E. A. W. English 1 Honors September 28‚ 2013 The Ephesian’s Tribute to Artemis I. Introduction The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was a very famous monument in the ancient world. It was originally built around 550 BC to honor the goddess Artemis‚ sister of Apollo (Australia.edu). It was located in Ephesus‚ or today’s Turkey‚ and attracted many Grecian tourists and merchants to worship there despite the journey across the Aegean Sea (Australia.edu). This tribute to the goddess of the moon was
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Madi McClure 05/14/14 3rd Period Deception and Truth The Good In Deception Everyone characterizes deception differently. One may view it as breaking the trust of a loved one and think of it as a mere deceit. Others may accept deception as a way to gain or give happiness. Some may even think of it as part of life. More commonly‚ deception stands being viewed as hand and hand with “evil”‚ this includes‚ not only viewed by people‚ but also portrayed in movies and novels from all eras of time. Frequently
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Deception In Othello One may readily perceive the theme of Shakespeare’s "Othello" as deception. Deception appears many times in Othello‚ but in almost every incident the degree of deception is different. Deception is to "deceive another‚ illusion‚ or fraud" (Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary 69)‚ which is seen as a wrongful act. However‚ deception may be used to protect someone from getting hurt therefore being used with good intentions. The very first act of deception is done by the
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Theme of Deception/Deceit in Macbeth Throughout Macbeth things are not always as they seem. Deception in the play is always present‚ with Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and the three witches being the chief instigators of deception. From the very first scene‚ the deception within Macbeth’s world is clearly defined. “Fair is foul and foul is fair”‚ say the witches at the beginning of Macbeth. This language of contradiction that Shakespeare uses adds to the play’s sense of moral confusion and quickly introduces
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“Deception is a central theme to Shakespeare’s Macbeth” Discuss with reference to the play and quotes. Deception is‚ understandably‚ a significant theme in the play “Macbeth” as it is a play about evil. We know that if evil is to succeed‚ it must mask itself under the guise of goodness. It must put on a false appearance. Evil hides within the main protagonists‚ Macbeth and his wife‚ who wreak havoc upon others during the course of the play. However‚ even evil deceives its hosts. For evil to succeed
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the theme of Shakespeare’s “Othello” is deception. Othello is a black general in the service of Venice. Othello promotes a man named Cassio to be his right hand man in his army. Iago‚ the protagonist of the story though that he was going to get the promotion of lieutenant‚ but when he did not he became furious and seeks revenge on Othello. This was the turning point of the play when in almost every incident a degree of deception would take place. Deception appeared many times in Othello‚ The few
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Self –Deception From something as innocent as convincing yourself that you are the best at what you do‚ to the immediate response of the unsuspecting person finding evidence of unfaithfulness within their relationship‚ it seems almost natural to dismiss or excuse what is known in order to cope or shield ourselves from the hurtful truth. Self-deception or delusion is not only something we all participate in‚ some more than others‚ but some believe it is actually necessary and
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with Callimaco‚ all while keeping everything a secret from Nicia. Nicia‚ who was the main victim of deception in this play‚ and his overall gullibility played a crucial role in the overall development of the play. Most people probably wouldn’t have believed a word Callimaco or Lugerio said as their plan sounds very foolish and in all likelihood‚ most people would have been able to detect the deception from a mile away. After all‚ when was the last time you ever heard about a potion magically making
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Visual Deception Visual phenomena or what we normally call as ‘Optical Illusion’ involves visual deception. A wide range of optical illusions happen in our day to day lives‚ like seeing a rainbow after a rainy day or even while staring at clouds; In this phenomenon‚ the human brain tends to develop different pictures to interpret the shape‚ curve‚ and size of the clouds. Optical illusions are just cases of errors in judgment; they do not physically exist. Our eyes capture light from
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The Story of Artemis Artemis can talk to and control animals. Artemis is usually found in the Arician woods. Artemis is usually found hunting with her bow & arrow. Artemis is the twin of Apollo and their parent’s are Leto and Zeus. She has no children of her own. Artemis is the goddess of wild animals‚ hunt‚ and the moon. Artemis was born on the island of Delos. She had a threefold divinity‚ being styled Artemis on earth‚ Luna‚ or the moon‚ in heaven‚ and Hecate‚ or Proserpine‚ in hell. The poets
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