and not even a pleasant one; and war is a necessary part of God’s arrangement of the world.” Count Helmuth von Moltke wrote these words in a letter to Dr. J.K. Bluntschli in December of 1880. Von Moltke’s words‚ spoken from his experience in the Franco-Prussian War‚ portray an unusual philosophy. Instead of debating on the ethics of war‚ he speaks of its continuity and necessity to man. His reasoning has inspired an uncommon belief that it is not whether war is right or wrong that holds importance
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that I came upon a manuscript by the great historian Thucydides who cut away any nonsense in his writing. To Thucydides‚ the past was something worthy of being seriously studied. His work the History of the Peloponnesian War is a masterpiece. Unfortunately‚ his account of the war‚ which began in 431‚ has only been completed up to the year 411. He may get a bit further in his old age‚ but it is highly unlikely he makes it all the way to the current day in 403 B.C. where history is surely to be made
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cannot live.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt. Power‚ honor and respect‚ or simply love by who ever who choose. In the story of the Trojan war Paris clearly chose love. Little did he know that it would spark rage between the Greeks and the mighty people of Troy. Helen‚ the wife of King Menelaus‚ was put under a spell by the mighty Aphrodite and was practically forced to go with the Trojan prince Paris. Aphrodite cast the spell because Paris was ask to chose who was the prettiest in all of the land. In order
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Trojan Horse Virus Tucker Tatum & Kat Thaxton Springfield High School 1-20-17 Trojan Horse Virus A virus has multiple meanings in our world but we are speaking in the terms of technology. A virus is something that has been put into the computer without the owners consent that is made to go through the information on the computer and take things from the computer without the owner’s consent. There are many ways to prevent this from happening but with these preventions the person creating these viruses
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Later that day there leader wanted to talk to me they said I was a god once again.What we came here was for your land now good bye. “We must start a war ‚” I said to my shipmate. The war will now start we will kill them and take their land. We will strike tomorrow. My shipmates prepared for battle. They began getting their weapons ready. Everyone worked hard and had serious expressions on their faces. Dinner
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Herodotus wrote a history like no other. Through the pages of On the War for Greek Freedom we read a philosophy that is very similar to our own. We read about what it means to be a king‚ a warrior and a Greek or Persian of ancient times. Yet‚ more specifically‚ we read about what it meant to be simply a human being. There are philosophical ideas throughout the book that can be linked to our own ideas within modern day. The life of a human was hard to live then. They were shot down by the gods if
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American school hierarchy‚ also described as having a lack of self control‚ aggressive‚ unintelligent‚ and short tempered‚ Jocks are definitely a strong presence on the high school and college scene‚ and it would be fitting that Ares‚ the Greek god of war be associated with jocks. Ares is representative of the jock archetype for his relationship with Aphrodite‚ his physical strength‚ and lack of rational thought. Ares is well known to many classical authors as the lover of Aphrodite‚ even if Aphrodite
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concept of men. It was at the beginning of the War that Herodotus finished his story and published it. It was something new‚ unique. Local history is not a story. In the past‚ it was an investigation. Herod did not write his work at that time. Herodotus spoke to the Persian prison in her letter‚ and the rise of the imperials and the demolition and the finalists increased.
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The status of Helen. 7. “Homeric similes and shorter comparisons bring out the rightful place of war in the natural order.” Discuss. 8. Is there a heroic code that guides the decisions of the characters in Iliad? Discuss the values of the Homeric Hero with particular reference to Achilles‚ Odysseus‚ and Hector. 9. Epic conventions in Iliad. 10. Does Homer’s Iliad glorify or condemn war? Discuss. 11. Greeks believed that people do not have much
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Wars are often complex in nature and are fought for diverse reasons. In the Iliad‚ powerful gods‚ great nations‚ and heroic people all fight for different reasons. Each has private motivations to fight the war. These private motivations are of special interest‚ because they help define the consequences and outcomes of the war. The universal war of the gods‚ social war of the Greeks and Trojans‚ and the war for Achilles’ honor are private motivations of the Trojan war. These private motivations
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