Paris Peace Conference Essay

Over three thousand years ago, a bloody battle was waged between Greece and he powerful city of Troy. This battle was ignited by the sudden abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta by Prince Paris of Troy. Helen and Paris were star-crossed lovers, in which, nobody could separate them. You could compare them to the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, where the Montagues and Capulets fought, again, sparked by the love of two young lovers. Back in mythological times, Zeus, the father of the gods and god…

There was a wedding for Pelus and Thetis, the Trojan prince Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, obtains a golden apple from the goddess Eris. It is up to Paris to decide which of the three goddesses is the most beautiful, which will be given the golden apple. Hera, wife and sister of Zeus, offers power. Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare, offers success in battle. Aphrodite, goddess of love, offers the most beautiful wife in the world. Paris chooses Aphrodite, however she states that the most…

The Iliad is a poem that begins nine years into a war where there are gods and goddess that support different sides. The god’s interference affects the outcome of the Trojan War. It begins with the character, Achilles who withdraws from the war and goes to the Zeus to pray for assistance, which begins his rage and towards the end, we see someone who is able to overcome himself for another. In the beginning of the poem, Achilles’ battle prize is taken from him, and in a childish manner, he…

All throughout society, the truth has been manipulated and altered for the positive benefit of many different groups worldwide. Hitler was a master at this art as he manipulated the people of Germany into believing that the Jews were evil, resulting in the deaths of millions of Jews in World War II. But artistry can also be used for the benefit of groups supporting the common good as well. As shown, artistry can have a positive and negative impact when used correctly. Although, Artistry is only…

Pride is something that effect all manner of human nature. Pride is normally described as a deep satisfaction in one’s own achievements, abilities or qualities that are greatly admired. In a study done by Prisca Brosi, Matthias Spörrle, Isabell M. Welpe and Madeline E. Heilman called “Expressing Pride: Effects on Perceived Agency, Communality, and Stereotype-Based Gender Disparities” it says “Pride is closely connected to the achievement of personally or socially valued outcomes. Given the…

From the very beginning stages of this essay, it has continuously evolved, taken shape, and progressed. Initially, I could understand how one would believe that Thucydides did not have a preferred method of government between Aristocracy and Democracy. I believed that human nature lied somewhere in between Athens and Sparta, and they were the two inhumane extremes of human nature. But after careful consideration of the entirety of the History of the Peloponnesian War, I have found quotations to…

The Iliad by Homer depicts a destructive war between the Achaeans and the Trojans as a criticism to the collective social norms and tradition that war promotes. Throughout the epic, the idea of war is championed by the both the Achaeans and the Trojan as the most formidable form of solving their dispute. However, this form of problem solving involves a social-Darwinian scenario where the strongest survive, while those who survive the war receive honor and praise from their people. Nevertheless,…

Turbo Air is a brand new premium airline. The home base is in Paris Orly Airport (ORY) in France. The reason of choosing this base is the location of the airport is in the center of Europe. It is very convenient to travel to the other countries in Europe. It is the top ten airports with the most departures. Although the demand of this airport is not bigger than the nearest airport, Paris De Gaulle Airport, its handling charges and parking fee of the aircraft are cheaper. It is easier to make…

up an art history timeline if a statue is not properly dated to the correct era. This is case the regarding the Piombino Apollo, a statue found at sea in 1832 with a complex history of study where it eventually made its way to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The statue looks extremely archaic, like a kouros, but some more advanced stylistic evidence on the statue contradict the earlier claim regarding an archaic date and places it in a later Hellenistic one. The…

« Photography is simply the current state of visual history of humanity» Those words from Irving Penn end the striking exhibition, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth. This exhibition, which takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris, pays tribute to both the impressive photographer and the man he was. I personally knew his work as being the fashion photographer who had collaborated with Vogue for more than sixty years. But the grey walls and the airy rooms of this exhibition…