An ‘epic’ poem is a lyrical narrative about a significant event. An epic poem usually features a hero and is a way to record the history of a culture. The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem created by Homer around750 B.C. that illustrates the Trojan War. To give a thorough, detailed, and specific view of the literature, this essay will respond to the meaning Areté; explain why Achilles, hero of the Iliad, cannot fully live in Areté; clarify, specifically, how that manifests against Hector;…
in maintaining hope and the perpetrator conflict with Jews and Poles. Of course, the two works aren’t exactly the same and there are some major thematic differences. Perhaps the most striking difference is the difference in the identity politics narrative that can be seen in both works. To begin with the major comparisons between both works, one should probably start at the key plot elements that drives Son of Saul and Maus: the…
Personal Narrative I’ve had struggled throughout elementary, middle schools and highschool, shaping who I am now. I encountered many roadblocks throughout these years in school and they have pushed me to what to the best of my ability. I continued to push myself through high school as I am almost finished and ready to start my new School experience in college. The people in that I have surrounded myself around have also influenced the way I work. Many of those people have had their own…
Investigated One of the beginning cornerstones in this devising theatre challenge was the concept of fractured narratives, referring to the idea that a story can be told through non complete chunks or scenes which, when strung together, convey a story. Fractured narratives can be used in several ways: for example, scenes where multiple conversations are being held at once may use fractured narratives in jumping between conversations, without including context or the full exchange between two…
When it comes to understanding yourself and your personality on a deeper level than normally, you must take personal stories into perspective that have shaped your life while growing up. According to McAdams, “defining oneself through a personal story is an act of psychological and social responsibility” (Engler 2009). Psychological and social responsibility relate to how you act onto actions around you and how you tie society into your viewpoint of the world. In other words, explaining yourself…
Personal Cultural Narrative It was the year 1996 and a little girl was both to two African American parents, Karen and William Garrett, a traditional family. At the 12:36 pm, Karenya D. Garrett was born in Prince George County, Maryland. Throughout most of her childhood, she spent traveling around the world and even though she was not able to create some memory of it, she still had the chance to experience it. From being a small child, she was thought to try to help other, that there is not an…
Each of the friends exposed the inherent weaknesses of evil people. Though the wicked appeared invincible, they were rotten at the core and God would destroy them. For his part, however, Job saw only their continuing strength and enviable security. Although none of the friends named Job in this cycle, these pointed diatribes formed the basis for round three which turned painfully personal as they accused Job of having engaged in the very same oppressive practices that would make “[the wicked]…
scenario the world had ever faced. Its repercussions were seen later when United States started to talk about invasion of Iraq and end Saddam Hussein’s regime. Saturday by Ian McEwan is based in the time period after the 9/11 attacks and midst the talks of war against Iraq. The narrative is constructed around a mid-age neurosurgeon, Henry Perowne, who is based in London. His narration is about one particular day in his life, a Saturday. The same day on which United Kingdom saw its largest…
time where the chapter breaks are. But sometimes you just know when to dog-ear a page for future reference. The night lives up to the narrative. All the details matter for posterity. The mid-January game when LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went head-to-head as if they were in their own personal All-Star Game was one of those times. The best player of this era and the best player of the one before it called each other out and went one-on-one as often as they could. James was relentless to the…
structure that I should have been paranoid about; it was the amount of vividness and distinctive vocabulary. I knew that I had to advance my language usage in order to improve my writing. But how? I absent-mindedly began reading. Reading the dictionary or scavenging for an English book didn’t appeal to me; to have more of a challenge, I sought higher level library…