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    epic can be internal—in which the hero faces more mental obstacles‚ needing to make smart decisions using thoughtfulness and wisdom. Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s The Aeneid are both classic epics of the Ancient Mediterranean world sharing many similarities but also having many differences‚ one of which is The Odyssey is more of an external epic whereas The Aenied is more of an internal epic. Odysseus and

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    Andrew Carnegie and John Muir both grew up in Scotland and soon after moved to the United States to seek a better life where resources were more plentiful. Carnegie and Muir both had a similarity for not only business‚ but invention as well. Carnegie and Muir both clearly had the ability to become successful businessmen and their inventions prompted both of their successes. Both of them always had ranging activities and were raring to learn new things. They both shared similar qualities and were

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    RIVER CIVILIZATIONS 1. Mesopotamia: First and longest civilization in the world Government Type: Combination of monarchy and democracy Law and order Sumerian Laws: Sumerian laws were not written down‚ but people knew what they were and they knew what could happen to you if you broke the law. Babylonian Laws: The laws that were later written down by the ancient Babylonians were‚ for the most part‚ laws first created by the ancient Sumerians. Achievements: Pythagoras’ Law and 360 degree circle

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    The similarity between the Jewish and the disabled was that the Nazis used some of the same methods when exterminating and torturing both populations such as‚ starvation‚ gassing‚ drugging and separation from family members (Jewish Experience). Holocaust historian

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    apparently shared this passion for creation. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ one can draw many parallels between Shelley and Frankenstein in their attitudes towards and relationships with their creations. To begin with‚ they both find meaning in creation: for Shelley‚ wonderful stories and characters‚ and for Frankenstein‚ an actual human being. Their additional similarities can be demonstrated by the effect their works had on both of their lives and the transformation of their creations

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    Ford and Firestone are two widely known companies‚ Ford being an automotives company and Firestone being a tire manufacturer. A similarity other than cars that these two companies share is that both of the companies were involved in a controversy dealing with their products . At least 134 civilians died in the United States‚ and more internationally‚ while driving a vehicle produced by Ford with Firestone produced tires. This lead to many lawsuits and investigations were a result of these events

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    IV. Differences Although both Stalinist USSR and Hitler’s Nazi Germany shared some similarities in terms of the means of their rule‚ these two totalitarian regimes differed from each other in economic and social aspects. (1) Economic Institution The USSR - Collectivization The Five Year Plan started under Lenin and continued by Stalin which enabled the USSR to develop economically but at a great cost to the Soviet people. Indeed‚ Stalin strengthened the state’s existing dominance: legal private

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    circumstances that affected their final physical appearance‚ one cannot deny that all three cathedrals were built during the Gothic Architectural Period at around the same time and because of such‚ it is inevitable that some resemblance shall bear mark between the three cathedrals within their physique‚ for one reason or another. The reason as to why the Cathedral of Toledo and in general‚ Spanish Gothic Architecture‚ are in some ways similar to English and French Gothic Architecture is because Spain Goth

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    Katniss and Prometheus are similar in quite a few ways throughout the article. They both resemble each other multiple times while reading. They both put other people before themselves‚ they both worry or think about what is going to happen in the future and if they can affect it in any way possible way. They also stand up to the overall leaders to voice what they think is right. “Prometheus was always thinking of the future and making things ready for what might happen tomorrow‚ or next week‚ or

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    Metamorphoses (Kenney 1). Genesis‚ which is defined as the formation of something‚ seems to take more of a spiritual stand‚ while Metamorphoses‚ meaning a change or form of nature‚ sticks to being more scientific. Genesis’ and Ovid’s works both carry similarities with the theme of both writings involving the world’s creation and sin‚ yet both branch out in differing ways. Genesis begins with God creating the whole world and everything in it; everything he created held a specific purpose. Ovid does not

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