The Trojan War Fact or Fiction? The Trojan War. Confined totally to the pages of Homer’s The Illiad‚ the indulgent fantasy of a Greek poet who lived over two and a half thousand years ago- or a historic fact at the centre of the most famous quarrel ever? The Illiad is the ancient tale of a mighty city called Troy that lay at the edge of Asia Minor whose prince abducted Helen‚ the most beautiful woman of all time‚ from the king of Greek Sparta‚ causing the Greeks to send an army in a thousand
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ERWIN ROMMEL Erwin Rommel Jr. was born on November 15‚ 1891 in Swabian.His father Erwin Rommel Sr.‚ was a schoolmaster in Heidenheim in Wurttemberg ‚ and Rommel’s mother was Helene von Luz was a daughter of the local Regierungs-Prasident.As a child‚ he was even tempered and was unremarkable academically and athletically. After high school‚ Rommel Jr. was thinking of applying to the Zeppelin works at Friederichshafen‚ but his father‚ the ex-artillery officer‚ advised him to go to the army instead
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wrote these for chamber and orchestral instruments‚ it was not until the fifth Brandenburg concerto that Bach chose to raise the status of the harpsichord from continuo part to principal soloist‚ which in essence became the first keyboard concerto. Manfred Bukofzer‚ German American musicologist has continually stated that the Brandenburg concertos are “the most inspired and complex concerti grossi of the baroque era” (Nelson 10).
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CLASSICAL BACKGROUND GREEK Background: Mythology‚ Heroic Age‚ Epic‚ Lyric (The Four Schools)‚ Tragedy‚ Comedy. Poetry Prose Drama Homer = Iliad Aristotle=Poetics Sophocles= King Oedipus‚Antigone Odyssey Plato =Republic Aeschylus
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and goddesses‚ heroes and heroines‚ many people believe that it is nothing but a fictional story. Not only the war‚ but the city of Troy itself is also questioned for its existence. However‚ by works from many famous archaeologists‚ for example‚ Manfred Korfmann and Heinrich Schliemann‚ the Homeric Tale may not remain only as a legend as there are many arguments and evidences that could prove the existence of such event. The Trojan War‚ according to Homer‚ lasted about 10 years‚ and the city of
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Schizophrenia and It’s This paper will go over the basics of what schizophrenia. The various types of treatments that are available for patients with Schizophrenia will be covered more in depth. Treatments “To be a schizophrenic it is best summed up in a repeating dream that I have had since childhood. In this dream I am lying on a beautiful sunlit beach but my body is in pieces . . . . I realize that the tide is coming in and that I am unable to gather the parts of my dismembered body
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Benson‚ and Victor Carlson. Nolde: The Painter’s Prints. Exh. cat. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts‚ 1995. Moeller‚ Magdalena M.‚ and Manfred Reuther‚ eds. Emil Nolde: Druckgraphik aus der Sammlung der Nolde-Stiftung Seebüll. Exh. cat. Berlin: Brücke-Museum‚ 1999. Schiefler‚ Gustav‚ and Christel Mosel. Emil Nolde: Das graphische Werk. 2 vols. Cologne: DuMont‚ 1995. Vergo‚ Peter‚ and Felicity
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U.S. Aviation during World War I American aviation was in its infancy when the United States entered WWI in 1917. Most U.S. pilots were untrained in air combat and using aircraft that were less sophisticated than their enemies. When the U.S. joined the allied forces in April of 1917‚ it had 56 pilots and less than 250 aircraft‚ which were all obsolete. In July of 1917‚ congress appropriated $640 million to form 354 combat squadrons. There were no industries in the U.S. at this time manufacturing
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The purpose of this memo is to advise the class of the need to address Female gentile mutilation (FGM). People are aware of “FGM” being practiced various parts of the world‚ as it tends to be a vicious ritual against women. This practice furthermore does not need to take place‚ since it possesses health risks for women. Another reason why it is a global issue as the practice has been made illegal around the globe. In order to develop an enhanced understanding around FGM‚ it is essential to recognize
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Cain Summary Summary (Masterplots‚ Fourth Edition) print Print document PDF list Cite While Adam‚ Eve‚ Abel‚ Zillah‚ and Adah pray to God‚ Cain stands sullenly by and complains that he has nothing to pray for because he had lost immortality when Eve ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge. He cannot understand why‚ if knowledge and life are good‚ his mother’s deed has been deemed a deadly sin. Abel‚ Adah‚ and Zillah urge him to cast off his melancholy and join them in tending the fields. Alone
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