Helen of Troy I. CHARACTERS Major Characters: Achilles- Stanley Baker Agamemnon- Robert Douglas Andromache- Patricia Marmont Hector- Harry Andrews Helen of Troy- Rossana Podestà MenelausNiall MacGinnis Paris- Jacques Sernas Patroclus- Terence Longdon Priam- Cedric Hardwicke Ulysses- Torin Thatcher Minor Characters: Aeneas- Ronald Lewis Polydorus- Robert Brown Alpheus- TonioSelwart Andraste- Brigitte Bardot Andros- Eduardo Ciannelli Cassandra- Janette Scott Cora- Barbara Cavan Dancer- George
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Society’s Misunderstanding Society tends to believe that the mentally challenged are at a disadvantage compared to a person of high intelligence‚ is this always true? In Daniel Keyes’ short story “Flowers for Algernon”‚ that wasn’t the case with Charlie Gordon. Due to an experimental surgery‚ Charlie experienced advantages and disadvantages in his life and in his mind. Charlie’s operation benefitted him in many ways. For instance‚ Charlie‚ already knowing history‚ geography‚ and arithmetic‚
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Offred‚ in Margaret Atwood’s disturbing novel The Handmaid’s Tale says‚ “But who can remember pain once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow‚ not in the mind even‚ in the flesh. Pain marks you‚ but too deep to see. Out of sight‚ out of mind.” The society of Gilead causes the aforementioned pain and demoralization by using women’s bodies as political instruments. Similar to Atwood’s novel‚ today’s men put immense pressure on women to be a certain way‚ give them children‚ and take care of
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An Evaluation of Pip‚ and His Great Expectations In the year 1860‚ author Charles Dicken’s began his thirteenth novel‚ Great Expectations. The work is a coming-of-age novel‚ which tells the life story of an orphan boy named Pip‚ who much like Dickens’ in his earlier years is unhappy with his current life. A number of Charles Dickens’ personal life events are mirrored in the novel‚ leaving Great Expectations to be one of his most autobiographical works. Young Pip‚ the protagonist
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Thesis: Throughout the story‚ Pearl is first seen as an image of purity‚ innocence‚ and beauty‚ but as the story progresses‚ she is described more as elfish‚ mysterious‚ and demonic. As a result‚ it is clear Pearl is a very strange and progressively changes throughout the book. When Pearl is first born‚ she is constantly explained as innocent‚ beautiful‚ lovely‚ blessing‚ and also a treasure to Hester. “...and the beauty that became every day more brilliant‚ and the intelligence that threw its
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Maya Angelou “Phenomenal Woman” is a very strong poem. It is a poem speaking about how a conceited a women is about herself. Maya Angelou is a great poet‚ but this poem is far most the best one I have ever read. Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman has a lot of self-confident. She goes on and on about how she loves herself and how anyone can’t tell her different. For example‚ the line where she stated‚ “I’m a woman. Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman. That’s me.”(321-322). That line itself makes me see what
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In our world‚ people generally only see what they want to see‚ but social outcasts are never in their way of sight. Those that are separated from society‚ not physically‚ but mentally‚ generally feel isolated and not needed. Being an outcast from society‚ places one in a state of loneliness because no one will pay too much attention‚ to help them. These social outcasts have a longing to be apart of the society that is so fiercely pushing them away. Most would ask “why would they join‚” but those
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Reading through both quotes from the two different authors‚ I completely engrossed myself into my thoughts to think about which was the best option‚ a common practice for me. I created a list inside my head of arguments for each‚ and realized this usual process is an exact example of bell hooks’ quote on education: “School was the place where I could forget that self and‚ through ideas‚ reinvent myself.” All of the skills and techniques that I have developed during my school years have made me into
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After I read both of two story‚ I am really conscious of woman’s status got very fall in a patrilineal society. Woman’s rights have long been ignored‚ repressed‚ and they can’t escape from the patrilineal that lead to they are all got sad ending. There are two persons I want to talk about it‚ one is Emily who is in “A Rose For Emily” was wrote by Faulkner and the Jane is in “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Emily’s lives was dictated by her father. I think Emily did not perceive her live in the patriarchy
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Give Up‚ Give In‚ or Go for It Go back to a time where you missed a meal‚ scraped your knees‚ or even got calluses on the palms of your hands. The Jewish Communities‚ not to mention countless others‚ had to endure that every day during the Holocaust. The Holocaust took place in Europe from 1933-1945 and this was a time where the Europeans hated the Jews for just their faith. They tossed these men‚ women‚ and children into ghettos‚ deportation‚ and concentration camps. There was a death toll of 5
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