inspected and if found unfit then they would be left for the wolves. He says the most famous of the Spartan mothers is the one who handed her son the shield and said “Come back with this or on it.” The warrior ethos is not just in men. It’s said Leonidas picked his 300 men not because of their strength or warrior mentality but for the strength and courage of their women. Although the warrior ethos seems like there is no fear‚ Pressfield says the warrior ethos has evolved as a counterpoise to
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Cyrus the great who was the Emperor of Persian at the time invaded Greece and conquered a wealth Greek settlement called Ionia in 546 B.C.E. The smaller Greek city-states had much less land and far fewer people than Persia. The Persians took their farm land and forced the Ionians to pay the Persians a tax and serve in the Persian army. The Greeks there were encouraged to rebel by the Greeks and Athens. In the 490’s B.C.E‚ Darius who was the son of Cyrus the great‚ decided to invade the Athens as
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treated especially since I can understand what they were saying rather than relying on the subtitles given which were not always accurate. I found myself relating the main character‚ Rafael Dacanay‚ to my maternal grandfather because their values‚ beliefs and outlook on life seemed to be aligned. My grandfather‚ just like Rafael‚ always puts everyone and everything else before him. If there is any help he could offer‚ he would. Even if he was put in humiliating and difficult situations‚ he would strive
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appears to be talking but both the judge and the jury have on headphones. This cartoon shows that there is nothing the man could say to ever make the Southern law be in his favor‚ because its mind is already made up. The Anti-Lynching Bill proposed by Leonidas Dwyer was directed at punishing lynchings and classified it as a federal felony. The bill stated that ““[Lynching] would be punished by imprisonment not exceeding five years or by a fine of not exceeding $5‚000‚ or by both such fine and imprisonment
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300 and America “Freedom isn’t free at all‚ that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood.” These words were spoken by Queen Gorgo‚ wife of King Leonidas‚ in the movie 300. She speaks one of the basic philosophies of the Spartan nation‚ and even though they lived thousands of years ago‚ their principles still impact America today. Most influential movies are a product of the current events happening at the time‚ and 300 is not an exception. There was a distinct significance in the
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Tulak (2009) Stars: Rafael Rosell | John Regala | Melissa Mendez | Fanny Serrano | Julio Diaz | Maria Isabel Lopez Genre: Drama Director: Neal Tan Review: Orphaned at a young age‚ Tikboy (Rafael Rosell) was under her aunt Lukray’s (Isabel Lopez) wings together with her live-in-partner Abdon (Julio Diaz). Aunt Lukray is an aging prostitute while Abdon is a corrupt and fraudulent policeman who also happens to be a drug pusher‚ with Tikboy as his delivery boy or batang “Tulak”. Together they are
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Historically‚ the concept of trade along coastal borders in the case of the Garifuna can be traced all the way back to the 16th and 17th century after their exile to the island of Roatán. Trade had been established as a form of survival. According to Christopher Taylor’s The Black Carib Wars‚ the British “intended that the Black Caribs should build on Roatán a settlement based on agriculture supplemented by fishing and hunting (147)”. During their first years of settlement on the island‚ the Garifuna
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is also known as the national hero of the Republic of the Philippines. He wrote this book to expose the abusive government of the Spanish in our country during their era. The important characters in the book are: Crisóstomo Ibarra- The son of Don Rafael Ibarra Maria Clara – The fiancé of Crisostomo Kapitan Tiago – The father of Maria Clara Padre Damaso – The real father & the enemy of Crisostomo Elias – The one who helped Crisostomo in the times danger. Sisa – A loving mother to her son Crispin
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Bomba is a popular music in Puerto Rico that has been part of their heritage. This music and dance began among the African slaves working in the sugar cane fields in Puerto Rico; this music is the most African influenced of Puerto Rico types of music‚ therefore Bomba is actually considered afro-puertoriquean music; the rhythms and instruments between both cultures sound similar. The slaves used Bomba as a way to relieve their minds from all the slavery damages‚ as a way to liberate all their frustrations
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intentional suicide attacks. The Japanese military also used or made plans for Japanese Special Attack Units‚ including those involving submarines‚ human torpedoes‚ speedboats and divers. Germany formed its own group of suicide aircraft pilots called the Leonidas Squadron‚ but the German commanders were more reluctant to use them. Often if someone was chosen to perform the task of a suicide attack and did not follow through the task‚ shame would be brought to them and their families
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