Sarah Barry Mr. Anderson English 11/ Period 6 18 August 2011 Hector the Humane To be a “Homeric Hero” is to have a “nobleness of character‚ exalted above that of ordinary men” (Renehan 99). Hector is considered to be a hero because of the fact that the Trojans revered him and recognized Hector as the finest Trojan warrior. Hector’s interactions with Paris in Book 3 show that Hector is a brave man and does not accept cowardice from any warrior‚ including himself. In Book 3‚ Paris challenges
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was no math for all those strong men‚ So he was being defeated and getting angry about it. Achilles another amazing epic hero battles one of his enemies Pallas with humongous anger for killing his best friend. “Achilles drove his point straight through the tender neck but did not cut the windpipe‚ leaving Hector able to speak and to respond. He fell aside into the dust”…. (165-169). In this quote Achilles already had the upper hand of the war and won the fight he stab the spear right threw Pallas
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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 possesses superhuman strength and has a close relationship with the gods; he has all the marks of a great warrior‚ and indeed is proved to be the mightiest man in the Achaean army. At the beginning his mind is calm and collected‚ he stands up justly for the men around him and shows understanding when confronting Agamemnon‚ however his deep-seated character flaws constantly hinder his ability to act with nobility and integrity constantly. He cannot control his arrogance or the rage that surges
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Achilles‚ The Man and the Myth Achilles was a half human half supernatural. His father is king Peleus. Thetis‚ Achilles mother who raised him and his best friend (Patroclus) wanted to make Achilles immortal‚ so she dipped him in the Styx River‚ holding him from his heel. This gave immortality to Achilles‚ he was invincible‚ he was one of the greatest Greek warriors of all times. Thetis his mother who loved her son and was really worried about his safety‚ decided to send him with Scyros where
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ONE IN THE SAME Due to the many similarities and very few differences‚ an alcoholic and a workaholic can be considered as being one in the same. According to the medical dictionary a workaholic is defined as “one who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work” (The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary). Although some people tend to confuse a hard worker for a workaholic‚ some common characteristics that can distinguish the two are that workaholics are often described as intense‚
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Smokers vs. Non smokers The topic of smoking is a controversy issue among different society. There are so many people that are smokers in today’s society. The smokers believe there is no harm in smoking‚ to themselves and to others around them. Then there are nonsmokers that believe smoking can cause health issues and also can cause harm to people that is exposed to second hand smoking and also can cause damage to the environment. With this being said‚ there are many pros and cons of smoking.
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The other wes Moore one name‚ Two Fates “Wes Moore‚ author of The Other Wes Moore One Name‚ Two Fates‚” describes the difficult times in both boys lives. In many ways this novel is inspirational. Such as‚ how it shows the choices we make today‚ and how they affect us in the future. As‚ portrayed through both Wes Moore’s. What these boys went through at such young ages is truly heart wrenching. When comparing the lives of these two young men I find so many things that they have in common. Besides
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Richard Rodriguez and Amy Tan are two bilingual writers. Rodriguez comes from a Latin background where both his parents speak Spanish. Tan is a child of Chinese parents. Though they share some of the same situations; each has a different way of portraying it. This gives the readers two different aspects of being bilingual. Rodriguez told his story in Aria: a Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood. Tan told hers in Mother Tongue. In spite of the fact that they both wrote about their experiences of being
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Immigrants Why do people immigrate from their own country? They migrate for several different reasons. These reasons can be political‚ religious‚ and material reasons. People nowadays become more readily about making the decision to migrate‚ it is hard for them to leave their country to another because they will miss their families‚ homes and they will feel nostalgic and homesick. Lots of people immigrate to other countries to find chances to be succeeded and earn money. Lots of immigrants
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