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Matthew Rodriguez Period 6    We can apply the concepts of academic writing to our own writing by adding the elements to make our writings better. We do this because we want our writings to be professional and scholarly worthy. No one wants to have a lousy writing and submit it so we add academic writing to our own to make it presentable.

1 . On page 8 , Conrad’s narrator in Heart of Darkness describes the scene: “Flames glided in on the river, small green flames, red flames, white flames, pursuing, overtaking, joining, crossing each other--then separating slowly or hastily .” Correct: (8)  ". 2 . Like Beowulf, J. R. R. Tolkien’s character Bilbo is “terrified of losing himself” and so rejects exile and embraces the warrior’s heroic code (Annotated Hobbit 226) . Another work by Tolkien confronts the same issue: the character Frodo is told that he must resist going to a “cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten” (365). Correct: "Annotated Hobbit 226" 3 . Magazine covers are often overtly political. Take the example of Time magazine’s most recent issue, which featured three swinging orange wrecking balls with yellow hair. Correct: Time 4 . In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Dill is introduced primarily through narration: Dill was from Meridian, Mississippi, was spending the summer...

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Matthew Rodriguez Period 6 2/11/19           What about Ancient Greek culture & values is reflected in their beliefs towards the underworld?   "Initially, it seems that the Ancient Greeks believed that all souls, regardless of how exemplary or dishonorable their earthly lives might have been, ended up in the same place after death." Do you recognize any similarities between the Greek's beliefs towards death and the underworld and those which are held in your own religion?  Some people go to the same place after death. The Journey of the soul is described to be an elaborate process, why do you think that is? Why can't it be more simple? I think its an elaborate process because it takes time to rest. It can't be more simple because its suppose to be a journey. Looking back (to  The Epic of Gilgamesh ) this will be the 2nd text in which the protagonist journey to the underworld to confront death, why do you the hero "needs" to...

Matthew Rodriguez I have not achieve my goals since they are long term but I have been working on them.  I been taking a few steps on learning about them, how I will achieve them and been setting myself new goals along with them. I would like to major in Sociology, Psychology, and Law. Some colleges I'm thinking about is Hunter College and New York University.

1) The claims Aristotle makes on "The Odyssey" is that the Odyssey is jealously watched by Poseidon and he is a man who is absent from home. 2)I was surprised by what happened in their situations. I want to see what will they do to resolve this. 3) We read this to improve our knowledge and help us to learn new things. We listen to them because some stories we can reflect on. The experience of hearing stories we know that will end is to understand new things and use it as something we can reflect on.

Matthew R. 11/5/18 Period 6 My final choice is the Maya Civilization. The cornerstone text of the Maya civilization is Maya Glyphs. It is 800 signs or glyphs in a paired column going from left to right, and top to bottom. The signs would resemble an object, person, places, foods, god, buildings, etc.

Matthew R. Research Paper 11/4/18  A civilization/culture I want to learn more about is Puerto Rican Culture. I want to learn more about Puerto Rican culture because my family and I are from Puerto Rico and I am currently learning Spanish. I would like to learn more of this culture because I want to know more of my culture.