Hoàng Hồng Thủy – LQT40A THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Those people who complain about the difficulties of learning German‚ don’t know how lucky they really are - they only have one language to master. Admittedly‚ there are regional differences of dialect in German-speaking countries‚ but the non-native speaker who has learned Hochdeutsch (high or standard German) should have no problems in making himself understood by citizens of Germany‚ Austria or Switzerland
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Theme W.H.Auden’s "The Shield of Achilles" is thematically quite similar to Eliot’s "Wasteland" in its depiction of a world devoid of principles and ethics that in its march for success has lost the true meaning of life as echoed in phrases like "an unintelligible multitude"‚ "column by column in a cloud of dust". etc. An analysis exemplifies how the Homeric myth is rendered into an allegory of the contemporary times. A conceptual construct drives us from myth to reality‚ where reality is supposed
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specifically that Achilles is not an epic hero because he is not brave‚ does not follow war code‚ and breaks cultural values. In stories there are always a hero in a story and most people are brave in everyday life‚ and they can also be brave in stories. In the Iliad‚ there are examples of heros being very brave or not brave and almost cowardly. For example‚ take the character‚ Achilles some people may argue that Achilles is an epic hero‚ but he does not exemplify being brave. Achilles says‚“‘What worthless
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clouded by the thought of Hector Lajunas just now‚ but we will come to that in time. For now‚ I need your undivided attention on this‚ Eli.” “Is there a connection between this Ferryman of London‚ and Lajunas?” Eli asked. In the tunnel‚ Mr Stafford had mentioned Hector being arrested for a recent murder‚ and suspected of being behind a second. Hugh wouldn’t elaborate on that‚ only insisting that those two murders paled in comparison to The Ferryman’s known crimes. Hugh advised that we focus our
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Romans‚ as well as during the medieval period when Germanic tribes ruled Europe. To help them get through their very insecure days‚ people would tell oral stories of great heroes‚ like those of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Roland. Achilles was a Greek war hero who fights in the Trojan War‚ a ten year long war between Greece and Troy (present day Turkey). Aeneas was an epic hero in ancient Roman folklore. He was a soldier who fought in the Trojan War and after surviving the destruction of Troy‚ he later founded
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One of the many differences between Christianity and Catholicism is that both religions come with multiple meanings on how the Bible guides us. Their beliefs may be different even though the both of them follow the same God. For example‚ Christians believe in angels and saints
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The Song of Achilles is a novel by Madeline Miller. This novel is about two men‚ Achilles‚ and Patroclus. They first meet when Patroclus gets exiled from his kingdom because he accidentally killed another boy. Achilles’ father takes Patroclus in and trains him with the rest of the boys that take refuge in Achilles’s kingdom. The two boys grow up with each other which in turns makes them have many adventures together. First‚ they both go to Chiron‚ a centaur that trains heroes like Hercules. Then
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species of animals are described till now. The classification helps to assign a systematic position to newly described species. 4.1 BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION Though different animals differ in their form and structure‚ there are some fundamental similarities in them such as arrangement of cells‚ body symmetry‚ nature of coelom‚ diploblastic or triploblastic nature of the body wall‚ segmentation‚ presence or absence of notochord etc. These features form the basis for the classification of animals
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reconciliation are bold‚ not leaving anything to question. I find this to be extremely true in Homer’s interpretation of what a hero is. Homer portrays Achilles‚ the protagonist‚ to be arrogant‚ proud‚ and wrathful. These attributes make Achilles seem like a villain‚ rather than a hero. Even when Achilles is offered a plethora of gifts from Agamemnon‚ Achilles refuses‚ saying “First he must
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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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