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    living in reality he makes his children follow the same path and make the same wrong dreams and choices. His wife‚ Linda‚ and his sons keep him up in these mistakes‚ and that hurts all of them. The person who suffers the most from Willy’s delusions is Biff. He was always in center of attention as the favorite son whose ‘small’ sins were easily forgiven. Since ever he was taught by Willy how to follow the ‘perfect formula’ to be successful in life. When Biff realizes that his father’s

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    Plautus‚ A Haunted House In the play‚ “Plautus‚ A Haunted House” starts off with a young man‚ Philolaches‚ whose his father has been away from town‚ has been partying and has been wasting his family fortune on his mistress. While the son is in no condition to talk to his father due to being intoxicated‚ his slave‚ Tranio comes up with a scheme to deceive the old man from catching his son from partying. Tranio‚ redefined his role as a trickster in the play and along with all his charisma made

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    Hermes was the Greek god of commerce‚ athletes‚ literature‚ poetry‚ invention‚ trade‚ roads‚ boundaries‚ shepherds‚ merchants‚ music‚ luck‚ riches‚ good fortune and travellers. His name ’Hermes’ literally means ’boundary marker’. He is quick acting‚ cunning‚ adventurous and reflected as a trickster for his ingenious personality. Hermes the second youngest of the Olympian gods‚ is son of Zeus and the mountain Nymph Maia‚ goddess of clouds‚ one of the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and one of the

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    DESCARTES’ GOD Do we need a watchmaker god or the Christian God and how is it related to living a good life? The subject of god has always fascinated me‚ and I love to read how others interpret their personal gods. It is also interesting to see how people prioritize their gods in their life and what importance they give their gods. I believe that the Christian God is the true God and exactly what we need to live a good life. We need to have a goal and an end‚ which is eternal happiness with God. Descartes’

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    THE CLASH OF GODS There is a colossal difference between the gods of mythology and the almighty God of the Bible. The difference so vast that there are entire written books on the division. But there are three main distinctions. There are three flaws that easily show the difference between the mythological gods and perfect God‚ Adultery‚ peace and war‚ and the appearance of the human race. Adultery is a prevailing theme in mythological literature. Jupiter is the king of the gods and has the best

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    will contrast the God of Epictetus‚ and the God of Augustine‚ and in the end‚ my stand will be clear. Epictetus and Augustine both identify God on basic level. Epictetus says‚ "Where the essence of God is‚ there too is the essence of good. What is the essence of God?......Right Reason? Certainly. Here then‚ without more ado‚ seek the essence of good." He says strive for goodness‚ live in conformity with it‚ and you will find God. God is the vital force

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    The myth was his father Cronus swallowed him as he had all of zeus’s siblings.Zeus had many affairs with other gods and goddess. Poseiden was the god of the sea‚earthquakes‚and tidal waves.The trident was the symbol for Poseiden.The myth was he was swallowed by his father and saved by his brother Zeus and other siblings.He was mad at Zeus because‚ Zeus had more power. Hades was the god of the underworld‚the dead‚and all riches under the Earth.Hades symbol was a helmet.The myth was that Hades abducted

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    Ares “God of War” Ares is the Greek god of war. He is the Son of Zeus and Hera the king and queen of the gods. Hephaestus and Ares were the only 2 Olympians born from both Zeus and Hera. Ares has many children with many different women; one of his most famous affairs was with Aphrodite‚ Greek goddess of Love and Beauty. They had multiple children but only 3 showed Ares qualities; Deimos “God of dread”‚ Phobos “god of fear” and Adrestia “goddess of revenge and balance”. All three of these children

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    the presence of God and the gods in their respective narratives. However‚ how their respective presences manifest themselves are markedly different. The singular God of Genesis plays a passive role in the development of His plan for the mortal realm‚ acting from a distance‚ while the plural gods of the Odyssey who walk amongst the mortals and play the role of outright‚ active manipulators in order to enact their own plans for the mortals. These differences cause God and the gods to be perceived in

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    prayed to gods such as Enlil (Supreme deity and god of air)‚ Enki (God of water and underworld)‚ and Shamash (god of law and sun). One of the most prominent gods throughout all four Mesopotamian empires was An/Anu‚ one of the three supreme deities and the god of heaven. The Egyptians also believed in countless gods like Osiris (god of afterlife)‚ Ra (god of sun)‚ and Thoth (god of wisdom). Hand in hand with Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egyptians worshiped their main god‚ Amon-Re (king of gods)‚ the most

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