...The text Chariots of Fire promotes the achievement of victory and overcoming personal restrictions through sacrifices, hard work and determination through the athletic runners of Eric Liddell and Harold Abraham as the story switches between their two lives on their journey towards the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell helps promote the idea of victory by overcoming his religious restrictions Harold Abraham promotes the achievement of victory by overcoming his religious restrictions and winning the gold medal at the Olympics despite being the underdog and being Jewish. He achieves this through through sacrifices and hard work. The audience follows his journey throughout this film, the audience sees his problems, they see his obstacles and they see him beat them. He is an amateur runner who seems no different to anyone else except this man has a point to prove. When he finally races against Eric Liddell he looses that disappoints him to such an extent that makes him almost want to quit the sport but thankfully a brilliant coach called Sam Mussabini feels like he can help create a champion out of this man. Through months of hard and intensive training and brilliant coaching tips Abraham qualifies for the Olympics. His university teachers think otherwise though, they believe that he should stay an amateur as they say it will get in the way of his marks when really they are actually being anti-semitic and don’t want him to be victorius. Harold ignores their advice and goes on to...
Words: 401 - Pages: 2
...(Association, 2014) The Nile River opens to the Mediterranean Sea with dessert surrounding the east and west sides. Due to this layout, farmers were confident that their land and crops were protected from invasions. With this security they were able to focus on learning about their crops, excelling a food production, and eventually learned to do things like make clothing from cotton. (Association, 2014) Diffusion between Societies Chariots, two wheeled horse-drawn carts were first used by the Indo-Iranians in 2000 BCE. They were made of solid, heavy wood and held together with wood pegs. Being made of such substantial material could make them very difficult to turn and control. (Carney, 2014) Around 1700 BCE chariots were introduced into Egypt when the Hyksos invaded. The men came in very powerful and fast in the carts draw by two horses. The chariots could hold two men at once, one to navigate and one to fire weapons. By the 15th century Egyptians had reconstructed the chariot and made it faster, stronger, lighter, and easier to navigate. These chariots were made of leather and flexible...
Words: 792 - Pages: 4
...Peter Paul Rubens The Fall of Phaethon. 1604 The Fall of Phaethon is about Phaethon who wanted to take place that his father was on, he wanted to drive his chariot, but his father would not let him, because he was mortal and no mortal could drive his chariot “I choose to take your place for the day” (Hamilton 137). Because the only way that he gets to drive is father chariot it was to take his fathers place.Phaethon was on his father chariot sailing with his horses and his men when a struck of lightning came down from the sky. Phaethon was killed by Zeus because Phaethon was very arrogant burning people and Zeus punished him and was killed when the sun went down. This picture takes place near the ocean during the Greek period. This picture...
Words: 397 - Pages: 2
...to centuries of the Assyrians striking fear into the hearts of their enemies. As King Ashurnasirpal of ancient Assyria put it, "I cut off their heads; I burned them with fire; a pile of living men and of heads over against the city...
Words: 664 - Pages: 3
...Chariot racing plays an important role in sports history. It was one of the most popular and influential sports in ancient history. The sport has many claimed origins and thrived during the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Empires. The sport that started out so simple evolved as it moved from one era to the next, gaining more importance at every advancement. It was an extremely dangerous sport, as drivers frequently suffered gruesome injuries and unfortunate deaths. Chariot racing teams, or factions, had a very strong fan base. These factions drew tons of spectator support, which would lead to many conflicts between differing factions. These conflicts were politicized, affecting both society and their respective empire. Roman and Byzantine emperors eventually took control of these factions and had their officials running them, placing even more importance on the sport. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, chariot racing only survived in the east, the Byzantine Empire. These Roman factions transitioned with the sport, which played an important role in the history of Byzantium. These factions had an even stronger social and political influence, and in the end, played a role in the demise of its own sport, along with the eventual demise of an empire. The origin of Chariot Racing is an unknown commodity. The first known reference to the sport was by Homer at a funeral for Patroclus where he claimed they raced only one lap around a tree. According to a legend, chariot racing founded...
Words: 3076 - Pages: 13
...Noble Men Gods Odin Odin was the king of gods and Thor and Loki’s father. He was a very noble man. He sacrificed one of his eyes so he could be intelligent. The Saxons called him Wodin. 1 Thor Thor was the god of lightning and thunder. It was believed that when Thor rode his chariot lightning would come and if he hit his axe thunder would come. Thor’s chariot was rode by a pair of goats. Thor was Loki’s half brother. 2 Loki Loki was the god of mischeve. He was the one who caused the death of Thor’s son [Baulder]. Loki was also the god of fire 3 Frey Frey was the god of fertility. Frey gave peace and pleasure to his disciples. Frey was especially prayed to in Sweden. Frey had a chariot which two boars pulled. 4 Norse Levels In Viking times there were three levels. One was called the Land of the Dead which is where the dead people went. The second level was Midgard and that was the earth. The third level was Asgard and that was where the gods lived. 5 Valhalla Valhalla was heaven to the Viking’s. It was where Viking’s had big feast’s and Odin was the ruler. Valhalla had big gates which had carvings of Viking gods. 6 VIKING WORD SEARCH A L F M S O R R G K E M A I Y Q R O H T D T V X I M I R C P B O E S K D Z Y N I O L J N R W U A Viking Quiz 1. Who were the Viking Gods ? 2. Where did they come from ? 3. Give one god of the Viking...
Words: 559 - Pages: 3
...TYPE OF WORK: * Masterly work of Andrew Marvell * Lyrical poem * Love poem * Seducing poem * Carpedium poem * Metaphysical poem * Startling comparisons or contrasts of a metaphysical (spiritual, transcendent, abstract) quality to a concrete (physical, tangible, sensible) object. * Mockery or satirizing of idealized romantic poetry and divines of love through crude or shocking imagery * Gross exaggeration * Expression of personal, private feelings * Presentation of a logical argument, or syllogism THE TITLE: “To His Coy Mistress” * Mistress - A young woman who has an affair with a married man - A person in- charge (manager, caretaker, courtesan) - A patron or a female sweetheart in 1650’s - The female equivalent of master * Coy -Pretending to be shy or reserved -Olden days referred it to the feeling of shyness - “To coy” (v) means to stroke - The lady is no easy catch * His - Third-person possessive pronoun -Refers to the young man The tying of both the words ‘mistress’ and ‘coy’ brings about the beauty of the poem which talks about complicated relationship and complicated communication between the speaker and his mistress. It’s a plea to a young lady by his lover. THE PERSONA (The Young Man): * First-person point of view * Presentation as the plea of another man (fictional) who is the persona of the poet * The young man is impatient, desperately...
Words: 5928 - Pages: 24
...seen as making a mockery of the idea of taking love slowly as it is referred to as ‘vegetable love’ that grows slower than empires. This guides the reader to view the idea of a love that is drawn out as boring and undesirable. This is emphasised towards the end of the poem when the voice describes the love that he wishes for with similes like ‘instant fire.’ This creates a contrast to the idea of a ‘vegetable love’ and makes the voice’s idea of a love sound much more favourable. Therefore, one of the ways that the poet presents ideas of time is that it is necessary for love to be savoured but at the same time it makes love boring. Another way that the poet presents ideas of time is in the first paragraph. This is because the voice says ‘but at my back I always hear, time’s winged chariot hurrying near.’ This creates the idea of time being powerful and ruling over love because chariots were often used to symbolise power in ancient time. This guides the reader to feel that love is submissive to time and that the voice has no control over time. Alternatively, the idea of a ‘winged chariot’ creates the idea of a war because chariots were often used in war. This suggests to the reader that the voice is in a war against time or that he is running from it because he...
Words: 1143 - Pages: 5
...mate mourning for him in pitiful tones, Valmiki was overcome with pity, and pronounced a curse on the hunter. But the words of the curse left his mouth in the form of a shloka-verse. Then the god Brahma appeared and bade the poet sing of the deeds of Rama in this very meter. Book I: Bala-Kanda (The Chapter on Rama as a Youth) In the land of the Kosalas (north of the Ganges), in the city of Ayodhya, there ruled a king named Dasharatha, who was mighty and wise, but still childless. The court advisor urged him to offer an imperial horse-sacrifice. The sage Rishyashringa, as the chief priest of this great sacrifice, includes an especially powerful offering rite that can cause the begetting of sons. When the offerings had been placed in the fire, the remnants were divided between the kings wives, who ate them. Just at that time the gods in heaven were much troubled by Ravana, the ten-headed demon king of Lanka. They therefore turned to Lord Vishnu, begging him to take human form in order to defeat Ravana. Vishnu agrees and resolves to be born on earth as the son of Dasharatha. So, after the horse-sacrifice was concluded, the three wives of King Dasharatha bore him four sons: Kausalya bore Rama (in whom Vishnu had incarnated himself), Kaikeyi bore Bharata, Sumitra bore Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Of these four princes Rama, the eldest, was his father’s favorite, and from his youth, Lakshmana was deeply devoted to his elder brother. He was like Rama’s second self, and fulfilled all his...
Words: 4227 - Pages: 17
...the gods including, Zeus and Hera.something that is hard to swallow when thinking about the ‘party-hearty’ attitude that the travelers who often used this time to quench all of their sexual desires. Although the religious aspect was perfect, the location was rather inconvenient. Olympia was located in the middle of nowhere (Ancient Olympics). This, however, resulted in the area being surrounded by an idyllic atmosphere. The Olympic games would be nothing if it weren't for the rules. The requirements to participate in the games were scarce. One of the big rules stated that women could not be a player, there were however some loophole, mostly when it came to the chariot race. Kyniska women of Sparta was the first women to be an Olympic victor in antiquity. Her father was the king of Sparta, and her four-horse chariot won the race in the 96th and 97th olympiads (The Athlete). The only reason she was able to participate was because the person who won was the owner of the horses and not the rider (The athlete). Later on, women's games were added as a separate event and mostly included Spartan women who were known for their lean muscular bodies and for a vaguely unknow reason their exposed left breast. The game's rewards to the victors were shocking, to say the least. When you won an event you were present with an olive branch, a worthless prize in the land, but it was not the prize that the victors were after but rather the fame that came with winning. The town or villages that...
Words: 1520 - Pages: 7
...Catching Fire Essay In many books, the title almost has a major place within the book or novel. In Catching Fire the title can be associated not only as a concrete part of the book, but also as a major catalyst to many themes within the novel. Unlike many other novels the title is more of an idea than physical objects in the book. Three major themes that the idea of catching fire can be associated with are: rebellion, appearance, and love. Not only in catching fire, but in the whole Hunger Games trilogy, rebellion is a major theme within the novels. Catching fire can be associated with the theme “rebellion” because the rebellion is waiting to start and just like a match, once something sparks it, it can grow into an inferno and cause devastation. The concept that something so large can be dangerous just by the motivation to be inspired causes Suzanne Collins to use the words catching fire as the background for this theme. President Snow feared that Katniss would be the spark the revolution needed to begin as he tells her “you have provided a spark which left unattended may grow into an inferno.” What Snow failed to realize was that the rebellion had already begun, but at this time it was just the spark that he said. By the end of the novel the rebellion had caught fire and began to destroy everything in its path. Catching fire is associated with the theme of appearance through the novel. The first time that it is used with this theme is the ceremony where the...
Words: 722 - Pages: 3
...11. (roman) Ulysses (greek) Odysseus was know as the king of ithaca and he takes a journey. The symbol of odysseus his name is named after a car. Odysseus story and his journey coming home from the trojan war. Honda named one of their cars after Odysseus because to set an example of all the great journey people can have in the Odysseus car. 12. Helios is known as the god of the son he drove his chariot with horses across the sky to bring up the sun and his symbol is the sunflower. The company Helios heating company the sunflower is found on the company heaters. They use Helios name and symbol he is the god of the sun and he brought sun every-day by riding through the sky with his horse and chariot bring heat and now they the Helios heating company bring heat to everyone with their heaters. 13. King midas was a king who could to turn everything into gold just by touching it. The symbol of king midas gold is found in midas touch...
Words: 1109 - Pages: 5
...According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, an allusion “is an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Allusion is distinguished from such devices as direct quote and imitation or parody. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author’s referent.” "allusion". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2013 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16658/allusion>. Dark Lady Sonnets 127-154 127 In the old age black was not counted fair, | Or if it were it bore not beauty's name: | But now is black beauty's successive heir, | And beauty slandered with a bastard shame, | For since each hand hath put on nature's power, | Fairing the foul with art's false borrowed face, | Sweet beauty hath no name no holy bower, | But is profaned, if not lives in disgrace. | Therefore my mistress' eyes are raven black, | Her eyes so suited, and they mourners seem, | At such who not born fair no beauty lack, | Slandering creation with a false esteem, | Yet so they mourn becoming of their woe, | That every tongue says beauty should look so. | 128 How oft when thou, my music, music play'st, | Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds | With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st...
Words: 5456 - Pages: 22
...Timeline Essay of the Prophets Grand Canyon University BIB 351 12/11/2011 After having done a great deal of studying of Old Testament passages about the prophets I will explain what a prophet is, how God worked with them and who they were. God stopped talking openly to people after Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden, He then chose specific individuals through whom He would communicate. The prophet must be able to hear the voice of God and bring God’s words to the world. All prophecy will be “as the Spirit gives utterance” (Acts 2:4). In the ministry of a prophet, a called prophet speaks the message the Lord gives him. The first time the word “prophet” is used in the Bible is in the days of Abraham (Gen. 20:7). Each prophet had a specific message for the people of Israel from God. Some messages were warnings to Israel's about punishment if they continued to sin, others were about God's efforts to reconcile himself with Israel after a period of punishment, and prophecies about Israel and the nations it interacted with. Major Prophets of the Old Testament Isaiah’s period of prophecy was from 740 to 680 B.C. Isaiah is most often thought of as the greatest of the Old Testament prophets of the Bible. Isaiah prophesied about Israel's judgment and reconciliation with God, the coming savior Christ, and judgment of nations, and the end times. Jeremiah's ministry was from 630 - 585 B.C. In his writing he prophesized of the Israelites’ exile to Babylon, the fall of Jerusalem...
Words: 1227 - Pages: 5
...U MYTHOLOGY U GODS AND GODDESSES IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY Michelle M. Houle Copyright © 2001 by Michelle M. Houle All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Houle, Michelle M. Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology / Michelle M. Houle. p. cm. — (Mythology) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Discusses various Greek myths, including creation stories and tales of principal gods and goddesses. ISBN 0-7660-1408-8 1. Mythology, Greek—Juvenile literature. [1. Mythology, Greek.] I. Title. II. Mythology (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) BL782 .H68 2000 398.2’0938’01—dc21 00-028782 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Our Readers: All Internet Addresses in this book were active and appropriate when we went to press. Any comments or suggestions can be sent by e-mail to Comments@enslow.com or to the address on the back cover. Cover and illustrations by William Sauts Bock CONTENTS Chart of Major Gods and Goddesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The War Between the Titans and the Olympians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Prometheus and Earth’s First Inhabitants . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Words: 26757 - Pages: 108
