The reflection of the uncreated in the created necessarily presents itself under diverse aspects‚ and even under an indefinite variety of aspects‚ each of which has about it something whole and total‚ so that there are a multiplicity of visions of the cosmos‚ all equally possible and legitimate in so far as they spring from the universal and immutable principles. Titus Burkhardt. To every shield‚ there is another side‚ hidden. A. N. Whitehead. In the Hesiodic account of the world-ages
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The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in Book 1 demonstrates the core value in Homeric society that personal honor is paramount. After being forced into returning his war prize‚ Chryseis‚ Agamemnon is outraged by the idea that Achilles would be able to keep Briseis‚ and demands another prize as a replacement. In arguing with Achilles‚ Agamemnon states‚ If the army‚ in a generous spirit‚ voted me Some suitable prize of their own choice‚ something fair- But if it doesn’t‚ I’ll just
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Clas 121 Day 2 In a context relevant to you‚ would you make the choice Achilles made? Achilles had a difficult choice that he had to make when faced with living a long but simple life or a short but glorified one. I would not make the same choice that Achilles made of returning home and living a long‚ but ordinary life‚ instead of a short‚ but a celebrated one if he had stayed and fought. The reason for this is because I’d rather have my life mean something than being unimportant. One hasn’t lived
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Auden’s “The Shield of Achilles” is a nine-stanza poem that uses an episode from Homer’s ancient Greek epic Iliad (c. 800 b.c.e.; Eng. trans.‚ 1616) to meditate on the violence and brutality of the modern world. The poem begins with an unnamed woman looking over the shoulder of an unnamed man; the two are named in the last stanza‚ but those who know the Iliad well will immediately recognize from the poem’s title that the woman is the goddess Thetis‚ the mother of the Greek hero Achilles. The man over whose
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Anger and Temper As people‚ we have a habit of overreacting to almost everything. This little quirk is usually heightened in kids and teenagers‚ causing lots and lots of problems. Most kids don’t like to listen to their authority and having a bad temper does not help them as far as getting along with others. Most children have problems in school about “not playing well with others”‚ and while this is not such a big deal with most people‚ some take it a bit too far and resort to physical violence
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Summative Art Write-Up Acrylic Landscape Painting Where did your idea/image come from? Is it your own image or did you use someone’s artwork or photograph to work from for a practical exercise? Briefly describe the image? (colours‚ the scene itself) (5 marks) My idea/image came from a social media app called instagram‚ and the image was take in Lake Minnewanka in Alberta Canada. I did use someone else’s photograph. The individual who took it remains unknown‚ however their instagram account is
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Chiamaka Udokoro Mr. Coates Music Appreciation Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Concert The performance of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Ebenezer Baptist Church was amazing. The performance taught me that there is a difference between listening to an orchestra play on TV versus watching them life. the life experiencing will always stick to your memory because you were actually there to experience the feeling. I really enjoyed it. The show made me enjoy and appreciate classical music. It was
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cPoetry Appreciation In this essay I am going to compare and contrast ‘When we two parted’ a poem of George Gordon‚ Lord Byron’s written in 1815 and Letitia Elizabeth Landon’s ‘Love’s last lesson’ written in c1838‚ both poets are British and of the romantic period. ‘When we two parted’ is an elegy of the loss of love‚ Byron is reflecting and analyzing a relationship that has already ended. His grief‚ anger and despair‚ intensifies his use of first person‚ which maintains a strong impact on the
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Review Questions 1. What were the three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. - Madrigal Proper‚ in this form‚ the madrigal was through-composed. It used quite a bit of word-painting‚ which is the matching of music to the words in the text. There also is The Ballet‚ which is a piece in which dancers tell a story through their movements and the music. Lastly‚ there is The Ayre‚ with is a form of madrigal that is performed in a number of different ways‚ including with or without
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Introduction Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev commonly known as Serge outside Russia‚ was a Russian promoter‚ ballet impresario and art critic. He was the founder and patron of the Ballets Russes‚ which is credited with producing many famous dancers and choreographers. Sergei is remembered all over the world as one of the greatest ballet personalities that have ever lived. He was born on March 31‚ 1872 in Russia in an affluent family with a history in music. He initially studied law at the University
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