November 2012 The Character of Achilles Achilles is the main character in Homer’s The Iliad translated by Robert Fagles. The Iliad is the story of the battle of Troy‚ in which Greek heroes fight and die‚ with much interference from the various gods and goddesses. The story ends when Achilles gives Hector’s body back to King Priam and Hector is buried. Homer uses a number of different literary devices to illustrate Achilles’ character development‚ such as his actions‚ what other characters say about him
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we meet a wide array of characters‚ village people‚ ordained ministers‚ judges‚ and farmers. We have the major characters‚ John Proctor‚ Rev. Hale‚ Rev. Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Elizabeth Proctor. Arthur Miller’s 1952 drama The Crucible illustrates that‚ moral integrity and human dignity are worth sacrifice. The clearest representations of a characters sacrifices for the preservation of their own moral and human dignity can be seen by the actions of three key characters; John Proctor’s sacrifice
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I watched the movie‚ “The New World” which was directed by Terence Malick. This film is based upon the historical figure of Pocahontas and her life after the arrival of the English at Jamestown‚ Virginia in 1607. Malick chose to tell the story of the initial contact between white settlers and Native Americans from both viewpoints- simultaneously. The New World stars newcomer and Native American actress Q’orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas‚ Colin Farrell‚ as Captain John Smith‚ and Christian Bale‚ as John
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My character is Eragon‚ from the book Eragon. My character is very loyal‚ honest‚ and over all a good person. He strives to save his family‚ country‚ and his dragons very life. He uses magic he learnt form his guardian‚ Brom‚ a former dragon rider‚ whom’s dragon died long ago. Eragon fought even when the odds were against him‚ including the fact that he thinks his dad was an evil mad man. Throughout the book he faces many dangers including emotional‚ mental and physical problems. Eragon shows
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Shakespeare’s Othello Character Discussion Katie Olszewski Othello is a playwright by William Shakespeare. In Othello‚ a black man named Othello has married the daughter of a Venetian government official‚ Desdemona. After their marriage Othello is sent to Cyprus to battle the Turks. Fortunately for‚ the Turks were drowned at sea and no battle took place. Iago was Othello’s flag carrier and thought that his rank should be higher. So Iago plotted to ruin Othello’s life and it started
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a’s character goes under several changes as she tries to identify herself in a world of two different cultures in Bharati Mukherjee’s “The Tenant”. When you come across Maya’s character in the beginning of the story it seems that she does not really know what she wants. Maya‚ who has become an American citizen‚ has adapted the western culture in which she is trying to fit in and find herself within while trying to abandon her Indian culture which is a big part of her. She moves from one place
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three American millionaires have unfinished college education. Why are we encouraging our children and our younger generations to get college educations? Various theorist have come to the conclusion that these “get smart” campaigns were actually brought about by our own government so people can be influenced into debt with student loans. What people haven’t caught yet is that these millionaires‚ are millionaires by pure chance and. that only 1% of Americans are actually millionaires. If only 2/3 of
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A character study of Kissing Kate Barlow In the book Holes‚ by Louis Sachar‚ I chose the character Miss Katherine Barlow also known as Kissing Kate Barlow. Miss Katherine was first a schoolteacher‚ but then was the most feared outlaw. In the book you find out the story of how she became an outlaw from a schoolteacher. Miss Katherine Barlow was a sweet schoolteacher from the nineteenth century at Green Lake. She is also known for her beauty and her spiced peaches: “...full of knowledge
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of the authors experience hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. As the viewers discover as the movie gets farther into detail‚ Cheryl is hiking the trail in order to avenge her mother’s death and in order to find herself again after struggling with a lifetime of abusive men and abusive sex‚ drugs‚ and alcohol. Cheryl goes through a transformation during her time on the trail. Her goal at the beginning of the movie is just to finish the trail‚ and at first that in itself seems an impossible task. However
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KAPPA’S FOREVER? In the movie Sydney White‚ the most important thing that I have learned is to be able to stand up for others; to fight for what is right‚ and to learn how to not live in the shadows of others. As a student‚ I can very much relate to the movie because I experienced what Sydney White had experienced. I was one living in the shadows of my friend and I followed every actions of her even though I know it wasn’t right. I was really afraid to tell her that what she’s doing is wrong because
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