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The Peloponnesian Persuasion. The Corinthian Argument to the Spartans on the Necessity of War. From Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War.
... cherished tool of any collective body: a majority vote. Whether or not it was the idea of war or the convictions of the ... of pride as well. At the level of the man the orators appeal to their sense of individual freedom by highlighting the harsh reality ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Homer's Epic
... realities of war. Men die gruesome deaths, and women become slaves and concubines. Homer never implies throughout the poem that the fighting was a waste of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The Integration Of Calypso In Miguel Street
... after his wife, Emelda, leaves him. The reality of the situation is, of course, that Popo was not doing fine without ... American military presence in Trinidad during World War Two, and the Americanization of the Trinindadians. Nailpaul includes references to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The Life, Works, Theories, and Analysis of Plato
... truly before them, they would be blinded by the harsh reality of it all, and possibly not believe it at all. They ... Perictione decided to remarry an associate of the statesman Pericles, Pyrilampes. Plato fought in the Peloponnesian war from around 409-404 BC ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Realism in "The Iliad": quotes taken from penguin classics/ Mark Hammond translation.
... other. This is the harsh reality of war. The reader is given detailed descriptions of the clothing, weapons and armor ... of which army they fight for are men with families and each life lost is as valuable as every other. This is the harsh reality of war ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Achilles' shield symbolism: "The Illiad"
... reality he is living. We all knew of his love for war, but who would have thought that he had his family in mind during times of war ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Lysistrata by Aristophanes: A personal opinion
... very highly of them by implying that they could accomplish a feat such as ending a war during that time. But in reality, I ... war during that time. But in reality, I think Aristophanes was just writing the women that way to get a point across to the men of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Details of Homeric Poems, and stories.
... added the place locations and details of the based on reality stories. Researchers have studied the origins of Homer and here are ... the wrath of Achilles in the tenth year of the Trojan War (Gill 1)."Sing Goddess, of the wrath of Achilles son of Peleus, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Sapphos vs Aeschylus - Compare and Contrast Linguistic Usage and Style
... of Helen's love for the Trojan prince Paris but comparatively of Menelaus' love for Helen. The immeasurable depths of their love made the reality of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Title:The Crimes of Democracy
... believe that the wars that are waged by us are in the name of security, peace, and justice, when in reality, our fellow ... name of security, peace, and justice, when in reality, our fellow citizens' die to further the strength, greed, and influence of their ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature