The Iliad

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  • Star Wars: The Influence Of Warfare In Science Fiction

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    future of kingdoms or peoples. Tales of orcs and dragons are used widely in fantasy books, as well as gods and other creatures of ancient times. Warfares non-existence in fantasy books would turn this genre to dust. From early times of fantasy like The Iliad and The Odyssey, based on the Trojan war, gods and humans combined in a story of war, and love, which has a big impact on war stories as well. Finally there is historical books, like The Things They Carried which shows the brutality of war and it’s

  • Similarities Between Jainism And Sikhism

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    Having been formed in the same general region, it is not surprising that the religions of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Hinduism have some similarities. The basic philosophical ideals that Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism share are the beliefs in a system of karma, a cycle of rebirth, and the goal of ultimate liberation which leads to the end of the rebirth cycle and peace to the soul. However, the way that each religion goes about these shared philosophies and have other beliefs that set

  • Alexander The Great Research Paper

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    Wessam Hazaymeh Mrs. Jenks English IB 9 7 January 2015 Alexander the Great What is it like to go from being prince to being king? Alexander the Great, son of Phillip the II became king soon after his father was assassinated at his sister's wedding ("Alexander" Encyclopedia). Alexander the Great was a brave an inspirational leader who led his troops through a tough battle against the almighty Persian Empire and was able to defeat the once great empire, saving others from their rule. Alexander

  • English As An Indo-English Language

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    English is power “ Power to control” language is influential authority of the most powerful nation, “Latin is an Indo-European language. Have a genetic relationship of large numbers of similarities both in vocabulary and grammar with Greek, Russian, Dutch, Farsi, English and many other ancient languages.” It is the mother of all languages. It was spoken mainly in Rome and in the plain of Latium in the 6th or 7th century B.C. and carried around the world to be the language of the Civilization by

  • Romare Bearden Essay

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    While often critics and viewers alike are troubled by Romare Bearden’s wide range of works and career progression, due to the inability to categorize it as either “the social program of the realists or the disruptions of the avant-garde” , others praise his ability to convey narratives of identity and struggle that are more universal than abstract expression ever managed to be. This debate is central to Romare Bearden’s importance as an artist, as a champion of the African American community and

  • Critical Analysis Of Wh Auden

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    Critically Examine Auden’s Treatment of War and Imageries with Special References to his Poetry The English-born American poet Wystan Hugh Auden was one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century in English literature. His works focused on moral issues and shows the strong political, social, and psychological beliefs. W. H. Auden was born on February 21, 1907, in York. He was the last of three sons. His father worked as medical officer at Birmingham. His mother was an Anglican. The combinations

  • How Did Zarathustra Influence Modern Society

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    Homer is famous for his epic poems The Iliad and Odyssey. Both poems are the only insight into life around that time in Greece and are the only accounts of the Trojan War. Homer’s poems sculpt the history of Greece in the dark ages because his are the only writings and accounts. Homer’s writing

  • Alexander Pope Criticism

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    While the class has the option to write a research paper on a topic of their choice, the majority did a creative project in place of the paper. This gave the class the creativity to accomplish a plethora of projects such as a web page, a comic, or a poem. In this instance, I personally created a poem in a heroic couplet format to parallel Alexander Pope's "Essay of Criticism". Writing a response in a poetic format as a recreation of Pope's poem and to challenge myself with this project. Alexander

  • Anorak In The English Language

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    1. a. anorak The word originated from the Greenlandic word ‘anoraq’. It was first used in the English language in 1924 to describe the western imitations of an “anoraq” (OED Online, 2011). It is possible that the ‘q’ in the original word was replaced with ‘k’ as there is very few English words that end with ‘q’ so it was anglicised instead. Later in 1984, it also became British slang for a boring, studious or socially inept person (OED Online, 2014). According to Cresswell (2010), this is because

  • Achilles Vs Aeneas Research Paper

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    Bobby Alter December 19, 2014 Core 151: Legacies Professor Klein The Comparison between Aeneas and Achilles Virgil portrayed Aeneas as a piety character due to his devotion to various responsibilities placed on him. He easily takes the obligations forced down on him by fate, the gods, the family, as well as the entire community. In fact, he takes these duties seriously that he has to forego his own desires and feelings, and it is through such acts that he acquires the heroic title. In a number of