Homer: His Life and His Works Greeks had used writing since c. 1400 BC‚ but it was not until the late 8th century BC that their literature was first written down. Greek literature began in Ionia with the brilliant epics of Homer‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey. These mature products of a long tradition of oral poetry brought together a vast body of divine and heroic myths and sagas that served as a foundation for much subsequent Greek literature. The epic view of humankind had a lasting influence
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Why did WW1 last for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went
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Edward Kienholz‚ described his own work as that of a trail-maker and the viewer as the hunter‚ "At one point I as the trail-maker disappear. The viewer is then confronted with a dilemma of ideas and direction. The possibilities are then to push on further by questions and answers to a new place that I can ’t even imagine or turn back to an old safe place. But even on the decision is direction." (Hopps‚ p.147) Edward Kienholz first began his socially critical environments in the early sixties
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Why Was There So Little Opposition to the Nazi Regime? It is very difficult to judge the levels of opposition to the Nazi regime because of the extreme measures that were in place to suppress it. This being the case therefore‚ can we conclude that the fact that there was relatively little political resistance meant that the German population were too scared to speak out‚ as they knew what the consequences would be? Or was it perhaps that the government had taken measures to ensure that the German
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term presidency comes to an end‚ a new chapter begins for America with a new president. One of the most powerful presidential candidate running is Bernie Sanders. According to Sanders‚ America is suffering from a lack of infrastructure‚ low minimum wages‚ and just an overall crippled system that denotes the inequality in Americans. He can implement so many injections and programs to alleviate the tensions that is widening the gap between the rich and the poor and even males and females each and every
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The 1960s was a time of optimism and rebellion‚ but not for everyone. I interviewed my Grandparents Roberta (Copeland) Bradley and James Bradley‚ in order to see the 60s from both a man’s and a woman’s perspective. Before conducting the interview‚ I didn’t know much about the 1960s‚ I knew the bold points like civil rights‚ Cuban missile crisis‚ feminine movement and Vietnam. I learned most of my information through reading the chapters of my history book. Reading the textbook helped me know the
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embraced by many. It was inspired in 610 CE‚ when a man named Muhammad went to a cave in Mount Hira to pray. It was claimed that there‚ an angel named Gabriel told Muhammad of a one true god named Allah. This inspired Muhammad to spread the ideas of Allah‚ beginning the world-wide religion known as Islam. Although it met much resistance in the city of Mecca at first‚ the religion grew and Muhammad was seen as a prophet of Allah. After Muhammad’s death in 632 CE‚ all of his teachings were recorded
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Content Comes with Cooperation “Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” (George Orwell) In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ the main protagonists‚ Julia and Winston‚ are under constant surveillance during their private and professional lives‚ which ultimately leads to the destruction of their relationships with themselves and each other. The Party’s continuous watch over Winston and Julia’s lives affects their personal‚ professional and emotional lives. Government control over the population
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Strategic Management Cooperation Strategies Definition : The overall scope and direction of a corporation and the way in which its various business operations work together to achieve particular goals. Cooperation Strategies Cooperation Strategies contains of 3 aspects : 1. Joint Venture / Partnering 2. Merger / Acquisition 3. Strategic Alliance Cooperation Strategies Definition : Is a popular strategy that occurs when two or more companies form a temporary partnership for the purpose of
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Tim Burton has reiterated his style‚ which is mystery‚ fantasy‚ and imagination. These make Burton movies extremely interesting to view because you always wonder what Tim Burton was imagining when he created his next film. His style comes from three properties that every movie should contain‚ music‚ shots‚ and lighting. Throughout this essay‚ I will explain why these 3 items make his movies so much more entertaining than a movie without those crucial details. Music makes the scene dramatically different
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