of ETS. In particular‚ the analysis looked at the work on ETS which has appeared since the publication of the EPA’s findings. Four studies in particular were examined -- Kabat [14]‚ Fontham [15]‚ Brownson [16]‚ Stockwell [17]. Of these studies‚ two show no increased average risk (Kabat and Brownson)‚ one shows a barely statistically significant risk (Fontham)‚ and one shows an increased average risk which is nonetheless not statistically significant at 95% confidence level (Stockwell [18])
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The Odyssey: Telemachus Telemachus recounts his confrontation with the Old man of the sea who could change his appearance in order to escape danger. Telemachus reveals the information which he obtained from the Old man of the sea to the reader. The Old man told Telemachus of the sorrowful tale of Agamemnon’s Murder. The story tells of how Aegisthus paid a man to watch for Agamemnon’s return from the sea. After a year of waiting‚ the King returned in what he thought to be secrecy. The lookout
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When does a boy become a man? This rite of passage is explored in Robert Fagles ’ translation of Homer ’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Odysseus (king of Ithaca) fought in the Trojan War for ten years and after the fall of Troy he spent the next ten years trying to get home. He left behind an infant son‚ Telemachus‚ and a devoted wife‚ Penelope. Although they longed for Odysseus ’ return‚ Penelope and Telemachus were the perfect hosts to wayward strangers - even as their estate became overrun with arrogant
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intervention in order to protect himself and his family. Athena explains the importance of kleos and ingenuity when she advises Telemachus‚ “.. have you not heard what glory was won by great Orestes/among all mankind‚ when he killed the murderer of his father‚/ the treacherous Aigisthos‚ who had slain his famous father”7. Orestes presented ingenuity when killing Aigisthos as he would not be able to defeat a man who killed his father‚ charmed his mother‚ and ruled Mykene for seven years with brute strength alone8
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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Hubris is defined as excessive pride or self-confidence. It is not an uncommon characteristic of characters in Greek literature and plays an important role in the downfall of several protagonists. Characters that have hubris are stubborn and believe themselves as always right. This can cause them to make mistakes in decisions or overestimating their own abilities. Acts of hubris usually lead to death or punishment. In Antigone‚ Creon and Antigone clearly display their hubristic attitudes. Both are
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For example‚ in the Libation Bearers‚ the 2nd trilogy written by Aeschylus‚ when Orestes comes to avenge the death of his father Agamemnon‚ Electra‚ his sister recognizes him by a series of tokens: a lock of his hair and a footprint he leaves at Agamemnon’s grave. Upon his return from Ithica‚ after twenty years of absence‚ Odysseus is
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Nhu Nguyen Period 6th Mythology Project PART TWO: Stories of Love and Adventure I. Cupid and Psyche 1. “Psyche excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals” (121). 2. Venus wants Cupid to use his power and make Psyche fall madly in love with the vilest and most despicable creature there is in the whole world (122). 3. Cupid fell in love with Psyche the moment they first met (122). 4. The Zephyr carried Psyche from the
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Study Guide Fall 2012 POS 340 ASU Figures: Lycurgus Solon Pericles Aeschylus Sophocles Orestes Athena Antigone Creon elenchos nomos demos idiotes polis agon paideia demagogue philosopher king/queen theory of the Forms the Good divided line allegory of the cave myth of Er cycle of decline 5 types of constitutions Socratic ignorance examined life soul/psyche funeral oration Peloponnesian War Mytilenian debate Melian dialogue heroic virtues Greek
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Dannheisig 1 Jan-Hendrik Dannheisig Susanne Hamscha‚ M.A. Re(dis)covering America: Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ and American Democracy 10 April 2012 Transcendentalism in "Civil Disobedience" Thoreau’s Politics of Individuality and Nature Dannheisig 2 Contents Introduction 1. Transcendentalism a. Nature b. Introspective Conscience and Politics 2. Political Individualism a. Ethical and Political (In)justice b. Critique of Democracy Conclusion Bibliography 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dannheisig 3 Introduction
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