Word: demi-god
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...meant to think of Ritchie as some sort of demi-god, besmitten with a tragic curse. You see, it was simply destined that one day Ritchie would die in a plane crash...
Knowles explores the same undercurrent of violence in A Separate Peace. In the earlier novel, he concentrates on the relationship of two friends: Gene, a lonely intellectual, painfully unsure of his own identity, and Phineas, a demi-god, full of love and humor, the embodiment of the separate peace. Although seemingly protected from the destruction of the war by Devon's ivy-covered walls, the two classmates create their own violence. Driven by jealously and insecurity. Gene transforms a friend into the enemy. He deliberately destroys Phineas, shattering the illusion of peace at Devon...
Klaussen is the first Harvard skier to qualify for both the NCAA slalom and giant slalom events since demi-god Ben Steele did it in 1973. Last year, Klaussen, the only Harvard contender and seeded a dead last, barely qualified for the giant slalom. Although he was the 57th man to leave the gate, Klaussen took a surprising 26th place at the University of Vermont-hosted meet...
Hali was written in 1950 by G.V. Desani in India. The drama is set in ancient India, and centers around a sort of demi-god, Hali(Steve Bonsey). The play is derived from a novel, but the tale is not unravelled through dialogue and conventional blocking. Rather, Hali tells his story to the audience with the help of a narrator, and as he talks dancers and players sweep onto the stage and act out many of the adventures around him and with him. The music consists of nothing but a very primitive recorder and a drum, but along with...
...nation like ours, lately so concerned with the effects of the media and its distortions, Ivan is a frightening demi-god, the parody of our vicarious dreams. When he first comes to Kingston, Ivan goes with a friend to see a Western film. The hero steps in front of a band of enemies, clothed in red cape and handy Gatling gun, outnumbered 25-1. "They're going to kill him," Ivan screams. But his worldly-wise companion schools him. "Don't worry mon--the hero never dies until the last reel...