Devon White
Odyssey Essay
Sophomore. English
20 May 2008
The Odyssey's main character, Odysseus, is a very intricate man. He has many great characteristics, but the ones that stand out are his willingness to endure every difficulty, his intelligence, and great prowess in his long journey home. Homer makes this story exciting and interesting for every reader.
Odyssey is a very determined man, and he never gives up. There are many times throughout this story that the reader might think he would just throw his hands up in the air and give up. However, Odysseus keeps on trucking down his long arduous road back to Ithaca. In fact he is trapped on an island with the horrible Calypso, but keeps his hopes strong; wereas any one else would except that he was never going to leave and give up his will to get home. Even when Odyusseus was in his own home right next to his wife, whom he had been waiting to see for years, Odysseus keeps his disguise. He is very committed to his many tasks, and is never idle.
The Greek warrior is very strong and would be able to outfight most normal and ordinary. If Odysseus was not this physically strong, he would not be able to make it through his distress. Having to use his might to get himself through his journey, Odyssues builds a boat all by himself, which is tough enough to hold him on the torturous sea. Although he does not flaunt his great strength, people find out how wonderful he is only when he is tested. For instance, a young man questions his power saying, "You certainly have not the look of a sportsmen” (91). Immediately after this taunt, Odysseus, needing to prove himself, picks up a thick metal disk and flings it as far as possible, blowing all of the other men's throws out of the water. At the conclusion of the story, Odysseus fights all of the suitors with very little help, resulting in the death of the entire group almost single-handedly.
Even though Odysseus is a lost wandering soul, he still is very smart and cunning. As a result, intellect has leds him to many great feats. In fact he uses it to win the Trojan War, the fight between the Trojans and Odysseus' men. He builds a giant horse, big enough for all of his men, and they hide in it until nightfall. When darkness comes they break out and defeat the Trojans. As a result of Odysseus's intelligence, Athena admires him and guides him along his way. His mind also helps him defeat many obstacles blocking his road home. He turns his men back into humans when they get converted into pigs by a nymph, Circe. Also Odysseus gets himself and his men away from Polyphemos, the Cyclops with one eye, by piercing a hot metal spear into his eye.
Odysseus is a very committed father, tough man, intelligent soul, trying to make his journey home in spite of all the tribulations on his path.
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Movie Essay

Devon White
Movie Essay
Sophomore English
22 January 2008


There are a lot of great movies out there There are funny ones, sad ones and there are also great dramas, but the one that best brings all of these great emotions together is We are Marshell. We are Marshell is the best movie ever because it is inspirational, gets the veiwer to be emotionally involved, and it includes great character maturity.


This movie is very inspirational becauese one can learn many different lessons. Not only that but he can also watch how the characters and the town learn to cope with their problems. The community is starting to accept the new football program after the former players get in to a terrible plane crash. The football program slowly starts reestablish itself, but they are not as good as they were however they are bringing hope back into the community. It is very motivational movie because it is based on a real situation that could, and did happen to real people.


While watching We are Marshell, one becomes emotionally involved. The moving connection between the viewer and the movie brings the adience closer to the characters. Everyone watching can feel the pain of the town, and can see how hard the town members are trying to accep the new football program. The frustration can make one very tense by seeing the coach and unexperienced players struggle to reach their goals. The old team, the very few who survived, are not having a very successful time getting along with the players, which causes a lot of unwanted stress and anger for the coach to deal with.
In addition to involvement and inspiration, throughout the movie the characters mature. The development of the performers makes the film more interesting and makes it a better movie. There is a young girl who falls in love with one of the former football stars and is planning on marring him in the near future. That is until she learns of his death. She now is struggling to move on. She eventually does and goes to collage and also helps his family. Along with this girl growing and moving on with her life, so does the old football team. They begin to realize that their friends are gone and they need to accept it. There coach also learns to control the team and ends up winning a few games.


It is fun to watch the characters ripen ad feel the heartful involvement and the emotional
connection. We are Marshell is a very influetual film. When one thinks his life is going bad,it is
important to think about how much worse it could be. This moviecan make one feel good with
what he has.

Gum Poem:

Devon White
Gum Poem
Sophomore English
13 February, 2008

I could hear the chomping, smacking, and slurping.

As someone next to me chewed their gum.

He kept snapping it like a twig in a wind storm.

I was so annoyed. He just wouldn't stop.

I just wanted to give him a bop.

The chewing, chewing, chewing.

I couldn't take it any more!

I started walking towards him.

As i got closer the fruity smell became so strong.

I was like a newly opened pack of starbursts.

My mouth watered. It was like water fall coming out of my mouth

And the sent grabbed me, It was pulling me in.

All i wanted was a peice of gum.

Thing Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart is an ok book i dont have much of an opinion on it yet. We have only read 3 chapters so it is difficalt to have an opinion, but from what have have read so far it is pretty good. There is not an reason that i dont like it but there is not a reason to like it, i think that there is going to be somthing happpen later in the book that is going to be exciting. We will just have to wait and see. So far i dont like Okonkwo because he is a very mean man, but every one has a lot of respect for him. I dont think that have 3 wives and a barn is a good reason to have respect for some one it think that you should go off of there personality.

silly sentences

A stupid cat spit excitedly in the closet

The timed computer licked excitedly below the desk

The stupid billy kissed very in the closet

An awesome hamster Kissed dully under the sea

An awesome cat gleeked stupidly on top of the world

"The Lottery"

Devon White
The Lottery
Sophomore English
24 September 2007
The Lottery was strange they were barbaric, had an interesting culture and there were kids involved. There culture was new to me I haven’t ever really herd of any thing like stoning people before. It isn’t common every day story that you hear all the time. They not only are strange but they also are very barbaric, how can you just kill a person that is awful! Stoning a person to death is extra orderly mean because it is a slow death you won’t just die you have to sit though a lot of pain. You think killing is bad think about a young child killing some one you teach them at a young age that it is ok. The children gathered the stones laughing and giggling like it was no big deal, and then the poor little children having to kill you mom that is horrible! In conclusion, the lottery is a different, vulgar story that involves younger generation participating in killing.

About Blogging

I think that blogging is ok, but i am a bad writer so, i dont really enjoy posting things that people are going to make fun of me for writing and some one with because im just that bad. I have never blogged before so i dont really know very much about it, it might be fun?