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Book 24 of 'The Iliad' by Homer

Achilles grief offends the gods. Hera argues that since Achilles is the son of the a goddess, he deserves more honor than Hector,...

Achilles' Leadership Effectiveness in 'The Iliad' by Homer

many as he can. If his own life is destroyed in the process, then that intrinsically establishes him as both a stellar leader and...

Beowulf & Odysseus/Ancient Heroes

peers by acclamation rather than divine right. The thane is spoke of as a "giver of treasure in gladness" (Beowulf 46). In other w...

Comparing Homer's Heroes in 'The Iliad'

In this paper containing four pages Achilles and Hektor are compared and it is determined that while Hektor's tragedy is synonymou...

Dido and Aeneas/Henry Purcell

This paper is on Henry Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas." It offers a summary of the plot and discussion of different characterist...

Spirited Away Film by Hayao Miyazaki

bathhouse (Ebert, 2002). By indulging themselves with the food, Chihiros parents are transformed into pigs. Osmond (2003) points o...

The Heroism of Beowulf

The writer argues that Beowulf can be seen as an archetype of the ideal hero, and that his deeds have come to be considered as a m...

The Nature of Radical Innocence in Literary Depiction

This research paper examines Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and how the characterization of this novel's main character denies thi...

Hero’s Quest in the Film The Fisher King and in Epic of Gilgamesh

quest for the Holy Grail that were considered by filmmaker Terry Gilliam and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese in the 1991 movie Th...

Christopher Columbus

One of the ways in which Native Americans could see Columbus as a hero involves the simplicity of the man himself, in relationship...

Rembrandt's Self Portrait, William Shakespeare's King Lear and Their Portrayals of Old Age

In five pages this paper discusses how two different art forms depict the same topic - old age....

Comparative Analysis of Gilgamesh and Heracles

cultures. In addition, the kind of difficulties and trials faced by different ancient communities will also tend to be similar. On...

Tragic Hero Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

First, is that the play should be of serious magnitude, and have an impact on many, many people (McClelland, 2001). The second fac...

'Epic Hero' Characteristics of Odysseus

In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and its 2 Couples

In five pages Benedick and Beatrice and Claudio and Hero are contrasted and compared in this analysis of William Shakespeare's Muc...

Heroic Greek Definition in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

The Film 'Titanic' from a Formalist Perspective

heroes (or heroines) epic journey in self-discovery and personal awareness and understanding of the world in which he or she exist...

Ancient Greek Mythological Heroes and Episode II of Star Wars

still just one being who is in constant struggle with his own existence. When determining who truly exercises power in an a...

Homer's Heroes Patroclus and Achilles

In this essay consisting of five pages the argument is presented that the friendship between these heroes in Homer's 'The Iliad' s...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

Assessment of an IT Web Site

include a jobs section as well as a section containing white papers across a large number of different areas such as SOX complianc...

Literature Review for Use in a Project on Leadership in Kuwait

or values. It is by understanding leadership and its influences that the way leadership may be encouraged and developed in the con...

Comparing Annie Oakley and Oddysseus

Odysseus,/raider of cities gouged out your eye" (Homer 227). As Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, Odysseus makes a powerful god h...

Article on Allocation of Costs

by the project, use of department that are using those resources. In the case of all costs being allocated to a single project or ...

Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

can have genuine depth. Both while their relationship is still comparatively superficial, and later when it becomes truly meaningf...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

Achilles and Gilgamesh

to change. He becomes a deeper person and becomes a more acceptable hero in many respects. But then Enkidu dies and leaves Gilgame...

The Aeneid by Virgil

In three pages a character analysis of the protagonist Aeneas in Virgil's 'The Aeneid' focuses upon his heroic characteristics. I...

Comparative Analysis of 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the depictions of women and the journeys undertaken by Aeneas and Odysseus in these...

Achilles' Perspective in 'The Iliad' by Homer

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...