After reading the assigned texts and examining the additional resources, draw at least three major life lessons from this story. Support each lesson with at least one quote of not less than two lines from the text, citing the location. Suggest how each lesson could be applied in a practical way today.
On page 128, Chapter 1, summary of the chapter, "Agamemnon insults the priest of Apollo, causing Apollo to punish the Greeks… Achilles and Agamemnon argue, and as a result, Agamemnon takes Achilles' prize of honor. Achilles, in turn, retaliates by withdrawing from battle". Maybe war is a little bit too far from our everyday life, how about substituting the army with a basketball team. You are the star athlete of the team, and the team captain stole your girl friend. Would you quit the team for this? It is true that the team captain is in the wrong, but without you in the team, your teammates will lose. Is it really worth it to sacrifice the hard work of your teammates for your personal grudge? Or is it better to stay in the team and deal with this personal grudge without affecting other innocent people? This is a lesson that asks us to look at the big picture, and to look at what should really be our concern.
On page 139, Chapter 4, Odysseus tried to persuade Achilles into rejoining the army, but Achilles says, "Neither Agamemnon nor any other bronze-coated Greek will persuade me to rejoin the battle, for it seems that no one appreciates the warrior who fights without rest. he who remains at home receives the same gifts as he who fights his best; the coward is honored equally with the brave man; and death is the fate of both the man who is idle and the man who works hard". He goes on to say that he gave all of what he plundered to Agamemnon, Agamemnon kept most of the treasures and distributed some to other kings, but at the end Agamemnon has the impudence to take Achilles' prize of honor.

On page 145, Chapter 6, Achilles says "I now realize at what great price I sat uselessly by my ships, enjoying anger far sweeter than honey against wide-ruling Agamemnon. Hector has killed good Patroclus and many other friends. May such anger, which upsets even the wisest, no longer afflict the deathless gods and mortal men!" He regrets holding a grudge toward Agamemnon and causing the death of many of his brothers, including his best friend Patroclus. I always think that holding a grudge and keeping myself angry does more harm on myself than on anyone else. Achilles knew his comrades were in trouble but at that moment his pride is more important than the lives of his buddies. Even though he didn't take any action, knowing that his buddies were suffering must make him suffer as well. There are a lot of times we hold grudges, like when I'm driving and someone rudely cut in front of me. When I'm not in a good mood, I would be mad, cursing, and trying to drive past him and take a look at him. Road rage like this does absolutely nothing good for anyone on the road.