that can light a fire of patriotism under the hearts of many‚ while hubris can destroy the reputation of a person and destroy the determination of a rising power. As seen in the Iliad‚ arête is the main social value of Greek life and is the first spark of patriotism for a civilization that is only beginning. In the Iliad‚ the rage of Achilles is a perfect example of hubris in early Greek civilization. When Achilles says‚ “I will not return until Trojans set fire to the ships” (Homer 9.667-78)‚ Achilles
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Dramatic Arts Final Assessment: Part A and B Quest Ideas: 1.Humorous: A person is in Downtown Toronto where their phone is at low battery. They need to get back home before their phone dies‚ but encounters many problems along the way. They have a friend who is very confused about why it is so vital to charge the phone‚ and makes snarky comments throughout the journey of why it is so unimportant‚ but still helps to get out of problems they encounter--this is an ally of the main character
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English-102 Synthesis Paper “A Quest for Love” Love controls our lives Love fuels our passions and beholds our hearts Love is pure Love is driven Love never judges Love only listens to our desires as they course through our blood As love works its spell of bewitchment upon us Rather we read Bronte‚ Tolstoy‚ Austin‚ or Shakespeare‚ there is one common thread among our favorite classic writers‚ and that is the theme of love. Love has been written about for centuries
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Fungi Web quest Amanitas Amanita (various species) Family: Amanitaceae (amanitas) in the phylum Basidiomycota (club fungi) Description: There are about 600 species in the genus Amanita worldwide. Each amanita starts as an egg-shaped button that can resemble a small puffball. These breaks open as the mushroom grows. Fully developed amanitas are gilled mushrooms with parasol-shaped
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Epic Story I’d like to call upon the fiction gods to empower this story to be extravagant. The cold storm carried on with its overwhelming booms from the thunder shaking the house from the outside. Terrified‚ the blond haired Juliet sat in the corner of her darkened closet attempting to go unnoticed by the intruder stalking around her house. She sat there hugging her legs‚ praying that he wouldn’t hear her soft whimpers of fear. She listened quietly to the footsteps walking around her once safe
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The first stage starts with the departure‚ this is where they introduce you to the here‚ how he is called to move out of his ordinary world and start on the mission or quest. In the movie Finding Nemo‚ we meet Marlin a neurotic clown fish who loses his mate and most of their spawn after an intense shark attack in the opening of the movie. Miraculously‚ one egg survives; he names it Nemo‚ honoring his mate’s last wish‚ and vows to protect him with his life. As Nemo grows old enough to go to school
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Although in Homer’s Iliad‚ it was said that Paris was the one to start it. “Evil Paris‚ beautiful‚ woman–crazy‚ cajoling‚ better have you never been born‚ or killed on unwedded. Truly I could have wished so; it would be far better than to have you with us to our shame…there
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Pride and the Iliad (A discussion on the effect of violence on the message of The Iliad) Violence is one of the characteristics of humanity that sets man apart from animals. Very few other species commit acts of war. Being that humans are nigh defined by violence‚ it stands to reason that violence‚ or aggressive action against another‚ is integral to human cultures. What makes a man in some cultures depends on his prowess in battle. Many peoples will pick leaders based on how well they protect
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Writing Lab III Beowulf: Epic or Elegy? Beowulf is a poem written in manuscript form created in England sometime between the years 700 and 1000AD. The author is unknown to this day. Is Beowulf an epic poem or an elegy? An epic is “a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race” (Harmon
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Taking the Strengths Quest assessment has been enlightening for me. Because of the assessment‚ I now know what core traits drive me and my personality. Now that I am conscious of these strengths‚ I can continue to use them to become a better leader. To be a great leader‚ one must know their strengths and play to them. My strengths are deliberative‚ intellection‚ harmony‚ competition‚ and input. I now know that these five strengths will guide me and my leadership philosophy. These five strengths can
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