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    Zeus to sleepÉ thus rendering him unable to help his beloved Trojans. Nothing like this incident can be found in the Odyssey. References to past disagreements and arguments between the Gods (such as in the Poet’s tale of Ares and Aphrodite) are scattered throughout the book‚ however‚ so the views between the Iliad and the Odyssey are not exactly diametrically opposed. The role of the Gods in the affairs of humanity is much greater in the Iliad

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    A Princess from Two Worlds “Sayaw sa Kasingkil”‚ or commonly known as “Singkil” is a famous Philippine Folk Dance that expresses hierarchies of royalty and power. Belong in the “Moro Suite” of Philippine Folk Dance‚ Singkil originates from the north Mindinao region of the Philippines and is derived from Muslim culture. There are two known versions of Singkil-- the classical version and the modern Indarapatra version. Both version deliver very similar performances of choreography. Both versions

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    What is the “Self” and what is the “Soul”? The answer to this question can vary in all different kinds of ways. If you ask someone religious they will tell you that you the self is more of a shell for the soul‚ and the soul is the spiritual essence of a person. If you ask a philosopher‚ they will most likely answer those questions with another question‚ such as are they not the same thing? Or what exactly is the essence of a person? In David Samuels’ essay “In the Age of Radical Selfishness” he

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    In this essay‚ I will compare two different poems and compare the way they portray the war. The two poems I will be comparing are‚ “The Immortals‚” by Isaac Rosenberg and‚ "In a V A D Pantry‚” by Alberta Vickridge. They both give contrasting perspectives in the approach due to the different circumstances of the authors during the War were in during the War. “The Immortals‚” talks about a soldier dealing with an enemy which seems to be immortal; rising from the dead every time the soldier kills one

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    Gilchrist and Huffman used an abundance of empirical data and research to create the foundation of their golf training plans. For example‚ by utilizing the concept of periodization which has been long-used in other Olympic sports‚ a neutral two-week performance cycle has been broken down into: 491 minutes allocated to your putter (20%) 230 minutes allocated to driver (9%) 210 minutes allocated to LW (8%) 210 minutes allocated to SW (8%) 210 minutes allocated to PW (8%) 130 minutes allocated to

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    accept his leaving/ Dido is simply a queen and mortal Odyssey: home calls‚ Ithika (past already his home) Calypso accepts that he must go/ she is a goddess demise | The Iliad | The Aenied | Passage: The Aeneid’s last six book (the outbreak of war) resembles the Iliad. | Partoclus killed by Hector and the wrath of Achilles is ignited by the news of the death of his friend. | Pallas killed by Turnus and the wrath of Aneus is ignited when he also receives the news of her dead friend. | Similarities/Differences

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    Two Kinds

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    bring enjoy-ment if you fulfil the expectation or it can lead to disappointment if you don’t. Every individual will not get through life without having some sort of expectation to something‚ and this as well include parents too. The short story ’Two Kinds’ written by Amy Tan is from 1989‚ and it delineates a mother’s attempt to push her daughter into achieving a prodigious lifestyle. The mother is an immi-grant from China‚ but her daughter is born in America. The cultural difference of their upbringing

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    will be comparing and contrasting the 2 artworks that I have chosen in terms of how they look and how they convey messages. ‘Headlong’ is a collage in which lots of elements are used to show viewers it is conveying an important message. Whereas in comparison‚ the ‘Untitled’ is the art form of photography‚ however the message is just as important. In ‘Headlong’‚ we see a long cursive ‘E’ shape right in the middle of the artwork. The ‘E’ shape looks like it’s been printed out from the computer with the

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    Star Wars and The Matrix There holds in heaven‚ if there is a heaven‚ a cabinet so sublime‚ so extravagantly constructed as to hold the two classics: Star Wars and The Matrix. Star Wars was the original space-western journey of the seventies – The Matrix is the Star Wars of the noughties. Luke Skywalker was the well-built‚ blonde haired‚ blue eyed stereotypical American farmer of the time of Star Wars’ production. Today‚ western civilisation considers Neo an idol for modern boys. Neo is the

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    War Is Terrible

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    Saying that ‘war is terrible’ is such a simple statement but makes us think of the emotional stress and physical pain. There is a wide variety of texts that explore the ideas about war. Various composers agree that war is a terrible thing and isn’t necessary. There are some composers however who believe that war is necessary and that people should do their duty and fight for their country. These can be shown by a range of techniques. The war poetry of Wilfred Owen‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Anthem

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