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- 3661: Compare and Contrast: Aneas and Turnus
- ... free will accounts for his triumph and success. Time and time again, Aneas' courage, loyalty, and will are tested in the Aeneid. Through seemingly endless journeys by sea, through love left to wither, and through war and death, Aneas exhibits his anchored principals and his unwavering character. "Of arms I sing and the hero, destiny's exile... Who in the grip of immortal powers was pounded By land and sea to ... is not / Of my own free will I must seek Italy" (Virgil 84). Aneas had suffered greatly at sea and lost many men, he did not long to sail again. Aneas did not want a war to erupt between Trojan and Latins, but he knew that nothing could keep him from establishing Latium where the gods had prophesied. Both Aneas and Turnus are spurred on to action by visions. In the ... you your bride, or the dowry Won with you blood, and a stranger is being imported To inherit the throne! Go on expose yourself To unmerited dangers! Be mocked!" (Virgil 158). Consequently, Turnus leads the war against the newcomers blindly and filled with rage. Turnus fails to surrender or make an agreement even when all is on the virge of destruction, because he was not fighting for his patria--he ...
- 3662: The Adventures Of Huckleberry
- ... some people fail to live up to their ideals it is never to late to make up for those failure and make them ideals. Now that society has advanced more in its ways, and the Civil War has ended, society should concentrate on moving into the twenty-first century not as whites, blacks, hispanics, niggers, waps, micks or wetbacks but as human beings sharing this precious world. People who have a strong ...
- 3663: Flaws in Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
- ... the side of the defense. My foremost reason is that I do not think Huck realizes the seriousness of the predicament. Huck is a boy that lives in Hannibal, MO during the times of the Civil War, he probably does not know any other ways to deal with anyone who is a slave or is trying to escape. Put yourself in his shoes once and think of the trouble you might have ...
- 3664: Cyrano De Bergerac - Book Review
- ... However, Roxane loves Christian and asks Cyrano to teach Christian how to write about love. Cyrano helps Christian win Roxane. The story takes place in Paris, France. It is during the time of the French war against Spain. It starts at the Hotel de Bougogue. Then, in Act 2, it is at Rageaneau's Bakery. Act 3 is at Roxane's balcony and Act 4 takes place at the scene of ... mad at him. Cyrano then helps Christian win a kiss at her balcony by telling him what to say to Roxane. DeGuiche is a general who hates Christian and Cyrano. He sends them both to war the next day. During the war the French are starving to death. Christian does not feel well. Every day Cyrano writes and sends a letter to Roxane from Christian. Roxane sneaks into the tent and brings food to Christian and ...
- 3665: Martin Luther King Jr. 4
- The Most Influential Person of the 21st century The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most important events of the history of the United States. Although many people contributed to this movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., is widely regarded as the leader of the ... nonviolence and equality and his enormous effect on the citizens of America makes him the most influential person of the twentieth century. King can be considered influential in his preaching of nonviolent protest during the civil rights movement. King quickly realized that there were two alternatives in the struggle against the forces of injustice (Ansbro, 233): violence or nonviolence. He decided against violence for obvious reasons. During this time in America ... ten percent of the total population. King felt that this made it impossible for African Americans who lack access to weapons to successfully wage a violent revolution against the white majority. Any attacks by the civil rights workers or their followers would surely result in counter attacks by the segregationists, resulting in the injury and deaths of many of King s followers. With these points in mind, King came to ...
- 3666: Biography Of Nathaniel Hawthorne
- ... at Liverpool, England, a post Hawthorne held until 1857. In 1858 and 1859 Hawthorne lived in Italy, collecting material for his heavily symbolic novel The Marble Faun. In 1860, on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne returned to the United States. His political isolation is indicated in his dedication of Our Old Home to Pierce, who had become highly unpopular because of his support of the Southern slave owners. Hawthorne ...
- 3667: How Literature was Affected in the Victorian Age
- ... of the world(Fraiser 23). The Victorian writers wrote about their changes in their society. Late in the nineteenth century, the final blow to the Victorian age did not come until the outbreak of World War One in 1914. For the next four years, novelists, poets and dramatists directed their energies primarily to war. After the war ended, the British Empire was shaken badly by the Labour Party. The ideas and popular forms of the Victorians no longer adequated the radically different society. The Victorian age came to an end around ...
- 3668: Why Is The World So Diverse Wh
- ... words this idea is applicable. Political terms are exceptionally tricky. For example, word "democracy," has started the biggest wars of the century. Both World Wars were fought for people to be free. In the World War I, Great Britain, France and U.S. fought against Germany, Turkey and Italy. Democracy against expansionism. In the World War II, again Great Britain and U.S. against Germany, Italy and Japan. In this case it was democracy against Naziism and militarism. Vietnam War was fought "to stop communism from expanding," and to save democracy throughout the world. Words have been used to create different stereotypes about one's ethnicity or religion. Words have divided humans into white, ...
- 3669: The Ineffable Aphrodite
- ... derived from "aphros," an ancient greek word for foam. She soon washed up on the shore of the island of Cyprus. Her beauty was unsurpassed, and every god wanted to marry her. Zeus, fearing a war among his pantheon, gave her to his trustworthy son Haphaistos. Hephaistos was the god of fire and blacksmiths. He kept his wife happy by making exquisite jewelry for her to wear. Unfortunately, his craftsmanship wasn ... divine wedding. All three woman claimed the apple, but they decided to let Paris hand it out. All three woman promised the youth a handsome reward if they were chosen. Athena promised the glory of war, Hera promised riches and power, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. The offers were enticing to the boy, but the notion of having the fairest goddess procuring the fairest mortal ... of Troy, convinced her to run away with him. This of course angered the people of Sparta, who set off after the fleeing pair. What started with the god's vanity resulted in the Trojan War. Aphrodite was a fickle goddess, who could never be satisfied by one man. She constantly disappointed and angered the people who loved her. Unfortunately in ancient as well as modern times, beauty goes a ...
- 3670: Napolean Bonopart
- ... reorganizing the country. He reduced taxes, founded the Bank of France to stabilize the economy, opened schools and universities, established public programs to give jobs to the unemployed, and commissioned jurists to draw up a civil code unifying all of Frances laws. Known as the Code Napoleon, it became the foundation of the countrys legal system and is still in use today. In the spring of 1800, Napoleon received ... emperor in the presence of Pope Pius VII. The magnificent coronation ceremony is held at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Austria and Great Britain were the two greatest enemies of France. They declare war on France in 1803. Napoleon first met the Austrians in battle. Near Ulm in Germany., he demolished their army in 1805. The enemy he hated even more was Great Britain. He wanted to destroy their ...
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