In the epic poem‚ “The Odyssey” a greek myth documented by Homer‚ Odysseus is a hero far from perfect who strives to return home. Odysseus deserves his reputation as a successful‚ courageous‚ and intelligent King of Ithaca. He deserves his reputation‚ because of his noble qualities defined by their society‚ along with his heroic actions. Countlessly faced with peril on their journey‚ Odysseus fights alongside his men fearlessly while maintaining the determination to return home. When his men eat
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To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? The most telling indicator of there being a democratic deficit in the UK today is the continuing decline of voter turnout at all elections for the past 60 years. There is a growing level of general apathy towards political issues in the UK which is not just damaging to the health of a democracy but fatal. The government requires a mandate to govern‚ if they do not achieve popular consent then how are they representative of the people? The
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To what extent is religious language meaningful? There are two ways to approach whether religious language is meaningful. Some philosophers such as logical positivist have a cognitive approach based on facts and learning through experience. Anthony flew is one philosopher whom shares the belief that something can be seen as meaningful through assertion‚ statements that can be proved empirically through synthetic reasoning. The other approach to the statement is a non-cognitivist method‚ which
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To What Extent is Lysistrata a feminist play In the play Lysistrata‚ women have absolutely no political rights. There is a war going on and one woman wants to put an end to it. It is my opinion the character Lysistrata can be viewed as a modern day feminist. She takes charge in the self-titled play and claims that war shall be the concern of Women! It is too important a matter to be left to men‚ for women are its real victims. Lysistrata wants to end the long war for it is taking a toll against
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Virgil merely copying Homer? Discuss Homer and Virgil are both astounding writers of epic poetry. Homer with his Iliad and Virgil with his Aeneid. However when you look below the surface the Aeneid and the Iliad are startlingly similar‚ in particular that of Aeneid Book 5 and Iliad book 23 which both focus on the funeral games. However though there are structurally similar‚ ultimately the narratives of both books are very different‚ so in effect Virgil is not simply copying Homer. This is evident from
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In what ways does Larkin’s poetry show his attitude to death? In Philip Larkin’s poetry there is a profound sense of unease about death. Larkin‚ throughout his poetry‚ obviously contemplates the inevitable end that is death. In his poetry Larkin uses great observational skills‚ noting and writing about everyday circumstances in cinematic detail. With death‚ though‚ Larkin has nothing to observe. He cannot draw any precise conclusions about something that he has not directly experienced. I think‚
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What is Religion and what does it do? Whether religion is the basis for the noblest events in human history‚ or a negative force responsible for the worst atrocities in history it plays a significant role in human existence‚ it also provides order and structure goals for humanity. According to Oxford Dictionary religion could be defined as “a belief in superhuman controlling power in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship”. Through scriptural quotations‚ human experience
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TROY VS HOMERS ILIAD (A comparison between the two with a mix of movie reviewing) by Amber Shepherd When comparing the movie Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Petterson‚ and The Iliad‚ written by Greek poet Homer we can clearly see that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy‚ Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body
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version of the hunger games tries to show a dystopian society in various ways‚ for example‚ costumes‚ Setting‚ Props‚ Lighting‚ makeup‚ the location where the movie was filmed and more. The directors used different styles of costumes to show a dystopian society. They played with colours of the costumes to express the character’s life. The cast who played the role of citizens living in district 12‚ were dressed in different shades of the colour gray‚ to show the audience that the districts don’t
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Michelle Safo Reading and writing history I love reading romance tragedy books. Firstly it gives me the opportunity to identify love; how love growths‚ what specific element bring the personas close and attached emotionally. Furthermore it gives in-depth information about love and the aspects of love‚ this is interesting because love is part of everyday life and a lot of people can relate to it which makes it relatable. Secondly the readers (I) feels inclusive and as well as learn from it in
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