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The Iliad and the Old Testament play a significant role in American culture. Retailing of these stories has appeared in books, film, and other forms of media. The movie “Troy”, Hollywood’s version of the Greek poem, is an example of an old story that was told throughout the centuries retold to a modern audience, with some parts of the poem not being represented in the movie. The Old Testament of the Bible is also another story that is retold through the perspective of others. Used to influence…

the bottom of our priorities. For example, teenagers don't bother to clean their rooms, not in the fact of being lazy. However, the idea of a spotless environment isn't important at that time. In the article "THE ART OF DOING NOTHING" a sixteen-year-old college freshman states"Laziness is not always seen as a bad thing, there is such a thing as the ‘art of doing nothing’, meaning giving importance to just the simplest of things, slowing things down, and treasuring every moment in every way.".…

The book of Hebrews chapter eleven has been described by many as the Bible’s ‘Hall of Faith’. The verse by verse description of both heroes and heroines of our faith fills the reader with both encouragement and admonishment. I like others I’m sure who have read these texts find it inspiring that those who believe in God and keep the faith overcome great adversity often times throughout some crazy challenges. Of course ancient people like Noah, Abraham and Moses are mentioned in this chapter. The…

Prentisstown, and has been planning to take over New World, he has just been waiting on todd to become a man. All the lies Todd has been told become very apparent as we progress through the novel. New world was colonized by a group of settlers from Old world. Old world is a trash filled, war reigned place, so people have been taking a 64 year venture to New World for a fresh start at life. In new world, there is constant tension, due to the…

pleasure becomes their god.. Just as the Fordian society valued throwing away what was old and embracing the novel and exciting, this mentality of using something for one’s pleasure regardless of the impact is common in today’s world.…

Stereotyping is an age old problem that involves trying to generalize a group of people into a certain set of expectations or characteristics that begs us to ask the questions: "why do people have this urge to stereotype others?" and "what effect do these stereotypes have on those around us?" Throughout history man has tried to assume the personality and actions of those who differ from him through stereotypes. But, these stereotypes have drastic negative consequences on both the person…

antiperspirant. Similarly, an eye-pleasing man on a horse or boat has no correlation to Old Spice soap. This commercial is fast paced and is full of random effects to keep the viewer engaged in it. Men of all ages watching this commercial want to impress their lady so they are tricked into buying Old Spice so they can smell like a “manly” man for their lady. This puts pressure on men to smell a certain way. Old Spice has had several slogans over the years including “The original. If your…

indicate how the characters of the Young Girl and the Poor Old Soul do not realize how their lives will be or were, respectively. Widdemer writes about how the Poor Old Soul is “Contented, and forgetting/How Youth was wild, and Spring was wild/And how her life is setting” (2-4).The symbol used here, Spring, connotates new life and a new beginning. It is also personified to say that the beginning of life is free and uncontrolled. The Poor Old Soul forgets this, which implies how valuable time is…

Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter are the first three of eight general epistles found near the end of the New Testament. All three letters were written by different authors: Hebrews probably by the apostle Paul, James by James the eldest brother of Jesus, and 1 Peter by the apostle Peter. These three letters also had different recipients. It is assumed that Hebrews was written to primarily Jewish Christians who had been scattered across the known world and likewise with the book of James, but 1 Peter…

death. All of these events can be found in the documented word of God, the Holy Bible. Throughout this work of divine revelation the Old Testament and New Testament are closely related. Throughout the Old Testament, from the Beginning, Genesis, to before the birth of Jesus Christ, the New Testament is foreshadowed, and hidden; it is to be a true fulfillment of the Old Testament in the promise of a…