Neptune

Achilles Son of King Peleus and Thetis Fated to die in Troy Champion of the Greeks He refused to fight in the Trojan War at first He had incredibly strong armor He fought for Helen as well as for half of Troy’s treasurers His friend, Patroclus, went to war and died fighting Hector He went to war to avenge his beloved friend that he had lost Killed Hector and tortured him even after death until he was satisfied with vengeance Killed Memnon in combat, it was his last battle He was supposed to be…

The Nature of Blood in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the African Political Space By Segun Omosule Ph. D Department of English, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.08052037088; jala1964@yahoo.com/omosulesegun@gmail.com/www.scholarsviews.com ABSTRACT The preoccupation of this paper is to prove that Macbeth and the orgies that are associated with him are borne out of fear and that the series of killings that are recorded during his reign are meant to prove that he is a fearless soldier and…

Daniel Stratton January 14th, 2015 Ms. Martin 6th Period Grendel and the Zodiac Chapter One - Aries: the Ram Part One: Quotation “The old ram stands looking down over rockslides, stupidly triumphant” (5) Part Two: Deeper Connection The sign of Aries marks the beginning of a new cycle of the zodiac; however, there is nothing unique or special about this new cycle, because it is just like the cycle that has just ended. According to Grendel, the ram (Aries) acts the same way he did “last year…

The remains of Ancient Rome express the immense strength and power of the empire. Each structure had a unique purpose. The Roman population needed an abundance of fresh drinking water to thrive. The water from the Tiber River was not drinkable and rainwater was not bountiful enough to supply the city. In 312 BC, Censor Appius Claudius Caecus commissioned the first aqueduct, Aqua Appia. This aqueduct showed the power of the empire to provide water to the city in a fast and efficient matter. As…