(war)‚ Iron (mining‚ deforestation‚ crime). 4. Dominant and alternate cultural themes in the Iliad Audience: upper-class men Purpose: cultural propaganda. Greek Heros= models of courage & skill to men (what to be) & women (what to look for- sense of security). a. Dominant Theme: warrior code of personal honor and glory b. Contrasting themes: Family principle‚ simple country life vs. war‚ admiration of enemies. 5. Literary works by Homer Blind poet Homer - represents the
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The Iliad‚ the Aeneid‚ and Beowulf are epics where the protagonists are dominant male warriors. The behavior of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Beowulf in battle becomes the standard for masculinity. Achilles rage or anger in battle gives him an edge over the rest of the warriors. Common characteristic of the three protagonists is their belief in fate and fearlessness towards death. The death of the three warriors occurs in battle and it represents the significance of glory. Based on the patterns noticed in
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August 30 Homework pp. 9-11 2) Premise: It’s easier and inexpensive to buy your friend a paperback copy. Conclusion: What stops many people from photocopying a book and giving it to a pal is not integrity but logistics. 5) Premise: White and Asian students score‚ on average‚ markedly higher than their black and Hispanic peers. This is true for fourth-grade tests‚ college entrance exams‚ and every other assessment on the books. Conclusion: Standardized tests have a disparate racial and ethnic
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1. How does the Internet industry converge? What other industries are involved? It has initially been a governmental research tool. In 1994‚ the internet has been publicly accessed. Four years after the public initiation‚ more than 50million users were online and followed by 2 billion users in 2009. Internet is becoming as the melting point of media and entertainment‚ business and workforce collaboration service‚ telecommunication‚ knowledge‚ personalized service. 2. What were the main differences
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Work refers to: Human labor Employment‚ a contract between two parties‚ one being the employer and the other being the employee House work‚ cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a home Labor (economics)‚ measure of the work done by human beings Manual labour‚ physical work done by people Wage labour‚ in which a worker sells their labor and an employer buys it Work (project management)‚ the effort applied to produce a deliverable or accomplish a task Working the system‚ using the rules and procedures
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Which system is better‚ Microsoft Xbox‚ Nintendo GameCube‚ or Sony PlayStation 2? Which system is the better buy? These are just some of the questions people ask themselves when it comes to purchasing one of these systems. In my opinion‚ I believe that the "best buy" is the PlayStation 2. The PS2 offers a reasonably powerful processor‚ about 297MHz (Megahertz). It may seem a little bit on the sluggish side compared to the processor of Xbox‚ about 733MHz‚ and to the GameCube processor‚ about
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The articles of "Chance: An African view"‚ "How to convince a reluctant scientist" and "Common sense of science" each involve a philosopher who tried to show how theories and facts in science is discovered. The article of "Chance: An African view"involves the theory of Popper‚ "How to convince a reluctant scientist" involves the theory of Kuhn and "Common sense of science" involves accumulation of both those theories in Lakatos. They are connected because "Chance: An African view" and "How to convince
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Cuchulain vs. Popular Western Heroes Cuchulain of Murthemine shares many defining aspect with many other ancient hero-like figures in literature. A famous Irish war hero from the epic The Táin Bó Cuailnge‚ he shares many similar qualities of popular mythical heroes. Examples range from his godlike birth story to his incredible feats of battle. However‚ he is also is unique in that many of the elements that make him a hero differ from other classical champions such as Hercules or Odysseus.
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Professor Innes Jerry “Sean” Hughes Mid Term Kant vs. Bentham Throughout the realm of philosophy there have been many arguments on the idea of ethics and what motivates human nature and guides our judgments. I will be focusing on two philosophers both of whom tried to answer that question. Jeremy Bentham whose views on what should be used to guide our judgments as to what’s wrong or right have been defined as utilitarianism. Focusing on a different idea using morals and a sense of duty
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Ancient Cultures Ancient Europe—Part I Greece—Chapter 4; some on Powerpoint Lecture Bronze Age Civilizations of the Aegean (ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E.) 77-79 1. Greek city-states first emerged on islands and peninsulas a. in the Aegean Sea. b. along the coast of Asia Minor. c. in southern Italy and Sicily. d. All of these areas. 2. One link between early Bronze Age cultures and later Greek cultures is the a. profound respect for goddesses. b. continuity of written records. c. influence of volcanic
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