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- 10321: Practicality vs. Romance: Love Conquers All
- ... I mean is that I am under the influence of some tremendous attraction which I have resisted in vain and which overmasters me. You could draw me to fire... you could draw me to any death... but if you would return a favorable answer to my offer of myself in marriage, you could draw me to any good." This man wants to marry the woman for the reason that he should ...
- 10322: The Odyssey and Gilgamesh
- ... his men, he no longer has any companionship at all and his need to get home is much greater. Gilgamesh finally feels the pain of loneliness after he loses his best friend Enkidu. After the death of his friend Gilgamesh tries to find the key to immortality but all he finds is Utnapishtim, the wise old man who tells him, It is enough for one who loves to find his Only ...
- 10323: Machiavelli's Works
- ... command, and they are unable to maintain themselves because they maintain no forces friendly or faithful to them (The Prince, 52). Although Niccolo Machiavellis advice was not taken by the time he found his death bed in 1527, it was not a total failure. Today The Prince has become a hand book for political and social leaders globally. What Machiavelli says can be applied to ones everyday life in ...
- 10324: The Crucible
- ... he should admit his mistakes. He should especially admit his mistakes when it comes between condemning himself or innocent lives. Danforth knew he made a mistake when he sentenced the first wave of "witches" to death. He didnt care that he made that mistake; it was more important that no one knew of this mistake. "Twelve are already executed; the names of these seven are given out, and the village ...
- 10325: The Iliad
- ... of the pointless deaths of many people due to shootings in schools and churches, kidnappings, and murders. By asking his mother to let the Trojans win the war, Achilles was sentencing thousands of soldiers to death. If there is any lesson learned from this story, it is not to let pride and anger cloud your judgment or make you crazy. Many people have made grave mistakes by letting it control them ...
- 10326: Paradise Lost: Where Does Evil Come From
- ... continue to ask questions and explore even outside of our world. I believe we humans, do not have the power to create nor destroy life, by any other means than normal sexual creation and accidental death. I feel medicines are a positive element and part of our lives because medicine does not threaten the lives of others, unlike nuclear weapons and cloning. Furthermore medicines ameliorate our lifestyles. Does nuclear destruction and ...
- 10327: The Illiad
- ... the sharp spears of his fellow Dannans. Achilles then proceeds to strap the carcass to his chariot and drags the body along, and ultimate act of disrespect and hatred. Achilles is over the edge, the death of Patroclus has brought out a rage that can only be quenched with the blood of Hector. Achilles is in the same sense both utterly un-human and the essence of humanity in these actions ...
- 10328: Hospitality in The Odyssey
- ... rules of being a good host and are very pleasing to the gods. Although, when good hospitality is not given, even to the poor, the outcome is very severe and sometimes is the cause of death. Work Cited Homer. The Odyssey. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin, 1997.
- 10329: Antigone
- Antigone Creon, the new king of Thebes, condemns his son's disobedient fianc้, Antigone, to death for her religious beliefs that disagree with Creon's order. He uses her to set an example for the entire city of Thebes, for she is the first person to ever deliberately disobey Creon's ...
- 10330: Thoreau: "Our Life Is Frittered Away By Detail"
- Thoreau: "Our Life Is Frittered Away By Detail" The battle was raging. The two races were pitted against each other in a fight to the death. The ground was already littered with the wounded and dying. One pair was locked together as they tumbled over and over. Both were relentlessly hanging on until one or the other would die. As Henry ...
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