Steven Pressfield’s The Gates of Fire is set in the fifth century B.C. in Greece. The story revolves around the famous battle of Thermopylae where three hundred Spartans held off hundreds of thousands of Persians‚ saving Greece. Pressfield creates a fictional story around the battle where one man‚ a squire named Xeones‚ survives to tell the Spartan story of the battle and the events preceding it. Xeones‚ who is the protagonist‚ tells his life story to the royal Persian historian while in captivity
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October 14‚ 2013 [Instructor Name] Famous Thinkers There are many famous thinkers that have lived on this earth who have made significant changes to everyone ’s lives. A couple famous thinkers stand out amongst them all. These two are Mr. Bill Gates and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Their contributions society have been great and were based off of their personal‚ social and political environments. They had both sought to solve problems or issues that people faced and they were able
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have defined how a soldier should act in modern day. From Greek mythology’s Hercules to Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Middle East‚ men have been given prime examples of strength‚ heart‚ and a passion for defending their country. In the novel‚ Gates of Fire‚ author Steven Pressfield shows an unseen viewpoint of the Battle of Thermopylae. In this novel we see the Spartan army‚ unlike any other of its time‚ leading a prime example in strength in individual characters‚ heavy training and passion
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Profile Process Piece: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation Week 1 Assignment Please answer the following questions in complete sentence and paragraph format. Although this is not a formal essay assignment‚ please note that proper spelling‚ grammar‚ and sentence structure are required. This week’s lecture and chapters 2 & 3 in your text will help you work through some of the terms within the rhetorical situation. Defining Topic‚ Angle‚ & Purpose: 1. What is your chosen topic? (i.e. A profile
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Hello President Obama‚ The rights that are presented to the American citizens are created to protect and defend individual rights‚ while some rights are non-negotiable‚ there are many that are not absolute‚ for safety purposes. In order to protect citizens and ensure of their safety‚ certain changes must be made to ensure safety to the American citizens. The Constitution was created to protect and limit certain ideas and rights created by and given to Americans to ensure that the communities
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worldwide. Melinda Gates is not only a business women and philanthropist; she is married to one of the richest human beings on earth‚ Bill Gates. I did not choose this piece of rhetoric because of Melinda’s high status in society‚ but as a woman myself I find this piece of rhetoric as valuable for women worldwide. It is just as important today for women’s voices to continue to be heard and for them to be honored for their sacrifices‚ as it was ages ago. In the article written by Melinda Gates on CNN.com
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3) NOR GATE Schematic View: Program: * SPICE export from S-Edit 12.00 Tue Sep 15 04:22:22 2009 * Design: NOR * Cell: Cell0 * View: view0 * Export as: Top level Cell * Netlist port order: default * Exclude model statements: no * Expand paths: yes * Root path: E:\__________________________ ********* Simulation Settings - General section ********* .probe .option probev ********* Simulation Settings - Parameters and SPICE Options ********* .include "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My
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ENGL227 Week One Assignment – Audience Profile This audience profile is required as part of the week one assignment. Answer the questions below to create a thorough profile for your primary audience‚ Jeff Clarke‚ and your secondary audience‚ Human Resources. 1. Is my primary audience external or internal? I guess both 2. What are some key demographics about my audience‚ such as age‚ gender‚ family situation‚ etc.? Really‚ it doesn’t states age‚ but family situation yes‚ and yes for gender(male)
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Thomas Hotte Ms. Boyd Personality profile Period 3 The article on Cancer fits me for the most part. It says my positive traits are “loyal‚ dependable‚ caring‚ adaptable‚ and responsive.” A cancer is a very complex person when it comes to independence. They’re very contradicting and they’re independence has to
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BOOK REPORT Book Title: Gates of Fire Author: Steven Pressfield Why I chose this book: I have no particular reason why I chose this book. While searching through the commandant’s new reading list‚ the title of the book stood out to me. It did not seam like a boring documentary or and endless biography that goes on and on but rather an interesting read that would keep me interested. When I went to go check it out from training I read the summary on the back of the book and was immediately
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