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    The Iliad Script

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    homer. Scene 2 : Helen and Paris Helen: ( she will stop brushing her hair in front of the mirror when she see Paris) Paris …. Paris: (he will continue to stare at her) You’re still beautiful and fairer Helen ( he will come at Helen’s side) Helen: (she will look at Paris reflection in the mirror) why are you here Paris? Paris: (he will whisper words into her ears. That’s not the question I want to hear from you. -Helen will knit her brows‚ curious of what Paris had said. Paris: Oh Helen‚ am I going to

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    Introduction Women of 18th and 19th Century led a life that was prescribed for them. The way they should behave‚ the way they should talk and what they should think. They were completely dependent on men and they were expected to obey. Being different was the same as being an outcast. Yet there were some exceptional individuals – women – who were not satisfied with this perception of themselves. They chose to break the boundaries and to live their lives the way they themselves chose to. Among

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    Treason Against Troy

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    past skills to find and kill the one that took everything‚ would you go to your brother‚ who just so happens to be High King of Greece‚ and call for a mass invasion? Well Menelaus did get everything taken from him‚ well‚ maybe not everything‚ just Helen‚ his lovely wife and a large amount of his gold. Paris is the reason for the Trojan War‚ Paris is the reason for the destruction of his home. Paris IS guilty of treason against Troy. Now imagine this‚ you are now the brother of the High King of

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    Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig Lillian Keigan Physician Helen Brooke Taussig discovered a surgical procedure for treating "blue babies." She proved that "blue babies" died of insufficient circulation rather than cardiac arrest‚ as had been previously thought. (NY Times‚ May 22‚1987) Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig‚ a Johns Hopkins pediatrician‚ founder of pediatric cardiology‚ a co-developer of the first successful ’ ’blue baby ’ ’ operation. Discovered that cyanotic infants‚ known as "blue-babies" died

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    a Negro in the South during segregation. Although he was not denied an education‚ he was denied the same rights as white members of society‚ but he did not let his disadvantages stop him from becoming an acclaimed author‚ publishing several books. Helen Keller had different disadvantage in that

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    enthralling narrative. These are combined with an abundance of unusual circumstances‚ characters‚ and clues that eventually lead to the conclusion of the story. The central character‚ aside from Holmes and Watson of course‚ is a young woman named Helen Stoner. After the death of her mother she and her twin sister live with their cruel stepfather‚ Dr. Roylott‚ who controls and abuses them both physically and emotionally. This essay will examine the various gender related issues‚ of which there are

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    the war and the different individuals. The mortal women on the other hand display weaknesses and subservience to men. The war over Troy was sparked over Helen or was used as an excuse or motivation for the Achaeans to invade for Menelaus’s property. Helen was Menelaus’s wife a beautiful woman whose beauty was legendary. The image and place

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    represents Christianity with three major characters: Helen Burns‚ Mr. Brocklehurst‚ and St. John. The saint-like Helen Burns practices selfless faith and is able to love those who persecute her. Mr. Brocklehurst is a hypocritical Christian and uses religion as justification for his cruelty. St. John has a strong religious conviction and an equally powerful sense of duty and mission in spreading the word of Christianity. The Christian values Helen Burns‚ Mr. Brocklehurst‚ and St. John Rivers

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    sought the help of Paris to solve the dispute. All the deities offered Paris something but Paris chose Aphrodite‚ who offered him the most beautiful woman in the world; Helen. Many years passed and Paris was asked to go rescue his sister in Troy. Aphrodite had other plans and she blew Paris’ ship off course towards Sparta to Queen Helen. It didn’t take much to

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    old Maury Goosenberg and his 100-year old wife‚ Helen‚ fell in love but after the obstacles their families put in their way‚ they had no other solution but to elope. Now‚ the couple that today resides in Carlsbad’s La Costa Glen retirement community has won a national contest for having one of the longest-lasting marriages in the US. A marriage of inspiration. "Everyone told us it wouldn’t last. Now there’s no one left alive for me to

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