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The next day, both Mu Chen and Luo Li left the freshman area when morning arrived, and headed towards the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. After all, today was the day that they’d select Spiritual Arts from the Spiritual Arts Hall. Mu Chen was deeply moved and passionate about when it came to the Spiritual Arts Hall. To a certain extent, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was considerably more strict than the Northern Spiritual Academy. At this place, there were things known as free…

The use of an epic hero in English literature has been displayed throughout many cultures and time periods. The epic heroes in Beowulf, Gilgamesh, The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Song of Roland can be analyzed and compared throughout the ages depending on the culture. In this paper, the writer will compare and contrast the characteristics of each of the epic heroes, determine their influence on the culture in which they lived, and detail why these characters are considered archetypal. The epic…

____ The order was given decisively and received without dissent. “Attack!” The Amazon tribe charged toward the Athenian hoplites with a collective roar that vibrated through the air. Tall spears that ended in long, leaf-shaped iron blades and bronze shields met swords in a frenzied ambush. Soldiers swarmed the majestic terrain of Athens with its monuments proudly presented on unforgiving hills. Not even an arm’s length could be measured between the two armies as they crunched together and…

belonging to the Keros-Syros culture. It dates between 2600 and 2400 BCE, is made of marble, and can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in gallery 151 under the accession number 68.148. The Status of Aphrodite is a Roman marble copy of a larger bronze Greek sculpture, created in the Imperial or Hellenistic style in the Italian Peninsula, belonging to the Roman culture. It dates between the first and second centuries AD, is made of marble, and can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of…

In the military, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The bronze star is according to the americanwarlibrary.com, “The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, after December 6, 1941, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States, distinguishes himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement…

A hero is the light at the end of the tunnel. A beacon that shines hope in darkest of times. A sign that spells the meaning of the right thing. A symbol that represents the marvels in the world. A hero prevails as a person who is noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. While it is recognizable that Telemachus of The Odyssey by Homer is a hero, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson surpasses Telemachus in his heroism and nobility by a landslide. Although people may believe Telemachus is…

Sculpture is a form of visual art that has been used throughout human history. It involves the process of taking items, and constructing a three dimensional form. People have been applying this form of art when they wanted to praise their gods, leaders, or heroes. Also when they wanted to display their feelings and desires into their work. Some artists even stick items together randomly just to see what the outcome would look like. Woodcarving is a form of art that is cheap, and easily available…

While trying to find a life lengthening elixir Chinese alchemists invented the deadliest powder in the world. In the 9th Century Chinese alchemists were trying to find a potion of immortality. However they ended up finding a potion of death unlike anything else. The first ever mixture was 75 percent saltpeter or more commonly known as potassium nitrate, 15 percent sulfur, and 10 percent charcoal. After the invention of gunpowder the Chinese people initially used it for fireworks. It was not…

The movie shows Hector killing Menelaus in the movie; while in The Iliad, Menelaus survives the war. The movie shows gigantic statues in the city of Troy that were gold and stone; statues such as these would not have exist in the late Bronze Age in either western Asia Minor or Greece. The ones that were used were most likely copied from around the sixth century B.C. Greek statues. In the Greek story of the Trojan War, Odysseus and Achilles dodged the war in very unusual ways. To get…

An Eye for an Eye Did you know the famous saying “an eye for an eye” is actually 4,000 years old! Approximately 4 millennia ago, a great king known as Hammurabi conquered the land of Mesopotamia. He then established a very famous set of laws to run his newly-formed empire. However, these laws had extremely harsh and cruel punishments for many criminal acts, such as dismemberment and death. Hammurabi’s code was mostly an unjust system, but he did create some revolutionary new laws.…