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Epic Poem of Misty Iskanlis The waters were rushing into The submarine. Flashes of red lights went off signaling the people in the submarine were in danger. The submarine shook the helmsman tried to stop the water from entering only for another side of the submarine to crack and more water to rush in. A mother grabbed her child and held him close since she was terrified and was beginning to realize death was upon them. Everyone froze in complete an utter fear when they heard a voice say “I’m coming for you all!” The helmsman shouted “I am not afraid of you! Show yourself!” Then suddenly more water rushed in and a great fog was down in the remaining of the clear submarine. Many screams were …show more content…
We deserve justice!” Her mother, Sapphire, screamed at her father, Poseidon. “You will not go above these waters! You shall only obey my orders!” Poseidon yelled pushing Sapphire. Sapphire grew angry and began to try to leave the room when suddenly Poseidon yelled out “You will be punished for you have kept disobeying my orders as king! You will only bare my children and be my slave.” Misty was beginning to grow hatred towards her father, hearing and seeing this argument from the peephole in the castle wall. Sapphire’s eyes glowed a great blue color, then she screamed out “NO!” a great wave pushed Poseidon over and Sapphire swam as fast as she could but she wasn’t quick or strong enough for Poseidon was quick to get himself up and reach towards his trident and strike Sapphire in the back killing her instantly. Misty let out a blood curdling scream and swam quickly to her mother’s dead body. “I shall call Susan the, the guardian of death, to clean this up” Poseidon spoke and swam away. Ever since Misty had witnessed her mother’s death, she began to defy her father and live up to her mother’s legacy. Now Misty is sixteen and she has gained the hearts of many, including the god Hercules. He sends her letters and messages through Hermes. Misty has rejected him
By the second torpedo, all the men on The USS Indianapolis were wide awake. Things were starting to go wrong on the USS “Indy.” Flames were venting and all the power h...
The story depicts a submarine that gets hit by an underwater mine. The ship gets badly damaged, and the crew is led to a predicament. Lt. Commander Oram informed his crew that help will reach them in 7 days, but they only had enough oxygen for 2 days, and because of that the whole crew was left to their doom. Oram is
“’Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire!’ There was a moment of panic. Who had screamed? It was
Spartan society holds its genesis in the migration of Dorian tribespeople to the fertile land of the Peloponnese. Following the end of the 9th century BCE, these tribes expanded their territorial claims by force, conquering the adjacent region of Messenia. Following the second Messenian War in 668 BCE, lawgiver Lycurgus proclaimed the Great Rhetra upon consultation with the Delphic Oracle; Tyrtaeus accounts for this in his 7th century BCE poetry ’Eunomia’. However, the romantic nature of Tyrtaeus’ poetry decreases its reliability as a factual source. Modern and ancient historians, including Andrews and Plutarch, argue that inconsistencies in Lycurgus’ recorded triumphs are questionable; with suggestions that the Great Rhetra was the result
Bravery is like a very trusted friend, it will never let you down. That statement holds true in the great epic of "Beowulf." "Beowulf" is the story of a great hero who comes to the aid of a troubled king. Beowulf hears that king Hrothgar is having trouble and immediately comes to help with no questions asked. he defeats the monster, Grendel, with his bare hands. Beowulf then defeats Grendel's mother along with a dragon until he is fatally injured. Bravery is a very admirable characteristic that few people possess.
To qualify as an epic poem, Beowulf reflects the values of the culture in which it was created. The Anglo-Saxon culture and the poem share many of the same values. They shared a heroic ideal that included loyalty, strength, courage, courtesy, and generosity. Like all epic poems Beowulf is a long narrative work that tells the adventures of a great hero and also reflects the values of the society in which it was written. Both Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxons believed in those qualities as an individual.
I was walking thinking about what I was gonna eat for breakfast when a large dark shadow flies over the ship. Before I can comprehend was going on, a explosion hit the USS Arizona directly behind us. I see many bombs hitting the Arizona and it suddenly becomes engulfed in flames. The ship burns and finally sinks to the floor of the ocean. The men on my ship sat there and tried to understand what had happened. I knew something was not right and I was very scared. I hear Admiral Kimmel, who is in charge of the base, send out a dispatch. He said, “AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” I became full of fear. Then, comes flying in a bomb directly hitting Turret III, and I thought my life was coming to an
"p" sound is line 160, "From my prince, no permission from my people for your
Whether fortunately or unfortunately, the limits of innovation are often put to the test. In the case of a submarine launched to sea in 1938, the USS Squalus, bad luck proved disastrous. Within minutes of a test dive, twenty-six men drowned. Years later, Peter Maas compiled the known information about the tragedy into The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History. Over the heartbreaking journey of hopelessness to hope, crisis to survival, and depths to ascension, Maas weaves the sad tale depicting the unknown dangers that technology possesses.
Acrisius had went to the oracle and the oracle told him his grandson would kill him. Acrisius, terrified, locked his only daughter, Danae away in a cage. Danae was trapped in a cage with a wind only for breathing, fortunately for her Zeus fell in love with
There is a considerable diversity of opinion regarding the structure of the poem Beowulf. This essay hopes to enlighten the reader on some of the opinions expressed by literary scholars on this issue.
I looked around and had seen that it started raining. Which I knew that this wasn’t a good thing that we were in big danger if it got worse and it did. It was just five minutes later that the rain had started to mix in with hail. Then, it was another 5 minutes whenever the lightning and thunder had gotten worse and the wind started getting more fierce. We all were told by the Captain that we needed to get into cover right now. Which the only cover was under the life deck. So one by one we climbed into the tiny hole to be safe. This was whenever water starting dripping from the floor. It gradually started to increase. Finally, water started rushing in, I knew that this was it. This is whenever I blacked
Originally an oral poem composed around the eighth century in the Anglo-Saxon culture, but later written in Old English, the story of the heroic Beowulf has been analyzed and debated by people all over the world. Beowulf, the original work as well as Seamus Heaney’s translation, is considered by most scholars to be one of the greatest epic poems to have ever been recorded. Due to the many characteristics and specific guidelines that help to define an epic poem, some may argue that Beowulf does not fit the narrow criteria. While there are focused rules, conceptions, and values that decide whether a story is an epic poem, Beowulf is, and should be considered, an epic poem. Beowulf has most of what
The two prepared the ship for launch, they ran around checking everything to make sure they could get to a safe distance from the planet, the fuel tank had been filled to about half - empty and after about 30 minutes of making sure this old thing wouldn’t explode we turned everything on and we saw a broadcast from the spaceships monitor, a military looking man was on the screen, it looked like a repeat so we listened and the man began to say “The planet must be evacuated now.” ...
It began to drizzle. Having found my torchlight, I made my way back to the steering wheel in the cabin, only to hear the cables snapping and see my mast collapse. The sea was now turbulent, with waves over three meters. The initial drizzle now turned into a heavy downpour, soaking the whole yacht. In the state of panic, I tried to radio for assistance. To my complete horror, I realized I had knocked the radio off the table earlier. It now laid broken on the floor, its circuits rendered unusable by the torrential rain. Now left with no option, I had to sit out the storm and pray that I would survive.