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    Homer’s classical epic poem‚ The Iliad‚ and Wolfgang Petersen’s post classical film Troy (2004)‚ many important relationships‚ different and similar‚ were portrayed in both texts. Achilles and Briseis’ relationship‚ which depicted how women were seen in that time as opposed to how they are seen nowadays. The relationship between Helen and Paris and how love‚ in that way‚ have serious consequences that follow with it‚ and sometimes result in war and death. The Iliad and the film‚ Troy‚ portray the

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    Rebecca Chan Nature versus Nurture: Humans Should Morally Become Vegetarians To many‚ it is very acceptable and seemingly natural that humans include meat in their common diet. This practice can be found historically and globally across many countries and cultures. It is undeniable that humans are omnivores and have been for the past many millenniums. However‚ is consuming meat actually natural? What is acceptable may not be natural and may have become acceptable due to our environment

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    Homer portrays him as a formidable soldier in the Iliad‚ as if he was immortal but his disturbed‚ human being characteristics are showed in later chapters in the poem. On the other hand‚ Achilles is characterized as a hero in Troy. He is depicted as a respectable and laudable character in the film. One of the examples for such differences is showed in both the poem and the film‚ in the way Achilles treats Hector’s body after he has killed him. In the Iliad‚ Achilles shows no emotion over Hector’s death

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    Round character Definition: A round character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully developed and described than flat‚ or static‚ characters. If you think of the characters you most love in fiction‚ they probably seem as real to you as people you know in real life. This is a good sign that they are round characters. A writer employs a number of tools or elements to develop a character‚ making him or her round

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    Abstract This paper reflects on the question of if a child of 10 years or less can act morally wrong or commit morally virtuous acts. Children in today’s society are nearly forced to be older than their actual age and thus must increase in maturity and morally comparatively to children of as little as three decades ago. The argument of agreement will be proved by examples of needing a two person income family with a comparative of a child in a single parent versus both parent environment. Although

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    A Character from the “Hole” 1. My full name is Brodericka Amanda Smith‚ but the team calls me Brody. My mother gave me the first name‚ and father was responsible for the last part. I am 34; I was born on March 17‚ the Saint Patrick’s Day. The play mentions only characters first name and average age. Brody can by a short version of a male name Broderick‚ which means “a dream”. That is why I included Irish background and culture’s traditional holiday. People often believe their dreams will come true

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    "WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A MORALLY RESPONSIBLETEACHER IN A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEMOCRACY?" Through my entire life I have always enjoyed History. While attending high school my interest for history grew dramatically after taking such classes like American and World History. As I studied history in high school I often times noticed that history would often times repeat itself. I thought this was very important‚ but as I went on through high school I noticed that many student’s worst subject was history

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    1) With which character do you identify most so far? Why do you need to be a member? The character that I most identify with so far is Avery Stafford. She seems to know how to work with the different crowds. When she’s in front of her fathers crowd‚ she knows how to make herself look professional. My mom is well known so when I used to go to much smaller events with her‚ I would also try to look more ‘mature.’ Avery also says something on page 7‚ about comparing herself to her father. I have a very

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    Brittany Luckey Mr. Clements American Literature 21 March 2013 Grotesque Characters What is a grotesque character? In literature‚ a character or location that is irregular‚ extravagant or fantastic in form. When used as a device‚ the purpose is often in the style of expressionism‚ making the grotesque a parody of human qualities or a distorted reflection of a familiar place. In many ways grotesque characters have some kind of problem in society‚ and example would be a veteran who lost a limb

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    So you want a job in the gaming industry. This is my guide to how to get one as a character designer‚ and an overview of the job as a whole. I will explain what this highly sought after job has to offer‚ from pay and amount of work available‚ to the work involved and where the job falls in the industry ladder (and if there is a possibility for advancement). There is a broad spectrum of work involved in character design‚ and a few different ways to break into the industry. A look at this job will

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