was better to just lose six men than all his men‚ a real hero would’ve found another route and a way for all his men to survive. A real hero would have taken the direct route to Ithaca and never been faced with this dilemma. Even after crewmembers died serving him‚ Odysseus ridiculed them and showed no respect. He did not even give a proper burial to his loyal crewmembers until he was forced to go back and correctly bury them. Odysseus did not care for the lives he lost; he survived and that’s all
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What is the true tragedy of Dido? Scholars have debated various perspectives over the years. One could argue that Dido’s major tragedy was losing a love that the Gods had forced her to feel and had also stolen from her (Farron). Another essay argues that her death in the end of Book IV‚ or more specifically dying by her own hand was her downfall (Fenik). However‚ the most convincing argument is that Dido’s true tragedy was her lack of piety. Piety had very specific rules in Roman society. For example
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auditors’ report must state whether the annual accounts give a true and fair view in accordance with the relevant reporting framework. In normal English‚ true means ‘in accordance with the facts’ and fair means ‘free from dishonesty or impartial.’ In accounting principle‚ true and fair view means that the financial statements are free from material misstatements and faithfully represent the financial performance and position of the entity.The true and fair requirement has been fundamental to accounting in the UK for many years
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A Dream Come True On August 28‚ 1963‚ thousands gathered at our nation’s capitol to hear and see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. express himself nationwide about the critical issue of racism in America. Those who attended or saw any broadcasts that day witnessed what many would consider the greatest and most powerful publicized speech in American history. King’s speech‚ "I Have a Dream‚" was written in response to the dishonoring of the Emancipation Proclamation and strong racism toward blacks in
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Apple Two Enterprises expects to generate sales of $5‚950‚000 for fiscal 2014; sales were$3‚450‚000 in fiscal 2013. Assume the following figures for the fiscal year ending 2013: cash $70‚000; accounts receivable $250‚000; inventory $400‚000; net fixed assets $520‚000; accounts payable $235‚000; and accruals $155‚000. Use the percent-of-sales method to forecast cash for the fiscal year ending 2014. $120‚725 Explanation: 3450000 / 70000 = 0.0203 x 5950000 = 120‚725 Metals Corp. has $2‚575‚000 of
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it real. A hit with the ‘in crowd’ in the 1960s and early ’70s – film director Sam Wanamaker had one‚ as did Rod Stewart and many other celebs – it’s always appealed to people who want to be seen in something different. But‚ crucially‚ it is also a true driver’s car‚ one that evolved from the race track. The basic design endured for more than three decades and evolved to cope with over 500bhp in its very last incarnation. Here we’ll focus on the earlier‚ more ‘classic’ versions; but much of what follows
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Dissecting the Infected: The Adamant Notion of a ‘True Zombie’ Definition An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it. – James Lovelock Pre-Code Hollywood broke horror barriers in 1932 with the independently produced film White Zombie by brothers Victor and Edward Halperin‚ a work strongly considered to be the first feature-length zombie film. Prior to the film’s creation‚ articles and journals on the subject of Voodoo in Haiti had been already published in the U.S. (Rhodes
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I heard a fly buzz... When I died is a very calm poem near to death... Emily herself faced death trials many times in her life‚ and therefore she wrote many poems regarding death... In this poem she seems to be calm or rather helpless at the time of death... She seems to be relaxed on this natural process‚ she now on her bed‚ thinking of everything that has gone through her life and about her death and life after... At some moment it is felt that she have even died at the end because the calmness
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I am a lucky person. I was raised by a very caring pair of parents with three very good siblings in an extremely affluent town. I attended the best grammar and high schools in the state‚ continued on to graduate from one of the best universities in the world‚ and had no idea what to do next. My drive to excel was both internal and externalI really do love success‚ but I was equally pressured by outside sources to succeed. The advantages I was given served both to help me start ahead of others
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The justified true belief theory of knowledge is an idea that if you have evidence to justify your belief then your justification makes that belief true. Your evidence holds true because of your previous experiences or your five senses thus making your idea true when you can rule out other alternative evidence. This theory is broken down into three necessary conditions: truth‚ belief and justification. Truth is the condition where it accurately represents the world; belief is when you believe something
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