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    On August 5‚ 2012 at 10:25 am‚ a deadly shooting killed six Sikhs because they were mistaken for Muslims. The reason was because the shooter‚ Wade Michael Page‚ wanted revenge against the Muslims for the attack earlier in 2012 and thought that Muslims and Sikhs were part of the same religion; by there are actually multiple differences between Sikhs and Muslims. The three main differences in Sikhs and Muslims are the religion‚ the language and the apparel. Even though both Islam and

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    As we would expect there are some differences‚ between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female. Hatshepsut 1479-58 B.C.E is an enormous granite kneeling sculpture of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She assumes the authority of the king and creates a home of ecology around her kingship that described her as a divine birth‚ the way the oracle predicted that she would be come king. She ruled Egypt for more then two decades‚ she also commission a number of temples and

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    The stories “The Sniper” and “Cranes” are two very similar but yet different stories. “The Sniper‚” was written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the story is about a republican sniper trying to get out of a civil war ‚in Ireland‚ in the end the sniper succeeds in sniping the enemies sniper but learns it’s his brother. “Cranes‚” is written by Hwang Sunwōn and is about a man‚ named Sōngsam‚ and his old pal‚ Tōkche‚ heading to the jail‚ and on there way cranes appear and Sōngsam lets Tōkche go. But the one story

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    Gladiator: A hero will rise This story has been adapted from the novel written by Dewey Gram‚ based on a screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson‚ story by David Franzoni‚ and retold in this book by Annette Keen. The year of first publication is 2001‚ published by Penguin Putman Inc. Also‚ there is a movie named and produced after the book‚ released in May of 2000‚ with many recognitions and multiple awards‚ including best Actor for Russell Crowe and 4 other Oscars. Although

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    The movie Gattaca is about a family that has one boy to start off their family. His name is Vincent and he is supposed to die around the age of 30. He has many things going wrong within his body and is really sick. During the next 5 years‚ the parents give birth to another baby‚ but the difference between these two boys is that the new baby named Anton is specially programed to be the best of the two parents. These two boys are always competitive with one another and its just a matter of events to

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    odysseus and achilles

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    believed there was a recipe for a mortal man to claim immortality‚ and have a name that echoes throughout the ages. The ingredients can be found between the two very popular mythical figures of ancient Greece‚ Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey and Achilles from his other timeless story‚ “The Iliad”. This document will relay the commonalities shared through tragedy‚ and revenge‚ along with the contrasting characteristics of personality‚ methodology in combat and‚ endured hardships. Through the combination

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    because he was deaf. However‚ the father took it further than just beating on them to actually killing his own son. p. 10 Missy’s mom is really accepting of Missy and her accomplishments and never asks for more than what Missy can do This kind of contrasts my idea of what Newts dad would be like because I feel that since he killed his son‚ then he wasn’t really accepting of anything that Newt had done p. 11 The writing on the water tower represents how people in Missys town don’t have big goals and

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    Achilles Flaws

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    had weaknesses. Some would say that Achilles was one of the most important people in Greek Mythology. Many people considered Achilles a hero. He was brave‚ strong‚ and victorious‚ yet he was not perfect. He fought gallantly to protect the ones whom he loved. Even though a person may seem perfect sometimes‚ it is safe to say that no one is flawless. Every hero has a hamartia. A hamartia is a fatal flaw that eventually leads to the demise of a hero. Achilles’ hamartia‚ or his fatal flaw‚ was a characteristic

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    Achilles in the Iliad

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    Foley 12/8/14 Term Paper The Myth of Achilles The myth of Achilles‚ the great Greek warrior of the Trojan War‚ is focused on his awesome power and destructive capabilities. The opening line of The Iliad begs‚ “Sing‚ goddess‚ the anger of Peleus’ son Achilles and its devastation” as if his exploits needed an introduction (Homer 1.1-2). However‚ there lies a deeper story within the epic poem‚ which I found to be more impactful than any account of Achilles’ talent. Evidently‚ many artists and poets

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    demi-god protagonist‚ Achilles‚ displays immense wrath against his fellow Achaian countrymen. Despite being angry at only Agamemnon‚ the army’s commander‚ moments beforehand‚ Achilles ultimately turns his resentment against all the Greek army and demands divine intervention against the Achaian troops. Initially‚ Agamemnon and his followers stripped away what was rightfully his‚ similarly to how Achilles’ believes his divine fate was taken by being born to a mortal man. Achilles’ conversation with Athena

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