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    Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially

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    Robert Montoya

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    Robert Montoya‚ Inc. (A) Case 3 Robert Montoya‚ Inc.‚ is a leading producer of wine in the United States. The firm was founded in 1950 by Robert Montoya‚ an Air Force veteran who had spent several years in France both before and after World War II. This experience convinced him that California could produce wines that were as good as or better than the best France had to offer. Originally‚ Robert Montoya sold his wine to wholesalers for distribution under their own brand names. Then in the early

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    Robert Kuok is a Malaysian billionaire and business magnate; he is the richest man since 2002 in Malaysia and of Southeast Asia. His current net worth is 15.9 billion dollars (as of July 19th 2013; according to Bloomberg Billionaire Index. He was well recognized when he succeeded to develop a world class hotel such as Shangri-La Hotels‚ which is a chain of hotel being managed in over sixty resorts and hotels worldwide in cities such as Dubai‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Manila‚ Singapore‚ Tokyo‚ Paris‚ Hong Kong

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    a battlefield. Look around‚ all around you your allies are lying on the floor‚ either as dead bodies or wounded‚ crying out “MEDIC!”. Wouldn’t you help if you could? Desmond Doss is the man that did. He was an American combat medic during World War 2‚ a conscientious objector who wouldn’t use a weapon. Despite not wanting to use a weapon‚ he volunteered for the military. A soldier without a weapon‚ yeah I know how that sounds‚ but you’d be surprised at what a weaponless‚ peaceful soldier can

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    Robert Cecil

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    Who is he? Robert Cecil‚ Earl of Salisbury‚ was a major political figure in the reigns of Elizabeth I and I. He was the second son of Lord Burghley who was Chief Minister to Elizabeth I. Cecil was schooled at home where he learned about politics and statesmanship. What was his relationship with the monarch like? Cecil was an intellectual and he preferred a cautious approach in politics. He frequently demonstrated self-control and patience - qualities that stood him in good stead when dealing

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     Modern Day Tyrant Robert Gabriel Mugabe Block 4 • May 11‚2009  Robert Gabriel Mugabe is Tyrant who has been in control of the people of Zimbabwe for over twenty five years and must be brought to a stop. Robert was born on February 21‚ 1924 Southern Rhodesia(modern day Zimbabwe). He had three brothers‚ the two older dying at a young age leaving only Robert‚ Donato‚ and his father. Growing up he had a very large interest in education‚ he wasn’t only

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    Robert Schumann

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    Robert Schumann Robert Alexander Schumann was born in the small riverside town of Zwickau‚ Saxony‚ in 1810.The youngest of five children‚ Robert Schumann was brought up in comfortable‚ middle-class respectability. As a child‚ he apparently exhibited no remarkable abilities. At the age of six‚ Robert was sent to the local preparatory school‚ run by Archdeacon Dohner. He had in fact already begun his education‚ with the young tutor who gave lessons in exchange for board and lodging at the Schumann

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    Robert White

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    ROBERT WHITE I. Life Robert W. White‚ a Harvard psychologist who brought a historian ’s perspective to the study of personality‚ died on February 6‚ 2001 at a nursing home in Weston‚ Massachusetts at the age of 96 and lived in Brookline‚ Massachusetts. Dr. White was among the early American proponents of personality psychology‚ which seeks to understand the sum of an individual ’s emotions‚ interests‚ behavior and other characteristics‚ especially as they affect relationships with others. A

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    Hero

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    Hero Deep in Southern California there once was a family‚ a single mother and her only son Kevin. They also had a dog which they loved very much as if it was another son for the mother. The life they were leading was like a fairytale because the whole family were very happy and delighted. However there was one day they lived and dreaded for there whole lives… One day Kevin was playing outside with his friends‚ the way he always did almost everyday of his wife. What he didn’t realise was that

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    LOVE‚ by American contemporary artist Robert Indiana‚ to this day‚ maintains its status as one of the most iconic American works of art. This essay intends to juxtapose the current representation of the LOVE sculpture to that of the original in the 1960s‚ while illustrating the social‚ political and cultural climate which most influenced the creation of the original‚ as well as the contributions of the piece to modern art and its historical placement within art. Additionally‚ this exposition intends

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