based on the Homeric beliefs at that time‚ but it is also reflected in today’s views on what heroes are to us. Hector is overall the most heroic character based on how he holds fast to the Homeric code and his values in war‚ is represented as a human who has flaws yet overcomes them‚ is a fierce and powerful warrior‚ and Homer portrays him positively in the epithets that have been written about him. Based on how Hector holds fast to the Homeric codes and his own virtues‚ he is esteemed with the title
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Who discovered the element? Selenium was discovered by Jons Jacob Berzelius in 1817. How was the element discovered? Selenium was discovered by Jons Jakob Berzelius in 1817. In 1817‚ he was studying the chemicals used in making sulfuric acid‚ but they got selenium from a red-brown sediment which collected at the bottom of the chambers in the particular plant. At first he thought it was the element tellurium and tellurium is a rare element‚ so he brought it back to his laboratory. After studying
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A teenager who’s under house arrest for assaulting his Spanish teacher and is actively stalking his neighbors as a pastime or a tedious older man suspected by the teenager to be a serial killer‚ who is the villain? Disturbia is about a teenager named Kale who’s recently lost his father in a car crash and is under house arrest. He begins spying on his neighbors to deal with cabin fever. He starts noticing suspicious activity from one of his neighbors‚ Mr. Turner. Kale begins to believe that Mr. Turner
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This is the case of Betty Shriver an entrepreneur who owns a small shop that sells collectible glass figurines. The name of the shop is Betty’s Crystal. The shop carries important items which she had purchased from all the regional auctions and estate sales. However‚ the shop also sells crystal figurines from popular brands. The shop is located in a small old city of Metamora and has a rural setting. It is well connected with seven other big metropolitan areas. The shop has been performing well with
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In 1986 President Ronald Regan appointed Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court. Scalia would arguably become not only the most conservative Supreme Court Judge but also the most controversial. James Staab remarked in his book The Political Thought of Justice Antonin Scalia A Hamiltonian on the Supreme Court that Justice Scalia was actually the less debatable candidate of the two that President Regan was considering (24). Staab goes on to say that the Senate confirmation hearings were rather
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Often in literature‚ a reader will find a character that is alienated from his or her peers‚ or even from society. Many a time‚ these characters fail to evoke emotion in the reader; the reader fails to sympathize with the character due to his ostracization. Yet‚ sometimes an author creates a character of this kind in such a way that he is relatable. One such character is the titular character of Herman Melville’s “Bartleby‚ the Scrivener‚” as he is originally described as a hard worker‚ is polite
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flattering. Gilgamesh is portrayed as arrogant and demanding. In particular‚ he uses his position of power to bed married women before their bridegrooms do; it is this offense which first introduces Gilgamesh to his rival and later companion Enkidu. Enkidu‚ who had been created in response to the suffering of Uruk’s people‚ stood up to Gilgamesh and decried his bad behavior. Gilgamesh befriends Enkidu and mends his ways; the gods have won the battle.
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never came back after he found out that Heidi was pregnant. While she was pregnant she thought all the time about giving the soon to be born baby up. When Colin was born Heidi was thinking about keeping the new baby. But after meeting the Kaepernick’s who were introduced by her friends she decided to give the new baby up. Being a multiracial child to a pair of white parents Colin heard comments like “No way those
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Rumors started to spread and Olive started changing because of them. Rhiannon wasn’t happy that Olive was “giving everybody her cat” and Olive just said that Rhiannon was jealous of her. The reason why this is important is because I once had a friend who did something similar to me‚ just different rumors. Olive said that she started to change her appearance and how she acted. Rhiannon tried to stop her‚ but it was no good‚ and she lost her friend for a while. Even though at the end‚ Olive apologized
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Murders and killing have been common place in the world since the beginning of time. We have grown somewhat accustom to the news of murders happening every day. On some occasions we find ourselves mortified by the way these murder are carried out. The men and women we regard as the most ruthless and heinous of all killers are the ones we would never consider. They are the ones that we never look twice at‚ they are trust and some time admired. They infiltrate your trust with their charms and never
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