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    "The Warrior Ethos" By Steven Pressfield The book "The Warrior Ethos" written by Steven Pressfield is about what it means to be a warrior‚ in the present time‚ and also in ancient times. In the book it gives many examples such as the ancient Spartans as well as modern day war fighters such as the Marines. It also discusses the differences and similarities as to what the warrior ethos actually means to the individual‚ as well as to the unit. The author breaks the book into three parts‚ academies

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    One summer night‚ July 20‚ 2012‚ a gathering of joyful people pile into a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ waiting in anticipation to watch the midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Half-an-hour into to the movie‚ an intense gun-fighting scene comes onto the screen‚ and a man dressed in tactical clothing walks in front. Smoke starts to rise and spread through the theater. The audience members soon have burning eyes and itching throats. For the slightest moment for some

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    To be a warrior in Ancient Greece meant many things; you fought and perhaps died for your country‚ you stood for justice in the community and in battle‚ you were courageous and willing to take on all who stood in your way‚ you were looked up to and revered‚ a step above the normal citizen. There was also a huge downside to being a warrior: you were basically a servant to the king or kings‚ forced to fight whenever he called for whatever reason it may be. A small price to pay for some‚ considering

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    In twelfth century Japan‚ a class of warriors‚ known as the samurai‚ were introduced and dominated public life and government in Japan. They were assigned to hold military duties and as guard members to the Imperial Court. The samurai would continue to dominate Japan until a code they followed would be abolished in the mid-nineteenth century. Samurai followed the idea of honor‚ political leadership‚ and personal conduct. These ideas would be translated into Bushido. Bushido was a code of behavior

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    Theme: Silence (finding one’s own personal voice) Kingston gives a voice to many of the voiceless women in the book‚ resulting in them discovering their identities as individuals. The theme of finding one’s own personal voice is a major theme in Kingston’s memoir. She makes various references to the physical and emotional struggle throughout the text by seeing the silence of the women in her family and Chinese culture. By adding her experience as a Chinese-American woman she tries to discover her

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    Richard the Lionheart and Saladin Richard the Lionheart and Saladin are known as some of the greatest leaders and warriors to fight in The Crusades. The book Warriors of God‚ by James Reston describes these two men throughout their battles in the Third Crusade. Many portrayals of these two men are either ones that make them look like the kindest of any of the Crusaders or some of the meanest‚ most gruesome men to fight. James Reston does a very good job of finding a medium between the two and

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    Throughout the years there have been many songs that have had meaning to me‚ but the one I would consider my favorite would have to be Demi Lovato’s “Warrior”. The writers of this song are Demi Lovato herself as well as Andrew Goldstein‚ Emanuel Kiriakou‚ and Lindy Robbins. There are many reasons behind why this is my favorite song. Some of it stems from Lovato’s story‚ and all of the things she has been through. The other thing that makes it my favorite is it hits home for me. The song helped me

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    comes from ancient Japan’s ceramic art‚ which made to bury with the dead as funerary objects in 3rd to 6th centuries AD. Haniwa is can be found in human/warrior and horse form. When I research about Haniwa and I realize a warrior riding the horse pieces are broken and the human figure is not made in detailed like in standing figures of warriors‚ which made in the same era. I feel sad because in other ancient

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    The documentary presented one of the world issues that have been solved by who called vaccine warriors. People live in poverty infected with various diseases. Millions of people died of smallpox‚ polio disease‚ and HIV. These vaccine warriors to try finding a solution deliver vaccines to children in North India and African countries. In Nigeria the vaccine warriors find extreme challenges of contributing the vaccine; however‚ they used the help of missionaries to find out smallpox cases. Another

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    The Saxon King‚ Edward the Confessor‚ last of the ancient House of Wessex‚ died childless on on the stormy night of 4th -5th January‚ in the momentous year of 1066. On his deathbed Edward was said to have willed his throne to his brother-in-law‚ Harold Godwineson‚ Earl of Wessex‚ having made a previous promise to his maternal cousin‚ William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ that he should inherit the English throne if he died without producing an heir. The Witangemot or Saxon council of wise men‚ duly elected

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