Only Mortals Can Be Heroes

Author : David J. Weaver
Publisher : Cambria Creations, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : 0977091600

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Only Mortals Can be Heroes by David J. Weaver Pdf

Only Mortals Can Be Heroes is a true story about a young boy, Adam Weaver, who experiences the pleasures and pains of the drug culture. Adam started drugging at the age of 12 because he wanted to fit in with his peers. After marijuana and beer came Ritalin, oxycontin, ecstasy, LSD, uppers, downers, cocaine, heroin, and everything in between. Adam's story is punctuated with a cocaine overdose when he was 16 and a heroin overdose a few years later. The book winds its way around themes of low self-esteem, the insecurity of being adopted, the power of addiction, support of family when none should be expected, incidents of tough love, life on the street, beatings by drug dealers, treatment, relapse, more treatment, and at last hope but no guarantees. Only Mortals Can Be Heroes transforms the reader by standing him in Adam's shoes and inviting him to wrap his arms around Adam to love and protect him.

Author : David Hopkins,Charles Martindale,Norman Vance,Rita Copeland,Patrick Cheney,Philip R. Hardie,Jennifer Wallace
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199219810

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The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature: The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature by David Hopkins,Charles Martindale,Norman Vance,Rita Copeland,Patrick Cheney,Philip R. Hardie,Jennifer Wallace Pdf

"The present volume [3] is the first to appear of the five that will comprise The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature (henceforth OHCREL). Each volume of OHCREL will have its own editor or team of editors"--Preface.

Author : Rick Barba,Ubisoft
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781506720562

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Immortals Fenyx Rising: A Traveler's Guide to the Golden Isle by Rick Barba,Ubisoft Pdf

Welcome to Chryse, the Golden Isle! The king of the gods himself, Zeus, presents you with this indispensable travel guide to the ancient Greek island from Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising video game. Follow the king of the gods on an expedition across the different regions of the dazzling island of Chryse: whether strolling through the lush painted gardens of the goddess Aphrodite, battling inside Ares’s fortress, or planning a boat trip across the river Styx, this full-color travel guide will keep you alive and thriving. In this glorious hardcover, readers will discover all about each region’s landmarks, secrets and legendary myths and will enjoy Zeus’s hot goss on the rest of the pantheon! Immortals Fenyx Rising: A Traveler's Guide to the Golden Isle is a must have for any fan of Immortals Fenyx Rising and Greek mythology.

Author : Xiao Ding
Publisher : Devneybooks
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304514943

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My old friend by Xiao Ding Pdf

Mr. Shen Congwen once said:Novels should be written "close to the characters",This is an empirical statement, simple .However, to control, use. If it is obvious and effective, it is not something that ordinary people can say. I will change it to, ' stare"Written by others", the meaning is similar to Mr., butseems to be a little more cruel. This is determined by my creative personality. RecentlyBeijing People's Art Theater rehearses my play "Our Jing Ke". iMany people have asked me: What is this play about? "I said: With others .Writing about people’s growth and enlightenment,Writing about people’s pursuit of the realm of “advantage”. Frompeople become “advantages”, as the generations continue to do. Eating mulberry leaves and excreting excrement • MostFinal connectionAlmost infinitely transparent, eating mulberry leaves and listening to criticism. Expelling excrement is my criticism;

Author : Lourens Minnema
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441100696

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Tragic Views of the Human Condition by Lourens Minnema Pdf

Can tragic views of the human condition as known to Westerners through Greek and Shakespearean tragedy be identified outside European culture, in the Indian culture of Hindu epic drama? In what respects can the Mahabharata epic's and the Bhagavadgita's views of the human condition be called 'tragic' in the Greek and Shakespearean senses of the word? Tragic views of the human condition are primarily embedded in stories. Only afterwards are these views expounded in theories of tragedy and in philosophical anthropologies. Minnema identifies these embedded views of human nature by discussing the ways in which tragic stories raise a variety of anthropological issues-issues such as coping with evil, suffering, war, death, values, power, sacrifice, ritual, communication, gender, honour, injustice, knowledge, fate, freedom. Each chapter represents one cluster of tragic issues that are explored in terms of their particular (Greek, English, Indian) settings before being compared cross-culturally. In the end, the underlying question is: are Indian views of the human condition very different from Western views?

Author : Tom Deitz
Publisher : Ingalls Publishing Group
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781932158724

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Windmaster's Bane by Tom Deitz Pdf

David Sullivan, a Georgia teenager, enjoys reading Irish myth. When he develops Second Sight, however, the reality of the Faerie world proves as dangerous as it is fantastic. When David'ss brother is stolen and his uncle felled by Faery magic, David enlist

Author : Christopher Wood
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476683157

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Heroes Masked and Mythic by Christopher Wood Pdf

Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero's journey echo that of the epic warrior? With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.

Author : Henry Rosemont
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0812694465

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Rationality and Religious Experience by Henry Rosemont Pdf

Henry Rosemont puts forth two arguements in this volume: that Western science and education are products of an Abrahamic world view and would not have arisen in a non-Abrahamic religious environment such as India or China; and that all religions, regardless of tradition, enhance our non-material lives by providing direction towards a religious experience, a sense of fully belonging.

Author : Darrell Schweitzer,Thomas Ligotti,Tanith Lee
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434437822

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Weird Tales #325 by Darrell Schweitzer,Thomas Ligotti,Tanith Lee Pdf

Weird Tales #325 (Fall 2001) features "From Out of the Crocodile's Mouth," by Darrell Schweitzer; "The Gravedigger's Apprentice," by Alvin Helms; "Our Temporary Supervisor," by Thomas Ligotti; "Where All Things Perish," by Tanith Lee; "The Wizard of Ashes and Rain," by David Sandner, and more.

Author : Ray Broadus Browne,Marshall William Fishwick
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 087972238X

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The Hero in Transition by Ray Broadus Browne,Marshall William Fishwick Pdf

An investigation of society's heroes during any time period will reveal the personnel deemed worthy of being emulated at that particular time by that particular society. There will be many old and time-tested figures, sometimes with new faces and new profiles; there will also be a mix of new faces. Thus the hero--like history itself--is constantly in transition, and both the hero and the transition are fundamental to the study of a culture. These essays turn the pantheon of heroes around before our eyes and reveal the many complicated aspects of hero worship.

Author : Paul Zarembka
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848555877

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Why Capitalism Survives Crises by Paul Zarembka Pdf

Focuses attention on why capitalism survives crises by developing the argument that it has moved on from its 19th century embodiment to include a class of shock absorbers. This book tells how this class, consisting of fractionalised individuals, absorbs the massive surpluses of produced commodities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015056058905

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The Dublin University Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924065771697

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University Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Bryan Hainsworth,Arthur Thomas Hatto
Publisher : MHRA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Epic poetry
ISBN : 0947623191

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Traditions of Heroic and Epic Poetry: Characteristics and techniques by John Bryan Hainsworth,Arthur Thomas Hatto Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Christianity
ISBN : UCAL:B3017261

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The Month by Anonim Pdf