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    Setting . I.A. Time of Action: About 3‚200 years ago in recorded history’s infancy‚ when humankind’s imagination peopled the known world with great heroes and villains and nature reflected the mood of the gods and goddesses. I.B. Place of Action: Troy (Asia Minor)‚ also Ilium (ancient Ilion)‚ famous city of Greek legend‚ on the northwestern corner of Asia Minor‚ in present-day Turkey. Anatolia is west of Greece (across the Aegean Sea) and north of Egypt (across the Mediterranean Sea). II. Characters

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    The Fence Research Paper

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    ‘The Fence’ is an interesting subject and effects just about everyone in both the United States and Mexico‚ not just the residents that live on the border because the immigrants do not stay just on the border. After they cross they search for homes and work all over the United States. Megan asks some very good questions. Does the fence serve its purpose? Will it stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States? What about Terrorists? And Drugs? I do not believe the fence serves the purpose

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    Major Differences between the Homer’s Iliad and the film Troy. It is very apparent that the film Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Peterson‚ has been heavily influenced by the epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ a work commonly credited to the Ancient Greek poet Homer. Both the film and the poem have the same overall plots‚ such as the siege of Troy by the Greeks‚ the feud between the warrior Achilles and the king Agamemnon‚ and these events being triggered due to the Trojan prince Paris “stealing” Helen of Sparta

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    By: Tim Green 280 pages 1. Characters: Troy White is the main character in the book. He works for the Atlanta Falcons by predicting the plays by studying how the opposing players line up. Brent Peele is a reporter that tries to ruin trays career by accusing him of cheating 2. Background: Troy lives with his mom and when the Atlanta falcons find out about his football smart they hired him to the team as a consultant. 3. Motivation: Troy loves his role on the Atlanta Falcons and he isn’t

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    Ashley Hall Reporting Final Project November 15‚ 2012 Parking Problems TROY—Parking on Troy University campus has cause many students to complain. If you are a student at Troy‚ I’m sure that you have heard many of the complaints from other students‚ friends‚ and sometimes maybe teachers. Candice Vaughn‚ a senior sports and fitness management major from Huntsville‚ Ala.‚ has a problem with the parking on Troy’s campus. As a student athlete she thinks it makes it even more difficult on her

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    Film Response – Rabbit Proof Fence In the novel entitled Rabbit Proof Fence‚ written by Doris Pilkington‚ three half-caste girls encounter the journey of escaping from the Moore River Native Settlement; this is the location in which the girls are forcibly taken away to. Descriptions of the girls’ adventures and explorations are written in a simple and complex form; readers can elaborate and understand in a simple form‚ as compared to other Aboriginal Protection Act based documents. The film version

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    Troy Versus Homers Illiad

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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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    Troy was a 53 year old African American man with no education; whom aspiration to become a professional baseball player was disintegrated by life itself and the time period that he was living. Troy was raised mainly by his authoritarian and abusive father. Troy’s upbringing was rough and difficult; he was the oldest of 11 children. When Troy was 7 years old his mother left him and his siblings in the hand of his abusive father and never return to save them‚ making Troy to become the protector of

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    Journeys notes Rabbit Proof Fence Film‚ Phillip Noyce director‚ 3 half caste girls taken from their family to be assimilated‚ 1200 mile journey home Journeys can be forced upon you by others Being forced into the car - reaction shots of girls and family‚ horror of force - close up facial shots of girls‚ distant family – filmed through glass to show separation Journeys can be intimidating and threatening Girls in cage- Molly looking up at guard. Point of view shot showing

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    Rabbit Proof Fence – Notes * Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the true story of three Aboriginal girls who are forcibly removed from their families. Set in 1931‚ their removal was part of an official Australian government policy which removed ‘half caste’ children from their parents and placed them within institutions that trained these children to become domestic servants. The story centres on the three girls escape from the Moore River Settlement (the institution in which they are placed) and their

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