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    The Beauty And The Beast

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    I thought that the musical II attended‚ The Beauty and the Beast‚ performed by Castle View High School‚ was extremely well-performed with moving music. The acting was superb‚ the singing was exceptional‚ and the pit music was astounding. I attended Beauty and the Beast‚ a musical performed by Castle View Theater Company‚ on November 21 at 1:00pm. The musical took place at Castle View High School in Castle Rock‚ Colorado. The plot interacted very well with the songs. The songs entwined with the plot

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    Homer’s Iliad

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    Homer’s Iliad With the assistance of Agamemnon and Achilleus‚ the Achaians were able to gain the victory over the Thebe. After the war ended‚ in order to honor Agamemnon and Achilleus‚ the Achaians equally distributed their prize‚ in addition‚ Chryseis for Agamemnon and Briseus’s daughter for Achilleus. However the father of Chryseis‚ who happened to be the priest of Apollo‚ came in to ransom back his daughter. But Agamemnon refused to give her back and drove him away. The priest was horrified

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    City of the Beasts

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    City of Beasts centers on the adventures of Alexander Cold‚ a typical fifteen year-old boy. He goes to school‚ where he’s in band; he has a crush on a girl in his class‚ likes to rock-climb with his dad‚ fights with his sisters. Ordinary. But when his mother becomes ill‚ he is sent to stay with his grandmother‚ Kate‚ who is most untypical. She is a writer for International Geographic magazine‚ which seems to be modeled after another very popular magazine – you guess which one. She is portrayed as

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    Honor In The Iliad Essay

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    The Theme of Honor in The Iliad Homer illustrates the theme of honor throughout many instances in “The Iliad”. “The Iliad” is about the characters and events surrounding the Trojan War. In the war the Greek soldiers fought against the Trojan soldiers. The Greeks were retaliating against the Trojan prince Paris who stole the Greek king Menelaus’ wife Helen. Agamemnon the brave and supercilious brother of Menelaus is a prominent Greek leader in the war. Agamemnon demonstrates the theme of honor

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    Loss In Troy And The Iliad

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    When exploring the main concerns and key aspects in both ‘Troy’ and ‘The Iliad’ the audience have to over-come and understand the huge focus of loss. When experiencing loss many other possessions come along with it such as‚ grief‚ anger‚ revenge‚ loneliness and various emotions and feelings. Looking deeper into both texts you gain a sense and understanding of the grief all families and loved ones had to endure from the loss of a family member or relation. Both text can be read into closely to find

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    Justice In The Iliad

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    civilization is rooted in the people’s ideology. And because of the profound influences of current events‚ societal structure‚ and philosophical thinkers‚ a city’s principles continuously adapt to new ideas. Ancient Greece is no different. Homer’s The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem that recounts the Trojan War. It mentions and alludes to many Greek legends while implying common beliefs among citizens of Greece from the early 8th century B.C. Comparatively‚ Euripedes’ playwright The Women of Troy

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    The Mark of the Beast

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    Short Story Outline Title: The Mark of the Beast Author: Rudyard Kipling Setting: Colonial India during the late nineteenth century‚ New Year’s Eve Character(s): Fleete (main character)‚ Kipling (author‚ narrator)‚ Strickland (friend) Point of View: Narrator Central Conflict the protagonist is facing: He got drunk and desecrated the temple of Hanuman the Monkey God by putting out a cigar on the ape’s forehead. A Leper Priest (a “Silver Man”) then bites Fleete on the breast‚ and he is warned

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    A central theme of the Iliad is the honor and glory the warriors earn in battle. The main goal of the soldiers in the poem was to achieve glory and honor so they may live on even after death. In fact‚ many within Greek society revered honor in their individual and family life. The celebration of military honor and glory was the most important aspect of Greek culture. This focal point consumed the lives of the Greeks and helps to understand and define their value system. Glory and honor was very

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    Achilles Biography

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    Heracles The hero of Greek mythology I would like to address is Heracles the Lionheart‚ as he is referred to in The Homeric Hymns. I want to demonstrate how Heracles is loved and hated for his god-like strength and how his aggressiveness and rashness get him and others into bad situations. Heracles is the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene. As stated in Homeric Hymn 15‚ “Alkmene bore‚ having joined with Kronos’ black-clouded son” (Homeric Hymn 15.8). Heracles family tree goes back to Perseus

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    Beauty And The Beast

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    their own problems and need a man to guide them on their journey of becoming the ‘ideal’ women. Moreover‚ “Beauty and the Beast‚” written by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont is another story that highlights male superiority through the animal character. Instead of letting the Beauty suffer with the loss of her father‚ the beast spares his life and takes her in his place. The beast is not portrayed as the ‘usual’ friendly‚ small creature helper‚ but he still takes on the role of helping Beauty find

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