.... sense a part of him. So in every way, Patrolelos death is a direct blow to Achilles, and Achilles has no choice, being the great warrior, but to seek revenge. His decision guides fate, but at the same time, fate guides his decision. [ From one point of view, we see that Achilles chooses not to fight of his own free will and we see that Patrolelos chooses to masquearade in Achilles armor by his own free will. From another point of view, we see that fate guided these two friends to make these fatally flawed and fateful decisions.] We must also understand that Achilles is selfish and full of himself and could care less about the .....

.... stop at no length to express her will. Scheming and manipulating she even dared to trick her husband, King of the Gods. Hera, along with Athena, who was also passed over by Paris, is seen as the chief divine aid to the Greeks. Being the god of the sea, Poseidon was another strong supporter of the ocean-faring Greeks. Whenever Zeus turned his back Poseidon tried to help the Greeks in the fight. Poseidon felt that he was somewhat Zeus's equal as his brother, but recognizing Zeus's authority and experience, he looked to Zeus as an elder. There were also Gods who favoured the Trojan side of t .....

.... heat tires the migrating family. They have very little money and they have many family members to feed as well as gas to buy. Tom is warned by families going back east that there are no job opportunities in California. They say the Joads will be forced to live in Hoovervilles, which are temporary shanty towns, and they won’t have enough money for decent meals. This news is disheartening to Tom, but the family’s only choice is to keep traveling west. Tom’s grandmother eventually dies too from exhaustion and heat. Finally after many grueling days in the hot sun and numerous stops to fix the car, the Joads arrive a .....

.... street to check on the action in Tienamin Square. Alex was injured. However, a group of Chinese University students rescued him. They fixed his wound and tended to his needs. Imagine seeing new found friends, innocent people, even bystanders, slaughtered in the blink of an eye. Incredible horrors are brought to your attention and you question how a country could do this to its own people. The author brings out very good realism with every sentence as if you could just be there, feeling the emotions and seeing the events. The author also has an interesting writing form in that this story was written as a diary or log in associa .....

.... return to the present and deal with the reality of the situation. However, Willy never does return to the original problem, he just continues on with life, fleeing from the troubles that cross his path. His refusal to acknowledge reality becomes so significant, that he honestly believes the past, and he lives his entire life through a false identity never looking at the truth of his life. Willy becomes more and more dependent on his drug as the story progresses. His next allusion to the past was during a conversation with his wife. Willy is downhearted about his failure to provide for his family, his looks, and basically his w .....

.... usually referred to places where they had settled. Ephialtes and Otus, who also founded Ascra, were the first to sacrifice on Helicon to the Muses and to call the mountain sacred to the Muses. Sacrifices to the Muses consisted of gifts of water, milk, or honey. Their companions are the Charities, the Horae, Eros, Dionysus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Harmonia, and Himerus (Desire). Apollo is the leader of the choir of the Muses and consequently he has the surname Musagetes. Athena caught and tamed the winged horse Pegasus and gave him to the Muses. Some of their disciples included the Sphinx who learned her riddle from the Muses, Ar .....

.... education means nothing here; her entire world becomes that of the small compound cut off from the rest of society. Yimou's portrayal of a patriarchal society is evident through his use of mise-en-scene comprimising of uniform, hard-angled lines, consisting of rectangles and squares. The use of framing in various scenes depicts an environment where escape is impossible. Also, the use of the camera is often restricted emphasizing the lack of freedom the women have. The camera stays in one postion during scenes, hardly ever tracking to follow an action or person. This filming style mirrors the strict tradional, expressionless s .....

.... of individualism, self reliance, strength and confidence to strike out on own. They were critical of government, laws, social institutions, debasing commercialism and whatever kept humans from reaching their highest potential. They took a PollyAnna attitude that everything will turn out. Emerson taught "Trust thyself. Every heart vibrates to that iron string." Listeners who attended Emerson's lectures were inspired with a spirit of optimism. Utopian communities were established where the members shared a belief in perfectionism and the millenia. One group headed by George Ripley was Brook Farm, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. This .....

.... one responsible for his own tragic downfall. Led by his overpowering ambition, Macbeth commits the greatest act of treason against his country; and when discovered, makes the noblemen rethink their loyalty to their king. Upon the discovery of Duncan's body, Macbeth announces that he accidentally killed the attendants, who appeared to be the guilty party. Responding to this, Macduff asks him, "Wherefore did you so?" (2.3.108) The first signs of suspicion come from Macduff, who distrusts Macbeth after he hastily 'destroys the evidence' at the crime scene. This is important because over time, Macduff's suspicions grow, and pr .....

.... that come with farming. Another reason that living in nature is more desirable is because of its stability and dependability. Stegner describes a house that was ruined in the hurricane of 1938 and was now overgrown with fireweed and roots. On the other hand, when talking about . Perley states, "Nobody ever plowed it, or planted it, or cultivated it, or fertilized it, or limed it, but there it is… Burn it over, its up again before anything else. Blow everything down, that's just what it likes." (Stegner, 21). can take any natural disaster and still support its residents. However, houses are not as trustworthy and can .....