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    great man is but few know why he is such a great hero. Achilles is one of the most epic heroes of all time because he fought in the ten year Trojan war‚ his immortality was very great‚ and he is brave and courageous. Achilles fought in the ten year Trojan war. The year lasted about ten years and not once did Achilles give up. He alone killed very many Trojans‚ as well as some of the most fierce allies that were there during the war. This war was very brutal and it required very tough men to fight

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    What security breaches may cause harm to an organization or its clients? Malicious software called malware such as viruses‚ worms‚ Trojan horses‚ and spyware can all cause security breaches within an organization as well as towards its clients. “Internet security firm Symantec reported in 2011 that it had detected 286 million new and unique threats from malicious software in 2010‚ or about nine per second‚ up from 240 million in 2009.” A computer virus is a rogue software program that attaches

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    have made my version of the movie more according to the novel. First‚ I must say that Wolfgang Peterson did an excellent job binding together his movie "Troy" with Homer’s "The Iliad" as well as with the facts and cultural characteristics of the Trojan and Greek people. One of the many ways that Peterson showed a great connection to "The Iliad" is when Akhilleus has his argument with Agamemnon over Brisêis. In this account with Agamemnon‚ Peterson uses almost the same exact dialogue that Homer used

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    Achilles: a Hero No More

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    labeled as "the greatest of the Greek heroes". In classic mythology a hero is a person of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits and is often the offspring of a mortal and a god. Achilles was the greatest fighter among the Greeks or Trojans and feared no man in battle. He was also the offspring of a mortal and a god so by classic mythology definition‚ Achilles was indeed a hero. A hero is defined by the present day Websters Dictionary as: "one who inspires through manners and actions;

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    Leda and the Swan

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    He forces himself on Leda and because she had also had sex with her husband‚ the Spartan king Tyndareus‚ she becomes pregnant with four fetuses. The most important of these offspring on the development of the Western civilization is Helen of the Trojan War. A close study of "Leda and the Swan" reveals how Yeats turns the violent rape into a work of art. The sonnet is a traditional fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter. The structure is Petrarchan with a clear division between the first eight

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    actions on the battlefield. Assertively‚ Hector did not cower from anyone especially Achilles and admirably declared‚ “I at least will never turn my back on battle! I will stand up to meet him‚ to win or to lose it all” (Homer 221). Undoubtedly‚ the Trojans depended on Hector for courage‚ leadership‚ and support. Without Hector‚ the war would not have taken ten years to fight. Similar to Achilles‚ furthermore‚ Hector allowed his superciliousness to decide his decisions. When Polydamas advised Hector

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    various types‚ infecting users around the world. This has created a tremendous need for antivirus software. Types Antivirus software must be carefully crafted to eliminate various types of malicious logic programs‚ including viruses‚ worms and Trojan horses. A virus is a program written to attach to a file or another program. Once it has infected that file or program‚ the virus can travel with it between computers. Typically‚ a virus can only infect a computer when the file it has infected is

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    Huberus and the Illiud

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    many Greeks and the reason why heroes were sent to Hades which means that when hubris arises‚ what results or in this case what Zeus’ will was that the people would break out in war and much conflict. In The Iliad‚ Hector‚ a great warrior from the Trojan army‚ set out to fight against Achaean army. But before he set out to fight‚ his wife had told him‚ “Possessed is what you are‚ Hector. Your courage is going to kill you‚

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    odysseus

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    Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ fought along side the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was a leader of Greek forces and was known for having clever strategies and being a wise counsel. The Greeks defeat the Trojans by giving them a big Trojan horse full of soldiers that ambushed Troy from the inside while they were asleep. Thus‚ beginning Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca. In The Odyssey‚ the epic starts ten years after the Trojan war and Odysseus is on the island of Ogygia‚ where Calypso has fallen

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    Helen of Troy. As she got older Helen triggered the Trojan War. The baby they have is supposed to create life and peace but actually demonstrates destruction. Helen caused the fall of Troy‚ which had lead to Agamemnon’s death. Klytemnestra‚ who is Helen’s half sister‚ killed Agamemnon while men where fighting over who would marry and be with Helen. This allusion truly shows what this poem’s author is trying to teach the reader about the Trojan War and the

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