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    In the shadow of his father When reflecting upon Telemachus standing up to the suitors and slowly taking back what rightfully belonged to his family‚ you see him mature with confidence and courage like his father. He is able to boss around his mother with such confidence it reminds her of her great husband Odysseus. Also with Athena’s help Telemachus is able to achieve what everyone thought was impossible for a young man like him. Her wise influence helps him figure out his role at the palace.

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    loyal‚ generous and affectionate‚ having a good sense of humor as well. However‚ what Churchill is most famous for is his amazing ability for speechwriting and delivery. Churchill displayed his intellect and creative nature in these speeches. He is labeled as many things in this article; a soldier‚ writer‚ artist‚ and statesman to name a few. However‚ the article does mention his weaknesses as well. He was not a good politician and was not strong in playing at party politics. He is also known

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    With the View That Hitler Consolidated His Power by Legal Means? There were many different views during 1933 and after 1933 that disagreed on whether or not Hitler had consolidated his power through legal means. Sources B and C disagree with this statement; they are of the opinion that Adolf Hitler consolidated his power through illegal means. Source A‚ however‚ agrees with the statement‚ and provides evidence which implies that Hitler was able to consolidate his power in 1933 through legal means. Source

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    During his time of vast country control and aspirations of becoming the emperor of the new world‚ Napoleon influenced countless composers simply through conquering their land. Napoleons conquest stirred a massive amount of nationalism in these countries and over time artist and musicians such as Beethoven have created there work in which they were inspired by Napoleon directly. Even with the new world order on their nation and trying to preserve their own cultures‚ many musicians and artist started

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    Johnny Got His Gun Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun tells the story of a young man‚ Joe Bonham‚ who has been left limbless‚ deaf‚ mute‚ and blind after suffering an injury in World War I. Throughout the novel‚ which covers four years of Joe’s life in the hospital bed‚ he reminisces about his childhood and everything else leading up to the time of his injury. Even though he made the decision to serve in the army‚ he now denounces the war and the government’s reasons for fighting. Left to do

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    ETHERIDGE Archimedes and his contributions to science Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ inventor and astronomer. Little was known of his personal life‚ even though people regard him as one of the leading contributors to classical antiquity. One of his most outstanding contributions was the foundation of hydrostatics‚ statics and principles of lever. He also invented many mechanisms such as siege machines screw pump named after his name. Archimedes grew up

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    The main plot of the poem “To His Coy Mistress” is about a guy that tries to pick up a girl for the night. The poem is told in the guy’s point view. This helps the reader get into his mind and better understand his thoughts. As the poem progresses‚ we see that the guy develops his words more and more until he eventually seems very desperate. In the first stanza he starts flirting with her and trying to get her attention. He starts to tell her that he could be with her forever. For example‚ in lines

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    bittersweet moments in his 1939 classic‚ Johnny Got His Gun. Moreover‚ the narrator refrains from using quotations or be specific in who is communicating to really engrave the audience and the narrator themselves in understanding the tension and somber now that his son is soon departing to fish with someone else. Through imagery‚ foil‚ character development‚ rhetoric‚ point of view‚

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    Galvani‚ an Italian physician and physicist is credited with starting bioelectricity. He was born in Bologna‚ Italy on September 9‚ 1737. He never expected to study science and instead wanted to focus on theology. His family encouraged him to pursue otherwise and in 1755‚ following his father’s desires he entered the University of Bologna‚ the Faculty of Medicine and Literature. In the 1770’s‚ Galvani became interested in studying the anatomy of frogs and electrophysiology. In the 1780’s‚ he began

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    Hamlet’s love for his women. In the play "Hamlet"‚ was an unfortunate university undergraduate‚ whose life was disrupted by a series of events‚ including the death of his father and the marriage of his mother to the suspected murderer of his father. Even under such circumstances‚ Hamlet never relinquished his love for the two women he loved‚ Gertrude and Ophelia‚ and instinctively tried to protect them from their reliance on men by feigning madness‚ which ironically caused their demise. As a

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