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    Contrasts of Troy and the Iliad Troy and the Iliad are very similar in the story line and the all-around theme but there are huge fundamental changes the director made to the story to increase the likeability of the movie. Troy includes some of the significant events from the Iliad but there are extremely important events of the book that he did not include and some events that are important to the movie that never actually happened in the book. The three most important fundamental changes of the

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    John Wilson

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    English Review Simile: a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar. Example: “She ’s as fierce as a tiger” is a simile‚ but “She ’s a tiger when she ’s angry” is a metaphor. Metaphor: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. Theme: A topic of discourse or discussion. Example: Italy‚ dark mansion‚ etc. Irony: The use

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    of nationalism and determination uncommon in many other cultures. The greater good of Rome was always put before individual desires. This was not an idea forced onto the people of the time‚ it was something ingrained in Roman culture. At the fall of Troy Aeneas‚ the son of Venus‚ was instructed to go and found a new empire. His destiny could not be stopped by romance or even his own family. Aeneas was fated to not only found Rome‚ but bring values to the soon-to-be empire. As the city around him

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    Robert Wilson Monologue

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    Macomber asked. “I’ll have a gimlet‚” Robert Wilson told him. “I’ll have a gimlet too. I need something‚” Macomber’s wife said. “I suppose it’s the thing to do‚” Macomber agreed. “Tell him to make three gimlets.” The mess boy had started them already‚ lifting the bottles out of the canvas cooling bags that sweated wet in the wind that blew through the trees that shaded the tents. “What had I ought to give them?” Macomber asked. “A quid would be plenty‚” Wilson told him. “You don’t want to spoil them.”

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    Cynthia Wilson Leadership

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    Ms. Cynthia Wilson is the active superintendent of Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5. Her leadership serves a big school district comprised of three high schools‚ a Technology Center‚ three middle schools and eight elementary schools. Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five‚ the largest of three public school districts in Orangeburg County‚ serves approximately 7‚000 students living in the city of Orangeburg and the communities of Bowman and North. Ms. Wilson dedicated her 22 years in

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    Castlereagh Vs Wilson

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    of President Woodrow Wilson. Metternich‚ who

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    Myrtle Wilson Women

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    illustrates how women‚ no matter what social status they are classified in‚ will still have to sacrifice and struggle to find a way to feed their desire for money. Daisy Buchanan‚ an upper class woman sacrifices her love for Jay Gatsby to keep her social standing and wealth. Jordan Baker‚ a wealthy woman gives up her own sexuality to gain fame and money which she thinks she deserves. And finally‚ Myrtle Wilson‚ a lower class housewife sells her own body for her desire to bring her self up in society. These

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    Psychoanalysis of William Wilson We all have battle with our inner-selves but we never imagine it getting as bad as William Wilson. A man that believes he does not believe he belongs on this earth any longer. In the short story William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Poe tells the story of a battle between a man and his conscience‚ and one can only think‚ what did he do to become this way‚ what could of helped him escape his own self‚ “LET me call myself‚ for the present‚ William Wilson. The fair page

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    WORLD LITERATURE Film Analysis of HELEN OF TROY SUBMITTED BY: Galagar‚ Mikko MC21 In the film‚ Helen of Troy one of the main character is Achilles‚ the demigod warrior‚ a highly skilled and the strongest champion of Greece which also showed his soft side – his kindness‚ care‚ love for a woman and brotherly love for his cousin‚ Petraclus. The film really captured my idea of Achilles based on the book of Greek mythology. I think anyone who will watch attentively in

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    Pudd'Nhead Wilson Theme

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    throughout Pudd’nhead Wilson is nature versus nature. This covers the social issues of identity and reputation in a broader sense than man versus man. Mark Twain does not lean towards one side more than the other‚ however. Racial distinctions are a major topic discussed in this story. This contributes to the other themes of honor and betrayal.. Mark Twain was able to discuss many complex themes in this story. I believe that one of the most persistent themes in Pudd’nhead Wilson is nature versus nature

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