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- 6711: The Lust For Power: How Politics and Personal Relations Become One
- ... this led to his eventual collapse. David, having unconditional respect for Saul, spared his life twice, and thus allowed Saul to further pursue him. Saul eventually dies, however, and David is made king over the house of Judah. Although David's reign was better than that of Saul's, he too had problems. Ish-Bosheth is the threat to the throne this time, while Ish- Bosheth's general Abner is a ...
- 6712: The Lives of Confucius and Guatama Siddhartha
- ... C. Confucius' mother died and observed the standard withdrawal from life of three years. This included the withdrawal from his duties as a public worker. After this long observance, Confucius returned home and opened his house up to students and began teaching. This became his full time job and he took it seriously. At one point, Confucius' teachings were wanted by so many that he had 3,000 students attending his ...
- 6713: Odysseus: A Hero
- ... play and love." He was asked to go to bed with a beautiful goddess, and yet he responded, "Circe, am I a boy, that you should make me soft and doting now? Here in this house you turned my men to swine; now it is I myself you hold, enticing into your chamber; to your dangerous bed, to take my manhood when you have me stripped. I mount no bed of ...
- 6714: Epic Works
- ... not end until peace is made with Poseidon. This sear also tells him that he will return home and re-establish himself as king. Finally as the Odyssey concludes, Odysseus does return home to a house and country in turmoil. His wife is besieged by suitors, his son is now a grown man and his country is facing certain civil war. In the final acts, order is restored with the assistance ...
- 6715: Three Female Characters in Greek Tragedies
- ... women in only one way, Never lose your sense of judgment over a woman. The warmth, the rush of pleasure, it all goes cold in your arms, I warn you . . .a worthless woman in your house, a misery in you bed. Spit her out like a mortal enemy-let the girl go. (93) Antigone, in her tomb, faces her fate with grace. "Very well: if this if the pleasures of the ...
- 6716: Martin Luther King and Patrick Henry: Cry for Freedom
- ... difference between the two speeches, in a general sense was that one calls for a change through violence and war, while the other calls for a peaceful solution. Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses calls for a revolution against Great Britain. This must have been a difficult speech for Henry to deliver because he was speaking to a group of people who were opposed to his ideals ...
- 6717: Presuppositions of The Game Theory
- ... You often hear people say "if I only had more money, I would be happy." Frequently the perceived level of success is compared to the size of one's bank account, the location of their house or the amount of cars in the driveway. People seem to perceive money as being happiness. Soloman says that keeping score, although it is not an essential feature of games, seems to be one of ...
- 6718: A Critical Appraisal of: Beowulf and Gilgamesh
- ... Tablet VII begins with Enkidu's account of a dream in which the gods Anu, Ea, and Shamash decided that he must die for slaying the bull. Enkidu then fell ill and dreamed of the "house of dust" that awaited him. Gilgamesh's lament for his friend and the state funeral of Enkidu are narrated in Tablet VIII. Afterward, Gilgamesh made a dangerous journey (Tablets IX and X) in search of ...
- 6719: The Odyssey
- ... put wax in their ears ensured that Odysseus, alone, could listen to the Sirens' song and not die. When Odysseus had to figure out how he could kill the Suitors who were staying in his house, he had Athena disguise him as an old beggar and then told Telemachus, his son, to hide all of the Suitors' weapons and armor. If they asked Telemachus what he was doing, he was to ...
- 6720: The Black Cat: What Goes Around Comes Around
- ... 82). Now the reader has crossed over the line of reality versus fiction. The author continues to illustrate the inconceivable story when he describes the scene after the fire that destroyed every part of the house except the one wall that was still standing. Poe writes "I approached and saw, as if graven in bas- relief upon the white surface the figure of a gigantic cat and there was a rope ...
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