whole pack. “Can’t have you smoking in the truck‚” Joe said as he stuck one of Hector’s prized cigarettes between his lips. “Might catch on fire.” Hector had bit the inside of his cheek. He couldn’t afford to make Joe mad. Hector’s five hundred dollars was in Joe’s pocket‚ and Hector didn’t trust him not to kick him off the truck and keep the money. Hector had been loaded up into the back of a cargo truck with thirty men‚ huddled together in the dark‚ hoping that their trust in Joe hadn’t been misplaced
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of their basic characteristics. Hector and Achilles both are courageous soldiers‚ relatively honorable men‚ and respected leaders‚ but they also both have human failings that eventually lead to tragedy. In Homer’s lyrical verses and in his use of detail‚ diction‚ meter and imagery‚ he paints his own portrait of a classic hero through the brave deeds as well as the human flaws of Hector and Achilles that eventually lead to the downfall of proud and powerful Hector. The first characteristic
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other than the other mortals in the poem. Hector is the true hero of the epic‚ The Iliad. Hector commands the Trojan army. He showed his valiant heart despite his crucial end. His opposing opponent‚ Achilles‚ egotistically ended Hector’s life and left his family in complete anguish. Hector lived his life as an honorable hero and looked up by many Trojans. Hector puts aside his wife and child for the sake of his country showing true patriotism. Hector shows his immense patriotic views when he says
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is the difference between Achilles and Hector regarding their last fight and death. Both characters have opposite perspectives regarding honor and respect. Before their final battle‚ Hector says to Achilles‚ “We should swear a solemn oath. With all the gods as witnesses‚ I swear: If Zeus gives me the victory over you‚ I will not dishonor your corpse‚ only strip the armor and give the body back to the Greeks. Promise you’ll do the same.” This shows how Hector is a respectable and noble man. Achilles
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Hector and the Search for Happiness Questions 1. Under 12 what made me happy? * Being surrounded by people * Playing sports(especially softball) * Making friends * Spending time with my parents * Going to my grandparents’ house * Dogs * Big family dinners * Christmas * Summer months * Going to camp * Trying new things * Being active * Going to Seattle Mariner games * Husky football games I love and cherish every moment I spent on the ball field
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Indian gaming not only helps Native Americans‚ it also helps the United States. Native Americans have been oppressed for hundreds of years‚ and with Indian gaming they are starting to see prosperity. Indian gaming has helped Native Americans become more independent and helped rebuild their local communities. The United States benefits from Indian gaming because it has attributed millions of dollars of revenue to outside companies that deal with the casinos‚ supplied numerous jobs to non-Indians‚
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CARROT CAKE For the cake 4 free-range eggs‚ at room temperature 200ml/7fl oz vegetable or sunflower oil‚ plus a little extra for the tin 250g/9oz carrots‚ coarsely grated 100g/3½oz raisins or sultanas 100g/3½oz walnut pieces‚ plus a few extra for decoration 1 orange‚ zest only 200g/7oz self-raising flour 2 tsp mixed spice 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda ¼ tsp fine salt 200g/7oz light muscovado sugar For the frosting 150g/5½oz unsalted butter‚ at room temperature 45g/3 tbsp caster sugar
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humble work is dedicated. Jules Regin A. Macaroncio Rallye S. Oliverio Rigil Kent B. Pajoganoy Rolando A. Paro Anne Jelene M. Deasis Camille F. Galanto Rhanlee B. Jaudian Klein Dalyn P. Latosa BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Computer Gaming Addiction is a modern problem in maritime high school students nowadays. It is a challenging part to the teachers to let students stay focused in their everyday lessons. It greatly affects the mental health of every student who is involved in this
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excessive online gaming may lead to symptoms commonly experienced by substance addicts. Since games are particularly appealing to children and adolescents‚ these individuals may be more at risks than other groups of developing gaming addiction. Methods: Given these potential concerns‚ a literature review was undertaken in order to present the classification basis of online gaming addiction using official mental disorder frameworks‚ to identify empirical studies that a session online gaming addiction in
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Mark Carter Prof. Nielson English 101 2/17/10 Final Draft WP#2 The “ADDICTION” He was sitting there watching the clock‚ and it read ten minutes to three‚ and it was almost time to leave work. The excitement and anxiousness growing with each passing minute‚ today was the day he was waiting for. He planned for it; two weeks of researching‚ reading articles and watching videos. He saw it happen over and over in his mind; he knew every maneuver‚ every danger‚ and he expected the unexpected. All
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