George Honey Mrs. Moore English Literature 3 April 2011 Most Honorable Character: Hector or Achilles? Honor: honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one ’s beliefs and actions; this is the definition by which these two characters‚ Hector and Achilles‚ ought to be judged. By taking this definition to heart‚ Achilles is far from honorable. Throughout the Iliad‚ Achilles acts on rage and revenge. “Rage-Goddess‚ sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles‚ murderous‚ doomed‚ that cost the Achaens countless
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The main character of this book is Katniss. First of all‚ Katniss is a girl who is protective over her younger sister‚ Prim. She faces death to take over her sister’s spot in the Hunger Games‚ a fight to quietus on live television. Her sister‚ Prim got chosen to participate in the annual Hunger Games. Katniss volunteers for taking her spot in the games‚ so Prim doesn’t suffer on broadcasting T.V. Also‚ she risked her own life for her sister. Next‚ she is a kind-hearted person. Katniss
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Ender’s Game Character Graphic Organizer As you read‚ fill in observations for EACH chapter. Characters What factual details do you notice about the character? (Occupation‚ Attitude‚ Description‚ etc) What obstacles does the character face? Physical‚ Mental‚ and Emotional Explain how this obstacle is or is not a human rights issue. How does the character respond to each obstacle and what is the effect of that response? Include a quotation with the page that shows the obstacle. How does the time
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CHAUCERS MOST ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER I guess when I look at the many different characters that we have covered in chaucers Canterbury tales I feel differing emotions relations to each of the characters‚ such as the way I feel that I relate the best to the squire as he is young carefree and living his life to the full‚ yet I also feel a strong link to the monk as I too would no doubt continue my favourite hobby despite rules telling me I couldn’t and ancient scriptures calling it distasteful. However
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Hunger Games Analysis 1. Katniss became a victor of the Hunger Games‚ escaped from the Quarterly Quell‚ and started a rebellion ending the games. 2. Theaseus volunteered and defeated the deathly Minotaur‚ saving the lives of others. 3. “Katniss‚ the girl who was on fire!”-Suzanne Collins. Katniss’s perspective in the Hunger Games had a major impact on readers as well as on the story itself. Her specific viewpoint allowed story to be remarkable. Through the trilogy readers maintained a deep
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In the Jade Peony of Wayson Choy‚ poh-poh or the grandmama seems to be the most intriguing character. Her character is complex for her grandchildren who are the narrators of the novel and therefore complicated for the reader of the novel; but not so complicated for their neighbour Mrs. Lim or even Father and stepmother who are from the generation in between. Even though Poh-poh’s character is not the narrator‚ she is present throughout the story even after her death. In each of the three stories
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In the Sophocle’s play‚ Antigone‚ there are a many tragic characters in which some face death‚ and others watch as their loves ones die all around them. There is nothing more tragic than to be surrounded by the dead‚ especially when it may be one’s own fault. Therefore‚ Creon is the most tragic character of this play. Aristotle would agree that Creon is the main tragic character‚ as he makes many decisions which could have led him either towards his tragedy or away from it‚ but ultimately he led
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Rainsford wants to defend himself‚ which is why he would execute General Zaroff. Perhaps the most obvious piece of evidence states "Good God‚ General Zaroff‚ what you speak of is murder‚"(lines 381-382). To spice it up‚ instead of hunting animals‚ General Zaroff hunts humans‚ and chases them. Rainsford thinks that it is a joke. General Zaroff has humans in his basement waiting for the hunting game to begin. It is clear that since he kills humans‚ he will probably kill Rainsford. In order to stop
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Northgard is a Real Time Strategy game that puts players in command of a Viking clan who after years traveling find themselves in the mysterious land of Northgard. In this land filled with bountiful resources and dangerous creatures‚ these clans must not only survive in their new surroundings‚ but also bring fame and glory to their newly build civilization through colonizing key locations on the map‚ documenting the history of their clan‚ or concurring other clans looking achieve the same goal. Inspired
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The Westing game starts out when Barney Northrup the realtor‚ is renting an apartment named Sunset Towers to six different families. The Wexlers‚ the Hoos‚ the Theodorakises‚ J.J. Ford‚ Sydelle Pulaski‚ and Flora Baumbach. One of these was a bomber‚ a bookie‚ a burglar‚ and a mistake. Also in Sunset towers there is a Doorman who is Sandy McSouthers‚ a Delivery boy who is Otis Amber‚ a cleaning lady Berthe Erica Crow‚ and a coroner Dr. Sidney Sikes. When Sam Westing the founder of Westingtown is found
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