There are three personality traits that make Achilles more admirable than Hector. His leadership‚ his determination‚ and his anger. These three attributes Achilles posses make the man behind the armor. Achilles’ Leadership is what makes him such an admirable man. Being the top soldier in the Achaean army. His actions as a leader make him good role model for his friend Patroclus and the army. Also his decision making in times of disaster. An example of his leadership is his position in the army
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Epic Heroes are admirable‚ even though their actions bring pain and suffering without intent. In Homers epic poem The Odyssey‚ Odysseus displays many admirable qualities‚ many of which bring much sorrow to the ones he loves. Odysseus portrays the image of a hard-fighting warrior. His charisma portrays him as a god-like figure among men and a king amongst the people of Ithaca. During Odysseus’ journey his persistency allows him to conquer many obstacles in his path. Unfortunately Odysseus is too cunning
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What if you see so little but known so much more? Paul‚ Erik‚ Mom and Dad all are part of the same family‚ they eat the same food‚ live in the same house and share the same blood‚ but what they understand is all so different. In the novel Tangerine‚ Edward Bloor uses the motif of sight to show that seeing something isn’t the same as comprehending it. undoubtedly this can be applied to many people‚ but in Tangerine this concept of “seeing” is shown in many ways throughout Paul’s life. Paul had damaged
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In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ there are multiple actions that will affect the main character Paul in the near future‚ but there was only a few that stood out and had a major effect on his future actions. These decisions in particular were made by the parent’s themselves. The parent’s made multiple decisions that were one sided and had a major effect on Paul’s personality and further decisions/actions. The parents choices to hide the secret how Paul got blind‚ to giving him open access to
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Professor Higgins English Literature I December 10‚ 2011 Jonathan Edwards at a Crossroad of Puritanism and Enlightenment Jonathan Edwards is a fascinating individual in eighteenth century literature and one of the most important figures of his time. He is the son and grandson of Puritan preachers and a product of a Puritan background. He is known as an Enlightenment philosopher‚ theologian‚ orator‚ and scientist. Edwards is a leading figure in the early years of the “Great Awakening”‚ a period
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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I believe Gatsby was pathetic in the pursuit of his dream for several reasons including the motivation behind his dream‚ time spent‚ and his false sense of the truth. Basically‚ he has spent five years in constant pursuit of reuniting with Daisy and has devoted his entire life to falling back in love with her. Gatsby’s great mistake was loving Daisy in the first place. He chose a vacuous lady upon which to focus everything in his life towards. Just as the American Dream itself has turned into the
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Experiencing something admirable is hard to come by‚ In “The Great Gatsby” By F Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby waits 5 years to see the girl he “loves”‚ named Daisy‚ Fights in World War I and ran away from the poverty in his life to be a successful Millionaire. This is shown in Chapters 4-9 when he explains to Nick Carraway about his life before meeting him. Jay Gatsby can be explained as Admirable By HIs will to see daisy‚ fighting in WWI‚ and escaping poverty to become successful. Jay Gatsby admits
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Edward Britton Formal Argumentative Essay “Is Izod Wolfe an evil villain or an unsung hero?” Essay: ‘Edward Britton’‚ a novel by Gary Crew and Philip Neilson‚ tells the distressing story of the anguish and conquests of two teenage convicts in the Australian boys prison‚ Point Puer. Izod Wolfe and Edward Britton are the main characters with very different dreams‚ hopes and fears. Izod Wolfe‚ however‚ comes across as an evil villain. This is due to the fact that he is a murderer‚ a thief and he
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Antonia exhibits multiple characteristics in the book “My Antonia” by Willa Cather These characteristics lead to Cather being very admirable of Antonia. It is very simple to admire Antonia while reading this book. She is a very admirable person. One of the intensely portrayed characteristics is that Antonia is a hard worker as I stated in the earlier essay. From the moment she and her family arrived she displayed very good work ethics and never ever second guessed herself. She worked on the prairie
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