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    you choose one for yourself as well‚” said Rysa. “If you could only help me…” I said with a smirk. “My partner says his friend needs one too. Why don’t you talk it out?” she said. There was hardly a month left when I met Rysa’s partner. His name was Troy and I asked him if he could get me on the phone with his friend. As I spoke to his friend‚ Luke‚ we decided to meet and see for ourselves if we could make a good couple for the jive competition. Soon we finalized the deal. Rysa being my best friend

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    favour of a 3rd party‚ which was not disclosed to the buyer before the contract was made. That the buyer will enjoy quiet possession of the goods undisturbed by the claims of a 3rd party Question 3 Advise Troy on his legal right to purse an action against the store. This story is about Troy who bought a radio-operated helicopter. He got a nice offer in the shop with warranty and he bought the helicopter immediately. The extended manufacturer warranty sounded great which he got when he made the

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    Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Homer created two ancient Greek poems which are commonly known in the Literature. These are “The Iliad” which has the film version entitled “Troy” and “The Odyssey” which has also the film version. Though these poems played in movie version‚ there are some differences from the book that is maybe cut‚ change or re-modified. In Iliad‚ all the actions happen because of the Greek Gods and Goddesses

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    Trojan horse scheme‚ gives Odysseus the upper hand over Troy. This cunning strategy to overtake Troy is described when Demodokos the minstrel sings for Alkinoos and Odysseus. A little bit of his lyrics are as follows: “ . . . For Troy must perish‚ as ordained‚ that day / she harbored the great horse of timber; hidden / the flower of Akhaia lay‚ and bore / slaughter and death upon the men of Troy” (Homer VII. 537-551). This plan to overtake Troy was incredibly cunning and it worked remarkably well.

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    The Trojan War was a lengthy war fought between the Trojans and the Greeks over a woman. A lot of blood was spilled. A lot of time was lost. A city was ruined. We have learned about the Trojan war from epic poems‚ myths‚ and the city of Troy itself. To begin with‚ myths have taught us that all started when Eris wasn’t invited to the weeding of Peleus and Thetis. She gave a golden apple to the fairest goddess. Of course‚ vanity and narcissism stepped in and the goddesses Aphrodite‚ Hera and Athena

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    What does Aeneas learn in Book II of the Aeneid? Book II of Virgil’s epic takes place in Carthage where Aeneas recounts his exploits at Troy to the assembled Carthaginians and their queen‚ Dido‚ as well as the surviving Trojans. Aeneas’ tale fits into roughly three sections; the discovery of the wooden horse and Sinon‚ the ensuing battle of Troy‚ and finally Aeneas’ flight from the fallen city. This is clearly a distressing subject for Aeneas who says “no man could speak of such things and not

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    times of contentment and despair. In the play‚ the protagonist‚ Troy Mason‚ copes with both peacefulness and defeat. Throughout the play he rebels and frustrates as he struggles for fairness in a society which seems to offer none. However‚ soon one notices that beneath a mask of cruelty and toughness there is an individual who takes responsibility for his family no matter how difficult circumstances may seem. Throughout the play‚ Troy is constantly defined by how he approaches tough situations. For

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    However‚ at the end of the first book he returns in time to save the city from the Mykene attackers. The author uses the term "Trojan Horse" as wordplay: he insinuates that the term was literal and referring to the elite cavalry corps of Troy‚ rather than the wooden hollow horse mentioned in legend. Hektor beats Achilles in a fistfight at his marriage celebrations. When he later kills his second in command‚ Patroklos‚ Achilles challenges Hektor to a duel. In the duel‚ Agamemnon makes sure

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    Fellow military soldiers‚ we gather on this fine day before the start of what Mr. President states will be a short win for this great country. Winston Churchill‚ a great leader of Britain during The Second World War. One of his adventures include getting captured by the Boers‚ then a daring escape thru a bathroom window. This made Churchill a celebrity and hero to Britain. He states during a speech from The Second World War what I am trying to summarizing to the brave men and women in front of me

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    which Woo was given complete creative control and was acclaimed by both audiences and critics. Eventually grossing $245 million worldwide‚ Face/Off was a financial success‚ as well as Woo’s highest-grossing American film. Freelance terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) is relentlessly pursued by FBI Special Agent Sean Archer (John Travolta). Years earlier‚ Castor‚ in an attempt to kill Archer‚ accidentally killed Archer’s young son‚ Michael; the two have been obsessed with each other ever since. The

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