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    Do you ever wonder about what people of the Victorian era did differently than us now? There are multiple sources concerning the Victorian era by numerous authors who discuss the lifestyle of the people living in this time. In those sources‚ many things are different such as medical training‚ education‚ literature and the way they celebrated holidays‚ just to name a few. To begin‚ in the Victorian era medical workers were trained by men already in the practice through apprenticeship.

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    Troy Versus Homers Illiad

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    TROY VS HOMERS ILIAD (A comparison between the two with a mix of movie reviewing) by Amber Shepherd When comparing the movie Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Petterson‚ and The Iliad‚ written by Greek poet Homer we can clearly see that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy‚ Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body

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    Iliad Excerpt Vs. Troy

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    Iliad Excerpt versus Troy movie clip The Iliad excerpt and the Troy movie clip are the same in many ways. Achilles will have vengeance; his cousin is now dead all because Hector believed Patroclus was Achilles. The two battle it out‚ and Hector asks that his body is not manipulated if he is defeated and he will not manipulate Achilles. The deal was quickly denied. After Hector is killed during the battle‚ Achilles drags him behind his chariot. There are many differences between the Iliad excerpt

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    Setting . I.A. Time of Action: About 3‚200 years ago in recorded history’s infancy‚ when humankind’s imagination peopled the known world with great heroes and villains and nature reflected the mood of the gods and goddesses. I.B. Place of Action: Troy (Asia Minor)‚ also Ilium (ancient Ilion)‚ famous city of Greek legend‚ on the northwestern corner of Asia Minor‚ in present-day Turkey. Anatolia is west of Greece (across the Aegean Sea) and north of Egypt (across the Mediterranean Sea). II. Characters

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    Historical‚ Social and Political Issues in the movie FREEDOM WRITERS The thorough presentation of a well researched context in the film provided the environment for priming the viewers on the concept of belonging which was highlighted in the film. This grounded the film and prepared the viewers on the film’s main focus. Through the brief but meaningful snippets of what happened during the trial of Rodney King‚ the viewers were introduced to the conflict used in the film that surfaced and distinctly

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    Troy: Iliad and King Priam

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    next century‚ Petersen raised the stakes - both onscreen and with his budget - for "A Perfect Storm" (2000)‚ a less-than-factual accounting of real-life events that struggled to recoup its financials at the box office. Following the even more bloated "Troy" (2004) and "Poseidon" (2006)‚

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    The Movie Helen of Troy The movie Helen of Troy shows the important details before and inside the book Iliad. This movie helps the readers to understand this book. Also‚ it shows how the Trojan war started and how Troy has fallen. Like in the book‚ because Helen was taken by Paris‚ the Achaeans demanded to take her back Premium 490 Words 2 Pages Helen of Troy The movie Helen of Troy shows the important details before and inside the book Iliad. The movie helps us

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    differences that I gave between the Iliad and the movie "Troy" from a past question: The movie was only inspired by Homer’s Iliad‚ not a completely accurate depiction of what he wrote. The movie script took many liberties with the poem and the characters. Here are some differences between the movie and the poem: - Homer’s Iliad was greatly influenced by the gods. In the movie "Troy" the gods played no role in events that took place.  - In the movie Hector kills Menelaus to save Paris. In the

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    in the play are used to tell the late life story of Troy Maxon and his relationship with family.  From the start of the play‚ there is conflict and foreshadowing that shows Troy’s own belief that he has failed in life and that the world did not give him what he deserved.  He believes that he has to venture outside of his family to find relief.             At the start of the play‚ Wilson takes the audience into the seemingly happy life of Troy Maxon. The author then makes it clear that he felt like

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    by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and it has many inaccuracies. This story is about Paul Revere’s Ride. The Third story is called “How Accurate Was Longfellow’s Poem?” This was written by: Franklin Johnson and it was about how the story had many inaccuracies and the story has been changed from what actually happened. Three inaccuracies about Longfellow’s poem was that there were three people‚ the lantern signal‚ and how the story ends. A big inaccuracy in the story is the lantern signal. According to

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