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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Mohicans"‚ the film‚ was based on a novel by James Fenemore Cooper. It is a fictional story set in an historical time. The movie is based on ’The French and Indian War’ also known as ’The 7 Year War’. The war started in 1756 and ended in 1763. The French and English were fighting each other for the land between their two settlements and the possession of America. At the start of the movie‚ it tells you that the year is 1757‚ the third year of the war. But in fact 1757 was the second year of the war because
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with their respective races‚ to fight a battle that their ancestors started. During this time period‚ teenage gang members felt that high school was forced education and that they were only in there because the government forced them in there. The movie first portrays the students as kids who don’t know any better than to survive on the streets‚ Erin Gruwell inspired her students to success far greater than any street life can bring. Freedom Writers is historically accurate. (ChasingTheFrog‚ http://www
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Apollo 13 was overall a very accurate movie‚ scientifically and factually. Of course there were things changed in order to advance the story and make the movie more interesting‚ but most of these things were very small. Apollo 13 was an Apollo mission that came after the first landing on the moon. The problem was that since the United States had already beaten Russia to the moon people weren’t sure why they needed to go back‚ so there were less resources and money going into this mission. The
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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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play has had many positive responses to blacks and whites in this society. It is about protagonist Troy Maxson as well as his african american family that is filled with drama and excitement. In Wilson’s Fences by Joseph Wessling he expresses‚ “Fences is about the always imperfect quest for true manhood. Troy’s father was less of a “true” man than Troy‚ but he was a hard worker and a provider. Troy‚ even as a runaway‚ carried with him his father’s virtues along with a considerable lessening of the
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We all know that English is an international language which people from all over the world learn in order to communicate with each other. There are two types of language learner: the first type is being accurate in speaking English. This means that if a person start to say something‚ and then realize that he/she made a mistake‚ that person will stop and correct that mistake. They might pause and contemplate what the right word or phrase should be use. The other type is Fluency‚ this type increases
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Babbitt: a person‚ particularly a business or professional man‚ who unthinkingly follows conventional middle-class ways (Merriam-Webster). George F. Babbitt of Babbitt‚ by Sinclair Lewis: a 46-year-old American real estate salesman who conformed unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards in the Midwestern city of Zenith in the 1920s. While he lived as a successful businessman with all the modern conveniences—including a very nice house and a very nice car—Babbitt was overwhelmingly dissatisfied
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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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