The Iliad‚ the Aeneid‚ and Beowulf are epics where the protagonists are dominant male warriors. The behavior of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Beowulf in battle becomes the standard for masculinity. Achilles rage or anger in battle gives him an edge over the rest of the warriors. Common characteristic of the three protagonists is their belief in fate and fearlessness towards death. The death of the three warriors occurs in battle and it represents the significance of glory. Based on the patterns noticed in
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Glory of Women – Siegfried Sassoon You love us when we’re heroes‚ home on leave‚ Or wounded in a mentionable place. You worship decorations; you believe That chivalry redeems the war’s disgrace. You make us shells. You listen with delight‚ By tales of dirt and danger fondly thrilled. You crown our distant ardours while we fight‚ And mourn our laurelled memories when we’re killed. You can’t believe that British troops "retire" When hell’s last horror breaks them‚ and they run
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the war. In King Richard III‚ the metaphor “Now is the winter of our discontent/Made glorious summer by this son of York;” encourages the reader to draw a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things‚ as well as find similarities between them. Richard uses the seasons of summer and winter as a metaphor to suggest that King Edward IV’s reign has turned everyone’s winter-like sadness into a time of "glorious‚" summer-like celebration. In addition‚ there is a pun on ‘son’ and ‘sun’ indicating good
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the event itself takes place. Fifteen years earlier‚ the struggle and hardships following the “defeat in World War I (1914-1918) devastated the morale of German citizens” (McElroy 6). The Germans had been forced to sign a treaty that called for the retribution for the entire war‚ which amounted to billions of dollars (McElroy 6). Much similar to the Ottoman Empire‚ Germany had been humiliated in the defeat of the Great War and had to endure starvation to the point of death and crushing poverty as a
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Possibly the single most pondered question in history could be what caused the unrestricted and blind slaughter of World War I? After the Age of Imperialism reached its height during the mid-1800s it was followed by a seemingly vibrant age of progression that gleamed optimism in the minds of some Europeans. Unification among Germany in 1871 and Serbia in 1882 presented the map of Europe with new political entities. However‚ this age of apparent progressive reform shrouded over the real tensions that
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the heroes in Homer’s Iliad. Glory was gained by great‚ heroic actions and deeds and was conferred upon an individual by others who witnessed and acclaimed the glorious actions. Major battles provided an opportunity for many to find glory at once. Honor was similar to glory‚ but while the public had to view actions and deem them glorious‚ each individual maintained their own sense of personal honor which did not always coincide with honor as defined or perceived by the masses. Honor was gained
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Bibliography: 1. Clausewitz‚ C. On War. Michael Howard and Peter Paret‚ eds. and trans. Princeton: Princeton University Press‚ 1989 2. Mahan‚ A. T. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History‚ 1660-1783. New York: Dover‚ 1987. 3. Middlekauff‚ R. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution‚ 1763-1789. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. 4. Weigley‚ R. F. The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy. Bloomington: Indiana University Press‚ 1977.
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"John‚ by the grace of God king of England‚ lord of Ireland‚ duke of Normandy‚ Aquitaine and Hazzard‚ and count of Anjou‚ to his archbishops‚ bishops‚ abbots‚ earls barons‚ justiciars‚ sheriffs‚ ministers‚ bailiffs and all his faithful men‚ greeting."1 So begins the most famous legal document of the Middle Ages. The Magna Carta was a product of the power struggle between King John and his barons in the year 1215. Although it was intended to address concerns that were specific to its time and place
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understandable language‚ and doesn’t have any obvious importance. “A spectacle like [the spider woman‚] full of so much human truth and with such a fearful lesson‚ was bound to defeat without even trying that of a haughty angel who scarcely deigned to look at mortals.” (Marquez 409) Man’s expectation of an angels is glorious‚ radiant‚ and noble‚ but the angel in the story is filthy and fetid‚ “He had the unbearable smell of the outdoors‚ the backside of his wings was strewn with parasites and his main
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can never be a greater teacher than failure for those who want to pursue their dreams. A famous American philosopher‚ Elbert Hubbard once said that “A little more persistence‚ a little more effort‚ and what seemed hopeless failure may turn into glorious success.” The right figure whom I can quote here is Colonel Sanders. Many of us enjoy the finger licking good meals of Kentucky Fried Chicken today‚ but do you know that‚ the man behind this world
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