What is a Roman tribune? A Roman tribune is soldier who is selected by the citizens ,the Roman people in this case, to help protect the people from oppressive government leaders ,who would try to take the people 's rights ,and make sure the citizens upheld the laws the government made. Having a tribune kept an equal balance of equality to keep the people from attempting treason against their leaders and keeping the leaders from becoming dictators over the people and abusing their power. In order…
“Somewhere behind the athlete you have become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… Play for her.” This was said by Mia Hamm, a professional soccer player from Team USA, in a television interview. Consider the outcome, if that “little girl” never got the opportunity to fall in love with a sport because of feminist discrimination. Every generation of adults, who wanted their daughters to have the…
equate lack of approval from a parent as lack of love; the reality couldn’t have been further from the truth. One evening I found myself alone, sitting on the kitchen floor holding the large butcher knife to my chest. My father, who coached an archery club to which I belonged, had scolded me for something at the meeting. I left the venue and walked…
ITHACA — The shrewd, courageous and tactful Odysseus has returned to Ithaca after 20 years. Disguised as a beggar, he has slaughtered the suitors who have plagued his house for years. With no word of Odysseus for ages, it seemed hopeless for his wife Penelope to see him once again. Stubborn and unwilling to marry the brazen and selfish suitors, she prolonged her marriage by unweaving her web. By doing so, it may have been the perfect amount of stall time for Odysseus’s return. The goddess…
which is why Stanley is a prime example of this. Stanley is an abusive animal but Stella is blind to this. We discover that Stanley beats Stella which was more acceptable in that time period as women were seen as objects and males were in higher archery. William’s wanted to make sure that women weren’t blind to the idea of psychical and verbal abuse within a stable…
The Mongolian Empire existed for approximately 200 years and in that time, there were no other peoples more feared or ruthless. Starting as a group of tribes unified by a charismatic and moderate ruler under Chingis-Khan, over time and after many successions, became a merciless military force conquering most of the known world from Eastern Europe, to China and South to Persia. The Mongolian Empires’ expansion can be attributed to its military strength and brutality while installing governments…
Throughout history we have seen many different hero stories and how the hero of the story changes. Joseph Campbell's “The Hero’s Journey” describes all the steps of the hero’s journey, from being an ordinary person, to the call for adventure, to the tests all the way to where the protagonist has changed hopefully for the best and has returned home. These stages are important for combination myths, like what Linda Seger talked about in her article “Creating the Myth”. In her article she talks…
Q: Describe the relationships of Katniss with Gale, Prim, and with her mother. A: Katniss has interesting relationships with all three of these characters. Gale and Katniss are childhood friends, having both grown up in District 12. Katniss isn't entirely certain about her feelings for Gale, but becomes even more confused about her feelings when Peeta gets thrown into the mix. Katniss seems to love Prim the most. Katniss acts as a motherly figure towards Prim, and would do anything to keep her…
NASA had put out the Apollo program from 1961-1972, with its main goal to put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. The Apollo program was named after the Greek God, after the Mercury mission, but who was Apollo the God? Was Apollo that important that NASA deemed him fit enough to be a set of space missions? In fact, he was. Apollo was the God of more than eight different things, he has a very strong background, and he took part in many myths. Imagine being good looking and a master…
At Sir Liam’s house, with a couple of other pages, Ebrill learned horsemanship, archery, manners, and sword skills. All the pages were like servants towards Sir Liam. They would have tasks like doing, laundry, serving meals, and carrying messages. During chores, Ebrill noticed that one of the pages were sick, so she took over all their…