Art Heritage of the Western World Section 009 Jeong Hoon Kim I have chosen two statues from different eras to make a comparison‚ Marble statue of Dionysos leaning on an Archaistic Female Figure from the Roman era and Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer from Greek or Roman‚ late Hellenistic or early Imperial periods. The reason why I have chosen these two objects are that both of them have one big figure and one small figure which makes eyes of viewers move around. They also depicted gods with
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Three traits that Odysseus and Telemakhos share are clear-headedness‚ eloquence‚ and showing strong emotion. They are portrayed with these traits in the Odyssey‚ composed by Homer. Odysseus is a renowned military strategist‚ warrior‚ and the King of Ithaca. He was forced to go to war against Troy twenty years ago‚ and since then has traveled all over the Aegean trying to find a way back home. Meanwhile‚ his son‚ Telemakhos‚ has developed into a full-grown man from the mere infant he was when his
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Trace Hunter 12/15/12 Period 5 The Mongols were fearsome and savage fighters‚ but had smart and loyal political leaders that gave their small population power. Some of the smartest and loyal leaders were in Persia and china both being at the top of political structures. However the Mongols in china had different beliefs of trusting the natives to have power in politics than the Mongols in Persia did. The political structures in both china and Persia promoted strong merchant trade helping
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After reading the Taming of the Shrew and watching Ten Things I Hate About You. I have realized that their are many similarities and differences between the play and the movie. I will be going into detail about these similarities and differences later in my paper. I will also be explaining a more in depth description of the major characters. Also if you have not read the Taming of the Shrew or watched Ten Thing I Hate About You‚ I would highly recommend it. I’m going to start off by telling you about
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Gilgamesh and The Iliad have both impacted a plethora of generations‚ the stories even conforming to today’s dynamic atmosphere and allowing individuals to still relate to heart aching emotions portrayed within both epics. Fragile yet emotional‚ the topic of friendship intertwines these epics into the impassioned worlds they create‚ allowing the reader too thoroughly dissolve the rather enigmatic emotions flared out by both Gilgamesh and Achilles. The account of these characters friendships undermine
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Both Beowulf and The Iliad tell stories of great heroes and their tales. As presented in his own tale‚ the Geatish hero of Beowulf is presented as a large and prideful man who fears nothing and no one. Within him rest the beast who carries the most brawn and courage to lead his men. To demonstrate his prideful nature‚ Beowulf challenges Grendel without armor or weaponry as a means to fight as equals. This shows how Beowulf truly honors his pride in battle. The Greek hero of The Iliad‚ Achilles‚ gives
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So many similarities and so many differences‚ but all so interesting. Two women‚ Della‚ from New York City and Madame Loisel‚ she is from Paris‚ France are both very similar characters‚ yet they are from two different short stories. Della is from “The Gift of the Magi” by O’Henry and Madame Loisel or Mathilde from “The Necklace”. Both of these short stories share very similar plots‚ but they are also very different. Starting with “The Gift of the Magi”‚ the story takes place in New York City. The
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Creative differences between how I pictured Shakespeare’s Macbeth and how the movie showed it are aplenty. Lady Macbeth is the wife of Macbeth‚ she is the brains behind the king’s murder. She called upon the weïrd to provide her with the ability to orchestrate the king’s murder. I Imagined her as a somewhat timid character‚ along with that‚ I assumed her to lack strength in her personality as a character. The movie portrayed Lady Macbeth very differently than I imagined her to be. This quote from
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Of Mice and Men is a popular short novel that was written in 1937 by the author John Steinbeck. The novella is about the story of two farmhands‚ George Milton and Lennie Small‚ who have dreams of one day owning their own farm. The motion-picture adaptation of Of Mice and Men‚ released in 1992‚ is very similar in most aspects; however‚ the endings of the book and movie differ from each other in a significant way. The ending of the novel Of Mice and Men includes a scene where George‚ after killing
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William Shakespeare is considered one of the best English poets and playwrights. He has written many sonnets‚ poems and plays. Among his greatest work was the Tragedy of Macbeth‚ which shows how the drive for political power can have damaging physical and psychological effects. There have been many interpretations of Macbeth and Rupert Goold’s film adaptation shows the many ways the play can be expressed. The original text of Macbeth and Rupert Goold’s film adaptation can be compared in terms of
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