The Illiad Book 1: Summary: The Iliad begins with the Trojan War already in progress. Greek audiences would have been familiar with the background of the story‚ and here a brief summary of events is necessary to help the reader to put these events in context. It is important to remember that these stories had a life outside of Homer: he did not invent his characters or the main events of the epic. He did make key choices regarding which events and characters were to be emphasized and reinterpreted
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an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture‚ race‚ or nation. Every character involved in the story has their own personality and traits‚ some of these traits are shared‚ and some of them are not. Gilgamesh‚ Beowulf‚ Hector‚ and Achilles are characters that are very self-confident‚ courageous‚ and skillful‚ or the opposite! Self Confident-. A measure of one’s belief in one’s own abilities. Each character portrayed this characteristic‚ with Beowulf it was when he went
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The History Boys and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Character Connections Name of Characters Similarities Quotes to Illustrate Similarities Hector and Miss Brodie Both are teachers who display somewhat extravert and unusual teaching methods‚ which may be deemed as inappropriate by some. HISTORY BOYS JEAN BRODIE “I would call these lessons A Waste of Time”- doesn’t follow/agree with the school curriculum. “The hitting never hurt. It was a joke. None of us cared. We lapped it
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Waste of Time”. This immediately suggests to the reader Hector’s general apathy towards the subject‚ and‚ seeming to mock Houseman goes on to quote‚ “all knowledge is useful whether or not it serves the slightest human use”. However‚ as we learn that Hector is a man of “studied eccentricity”‚ and Bennett later goes on to write in the stage directions‚ “an elaborate pantomime‚ all this” (although referring to a later comment) it could be deduced that Hector’s views of education differ from those he presents
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and shows the courage and bravery of a great leader; which makes them courageous and honorable leaders as illustrated by Hector in the Iliad‚ who possesses all these characteristics.
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child(ren). Clients: Santana family who consist of‚ Alfredo Santana who is the biological father to Hector and Vanna Santana is 5 years old and Hector Santana is 2 months old. Bonnie Santana is their biological mother and also married to Alfredo. Demographics: The Santana family is an English speaking‚ Hispanic catholic family. Bonnie and Alfredo Santana whom are married and share two children together‚ Hector and Vanna Santana. The Santana family recently moved from their neighborhood (Crown Heights Brooklyn
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convince the audience that education can be approached in many different ways. In fact‚ through the characters of Hector‚ Irwin‚ Dorothy Lintott and the headmaster‚ he shows us that there is no “right” or “wrong” way of teaching. The first educator properly introduced to the audience is Hector‚ a rather unusual teacher. The first scene starts in French‚ which is quite unexpected since Hector is a literature teacher. In this scene‚ we also understand Hector’s opinion about renowned universities: for
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Clever but they lack Crass. Ms. Lintot They know there stuff. But they Lack Flare. - Hector: All Knowledge is useful even if it doesnt serve the slightest need Hector: Its the hot Ticket - Happyness Headmaster: I thought of going. But this was in the 50s. Change was in the air. I was a Geographer. I went to...... Headmaster: Odity- Rudge. Posner: I’ll Go sir - Hector: Nevermind. Irwin: Has any one been to Rome‚ Venince. So why bother Irwin: I dont know
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Since the years of the ancient Greeks such as the Achaeans and the Trojans‚ there have been many changes‚ developments‚ and inventions. It is clear that we as a nation have transformed into a more modern world through our rapidly progressing technology‚ but have we really changed through our behaviors? The ancient Greeks were big on two things: power‚ and respect. I believe the Greeks set an example for today’s world‚ and that we as a country use the same motives that the ancient Greeks had during
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Trust is one of the few key ideas that Caroline Macdonald‚ the writer of ‘Lake at the End of the World’ has defined. The story is told from two sides of two different adolescents‚ Hector and Diana. They have to trust each other and try to live in a world where there is no certainty of what will happen tomorrow. Hector comes from an underground community where they all believed in a charismatic leader named John Smith (The Counsellor). When he promised a safe and well subsidized accommodation along
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