Clas 121 Day 1 What strikes you as interesting or surprising about Thucydides’ approach or attitude to the distant past in comparison with Schliemann’s and/or Evans’? Although their methods of gathering evidence differed greatly‚ Thucydides and Schliemann both had similar opinions over the historical accuracy of Homer’s writings. Thucydides sought out to believe in the history of the past by acknowledging the events that occurred at the time period and correlating it with the oral accounts of them
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Currently the UK operates no general duty to aid someone in peril‚ only where there is a certain relationship established. Using case law and legal principles an attempt to justify such a duty in today’s society shall be considered. In considering its merits and drawbacks‚ with reasoned opinion‚ this essay shall conclude whether the UK criminal law should impose such a duty. In UK law it is an offence to fail to take reasonable steps to assist another person in peril in certain situations. Such
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the head grooves he drew to the middle grip‚ and from the very chair where he sat‚ bending the bow before him‚ let the arrow fly‚ nor missed any axes from the first handle on‚ but the bronze-weighted arrow passed through all‚ and out the other end" (Homer‚ 319 - 320). Odysseus’s ability to string the incredibly stiff bow and to shoot it through twelve axe heads when not a single other suitor could do it depicts his sheer strength and athleticism. This ability is also apparent with Neo from the movie
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continues to heat up the country. On October 24‚ a Shia shrine in Dhaka was bombed on the day of Ashura‚ leaving one dead and over a hundred injured. A few weeks earlier‚ Kunio Hoshi‚ an elderly Japanese citizen‚ was gunned down in Rangpur district. His murder came a few days after Cesare Tavella’s‚ an Italian aid worker sprayed with bullets in Dhaka’s diplomatic neighborhood. Police sources reported that five homemade bombs were used to target the Ashura rally‚ while both Hoshi and Tavella fell to “three
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bear shown in some of the pictures of Jonbenet’s room. The bear was shown near other stuffed animals‚ but the Ramseys said that they had never seen this bear before. Some people wonder if it was brought in by an intruder (Howard 1). The mysterious murder of Jonbenet Ramsey may never be solved. The death of Jonbenet Ramsey was a devastating tragedy. When the Ramseys woke up on December 26th‚ they did not expect their lives to change forever. The unusual case made them very curious to figure out
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checks on contractors and vendors who may come in contact with children. The law also requires sex offenders to register in person every six months. On March 7‚ 2007‚ the jury returned its verdict finding Couey guilty as charged in the indictment of Murder in the First Degree‚ Burglary of a Dwelling‚ Kidnapping‚ and Sexual Battery on a Child under 12 Years of Age. On March 14‚ 2007‚ the jury returned a recommended sentence of death by a vote of ten to
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The Odyssey Epithet Chart for Major Characters/Gods and Goddesses As you read the Odyssey list all the epithets you find for the following characters. Cite Book and line number Character Epithet – Book and line # ____________________________________________________________ ____________ Odysseus: -“the man of twists and turns” (I.1) -“Great Odysseus” (I.228) -“King Odysseus” (I.456) -“godlike man” (II.261) -“Odysseus of Ithaca” (II.277) -“Worldly Odysseus” (V.237) -“Long-enduring
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In book 10 of the Odyssey‚ Homer uses character choices such as interaction between characters‚ dialogue of characters‚ and action of Odysseus to prove that Odysseus cares a lot about his men in his crew. In the beginning of Book 10‚ Odysseus divides up his crew to explore the island of Aeolia‚ but his crew encountered an evil goddess name Circe. One of Odysseus’s men‚ Eurylochus‚ came to inform Odysseus about the situation and how many of his men were turned into pigs. “’Don’t force me to go back
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The death of JonBenet Ramsey has been a mystery for so long. It is so weird that this little girl was found dead in the basement of their home and no one heard or saw a thing. Records say that JonBenet had a fractured skull‚ been molested and had been strangled with a chord. According to biography.com‚ the only evidence found was a ransom letter requesting $118‚000 in which was written on some paper belonging to the Ramseys and the duct tape which had fibers from her mother’s clothing. When
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acumen noun a tapering point; shrewdness shown by keen insight allusion noun passing reference or indirect mention aperture noun an manmade opening; usually small; a device that controls amount of light admitted; a natural opening in something atrocity noun an act of atrocious cruelty; the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane billet noun lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home); a job in an organization; a short personal letter; verbprovide housing for (military personnel)
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