Homer’s Iliad and the film Troy. It is very apparent that the film Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Peterson‚ has been heavily influenced by the epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ a work commonly credited to the Ancient Greek poet Homer. Both the film and the poem have the same overall plots‚ such as the siege of Troy by the Greeks‚ the feud between the warrior Achilles and the king Agamemnon‚ and these events being triggered due to the Trojan prince Paris “stealing” Helen of Sparta from king Menelaus to be his wife
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LESSONS TO LEARN FROM STEVE JOBS -Anand Soni STEVE JOBS: AN INNATE VIRTUOSO A man of the stature of Steve Jobs needs no introduction. Steve Jobs‚ undoubtedly‚ was one of the greatest entrepreneurs and a great visionary of the 20th century. Steve Jobs revolutionized the computer industry by democratizing the technology and making the computers smaller‚ cheaper‚ intuitive and accessible to everyday consumers. In 1976‚ at the age of 21‚ Jobs founded Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak ‚ probably
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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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Through the clinical research of Dr. Martin Seligman‚ the concept of learned optimism was developed. Seligman explained that everyone may experience some momentary feelings of helplessness when encountering failing experiences. Seligman provides a systematic method to learned optimism that consists of recognizing and then disputing pessimistic thoughts. This method is referred to as the ABCDE model. ABCDE are the first letters of the steps that teachers of optimism can take in helping others develop
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helped me better recognize the significance of life history despite who a person is or where they came from. This course caused me to evaluate my past life lectures and practices. In every story or short story we were assigned to read there was a part I could relate to‚ or something significant that reminded me of a previous event I experienced throughout my life. I connected to the stories from similar earlier period experiences. The stories were very detailed‚ imaginable and filled with knowledge
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Management lessons from the embattled Kingfisher Airline How can an airline obsession put a liquor baron on the rocks? Never had Mr. Vijay Mallaya seen a tight corner like this before. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think Kingfisher Airlines? Opulence; Dr. Vijay Mallaya: the king of good times; lovely air hostesses; in-flight entertainment etc. can be some of the things which come to every person’s mind. But nowhere does the word low cost‚ economy or cheap strikes our
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banking sectors and an uneven spread of wealth. Also‚ in both situations a time of prosperity was followed by an immediate and unexpected decline. It is true that the scale of the problem was not shared‚ but the similarities mean that there are crucial lessons which could have been learnt and which I believe are being ignored. To being‚ the welfare provided by the UK was arguably one of the most important barriers we had against the British people feeling the same hardships of the 1930s America. Also
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Lessons From History Reflections on the Past‚ Present‚ and Future of Two Muslim Communities Dr. Israr Ahmad Lahore Khuddam-ulMarkazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qur’an 2008 1 English Name: Urdu Name: First Print: Second Print: Third Print: Fourth Print: Lessons from History Aug 1997 Oct 2000 Aug 2004 May 2008 1‚100 copies 1‚100 copies 1‚100 copies 1‚100 copies Printed at: Shirkat Printing Press‚ Lahore. Published by: Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qur’an Lahore 36-K‚ Model Town‚ Lahore-54700 Phone:
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Leandra Antoine ENG 0101 Mrs. Janine Grosvenor – La Pierre October 1st‚ 2014 A Life Lesson I Have Learnt The tears rolled down profusely as I held the telephone receiver in my hand. My aunt was still on the other end‚ demanding that I immediately rush over to Grandma Mary’s house. At this instant‚ my gut instinct responded by tightening up indicating that something was definitely wrong. And it was only then; memories of her youthful days flashed across my mind‚ reminding me of her
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in India. I have learned a lot about Hinduism by reading the story “The Bhagavad Gita” translation by Shri Purohit Swami. A poem called “the Woodcarver” that I also read had to do with Hinduism also. I learned four things from reading “The Woodcarver” and “The Bhagavad Gita.” The three things I have learned were that people have to let go of things that are in the way of them learning new things‚ another thing I learned was that you can do anything if you aren’t ignorant‚ I learned was to achieve things
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