Greece in the Imagination of Western Authors The Island Fantasy The male fantasy of being deserted on an island inhabited predominantly by women‚ old men and children is explored thoroughly in both Mediterraneo and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. The gendered roles assigned to the invading soldiers as the strong male occupiers of a surprisingly feminized portrayal of the subjugated island are the crux of both the narratives. In both Mediterraneo and Corelli’s Mandolin the respective Greek Islands
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In the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury‚ Captain Beatty delivers a very ambivalent speech regarding the destruction‚ and burning of books. He contradicts himself several times and nearly argues with himself about whether burning books is good or bad. Beatty is very confused and lost in his words about burning books; he spoke of the positive things about burning the book‚ and then contradicted himself with all the bad things about burning books. The first time he displays his indecisiveness was
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“Captain of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? American Industrial leaders of the late 19th and 20th centuries have earned the right to be called “Captains of Industry”‚ although along the way they may have acted as “Robber Barons.”It is a difficult to put any of these people into only one category‚ because without one there would not be the other. Acting as a “Robber Barron” was merely a stepping stone or a means of moving themselves in a leadership position in order to achieve their goal. These people
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Dear Selection Board‚ My name is ________ and I am excited to apply for the position of Sport Captain and Sport-Spirit Prefect. A key attribute of these positions is representation; the act of speaking and acting on behalf of someone. I feel that to adequately represent something‚ you have to have a good understanding of it. Firstly‚ a Sport Captain/Prefect represents the school. I have been fortunate to have been a member of the community for close to 11 years and during this course of time
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According to New York Time’s Review‚ the film Captain Blood “provided a properly picturesque background for Dr. Blood’s piratical career‚ as the Warner Brothers skillfully reconstruct the England of the sanguinary Monmouth uprising‚ the West Indies of tortured slaves and savage masters‚ and the ships that sailed the Spanish Main flying the jolly roger”. On the other hand‚ a masculine and heroic protagonist along side with a beautiful and delicate love interest is definitely an iconography of adventure
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These four men‚ George Eastman‚ J.P. Morgan‚ John Rockefeller‚ and Andrew Carnegie were all Captains of Industry. They are all considered Captains of Industry because they all donated huge portions of their wealth to society. George Eastman treated his workers with respect and dignity‚ giving them fair pay‚ reasonable hours‚ and the best benefits he could manage‚ as the writer states. Both the reading and the website show examples of the places he donated to‚ such as large sums of his money to children’s
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Despite the fury of their enemy’s attack‚ Captain Minetos’s 1st company was in good shape. The Raiders in front of us had suffered a fearsome toll from our archers. In fact‚ there weren’t any men immediately behind the enemy formation to fill the empty places in their line. However‚ enemy skirmishers had begun sweeping our open flank‚ which was a dangerous threat. The Amarians were formation fighters‚ each warrior was trained to depend on the shield next them‚ turn their flank and their whole fighting
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Now if you’ll excuse me‚ i’m taking your man‚ and later the title of ‘cheer captain’” I grabbed Isaac’s hand and turned away from her walking to the tops of the bleachers. “You’re a fiery little thing aren’t you?” He laughed and laid his arm around my shoulders. Asriel looked up at us and stared‚ as I smiled and grabbed his hand making sure she could see. “You know‚ she’s always jealous. Even when no one does anything wrong. It drives me insane.” he frowned a bit and i felt my heart drop. “You should
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Captain Torres’ character is over-confident‚ ruthless‚ and blasé. Firstly‚ Torres is an over-confident man. His presence is loud and hard to go unnoticed. His actions and words reflect a state of mind of being a know-it-all and diving into dangerous situations with no fear‚ “They told me you would kill me. I came to find out if it was true. But it’s not easy to kill. I know what I’m talking about.” (Tellez 184) Torres is so confident that he knowingly put his life at risk under the impression that
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Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ I am Cadet Captain Aaron Aguilera representing the Montbello Campus Warriors 10th Battalion of the Denver JROTC Brigade. I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Windsor Garden Club for hosting this event and inviting me and my fellow cadets to participate in this fine competition. Regardless of who wins‚ you’ve pushed us all to become better citizens by giving us this unique opportunity. I was asked to write a speech about myself but how
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