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    Humans live in an age where some parents abandon their child for many reasons. This essay illustrates that parents should hold onto their children until the very last moment of their lives. In the Iliad‚ Homer introduces an essential aspect of love‚ parenting and trust. In an age where there isn’t too much war‚ and where people usually don’t die for their loved ones‚ Homer brings to us the ancient morals into the debate of what and how parents should treat their child. In addition‚ “Those Winter

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    The Greek-Trojan War in The Iliad The gods and goddesses that the Greek people believe in make up the Greek mythology studied today. These divine characters represent a family living on Mount Olympus who intervene frequently in the lives of the human characters in Greek plays. They are omnipresent‚ for they are always observing mans actions and working through human nature. The gods are a higher power‚ and provide explanations for otherwise unexplainable events. The gods help humans in trouble

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    Homer’s The Iliad is a timeless epic that reveals the events during the Trojan War around twelfth century BC. The Iliad is an epic that has stood constant through thousands of years and is used in modern life. The Iliad provides questions and produces stories throughout the epic and some have never been answered. The cause of Patroklos’ death has been debated and questioned throughout history; however‚ the cause of Patroklos’ death is due to the anger and selfishness of Achilleus. In the beginning

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    honor as well as on being publicly disgraced. Individuals tend to conform to the stipulated actions and norms for fear of being dishonored publicly or shamed. A guilt culture is defined as the internalization of moral codes. The conformity to a moral code normally takes place through a persons’ own will. In most cases‚ this usually has very little to do with the public approval of a given society. In the Iliad‚ an individual’s honor is greatly valued and for one to obtain that glory‚ he or she must

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    Violent Toys and Children

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    physical toys. Violent toys weren ’t as accessible to children a few years back‚ and since‚ children have shown an increase in violence of ages 10 and up. It is important that violent toys are monitored because they are easily accessible‚ are funded by the army and is becoming increasingly popular in video games but these issues can be easily prevented by parents. Some of the most popular toys lately have been of toy guns or violent figurines which populate the shelves at toy stores. Violent toys are

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    two ways‚ from an Ancient Greek perspective‚ and from a modern perspective. <br> <br>However‚ this exploration from two perspectives violates the term ethical as it should be "a universal system of moral principles and values " applicable through actions perpetrated by humans. However‚ absolute standards are unobtainable and conditional upon the society and time in which they are conceived. Another definition suggests that to be ethical is "to conform to accepted standards consistent with the agreed

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    Homer’s Iliad‚ Hector is presented an intriguing character‚ a description that stems from a number of sources. First and foremost‚ unlike other main characters in the Iliad‚ including: Paris‚ Helen‚ and most of the important Achaeans‚ who all have histories‚ outside the Iliad that Homer’s audience was familiar with‚ Hector has no history outside of this story. We‚ the readers‚ are already familiar with Paris’ exploits‚ Achilles’‚ Agamemnon’s etc. but there are no tales of Hector’s life pre-Iliad. And

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    important theme in Homer’s Iliad? Select two characters with which to make your points. Virtue or arête was an important quality in Homeric society and one which features very heavily in the Iliad. Arête is achieved by one’s actions‚ generally in battle and is a combination of qualities such as courage‚ honour (‘time’) and sacrifice.([good] Homeric heroes possessed these qualities and they were recognised by the audience of the epics.( Outwardly‚ the heroes of the Iliad and the ones who possess

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    Violent Video Games It seems like everywhere we as a society look today‚ violence rears its disgusting head. We see violence in the streets‚ back alleys‚ and even our schools. Violence can now be seen in many people’s living rooms while they are sitting down playing video games. Children and teenagers seem to be the most effected by violence on video games. Many things should be done to change children’s view on video games and how much violence should be on the video games. Kids today act

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    The video I chose was “Juno to Reveal Jupiter’s Violent Past” and this video talks about the violent history’s and why we should car about the planet Jupiter. After having a 5-year journey from Earth to Jupiter‚ people are wondering why should we care. Well this video states that the planet Jupiter is the second most important planet in our universe. Also‚ states that it holds the secrets to the formation of the solar system. For the size of Jupiter‚ they consider this as a monster. It mass is very

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