Dante was born in Florence, Italy in 1265, at a time when Italy was going through their Renaissance. ... In conclusion, we can see that Dante shows us as readers, a life-altering look at what it would be like to go through his imaginary experiences. ... Petrarch talked about vision of space, as extended before him from the mountain top. ... At the end of Petrarch's letter describing his assent of the mountain, he tells us about the physical exertion of his ascent as the biggest part of his experience. He compares his physical effort of ascent of the mountain to his soul's acceptance ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"We can't keep one fire going. ... "I'm going off by myself. ... "The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain so [Piggy] shut up- (42). ... The mask is very symbolic and meaningful, directly as the quote itself tells it. ... What's grownups going to think? ...

• Word Count: 984
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

When Aragorn tells Eomer that both Gandalf and Boromir are dead, Eomer is sorry. ... He tells them that the old man they had seen earlier was not him but Saruman. ... He tells Aragorn that he must go to their aid. He tells them what happened when he fell into the abyss with Balrog. ... Theoden, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli decide to go with Gandalf to get a first hand view of Saruman. ...

• Word Count: 4146
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

I believe that courage is facing your fears, and going ahead and doing what you need to accomplish goal. ... The narrator of the story, Ishmael, goes whaling for the first time in this book. ... In the excerpt from The Things They Carried, a chapter titled "On the Rainy River," O'Brien tells the story of when he was drafted for the U.S. ... I feel that he acted more courageous by going to the war, even when he was afraid to, and wished to get away from it. ... What was a true display of courage was when these same people continued to search the mountain of rubble for weeks afterwards. ...

• Word Count: 1458
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School