The character I chose to render a costume design for is Troy Maxson from the play Fences by August Wilson. Troy is the family’s main source of income and his character is a very strong willed and stubborn 53-year-old man. Troy relentlessly told his son‚ Cory‚ multiple times that his football recruitment was a waste of time and that he should get “…recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living” (8; ch.1‚ sec.1). Therefore‚ from Troy’s actions‚ I knew that his costume should
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Troy Wilmot was born on april 4th 1972‚ in Bremerton Washington‚ He has 2 sisters and 1 brother. He got his first job at the age of 16‚ working in alaska with his dad catching fish. My dad was always back and forth from bremerton to alaska until his father moved to colorado. “What was your favorite thing to do as a child and why?” I asked Troy. “My favorite thing to do as a child was to ride my bike around with all my friends everyday until late at night‚ This was my favorite thing to do because
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In the Encomium of Helen‚ Gorgias takes up as his task the exoneration Helen of Troy as the cause of the Trojan War. He does this by proposing the potential causes of the will of the gods‚ the force of others‚ persuasion through words‚ and love. He starts by pointing to the will of the gods. He asserts that “god’s predetermination cannot be hindered by human premeditation” (40). This implies that Helen was merely a pawn of the gods and Fate‚ so she cannot be blamed for the role she was destined
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HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN AND THE DISCOVERY OF TROY “So fight by the ships‚ all together. And that comrade Who meets his death and destiny‚ speared or stabbed‚ Let him die! He dies fighting for the fatherland- No dishonor there! He’ll leave behind him wife and sons unscathed‚ His house and estate unharmed- once these Argives Sail for home‚ the fatherland they love.” –The Iliad Book 15 lines 574-580‚ by Homer Today‚ on the plains of Western Anatolia lies the site of one of the most well
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poem‚ “Fences‚” Troy is someone who doesn’t care what anyone says about him. He’s his own person and he likes to be open about his problems. I think that Troy is someone who is polite‚ nice‚ and somewhat thinks he knows it all. Troy doesn’t care if his wife‚ Rose‚ doesn’t want to hear about death. When Troy talked about death‚ he was telling his friend‚ Bono‚ and his wife‚ Rose‚ that everyone dies at some point in life. When Troy’s son‚ Lyons‚ comes over‚ he asks for money but Troy doesn’t want to
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Jimenez AP World History 1st period Historical Movie Review: Troy The film Troy was directed by Wolfgang Peterson and produced in 2004. The film was adapted by Homers great epic poem‚ The Iliad. The characters from The Iliad were portrayed by many well-known actors including‚ Brad Pitt‚ Orlando Bloom‚ and Eric Bana. Overall the movie was very entertaining but also contained many small errors and some historical inaccuracies. Troy retells the story of a war started by the Greek gods. Although
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Troy Maxon Troy is a interesting character full of emotions which make him who he is. he can be a bitter character and sometimes quite unbearable. he is confident and sometimes overly confident and boasts a lot‚ showing impressions that he is trying hard‚ to hard‚ to impress people and this might make people think he is actually insecure and covers it up with overly strong opposit emotions. For some of the readers of this book‚ i can imagine that troys
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1121 Troy is alleged to be a retelling of the Trojan War based on the Iliad (Homer is listed as one of the writers in the credits). In spite of that‚ there are many‚ many differences between the epic poem and the film. For this assignment‚ you will first need to read the Iliad closely‚ enough that you will become familiar with all the characters (ones who appear over several lines of text‚ and have “speaking parts”). Having acquired this familiarity‚ you will then watch the film Troy‚ paying
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Troy Aikman Troy Aikman‚ from college football‚ to the NFL‚ to a commentator‚ to a man of charity. Most known for his career as a Dallas Cowboy‚ it all started somewhere‚ and although Troy Aikman had a rocky start as the Dallas Cowboys quarterback‚ by the end of his career he had become one of the very best Cowboys quarterbacks of all time. Troy Aikman was offered a contract out of High School by the New York Mets to play baseball‚ but chose to pursue football instead‚ and went to the University
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Helen of Troy (Movie Review) CAST: Sienna Guillory-----> Helen Matthew Marsden---->Paris Rufus Sewell---->Agamemnon Stellan Skarsgard----> Theseus John Rhys-Davies---->King Priam of Troy Maryam d’Abo---->Queen Hecuba Emilia Fox---->Cassandra James Callis----->Menelaus Daniel Lapaine---->Hector Nigel Whitmey---->Odysseus Joe Montana---->Achilles Helen of Troy is going to polarise audiences. As with any film based on a well-known work‚ there are
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