The Archers

route when it came to his version. Along with being substantially shorter, the aetiologies for Apollo in the Homeric version differ as he is referred to as “the Far-darter” (Hymn 181). Although somewhat similar in Callimachus’ version, his “far archer” varies from the Homeric “far-darter” (Callimachus 41). One may try to make the argument that…

this “Battle of Poitiers in 1356, the longbow was responsible for the deaths of 2,000 French mounted knights.“ Two more are “At the Battle of Sluys in 1340, English archers poured a devastating longbow attack on tightly packed French ships that suffered serious losses.” and “the French army. In 1346 at the Battle of Crecy, English archers devastated the French who lost at least 11 princes, 1,200 knights and 30,000 common soldiers.” also facts have been found about how it was used and from…

supermarket. His name is Archer Hale, although he cannot say it. Archer is an isolated man who lives with a big secret. Bree is the only one in town who can communicate with Archer. This is because Bree’s father was deaf, so Bree and her father communicated through sign language. Archer taught himself sign language since he cannot talk. Bree and Archer get to know each other better and better and eventually fall in love. They discover each other’s mental and physical wounds. Archer has been…

lanx. Even the least-warlike, archer god is tied to war, and he is not unpopular for his choice of weaponry, as actual soldiers were. Heracles, the most famous Greek hero, was a legendary archer, and many of his stories and depictions reflect that fact. Usually, he is considered the personification of strength. Hercules is seen in Geometric art, Orientalizing art, and onwards. The first literary mention of Heracles is in Homer’s Iliad, where he is a renowned archer. In the early sixth century…

protests at first about Wilmer being the fall guy for all the murders he changes his mind from Wilmer being like a son to him to him especially in a time period in which homosexuality was intolerable in societies. With all of the actors in the murders of Archer and Caption Jacobi, who was seduced by the feminine fetal known as Brigid O’Shaughnessy to drop off the package, they all come together with pinning the murders on Wilmer. You have Wilmer knocked out in the chair, Gutman and Cairo leaving…

repeat is what constantly ran through my head when I got ready to pick up my bow freshman year. I knew what I wanted, and I was going to do everything I could to achieve it. The top female archer spot was going to be mine even with the few bumps in the road, I wasn’t giving up. Becoming top female archer in south state took a lot of dedication because I was the underdog, had limited practice time available, and injured my wrist. One of the first obstacles that I faced involved being the…

themselves the freedom to discover new things, which leaves their society to appear stagnant. Blindly following tradition also forbids the characters to explore ideas such as the freedom of women. Another main character in The Age of Innocence, Newland Archer, “had long given up trying to disengage [May’s] real self from the shape into which tradition and training had moulded her” (330). Wharton demonstrates how conforming to society’s expectations can be hard on…

traditional society. Ms. Archer describes the “New York of Newland Archer’s day” as a “small and slippery pyramid” that is unbreakable due to the eras of ancestral tradition…

society show the reader they are exactly the opposite. STUDY QUESTIONS: Do you think this novel is a tragedy? This novel is actually a tragedy because no one can ever do what they desire forcing them to follow what its been stablished. Ellen and Archer are imposed to recognize they are not going to be happy, because it is more important no to make a scandal that could hurt their families. And May is also aware that she is married to a man that does not love her, but she has to deal with it,…

Promoting the idea of having to change who you are to be successful is a very negative message for women. According to Anna Archer it “teaches young female viewers that their employers or potential employers have unspoken job requirements regarding the extent of femininity female employees should display.” (Archer 2003) Also, many females see failure in their lives as a result of something being wrong with themselves. Seeing it as being a problem because of their looks…