to find and slay Medusa to save his mother from being forced to marry the evil King Polydectes. During his quest‚ Perseus was courageous when he went into Medusa’s lair knowing what could’ve become of him. But yet‚ Perseus still proceeded to walk into her lair and use the shield as a mirror and cut off her head. Perseus seemed honorable when he was heading back to stop the marriage and found Andromeda tied up on the shore waiting to get sacrificed by her own people to the sea serpent. Perseus rescued
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Epic of Gilgamesh‚ had Ea‚ Anu‚ Adad‚ Errakal‚ Shamash‚ Ninurta and Istar‚ among others. The Judaic God‚ from Genesis‚ was a vengeful entity as evidenced after the serpent hoodwinked Eve into eating and giving Adam fruit from the tree of knowledge‚ good and evil. All three involved were severely punished severely. God told the serpent “Because you have done this‚ cursed be you of all cattle and all beasts of the field. On your belly shall you go and dust shall you eat all the days of your life
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eyes of evil reading the letter from Macbeth explaining the word of the witches "your face my thane‚ is a book where men may read strange matters... bear welcome in your eyes‚ your hand‚ your tongue. look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t" (act 1 scene 5) This is the welcome from Lady Macbeth to her husband. Lady Macbeth’s first impression is shaded. When she implants the plot to kill Duncan
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to America. Vietnamese did not virtually exist in the United States until 1975 when the war forced Vietnamese to evacuate (Povell). The war began after Vietminh defeated France and split into North and South Vietnam (O’Connel). In 1956 communist Ho Chi Minh ruled the North Vietnam‚ and Bao Dai ruled the South‚ who the United States supported and backed up (O’Connel). The Vietnam War consisted of the North and South Vietnam‚ fighting against eachother in order to stay two separate countries. The North
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bludgeons‚ twin bent handled clubs‚ twin lances‚ twin hatchets‚ twin daggers‚ double-bladed daggers‚ panguanbi (twin rods with fist-shaped heads) and durk and drake battle-axes. * * * WUSHU 武術 MASTERS of WUSHU Jet Li Qi Jiguang Ma Xianda Ma Menta Chamir Wu Zhong Wang zi ping li zunsi zhao changjun zhang wenguang chang tung sheng * * * WUSHU 武術 WUSHU ’s STYLES Bagua Drunken Boxing Eagle Claw Five Animals Hsing I Hung Gar There are many different styles of wushu. Wushu means
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Confucius is the Latinized name of K’ung Fu-tzu (Great Master K’ung). His original name was K’ung Ch’iu; he is also known as K’ung Chung-ni. The most detailed traditional account of Confucius’s life is contained in the Records of the Historian (Shih chi) by Ssu-ma Ch’ien‚ who lived from 145 B.C.E. to 86 B.C.E. Many modern scholars have dismissed this biography as only legend. Nevertheless‚ from this manuscript one can reconstruct a satisfactory outline of the philosopher’s life and influence. According
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It wasn’t easy though. They said that they wanted to see if he was the strongest‚ there ever was. And being part giant and god‚ he couldn’t resist the urge to boast. They tried to chain him up with three of the strongest ropes in the universe‚ three different times‚ but they all snapped in half. They had the dwarves make an invincible chain. Realizing what they were trying to do‚ he made one of the gods put his hand into his mouth when they chained him up. And the brave Tyr‚ volunteered and when
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"proceeded to gather vast wealth from their estates and from various other sources both profane and sacred‚ sparing not even the most holy shrines" (LI.5.5ff). Her son Caesarion‚ together with a portion of the royal treasury‚ was sent up the Nile with the intention that he cross overland by way of Ethiopia and sail on to India. But he was overtaken and executed (LI.15.5; Cleopatra‚ herself‚ was to have followed but her ships were burned at the instigation of the Romans). To gain time‚ emissaries also were
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Crimes in Filial Piety Like most legal systems in antiquity‚ the Qing legal system saw the patriarchy as vital to maintain a just and orderly society. Notwithstanding their intentions‚ woman faced many disadvantages that woman faced in the Qing court system. Many common instances of this were expedited court preceding without the thorough investigation of both the physical and verbal evidence of certain cases. A good example of this can be found in the case of Ms. Wang who was accused of murdering
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China’s Festivals Xinhuanet 2003-02-26 17:46:56 Spring Festival | Lantern Festival | Qingming | Lantern Festival | Mid-Autumn Festival | National Day | Spring Festival The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival. It is said that the Spring Festival evolved from an activity known as the Winter Sacrifice. It was a custom practiced by the people of primitive society. The Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year‚so the first meal is
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