American Quarter Horse

infects newly created files. Nonresident viruses do not infect computer memory and are active for a limited time only. Nonresident virus does not store or execute itself from the computer memory. 4) What is a Trojan horse? What are the various types of Trojan horses? A Trojan horse is a type of malware that is often disguised as appropriate software. Trojans can be applied by cyber criminals and hackers trying to gain access to user’s systems (Fritsch et al, 2015). Users are normally…

Odysseus Heroes have always been characters unequivocal in nature: strong, selfless, humble, and generally awe-inspiring. The term has been brought up countless times in literature and human history, and yet the title is often not deserved. This, in particular, is the case with Odysseus, the main character from the epic poem The Odyssey, written by Homer. Odysseus is a man who, through trickery and deceit, managed to make his way home in an arguably unheroic manner. Due to his selfishness,…

Through analysis of major characters in Sophocles’ Philocetes, one can see that an individual’s needs, feelings, or behaviors do not always align with the values of society. The values upheld by society are often times contradictory to those of a certain individual. Our society is flawed and unfortunately, faulty values exist. It is also important to keep in mind whether the individual acts for good or evil. This often times non existing reflection between individual and societal values…

Fallen Chief Crazy Horse was perhaps one of the greatest war leaders of the Lakota people, his reputation and prestige as a courageous and fearless warrior was acknowledged by his enemies and allies alike. He is remembered for being one of the bravest of warriors always riding at the front of a charge. In his lifetime he counted more than two hundred coups which exceeding the likes of other respected warriors such as Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and Sitting Bull. If Crazy Horse had lived in an…

takes us into the dark world of hacking and spamming. He explains a lot of the hacking and spamming comes from Russia and that they are the true “spam nation.” McAfee, a large antivirus company detected 14 million new pieces of malware in the first quarter of 2013 alone. Krebs mainly focuses on Russian hackers, Igor “Desp” Gusev and Dmitry “SaintD” Stupin who are co-administrators of SpamIt and GlavMed which were the world…

Heroism, an ambiguous word that can be interpreted into numerous definitions, such as “great bravery” or “good deeds.” But when held accountable as a quantity, or a measurement of “how much there is” in an individual, do we define a hero as a character who has the most valiant traits or a character with fewer heroic attributes but to a greater extent? In both situations, Odysseus meets the criteria more thoroughly than Everett does; he inherits more of these characteristics, all to a wider…

centuries. Horses were mostly used for work early on, but it gradually came to be a fun activity/sport. There are two main styles of riding, Western and English, which have differing histories, tack, and events. The history of the styles of riding has affected how they are experienced today. Western riding originated from the cowboys in the “Wild West.” They used their horses for herding cattle and bringing back any cattle that might have wandered from the herd. The cowboys also took their…

The famous legend of the Trojan Horse is timeless, with almost everyone knowing at least the premise of it; a war fought between the Greeks and the Trojans was ended by a false gift of a giant horse statue on wheels, resulting in a victory for the Greeks. Fast forward to 1999 when cyclist Lance Armstrong began his career, not only in cycling but also in drugs. The illegal drugs, PEDs, were used to give Armstrong an edge in his cycling career, despite getting caught in 2012. Some may wonder where…

times to rival the Greek’s work of the Odyssey. Books two and four of Virgil’s work expressed love and pain, cleverness and stupidity, harness and sympathy, as well as many others while telling the haunting stories of the Roman’s side of the Trojan Horse and Queen Dido’s broken heart. In modern times, this duo of viewpoints is expressed daily. A widely talked about example of this in the…

A Great Hero and His Journey Odysseus is Greece’s most quick witted, determined, and gritty hero. The first reason Odysseus is a great victor is due to his quick-wittedness and having a plan for everything and or situation. Odysseus always found a way to get through tough quests, even though it may have seemed impossible to conquer. During the long, treacherous war, Odysseus came up with the plan that would end this bloodshed in triumph for Athens and would go down in history for years to come…