In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Percy has survived middle school, caused his math teacher to vanish, found out his Latin teacher is really a centaur and his best friend (Grover) a satyr, watched his mom disappear, defeated the minotaur, learned the Greek gods are real, and discovered that somehow he is part of all of it.
That's ALOT for a kid to handle!
When Chiron (the centaur formerly known as Mr. Brunner), is giving Percy a tour of Camp Half-Blood, he explains to him that the home of the Greek gods (Mt. Olympus) follows the heart of the West. What he means is that the gods go wherever Western civilization is most dominant. In our time, Chiron explains, that place is America.
When people think of Western civilization, they think of democracy. Greece was the first democracy, and now America is the most powerful democracy in the world. Another characteristic of Western civilization is the idea that all citizens are created equal and should begin life with equal opportunities. These are just two examples of our culture.
What, in YOUR opinon, are some of the best things about our culture (Western civilization)?
-The food
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-The things we get to do that others can't
-parades
-the curcis
-carnivals
-we get to go to school and learn
Cameron Calhoun
the shows the foods the thing we can do like other can,t do :Rodney T.
ReplyDeletewatching tv,buying stuff from the tv shows,paitning,listing to music, playing outside ,hang with friends,county fair
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buying stuff
ReplyDeletewatching movies
eating food
playing music
driving cars
reading books
*Trevon collins*
- the food
ReplyDelete- the cars
- the music
- county fair
DeQUAVIOUS E
THE CARS
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THE HOUSES
TV
BUYINGTHINGS
NEHEMIAH .D
that we got
ReplyDeletecars
coles shos
homes
shors
tvs
austin g
I like the
ReplyDeleteFreedom
animols
Money
cars and the food
Nicholas Frost
-freedom
ReplyDelete-having fun
-doing what we want to do
-believeing in god
~(Preston H.)~
~WATCH T.V.~
ReplyDelete~EAT FOODS~
~PLAYING VIDEO GAMES~
~SCHOOLS~
~GOING TO NEW PLACES~
~WORKING (JOBS)
~SHOPPING~
*~ZAKREIA MARBURY~*
1# freedom
ReplyDelete2# jobs
3# school
4# driving
5# internet
6# college
7# friends
8# news
9# contests
10# play with friends
~Jesse H.
*freedom *technology *school
ReplyDelete*tv
*game
*college football
*sports
~Austin M.
I love that we can be ourselves. We don't have to worry about speaking our mind or practicing our religous beliefs or wearing a certain type of clothing. I like that there's something for everybody...we have every type of food available for us to choose from (Mexican, Italian, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Southern....etc,etc); there are sooo many different types of music (rap, country, hip-hop, rock, pop, classical, blues, jazz, opera, new age, techno, etc...); and our country is SO big that you could never run out of something to see or do!
ReplyDeleteDespite all the big things, I love seemingly simple things too. For instance, I can take a hot shower every day, eat and drink all I want, get in my car and drive wherever I need to go, access the internet, turn on the lights in my house when I need to, and do so many simple things that people in some other countries consider to be luxuries.
Because of all these reasons, and many more than I could ever name, I am proud to be an American.