Odyssey Quickwrite

What makes a hero? Write down the names of people, real or fictional, whom you consider heroic. Then, list character traits that you think a hero should have. Are these traits universal, or do they reflect only our own cloture add to you notes as you read the Odyssey.


A hero is someone who does right by justice, and only does what right. He stands for justice and he wants what is fair for everyone. Often, a hero is also someone who saves people from  bad events. People that I think are heroic is Hercules, Superman, Spider man, Odysseus, etc. As a hero, you should have a strong sense of justice, good morals, fair, unbiased, and always willing to help out others. These traits are usually universal between all heroes, because heroes need to be unbiased and willing to help. Heroes ask for justice between all people so then there would be no arguments. Heroes aim for the same goal, so the traits they have a usually the same or universal. 

Animal Farm Movie/Book Difference

The difference between the book and the movie is that the book had more details. While watching the movie, they don't narrate. Without the narration, I wasn't sure what they were trying to show at some scenes. In the movie they sang the national anthem for the Unite Kingdom, which you can't really do in a book. The movie also kinds of exaggerates the details. For example the fire when they were burning the books. In fact, in the movie, they didn't burn the books like the movie. In the book, it said that Napoleon tricked Roxy into being on his side, but they never showed that in the movie. Most of the main events were the same, but of course, the book was more detailed. There were some details that were altered in the movie, but it didn't stray far from the original idea of the book.

Beware of the dog quick write

There is an old saying, “Appearances can be deceiving.” Have you ever been misled by the appearance of someone or something? List some situations in which people might be deceived. Why might they be misled? How might they discover that their initial impressions were wrong? Jot down your responses.

Yes, I have been misled by the appearance of someone or something. I know that everyone have been misled by some one's appearance before, especially if they looked really innocent or sweet. A lot of times I've been misled by people appearance because at first they're all nice, then they become really untrustworthy. I've also been misled by the appearance of something, especially things that are simple.  I once saw a book mark that was a pen at the same time! People might be deceived when they imagine too far from the reality. Sometime when you expect someone or something to have a certain quality just from their appearance, you can often be deceived. To be misled you can either be misled by the person or thing, or it can be because you allowed yourself to be misled using your own imagination. To discover that their initial impressions were wrong you spend time with the person or thing. When you spend time, you find out more about them, allowing you to know whether they appear to be what they seem.