In many ways‚ Ulysses is a bad leader. Many of his action involved the death of his men. He told Polytheismus that he was there and he was the one that stabbed his eye; Polytheismus told Poseidon about Ulysses and was very angry with Ulysses; he was on Ulysses’ tail ever since the incident. Basically he is a BAD leader. His men died because of him. Many of Ulysses’ men died because of his orders or what he’s done. When he told them climb a vine like beard‚ all his men died by being eaten. He
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success. However‚ when it is considered to be the way to success and a better life‚ it can become destructive which increases national debt‚ creates more poor‚ and causes the poor to stay poor. Welfare has become a weight on society that has caused more bad than good‚ yet there are ways to counteract its corrupt influences and turn it on to a path that assists people
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The Cold War was a pivotal era in the twentieth century. The term Cold War itself‚ popularized in a 1946 speech by Prime Minister of Britain Winston Churchill‚ describes the ideological struggle between Democracy and Communism that began shortly after the end of World War II and lasted until 1991. For the foreign policy of the United States‚ the cold war defined the last half of the twentieth century. It was a war of ideas‚ of threats‚ and of actual fighting in the countries of Korea and Vietnam
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V for Vendetta vs. 1984 comparison Intermediate prompt: Discuss some of the similarities of how the totalitarian style of government depicted in the film V for Vendetta and Big Brother in George Orwell’s novel 1984 use the media to control the population. *Norsefire‚ the political party that reigns over England after a nuclear holocaust attempts to control the population through propaganda in the media. In the movie it seems as though everyone has a television in their home and there is only one
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English III Section G 6/5/2012 Final Paper Women in the Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream Throughout history‚ women have usually been seen as weak and without power. However‚ women such as Helena‚ Hermia‚ Titania‚ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Helen‚ Circe‚ and Penelope in The Odyssey are not weak. Instead‚ they are very powerful but in different ways. The women of The Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream threaten male power but in different ways. In The Odyssey‚ Helen is a
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TV is Bad for You Many people around the world spend tireless hour staring at the TV screen every single day. TV is becoming like a drug‚ people are addicted to it! TV’s can expose to us the weather forecast‚ sports and global events. TV’s also can give quality entertainment‚ education programs and something to look forward to after a harsh day. Though there are advantages‚ there are also many more disadvantages to watching TV. The passage from ‘Small screen big trouble’ about the crime wave of
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“Shifu‚ You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh”: A commentary The first chapter of a story is always one of the most important ones. It sets the stage and tone of the story‚ introduces us to the characters‚ and has to be sufficiently interesting to keep the reader engaged. In “Shifu‚ You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh”‚ Mo Yan brings us straight to the heart of the action and the root of the story’s plot; when Ding Shikou‚ the main character‚ is retrenched. The type of society in which the story
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with words from the poem written on them. Her instructions were to put the papers into what we believed was the correct order for this poem. I found it especially hard because nothing seemed to truly fit together. I remember thinking‚ “Why would anything depend on a red wheelbarrow?” I believe to Williams that everything does depend upon the red wheelbarrow. It seems to hold some special significance to him. To discover what he means regarding the “red wheelbarrow” you must research the life of William
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It was a necessary realization to me how much living among excess clutter could harm my health‚ physically and emotionally. We may think it is just a cleaning process‚ but the depth of the problem will open our eyes to realize how and why the effect of clutter weighs us down. Why it is hard to unclutter? Why can’t it be organized? Why is more clutter mounting up? Emotionally attached objects are hard to get rid of. New attractive items are found in markets all the time. Consequently‚ clutter
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Bad Effects of Alcohol Alcohol is harmless when not drinking in mass quantities‚ even it helps body in some cases‚ for example wine protects people from heart attacks.However‚ if you get used to drink alcohol‚ you can easily abuse.Alcoholism happens when someone engages in frequent alcohol abuse.As time goes on‚ alcohol starts to alter chemical makeup of brain‚ resulting in user to depend on alcohol so as to feel good.In the end‚ their body starts to crave alcohol in order to function
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