Warrior

professional basketball for the Golden State Warriors. He has won four NBA championships, been named to the NBA All-Star team five times, and has earned gold medals for the U.S. national teams. Thompson attended Washington State University and was selected as the 11th overall choice in the 2011 NBA draft. He and Stephen Curry, known as “the Splash Brothers,” set an NBA record of 484 three-pointers in a single season in 2014. Thompson helped the Warriors win the NBA title in 2015 and 2022. Early…

“Her eyes are yellow,” young warrior blurted out. “She has seen what is forbidden.” Older warrior struggled to hold her, while the younger warrior fought to put a gag in the slave’s mouth Wild Orchid bit his hand, immediately received slap on the left side of her face leaving a red palm print. “A fighter,” the eldest warrior remarked. They finally succeeded in placing the gag into the slave’s mouth. Young warrior curious, “What was she yelling about, the truth about what?” “The ancient one…

their strong warriors, who would courageously fight in the violent wars and loyally stand for their city-state. The work The Iliad written by Homer is a lengthy epic poem about the great Trojan War, which many Greek soldiers went to battle in. Throughout this story many brave soldiers dedicated their lives through honor and bravery for this tragic battle between Troy and the Achaeans, which was highly looked upon by many Greeks. The Iliad shows how the ancient Greeks revered warriors, through…

Old-English epic poem, is characteristic of its Nordic-Germanic medieval roots as it tells the tale of a great Scandinavian warrior. This warrior uses bravery, physical strength, and leadership in order to save a kingdom from a monster that terrorizes often. Beowulf uses his attitudes towards evil to become to the archetypal hero of this epic because he is a representation of “a warrior venturing into battle against spiritual evil… even as the secular lord and his comitatus engaged the armed…

In the epic The Iliad there are many themes that Homer presents. Many of these themes presented can pertain to real life. A main theme of The Iliad is pride Homer presents this theme in multiple ways. In The Iliad, pride is presented in multiple ways such as a Prize of Honor. The Prize of Honor is a woman who a man won for doing something incredible or heroic. If their Prize of Honor is taken away their pride goes with her. For example, When Agamemnon says, “because Apollo has taken my…

Warriors of ancient Greece were considered heroes by following the Heroic Code of excellence. The achieved this by establishing their fame and glory or kleos. It was not an easy task to become a Grecian hero. Building and maintaining kleos meant that a warrior must be strong, face and kill his enemies, and most of all value his honor over his life. The most important act of honor for the warrior was to die in battle. In short, the highest form of kleos is to be a warrior that accomplished great…

Riding a horse, Hrothgar led the warriors through tight paths and over tall hills. They passed by the homes of water monsters until they found the entrance to Grendel’s mother’s den. The warriors found Aeschere’s head alongside this lake, where bloody water boiled. Many sea monsters swam beneath the surface of the lake. Some even sat along the cliffs above the lake. When one of the warriors sounded a battle horn, all of the monsters went to hide. When a Geatish warrior decided to strike and kill…

Beowulf, and they are exemplified by the main character as well as secondary ones. Beowulf is the mighty hero who is beloved by all, just as all leaders were. Warriors were fearless and given riches on a golden platter. The people were obligated to remain faithful and inspired by these men. The foundation of the code of honor and the warrior culture is bravery and it is demonstrated multiple times through their heroic actions. Beowulf is the clear cut hero in the poem and is highly regarded by…

White Mrs. Bowman English IV Sept. 7, 2016 In Anglo-saxon culture, the term “comitatus” is referred to a code of honor between a lord and his warriors, who were called thanes. A man who lived up to the comitatus was deemed a hero in those times. People believed in fate and believed the only way to live forever was if you had fame. Beowulf was a very famous warrior, who kills Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. Every time he received more fame and more glory, he became a king. I want to…

However, Tobe despises the traditions, he believes that are too violent and cruel. Tobe shares the story about how his father reacted after his father told him a story about when he was a young warrior and there had been an up rise in a Topan coast village. His father explained in gruesome details about how he tortured the inhabitants. After his father finished telling the story, Tobe asked his father: why are people harsh on the people that rebel…