The Work and the Glory

Homer, during the ancient Greek times. All epic poems contain an epic hero, this classifies a specific person as the protagonist of the story that goes above the readers expectations. Odysseus is an epic hero because of his intelligence, bravery, and glory. Odysseus is an epic hero because of the intelligence that he displays throughout the poem. Odysseus shows his intellect by his ability to think under an immense amount of pressure. For example, the text states “I tied them silently together,…

because the Greeks believed in the ultimate authority of these deities. However, these deities tended to be temperamental, therefore causing the concept of honor and shame to also play a significant role in Greek worldview. Examining prominent literary works from that era allows us to understand how the Greeks interacted with the world around them. Literature created during this time provides glimpses into the Grecian mindset. Literary sources from this age that fully delve into the Greek…

Conclusion This paper showed how the song Glory by John Legend and Common is a rhetorical expression of the society in the modern time by reflecting at the past and drawing parallels. The Civil Rights Movement has been popular in history for the manner in which the peace symbol was popularized by it. Several artists and activists used the symbol to illustrate their and the society’s anti-establishment ideologies, and this was due to the fact that many wars that had erupted in the nation were…

Music veteran Clive Davis received the Vanguard Award at the NAACP Image Awards last night. The award recognizes work that contributes to raising awareness of racial and social issues. Davis has played a major role in developing the careers of Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, TLC, Jennifer Hudson (http://fdrmx.com/jennifer-hudson-excited-broadway-debut/), and other recording artists. Davis accepted his Vanguard Award, and made a very powerful and compelling speech. The music…

Contempt & Pity “What’s Your Name, Girl”, is a short story written by Maya Angelou. The story tells the experience of an African American woman who works in a white woman’s house. The character has a hard time being respected and breaks through some obstacles to make everyone realize she is as human as they are. In this essay, the overall tones are contempt and pity. Contempt is feeling beneath consideration or worthless. This is the tone because Marguerite feels disrespected throughout this…

He never gave up on his goal to spread China’s glory even if he had to spend many years at sea. During those years, he was diplomatic with the civilizations he encountered and did not try to destroy them. He managed to keep his large crew in control and focused on their task. The fact that he sailed farther than anyone had before him goes unnoticed and overshadowed by other achievements. His hard work, peacefulness, and good leadership are traits that should make him be celebrated…

as literal as that of Solomon’s Temple (1 Chronicles 22:14-15), “ that was filled with the glory of the Lord”…

historian. They first volume was Visions of Glory published in 1983, the second volume was Alone published in 1988 and the third volume was Defender of the Realm, co-authored with Paul Reid and published posthumous. The three books feature Winston Churchill, the famous British Prime Minister who led the Empire into the Second World War. Each of the three covers of the books shows a picture of an increasingly ageing Churchill. From a lean young man in Visions of Glory, Churchill transforms to the…

exceptions to that? In Proverbs 8:13, it says “to fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance”. To fear the Lord means to respect and obey him. To hate pride and arrogance means to give God all the glory. So from this we can tell we need to respect God and give him all the glory. In Psalm 10:4 it says “In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thought there is no room for God”. This explains that a man full or consumed with his own thoughts,…

Charles H. Talbert’s work simply titled Romans. Charles H. Talbert is a distinguished professor of religion at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Romans was published in 2002 by Smyth & Helwys. This work had multiple editors, but of which the must worthy of mentioning was R. Scott Nash because he was the project editor. The author ensured that even the casual reader would be able to understand this work by giving a list of abbreviations that would be used throughout the work as well as giving a…