HERO OR ZERO? In the Iliad‚ along with the glorification of war‚ there is a fixation on heroes. Heroes are warriors who are presented above the average foot soldier for a myriad of reasons. They not only act as leaders in battle‚ but as people to rally around. In the poem there are numerous heroes each with their own distinctive quality and purpose. Heroes all have an important thing in common; as they go‚ so go their soldiers. The main heroes of the epic make their claim to fame in different
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In English class we read Edith Hamilton’s synopsis of the Trojan War‚ and after reading‚ we watched the Warner Brothers 2004 Production of Troy. The movie and the myth were both based on the Trojan War. They were both very interesting‚ and captivating. It was stimulating to see it in 2 different points of views. Both the movie and the myth of Troy were great. They had similarities‚ but there were also some very strong differences. In Edith Hamilton’s Synopsis of the Trojan War‚ it focused on many
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never once faltered from duty To play on the "up and up." "Sal" told me this tale on the evening Before she was turned out "free‚" And I’ll do my best to relate it Just as she told it to me: I was born on a ranch in Wyoming; Not treated like Helen of Troy; I was taught that "rods were rulers" And "ranked" as a greasy cowboy." Then I left my old home for the city To play in its mad dizzy whirl‚ Not knowing how little of pity It holds for a country girl. There I fell for "the line" of a
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watchman discovers the beacon and tells Agamemnon’s wife‚ Clytemnestra‚ the good news. The chorus enters relating the story of Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus. When Menelaus’ wife‚ Helen‚ ran away to Troy with Paris‚ the prince of Troy‚ Menelaus gathered an army‚ led by Agamemnon‚ to attack Troy and retrieve Helen. Most important about the chorus’s speech is their mention of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter‚ Iphigenia‚ in order to be able to wage war on Troy. They tell how she was sacrificed
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more force police officers can use. With this being what a police officer is required to do during an arrest‚ let’s examine the case of Eric Garner. Eric Garner was approached by police because he was suspected of selling cigarettes. Police officers had probable cause‚ and were originally just having Garner cornered‚ when they moved in to arrest Garner‚ Garner resisted.
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The story of Agamemnon has been told three times throughout our readings‚ twice in the Odyssey and in the play Agamemnon. Each recounting of the tale differs slightly from the last and while the outcome is always the same‚ the characters are portrayed in vastly different lights between the poem and the play. Where the Odyssey portrays Agamemnon as a hero murdered by his lecherous wife Clytemnestra and his cowardly cousin Aegisthus‚ Agamemnon portrays him as cold and arrogant while his wife is a more
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of the drive behind male heroism. In Book three of the Iliad Paris stepped out of the Trojan ranks‚ an obvious ‘pretty-boy’ challenging any Greek to fight against him. It was not until he saw Menelaus‚ the legendary king of Sparta‚ the husband of Helen who Paris abducted which started the Trojan War‚ did “Paris’ blood / Turn milky when he saw him coming on‚ / And he faded back into the Trojan troops” (Book 3 lines 36-37). Hector‚ contrary to his ‘pretty-boy’ brother did not believe in shame and dishonor
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life without him‚ complete with a smarmy businessman fiancé (James Marsden). In between the scenes of Noah and Allie are scenes of James Garner reading their story in a nursing home to an elderly woman (Gena Rowlands) slowly losing her memory. Guess what he’s reading the story from...you guessed it‚ a notebook. These snippets of scenes between Garner and Rowlands are nice and sweet‚ but the investment in Gosling and McAdams is what makes them pay off in the end. That’s all I’ll say. Marsden
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W. B. Yeats‚ a somewhat eclectic poet‚ explores‚ throughout his work‚ a wide range of themes and ideas. He reflects on his nation’s politics‚ Irish mysticism‚ the afterlife‚ love‚ and his own past. While each set of his poems share many recurring images‚ however‚ it is Yeats’ examination and opinions of the gyres of time and history that crop up in all forms of his poetry. While references to this great spiraling metaphor for the fabric of the universe can be found in some of Yeats’ most famous works
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casebrief Brief Fact Summary. The officers in question shot an unarmed suspected felon. This case was instituted by the victim’s family alleging that the victim’s constitutional rights were violated by the officers. Synopsis of Rule of Law. If an officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious bodily harm either to fellow officers or to others‚ it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Facts. The police were summoned to stop
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