Question: CHAPTER SEVEN.

A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE FAR WEST PLANNED AND BEGUN.

Three years passed away, during which period Mackenzie, being busily occupied with his arduous duties as a fur-trader, could not carry out the more noble purposes of discovery on which his heart was set. But a time at length arrived when circumstances permitted him to turn his eyes once more with a set purpose on the unknown wilderness of the West. Seated one fine morning about the beginning of spring, in his wooden residence at Fort Chipewyan, he observed Reuben Guff passing the window with an axe on his shoulder, that worthy, with his son and Swiftarrow, having engaged in the service of the fur-traders at the end of the late expedition. Opening the door, Mackenzie called him in.

"Where are you bound for just now, Reuben?"

"To dinner, monsieur."

"Reuben," said Mackenzie, with a peculiar look, "has all your pioneering enthusiasm oozed out at your finger ends?"

"No, monsieur," replied the man, with a slight smile, "but Lawrence and I have bin thinkin' of late that as Monsieur Mackenzie seems to have lost heart, we must undertake a v'yage o' diskivery on our own account!"

"Good. Then you are both ready, doubtless, to begin your discoveries with a canoe journey of some extent on short notice?"

"At once, monsieur, if it please you."

"Nay, Reuben, not quite so fast as that," said Mackenzie, with a laugh; "you may have your dinner first. But to-morrow you shall become a genuine pioneer by preceding me towards the far west. You know the position of our most distant settlements on the Peace River?" 1. Who did Mackenzie call to?
2. Was he about to eat?
3. How did he address Mackenzie?
4. How did he think Mackenzie was feeling?
5. How long had he been gone?
6. Doing what?
7. Was it what he wished to do?
8. Where did he want to go?
9. Did he invite Reuben?
10. Traveling by what?
11. Were they to leave immediately?
12. When then?
13. Where had Reuben been going?
14. Did he ever get to go?
15. What river would they travel?
16. Who else would be going?
17. Was he also concerned about Mackenzie?
18. What did they think he needed?
19. What will Reuben become?
20. When? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Reuben
2. Yes.
3. Monsieur.
4. That he lost heart.
5. Three years.
6. Fur trading.
7. No.
8. Far west.
9. Yes.
10. Canoe
11. No.
12. to-morrow
13. Dinner
14. Yes
15. Peace River.
16. Lawrence
17. "Yes
18. a v'yage o' diskivery
19. a genuine pioneer
20. Tomorrow.

Question: My Left Foot (1989) Imagine being a prisoner of your own body, unable to make any movements except to move your left foot. The main character in My Left Foot, based on the real story of cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown, can barely move his mouth to speak, but by controlling his left foot, he's able to express himself as an artist and poet. For his moving performance of Brown, Daniel Lewis won his first Academy Award for best actor. Shine (1996) Do you have a talent you're afraid to share with the world? David Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be "one of the truly great pianists," but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. Ten years in a mental institution didn't weaken Helfgott's musical gift: When he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a bar. Shine received s even Oscar nominations , and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott. Life Is Beautiful (1997) Nothing's more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. In this heartbreaking Italian film, a father (Roberto Benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. Benigni won the best actor Oscar. Stand and Deliver (1988) Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things, like getting good grades in the AP exam. Despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates accomplish their goals, thanks to Mr. Escalante's support. The real Jaime Escalante, the Best Teacher in America, says that Stand and Deliver is " 90% truth, 10% drama." 1. Who inspires us the most?
2. Was there an example?
3. Was there a movie made of it?
4. What was the name?
5. Who was the protagonist?
6. Who received a nomination for it?
7. Who did he play?
8. Was "My Left Foot" based on a real story?
9. Who was it about?
10. And his name?
11. Who played him?
12. Did he win anything?
13. What?
14. What happened to David Helfgott?
15. What happened next?
16. For how long?
17. And then what happened?
18. Where at?
19. Was there a movie made?
20. What was the name? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. a good teacher.
2. yes
3. yes
4. Stand and Deliver
5. math students
6. Edward James Olmos
7. Jaime Escalante
8. yes
9. a cerebral palsy sufferer
10. Christy Brown
11. Daniel Lewis
12. yes
13. Academy Award
14. a complete breakdown
15. he was in a mental institution
16. Ten years
17. he was playing concertos
18. in a bar.
19. yes
20. Shine

Question: A protagonist () is the main character in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

The protagonist is at the center of the story, makes the key decisions, and experiences the consequences of those decisions. The protagonist affects the main characters' circumstances as well, as they are often the primary actor propelling the story forward. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then the character who is interpreted as the protagonist of each subplot or individual story.

The word "protagonist" is used notably in stories and forms of literature and culture that contain stories, which would include dramas, novels, operas and films. In those forms the protagonist may simply be the leading actor, or the principal character in the story. More formally, the protagonist, while still defined as a leading character, may also be defined as the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist will provide obstacles and complications and create conflict that test the protagonist, thus revealing the strengths and weaknesses of their character.

The earliest known examples of protagonist are dated back to Ancient Greece. At first dramatic performances involved merely dancing and recitation by the chorus. But then in "Poetics", Aristotle describes how a poet named Thespis introduced the idea of having one actor step out and engage in a dialogue with the chorus. This invention of tragedy occurred about 536 B.C. Then the poet Aeschylus, in his plays, introduced a second actor, inventing the idea of dialogue between two characters. Sophocles then wrote plays that required a third actor. 1. what is a protagonist
2. who does it affect
3. how far back do protagonists go
4. who came up with the idea of having a main character out of the chorus
5. who reveals strength and weaknesses of protagonist
6. what does he provide
7. what year did this occur in Greece
8. who introduced the second actor
9. who introduced the third
10. what kind of "stories" include a protagonist Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. main character
2. main characters
3. Ancient Greece
4. Aristotle
5. The antagonist
6. obstacles
7. unknown
8. Aeschylus
9. Sophocles
10. dramas