World Literature Online Love Is All You Need Love…..Love is one of the driving forces behind humanity‚ an emotion that transcends time and cultures. It’s no wonder that love is a theme often repeated in our literary works‚ such as The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki are two of the world’s earliest works of literature‚ so old in fact‚ they started out as oral traditions. These two epics have much in common‚ despite the fact that there is a thousand
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Thanks to the Artemis Film Festival‚ I have great respect and curiosity concerning stuntwomen. In truth‚ I often am in awe of their work‚ and whenever I happen upon one in the profession with whom I am not familiar‚ I take great delight in highlighting them. Recently‚ Angela Meryl took some time to answer a few questions about her career‚ and although we barely scratched the surface of the amazing work she has done‚ I am pleased to be able to share a bit about Angela‚ who contentedly works in a profession
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33. When Aeneas was shipwrecked in Carthage‚ they went to the queen to seek help. Cupid knew that he could make the queen fall in love with Aeneas‚ so that Aeneas’s descendants would rule a vast empire in the new land. Dido‚ the Queen of Carthage‚ welcomed him and his company and treated them to a banquet‚ because she knew how it felt to be homeless and lost in a foreign city. With help from Cupid‚ Dido fell in love with Aeneas during the banquet. Dido gave Aeneas many lavish gifts and only asked
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Joshua Busekrus Mr. Chance English‚ per. 5 15/5/18 English Final Essay As we can see In The Odyssey by Homer and in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare even though men are supposed to be the ones in control it seems that these authors wanted the women to be also empowered rather than the just the men. Penelope and Juliet play significant roles and help guide the plot. Both the epic and playwright are about two lovers who are separated and everything is
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Menelaus Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta‚ the husband of Helen of Troy‚ and a central figure in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus and Aerope‚ brother of Agamemnon‚ king of Mycenae and‚ according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus
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Tourism Through the Ages The Historical Development of Tourism Early Beginnings of Travel The Babylonians (Sumerians) – The creation of money and trade – Trade was developed around 400 B.C. – Babylonians were also credited with the founders of travel business. Early Beginnings of Travel The Egyptians – First cruises were organized and conducted from Egypt. • The first journey for Tourism was made by Queen Hatshepsut to the land of Punt in 1480. – Early Egyptians started the trait of purchasing
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Mina Loy was born on December 27‚ 1882 in London‚ England. She attended a conservative art school‚ finding herself influenced by impressionism. She achieved some success as a painter‚ with her paintings included in the Salon d’Automne show in Paris in 1905. As an artist‚ she moved through various mediums‚ from oil to ink‚ then light fixtures‚ then finally sculptures. With her sculptures‚ she used everyday items she found on the streets of Manhattan. She moved to the United States of 1916. Loy felt
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On the Influence of Mythology on Human Abstract Mythology provides us with creation stories that originate in efforts to explain human existence. But mythology is also specifically cultural‚ and historical. The classical myths of the Greeks and Romans‚ for example‚ were designed to explain human existence and always through heirarchies of family structures. These myths are complex and elaborate‚ with monsters‚ heroes and heroines‚ legends‚ and wars. Understanding mythology involves
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Athena A peculiar girl that was born by springing out of her father’s head. As she developed‚ the gods‚ and even the cities of Greece‚ claimed her a wise goddess. Athena (Minerva is the Roman name)‚ is what they call her. Athena is one of the twelve powerful gods and goddesses of the world. Even more‚ she resides on Mount Olympus. But not only was she a goddess‚ but she also had special powers: wisdom‚ crafts‚ and in war. Just as important‚ she was also a wonderful goddess that helped many brave
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gives many examples of the goddesses who have been misled by the gods due to their affairs with mortal men. Calypso begins her rant‚ “You unrivaled lords of jealousy-scandalized when goddesses sleep with mortals”(5.131-132). She speaks of “chaste Artemis”(5.135) and “Demeter the graceful one”(5.137). Both goddesses had lost their mortals to the will of the gods. Like the goddesses before her‚ Calypso must now say goodbye to her mortal. Though Calypso only references the double standards between
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