carp is true. Bless Me, Ultima, is a compelling story that deals with Antonio's family, beliefs, and dreams.
The writing of Secret of the Andes is beautifully, descriptively and simply written by Ann Nolan Clark.
In “Enrique’s Journey”, by Sonia Nazario a young boy from Honduras, sets out to reunite with his mother, Lourdes, that abandoned him when he was just five years old. Lourdes leaves to the United States, in hopes to find a better job as an immigrant and to better provide for her family. After many years of suffering without his mom, he travels through Central America to the United States in order to finally reunite with her. He finds his mother beginning to move on as she has a little daughter, named Diana. They run into problems of resentment. Will they be able to finally be a family? Sonia develops this theme of family by using specific facts and characterization. Importance
My research paper will investigate the Greek God Apollo. The reason I chose Apollo was I have never had a chance to look into other Gods or Goddess’ other than Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. The next seven paragraphs are paraphrased depictions, stories and relational information directly related to the god Apollo The information was compiled by author: Atsma, Aaron J., on the website: Theoi.com. Theoi Project Copyright © 2000 – 2011. 12 May 2014. Each paragraph is a separate encyclopedia reference and is noted in the following footnotes reference.
The reading “The Terror” by Junot Diaz is a story I can relate to because of the emotional and physical bullying I experienced in high school which I was able to curb after informing my parents who took immediate actions to put a stop to it. Junot Diaz was narrating his experiences with fear after getting beat-up as an adolescent.
Sonia Nazario’s background is that she is the child of immigrants, her motivation for writing this story, and the process that she begins as she prepares to research and write Enrique’s story. Sonia Nazario tells how and where she finds Enrique and how he is a representative of the children whose story she needs to tell. She started with the story that her maid Lourdes told her about leaving her children behind in Honduras. She began to prepare for her research by spending two weeks with him on the Rio Grande in Nuevo Laredo. She followed him around day and night and was constantly interviewing him. In 1980 the refugee act was instated, this removed refugees as a preference category and established clear criteria and procedures for their
Dionysus, god of wine, in ancient Greek and Roman mythology is argued to have come late to the divinity family. Scholars continue to debate the idea. Myth scholars, fascinated by his stature and appearance believe that Dionysus was perceived as a god, and yet there are images of Dionysus that depict him as a goddess as well. The divine family tree of Dionysus begins with Dionysus as a gender specific male. I merely argue that, perhaps it is not a question of gender, but of perception. In order to receive the full understanding of Dionysus, one must start at the very beginning of Dionysus's "divine story."
During a battle, Glaukos, a Trojan, and Diomedes, an Achaian, encounter one another in a space between the two armies. By chance Diomedes asks who his enemy is. The two men then realize that their fathers were friends. To keep the family friendship alive, the men share a handshake of peace. This embrace shows how the Greek warriors were de...
Felipe Trujillo was born in Morelia, Mexico the 29 of November in 1984. Felipe lost his mother at an early age and lived with his father Felipe, from whom he inherited the name, and younger brother Manuel. His father was a doctor and it was really rare to see him in the house. In consequence, Felipe and his brother spent most of their time at their maternal grandmother’s place. It was at this place that he got his nickname “Bombon,” 1 because he was overweighed, and had cute dimples.
Long ago, there was only fire on Mount Olympus. A god named Prometheus pitied the humans because they were always cold, he stole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans. Zeus got mad when he found out, he punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and having vultures peck at him each day. But Zeus wanted to punish the humans too so he sent Hermes to give two gift to Prometheus’s human brother, Epimetheus. One was a maiden and the other was a jar, he was told not to open the jar. Epimetheus married Pandora, the maiden, and one day Epimetheus was away, Pandora, who was curious about the jar, opened it and all the evil things in there flew out a polluted the world. After all these things escaped Pandora looked in the jar and found Hope.
Just before the beginning of the Trojan War, Zeus arranged to have Thetis, a goddess, marry Peleus, a mortal. All the gods and goddesses were invited except for Eris, the goddess of discord. At the wedding while all the gods and goddesses were enjoying themselves, Eris threw a golden apple into their midst wit...
In 1910, the first social upheaval of the 20th century was unleashed in Mexico. Known as the Mexican Revolution, its historical importance and impact inspired an abundance of internationally renowned South American authors. Mariano Azuela is one of these, whose novel, "The Underdogs" is often described as a classic of modern Hispanic literature. Having served as a doctor under Pancho Villa, a revolutionary leader of the era, Azuela's experience in the Revolution provides The Underdogs with incomparable authenticity of the political and social tendencies of the era between 1910 and 1920. The Underdogs recounts the living conditions of the Mexican peasants, the corruption of the government troops, and the revolutionary zeal behind the inspiring causes of the revolution. In vivid detail and honest truth, Azuela reveals the actuality of the extent of turmoil that plagued Mexico and its people during the revolution. However, before one can acknowledge The Underdogs as a reflection of the Mexican Revolution one must have an understanding the political state of Mexico prior to the Revolution and the presidents who reigned during it.
Prometheus, the Titan of Greek mythology, was considered to be the most important Titan ever in all the myths. He helped the human race tremendously in his efforts to sustain an easier lifestyle. Mankind had great respect for him because of his advantages and gifts or abilities he gave them. Also, his battle against Zeus as a result of his love for man was very much appreciated. Prometheus was one of the most interesting Greek mythology figures in his time. He was a very kind, loving, generous, and courteous god to mankind. This can be seen through many events in his life including a particular myth that the reader will acknowledge in this research paper.
Greece, which had endured its own dark ages millennia beforehand, became the cradle of the western artistic ideal. It’s society was like none other. Organizationally, it preferred a unique form of government called democracy, when other societies around god-kings and despotic strong men. Its ambitions asserted the perfection of man, his unique place in the world. As stories became myth and myths became legends, humans (or human like) gods began to appear in the religious centres of worship. Unlike the gods of Egypt, who almost always have some animalistic component to their physiology, the Greek gods were human-like. Zeus had a human body, hands and feet; for all intents and purposes, he was the first super-man. This was an epic reversal. Where once man relegated himself to the animals, now the Greeks had placed man above the merely natural and into the realm of the supernatural.
The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods, each with a distinct personality and domain. Greek myths explained the origins of the gods and their individual relations with mankind. There were twelve deities in the Greek pantheon who were known as the twelve Olympians. Foremost was Zeus, the sky god and father of the gods, to whom the ox and the oak tree were sacred. Zeus is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew, and brother-husband to Hera. In this paper I will discuss the symbols that often accompanied Zeus along with the beliefs that were held about these symbols along with Zeus himself, the cult practices that were performed to honor the father of the gods, the interesting relationship held between the Greeks and the divine and finally the event that came to be in the honor of Zeus and is still very prevalent today.