suddenly became hard and ambitious‚ “keep your eye on the prize Luna! Eye on the prize‚ just make it to Saturday‚ and all will be resolved.” She decided it was best not to reply. At the same time she softened somewhat and began to reminisce about the day when Jean-Pierre had mentioned Consuelo had apologized for her behavior. It drove her nauseous enough to walk from the bed‚ to the bathroom‚ and repetitively throw up. Her plans for today had to be changed to relaxing and mentally disconnecting. Saturday
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revoking his command once it has been ordained. In the same fashion‚ there are hundreds of Greek heroes‚ yet there are none braver‚ stronger‚ or more wrathful than the swift runner Achilles who commands respect from all the Greeks and yields to no man. However‚ despite all their strength and authority‚ neither Zeus nor Achilles appears capable of eschewing or defying the omnipresent power that holds more sway than them: fate. Sans doubt‚ once a human is dealt his hand‚ there is nothing that he can humanly
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Everyone has an identity even if they don’t know it. April and Hercules don’t know their true identity and they struggle to find it. Hercules and April are very similar in different ways. In the beginning of both stories‚ both characters didn’t have many or any friends before they found their identity. No one wanted to be their friend because they were different from everyone else. Also before they found their identity‚ April and Hercules didn’t know who they truly were. April was behind a mask that
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Achilles resists his comrades request to return to war because of his condemnation of honor and glory. He places larger emphasis on his own life‚ rather than his duty to the Aegeans. Homer’s use of tone and diction illustrate Achilles’ negative feelings towards the concept of gaining honor. According to Achilles‚ the reward of honor is not as important as it is perceived. The language displays how he generalizes everyone at equal standings. By generalizing everyone as equals‚ he belittles himself
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his best friend‚ makes him act the way he does. Throughout all of The Illiad‚ not once is Achilles this upset or moved by anyone else’s death‚ this mean that Virgil had meant to specify and make sure that the reader understands how much Patroklos means to Achilles and how close of friends they are. With how severely depressed he gets that Antilochos thinks that he may kill himself is another hint that Achilles if actually a very emotional person. The way his actions are described clearly show that
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Homer tells the story of the Trojan War with Achilles‚ the best Greek warrior. However‚ Achilles does not like Agamemnon‚ the king of Mycenae‚ because he took Briseis (Briseis was a woman that Achilles had received as a war prize). This is the reason why Achilles was raged at Agamemnon. In a rage‚ Achilles wants to kill all of the Trojans‚ especially Hector‚ the best Trojan warrior. Patroclus‚ Achilles’ best friend goes out to the battle field as Achilles (wearing his armor)‚ trying to kill Hector
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actions and consequences that men take in hopes to gain honour and glory. Two primary characters that do this are Achilles the greatest warrior of the ancient world‚ and Agamemnon the king of Mycenae. In The Iliad Achilles and Agamemnon are both fuelled by spite and blinded by stubbornness which causes them to suffer the consequences of their own actions. The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon is sparked in Book 1 of The Iliad‚ Homer illustrates the detrimental impact their actions have on them
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Achilles shows various forms of commitment in the Iliad. This god does not appear as often as others do‚ but when he does he appears with a bang. He and Agamemnon have ongoing beef‚ and because of this he resides from the Achaen army. The Achaens need his help to defeat Troy but he is so committed to his hatred for Agamemnon that he refuses to help. “never again‚ he’ll never rob me blind with his twistsul words again. Once is enough for him. Die and be damned for all I care” (9‚ 455-457). The beef
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in theatre are called actors or thespians. Modern day theatre is influenced by the ancient Greeks because it uses the same terms and basic play structure for performances. A lot of languages now still use words‚ terms‚ phrases and roots from the ancient Greek language.
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ad for Sears or the Penn State Bookstore. At night‚ the last thing I see is the latest peroxide innovation on the toothpaste tube. Most of us ignore these ads as we drive by the Marlboro billboard on the way to work or to the countryside on a lovely day. However‚ most of us do not realize the mind games the advertisers has been playing on our subconscious minds for the past half century. It ’s a scary thought‚ really‚ when you realize the advertisers has gained control of our lives without us even
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