Summary Gates of fire is a story about Xeones‚ a Greek boy who is a survivor of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. After awhile of living in his village it is over ran by Argives ‚ Xeones then wonders the countryside with two friends and spends his early years as an outlaw. Until one day he is captured enslaved by the Spartans ‚ where they keep him with the other slaves called Helots. He is then paired with Alexandros‚ the son of a high ranking Spartan officer‚ who
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“The Castle” tells the story of an Australian working class family the Kerrigan’s and their neighbourhood. It dramatises how the global village can be used as a means of colonisation and negatively attack the individual. The film uses satire as substantial technique to create layers of contextual meaning and the comparisons humorously exaggerates the negative impacts of globalisation on the individual. This in a way simplifies the concept of global village creating a light hearted approach which
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Timothy 20140221 Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae In the novel “Gates of Fire”‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ the author describes a battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian Army who threatens to invade and take Sparta. A Greek‚ who goes by the name Xeones‚ gives his story to a scribe who works for the Persian King Xerxes. One main theme that presents itself very well is the act of Patriotism. Something that one would learn from this novel is very similar to the basics of what
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Student Number Mark / 100 2011 TRIAL HSC EXAMINATION Chemistry General Instructions • • • • • • • Reading time – 5 minutes Working time – 3 hours Write using black or blue pen Draw diagrams using pencil Board-approved calculators may be used A data sheet and a Periodic Table are provided. Write your Student Number at the top of this page and those of pages 10 and 11. Total Marks – 100 Section I Pages 2 – 24 Confidential Keep Secure 75 marks This section has two parts‚ Part
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oting the book “Through Gates of Splendor” which tells the story of five missionaries who sacrificed their lives in the jungles of Ecuador‚ this documentary film “Beyond the Gates of Splendor” takes us through that original journey to the events that followed half a century after. A thoroughly informed and accurate story‚ it has some limitations‚ but is well worth the watch. The well-known facts about this story are that five men‚ Jim Elliot‚ Roger Youderian‚ Nate Saint‚ Pete Fleming‚ and Ed McCully
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Theme: Greek Military The themes represented throughout Gates of Fire‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ give us an idea as to how Greek society operated and what they valued. History comes alive when Pressfield discusses the battles and city-states of ancient Greece. With this fictitious account of real events we are able to relate to characters living during a different time‚ in a different place. We can try and understand‚ through history and Pressfield‚ how and why the Greeks fought and died. The Greeks
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Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will NOT make $60‚000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough‚ wait till you get a boss. Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
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UNIT HSC 2028 Move and position individuals in accordance with their care plan. 1.1 Anatomy: The physical structure of the body. Physiology: The normal functions of the body. When moving and positioning an individual it is important to ensure they are not moved more than their body is capable of‚ as muscles can only move bones at the joint as far as the joint allows. It is also important to move and handle correctly to ensure nerve fibres are not damaged as they are delicate structures and also
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HSC Information Processes & Technology Summary Sheets |Concept: Information Process - Collecting |Concept: Information Process - Organising |Concept: Information Process - Analysing | | | |
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