defeating Republican opponent Jim Talent‚ she was elected as the first women U.S. Senate of Missouri by a margin of 49.6% to 47.3%. Before all of this happened‚ she served as Sate Auditor of Missouri for more than eight years. Before all of her great deeds‚ including running for Governor of Missouri in 2004‚ she studied and graduated from the University of Missouri and studied at Georgetown University. Even before graduating from college‚ McCaskill didn’t have a common lifestyle. She was born in Rolla
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THEIR OWN GODS WITH THEM‚ MEMORIZED THEDE SACRED LITERATURE. 3. THE MAHABHARATA INTERWOVE IDEAS ABOUT COSMOLOGY‚ STATECRAFT‚ PHILOSOPHY AND THE SCIENCE OF WAR INTO ITS STORIES OF THE DEEDS OF GODS AND MEN. IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE LONGEST POEM IN ANY LANGUAGE. THE RAMAYANA SIMPLY RECOUNTED A SEQUENCE OF HEROIC ADVENTURES‚ MANY OF THEM WITH MORAL UNDERTONES. 4. SEVERAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF INDIA RESULTED IN THE PRODUCTION OF ITS REGIONAL LITERATURE. 5. WRITING IN ENGLISH WAS VIEWED WITH
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stated‚ “ A hero is no braver that an ordinary man‚ but he is braver five minutes longer.” In my perspective‚ a hero does not have to have any superpowers‚ to me a hero is someone that has noble qualities‚ does good deeds‚ and is quite brave. To me‚ a person who holds all of these heroic qualities‚ is my father. He does not have supernatural powers‚ but his noble qualities and his acts of gratitude make him a hero to me. The way he holds things down in his family and how he has supported me since I
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traditions far removed from what we would today consider the mainstream of classical culture." (D. Daiches). Of the matter of Rome King Alisaunder‚ and The Destruction of Troy are of more than average merit. The matter of France deals mainly with the heroic deeds of Charlemagne and his knights‚ and the chief of these Carlovingian cycles is the Chanson de Roland which tells the story of Roland’s courageous fight against hopeless odds‚ ending with the hero’s death. The ground-work of the Carlovingian Cycles
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final words to her‚ “Though I shall change the sacrifice‚ I will never root out the Mother’s worship here” (King 145). After meeting his father Aigeus‚ King of Athens‚ he learns of an upstart group known as the Pallantids. After hearing of their evil deeds and plans his sense of honor compels him
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The Battle of Maldon is a poem that revels in British heroism and loyalty. Yet it is not the slaying of the enemy‚ but the failure of Byrhtnoth and his troop that is so heroic and‚ therefore‚ the vanquished are remembered long after the victors are forgotten. In this passage‚ an interesting relationship arises between poetic diction and meaning to describe Byrhtnoth’s rallying of his troops and the message sent across the water by the enemy. This passage is particularly important because the Vikings
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The Importance of the Retainer and King in the Heroic Code Members of the Anglo-Saxon warrior society subscribed to an ethos that celebrated the heroic code. In the passage from Beowulf‚ the poet’s interest in the duties of a loyal retainer and the duties of a great king are evident in the specific language he uses to describe Beowulf’s encounter with the dragon. In one specific passage of this poem‚ Beowulf is portrayed as an ideal retainer by the loyalty‚ courage and fealty to the king he possesses
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the events unfold. With the guidance of Elinor Mompellion‚ Anna endeavoured to support her community throughout the plague‚ establishing the archetype of ’hero’. Although the central female characters of the novel‚ Anna and Elinor‚ were conveyed as heroic‚ the majority of women struggled to have any notable positive impact‚ largely due to the oppression of their dominant husbands. Furthermore‚ there were a number of male characters who strived to do ’good’‚ contrary to their generalisation of being
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illustrated weakness through Jim’s irrationality. Furthermore‚ Jim displayed heroic qualities when he helped the doctor take care of Tom. His action was considered heroic because Jim could have escaped in look for freedom and let Tom suffer. The book states‚ “Out crawls this nigger….done it very well” (286). This demonstrates that what Jim did to help Tom was not only a great deed‚ but he did it well. Jim is depicted as heroic and loyal for being willing to help his friend out even if that meant his
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exhibited by his response but also the poetic manner with which he speaks‚ made all the more pronounced when apposed with Brabantio’s coarse reply with‚ “O thou foul thief‚ where hast thou stow’d my daughter?” (Act 1.2.62-63) We also hear of Othello’s heroic and noble personality through other
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