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sees the development of his character because this is the focus of the story and his journey. One reads as Odysseus moves through ...

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...

of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...

had been in power for 10 months and reinstated President Kabbah ("Background Notes"). On July 7, 1999, President Kabbah and RUF ...

ghost, a phantom-true, but no real breath of life" (23.122-23). This minimal survival apparently depends on the appropriate funera...

only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...

as Achilles, this is the good life. He is not a character who seems to desire times of peace or quiet but rather a man who is happ...

1917. The overt, and simple, explanation for Americas entry into the European conflict was the May, 1915 sinking of the Bri...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at "The Iliad" and the 2004 film, "Troy". The changes in the latter are explained throu...

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

This essay provides analysis and discussion of Donovan's 1969s protest song, "The War Drags On." Seven pages in length, two source...

This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...

granted authority" (Knox, 1990, p. 33). Hector is a man of peace born into a time of war, and therefore forced to fight (Knox, 1...

This essay utilizes a feministic approach and an anthropological approach to interpretation of Homer's Iliad. Eight pages in lengt...

This essay pertains to Wilfred Owen's poem, which captures the horror of World War I. Five pages in length, seven sources are cite...

the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...

and Achilles argue over who has the "rights" to one of the "spoils of war," which in this case is a person, a girl who has already...

Sophocles "Oedipus the King" Sophocles establishes a setting in which the twists and turns that ultimately led to the vision of ...

of common suffering or accomplishment. Once the student working on this project sees these factors, it becomes obvious throughout ...

In five pages this paper examines how democracy is metaphorically depicted in the actions of Achilles and Agamemnon in 'The Iliad'...

"Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh...

base on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, officially bringing the United States into World War II. At the time of the surprise attack, howev...

of the progress which the process of democratisation was making in America in the eighteenth century. It could be asserted that Ma...

and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...

important at all. The theme is war itself, the suffering, the realities that many simply ignore. And, perhaps most importantly, in...

traits he possesses that is less than admirable, one thing is clear. He exhibits loyalty and trustworthiness. He respects the gods...

It is true that he offers a detailed and thorough account of strategy, weaponry and...

slave, and ironically enough, he is enslaved by the prophesy. "People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. He solved the fam...

In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt fro...