with the triumphant victory of good over evil‚ but in the Iliad‚ the final thoughts are inclined to the mourning of the defeated Hektor‚ which accentuates the fact that good has not triumphed over evil‚ but simply Achilleus triumphed over Hektor. Ending with the mourning of Hektor also brings to center stage for the first time the human side of war and the harsh aftermath of it. We see that war not only brings great glory‚ but also much suffering and anguish. Homer puts his anti-war views on display
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Nhat Nguyen 3/6/2013 Bixler/ ESL 102 Friendship Ending “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend‚ my world.” This quote by Leo Buscaglia‚ an American author‚ professor and motivational speaker‚ describes the importance and beauty of friendship. Everyone has friends‚ and friends slowly become part of our daily lives because of their supportiveness and acceptance of us. However‚ the reality is that friendship is not always everlasting. In the article “The Friendship Bond‚” Mary Brown Parlee
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6 Simple Tips on How to Stay on Task to Achieve Your Goals Life will throw some unexpected curves in your journey. If we are not disciplined and have not the ability to adapt to unexpected changes‚ those unexpected situations will throw you for a loop. This race‚ called life‚ is not given to the swift‚ nor to the strong but to those who endure to the end. After I learned these 6 simple tips to help me to stay on task so that I can achieve my goals‚ my life went from default mode to design mode.
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If you are a high school student‚ life without basketball has to be incomplete. We all had gathered at the school gymnasium‚ready to play the game.It was challenging at first‚but with daily practice‚this game is a piece of cake. Ever since‚ I have represented my school for many matches. I have represented my school for many matches. I have managed to gather many fans as well; but today is the toughest challenge: National level. Practice
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Ending Starvation Across the globe in impoverished third world countries an estimated 50‚000 children die of starvation every day (Quine 36). We have all seen the images of these children--bloated bellies‚ fly covered‚ bulging eyes--in television pleas by various charitable organizations. While these images sicken us‚ we idly sit by (often flipping the channel to avoid them)‚ refusing to help these less fortunate kids. The problem is made worse by the ever-increasing population. Even the wealthy
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Anjanetee B. Mallari Prof.Alinsunod BSIE-COMED‚2E Feb.07‚2013 After many years‚ as Zita is now a beautiful lady that all woman wants to be. Zita tell her father Don Eliodoro that she want to study in the city because she want to be a teacher‚ Don Eliodoro didn’t speak anything‚ he can’t decide because if he allow her only daughter to study their without his guidance is she will be alright or not? But in the
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No guts no glory. No pain no gain. Those are my life mottos. I feel that nothing can be achieved by simply sitting and doing absolutely nothing to make dreams come true. Life can be so hard especially when you are not born with silver spoon in yuor mouth. It is also the time when true friends are hard to comeby just because you do not much money to treat them at Kentucky Fried Chicken or Burger King. That is something that I have experienced ever since my family moves to this metropilitan city and
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Assignment #1 Essay A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift The Humanities Volume II: Culture‚ Continuity‚ and Change April 28‚ 2013 Justino L. Berrios In Jonathan Swift’s essay A Modest Proposal‚ the author uses satire in the essay and the title itself‚ to make a point about the English government allowing the citizens of Ireland to starve to death. The proposal that he makes is by no means “modest‚” hence the sarcastic edge surrounding the title. The essay was written in 1729 and during that
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The End There she was sitting at the edge of her bed all day‚ her eyes gazing into a profound pit of nothingness. Everyday was the same for the 16 year old. Nothing was important to her. Recollections and contemplations overflowed her brain. The dark nights filled with horrendous nightmares‚ nightmares packed with fears. Her family spent every day worrying‚ it was such a change‚ she used to be such a happy‚ lively and outgoing girl. Once in a while they would look in on her and watch as her empty
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The Source of Happy Ending The prince took the princess to the great castle; they got married and lived happily ever after; everyone was very happy. An orphan boy had gone through 30 years of suffering‚ finally found his lost parents. The patient was a very optimistic person; she defeated the disease that was originally diagnosed as having no cure. Happy endings always satisfy and give deep impression to readers. Have you ever wondered how come fairy tales and short stories almost always end
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