Summary Gates of fire is a story about Xeones‚ a Greek boy who is a survivor of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. After awhile of living in his village it is over ran by Argives ‚ Xeones then wonders the countryside with two friends and spends his early years as an outlaw. Until one day he is captured enslaved by the Spartans ‚ where they keep him with the other slaves called Helots. He is then paired with Alexandros‚ the son of a high ranking Spartan officer‚ who
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Timothy 20140221 Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae In the novel “Gates of Fire”‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ the author describes a battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian Army who threatens to invade and take Sparta. A Greek‚ who goes by the name Xeones‚ gives his story to a scribe who works for the Persian King Xerxes. One main theme that presents itself very well is the act of Patriotism. Something that one would learn from this novel is very similar to the basics of what
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oting the book “Through Gates of Splendor” which tells the story of five missionaries who sacrificed their lives in the jungles of Ecuador‚ this documentary film “Beyond the Gates of Splendor” takes us through that original journey to the events that followed half a century after. A thoroughly informed and accurate story‚ it has some limitations‚ but is well worth the watch. The well-known facts about this story are that five men‚ Jim Elliot‚ Roger Youderian‚ Nate Saint‚ Pete Fleming‚ and Ed McCully
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Quote #1 “The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words‚ but they accepted his explanation‚ and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. FOUR LEGS GOOD‚ TWO LEGS BAD‚ was inscribed on the end wall of the barn‚ above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters (3.10‚ 3.11)” Big words bad‚ small words good: it’s easier to understand rules when they’re simple‚ but simple rules tend to gloss over the complexities of human society. Like‚ "don’t tell lies" is all well
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Theme: Greek Military The themes represented throughout Gates of Fire‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ give us an idea as to how Greek society operated and what they valued. History comes alive when Pressfield discusses the battles and city-states of ancient Greece. With this fictitious account of real events we are able to relate to characters living during a different time‚ in a different place. We can try and understand‚ through history and Pressfield‚ how and why the Greeks fought and died. The Greeks
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Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will NOT make $60‚000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough‚ wait till you get a boss. Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
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● Quote: ...hair much too long‚ tangled here and there‚ knotted round a dead leaf or twig; clothes‚ worn away‚ stiff like his own with sweat‚ put on‚ not for decorum or comfort but out of custom; the skin of the body scurfy with brine (110) ● Analysis: The boys’ appearance has become less and less civilized as the novel progresses. Their outward appearance is a reflection of their inward state. ● Chapter 8 ● Quote: The head is for the beast. It’s a gift (137). ● Analysis: The boys are sacrificing pig heads to a beast
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right‚ you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself‚ and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe- This quote to me means that everything happens for a reason and it is sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. I think that this quote says that Everything that happens in one way or another has a direct impact on who you are. How you look at and react to everything that happens around you goes into defining who you
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During class‚ we have had several discussions about courage‚ specifically as one of the major themes of Gates of Fire. In our discussions‚ we have mentioned that there are‚ in fact‚ different types of courage. We mentioned courage in men‚ in women‚ and false courage or pseudoandreia; this idea of different types or grades of courage lead me to this page about developing courage: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/02/08/developing-manly-courage/ The website outlines four distinct types of (manly)
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