...Women’s Power Thao Vo Monday 4:30-5:45 War, the word that has been and will always be the word that no one wants to hear or think about. Aristophanes, a writer of ancient Athens, wrote a comedy to discuss the serious topic of war and how it affected the Greeks. He is also the author of Lysistrata, a play where Aristophanes expressed his feeling and thought about the war during this period of time. “Aristophanes wrote to express his vision on life, his delight in life itself seen behind the warping screen of contemporary event.” In this play, we will get to see the importance and serious meaning of war toward the union, espectually the soldiers’ family. The play Lysistrata is about the war between Athens and Sparta. This play is about the story of “ an Athenian matron who convinces the women of Athens and Sparta to withhold sex from their husband until they sign a peace treaty.”The main character is Lysistrata, and she is one of the Athens’ women that willingly to stand up toward the men just to bring peace back. She does not want war between the cities in Greeks. Lysistrata wanted to save Greeks and she believed that if all the women agreed then they can achieve the tremendous goal. “So fine it comes to this--Greece saved by Woman!” She held a meeting with all the other women and told them about her plan to bring peace. There is only one way to save the union is to make all the women withhold sexual privileges with their husband. “sexually explicitly to a degree that can...
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...is not fair in love and war People say that love never fails, That all is fair in love and war, But really, how do you know, What love can or can not do? And if all is fair in love and war, then Why does someone always end up getting hurt? I know my love will never fail, Because I love you with all my heart and soul, Because I would give my life for you, And everything I am or have just to be with you. However, I can not be fair to all Because all is not fair in love and war. I wish to hurt no one, so I don't, But by doing so, I hurt myself. My heart wants to be with you so much And yet I wish to hurt no one. So I don't, I don't confess my love for you, I keep it locked inside, And as a friend I stay by your side. My love for you remains forever pure and unchanged. I love you, Yes, I do, with all my heart and soul, With all that I am and hope to be just for you. My heart untamed and wild, dreaming of what if, But it's cut in half by the love I feel for both. My heart belongs to you but only half, Because I gave the other half away to him. Now I suffer for my love, for both are great, But only one, I wish I could be with forever. All is not fair in love and war, So I love you both and suffer much, Because my heart is wounded, torn in half. I can not speak of my deep love for you, I can not confess my feelings to you. So I go on with my life pretending nothing's wrong. Why must I go on without your love? It's faith, I guess, that I suffer so. It's destiny to love you so. -----...
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...This paper is an analysis of two separate essays, one written by MichaelRostovtzeff and another written by Henri Pirenne, both major historical authorities of the19 th century. The essays themselves are two perspectives on the transitional period between late antiquity and the early middle ages. An in-depth look into the historicalmaterial that these two arguments discuss can provide a greater depth of understanding of the transitional period.The main idea of Michael Rostovtzeff’s essay, The Decay of Ancient Civilization ,argues that the decline and fall of the Roman Empire was due to a gradual barbarizationof the Empire from within, most notably in the west. It further stresses that the Greco-Roman assimilative elements that unified Roman society had slowly debilitated to anineffective state. This coupled with steady levelling down of the standards contributed tothe acceleration of barbarization in the cities. The process according to Rostovtzeff hadto do with two features of the period: “the political, social, and economic on the onehand, and the intellectual and spiritual on the other.” 1 On the political side of thingsRostovtzeff discusses the rise of the Germanic ruling classes and the resulting barbarization of government and the aristocracy. On the economic and social sphere therewas a decline and “gradual relapse of the ancient world to very primitive forms” of economy and social stratification. Intellectually and spiritually the empire was alsoaffected argues Rostovtzeff...
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...Rahat Hasan War, Love, and Glory “And his loving father laughed, his mother laughed as well, and glorious Hector, quickly lifting the helmet from his head, set it down on the ground, fiery in the sunlight, and raising his son he kissed him, tossed him in his arms, lifting a prayer to Zeus, all you immortals! Grant this boy, my son, may be like me, first in glory among the Trojans, strong and brave like me, and rule all Troy in power” (6.562-69) In Book 6 of The Iliad, Homer describes the highly acclaimed Trojan warrior, Hector, returning from the battlefield to the city of Troy, where he meets his wife Andromache, and his infant son Astyanax. The excerpt displayed above describes the meeting of Hector with his family and serves an important purpose in The Iliad because it humanizes and reveals the positive traits of the great warrior; the audience can relate to Hector as he returns from war and suddenly embraces Astyanax upon seeing him. Homer is able to achieve a great level of emotional depth in this excerpt because he employs imagery that vividly conveys Hector’s return to his family. When Hector hastily removes his helmet upon seeing how it frightens Astyanax, Homer writes a series of clauses containing thoughts, feelings, and emotions which make the audience realize that Hector, who previously affirmed his devotion to the war, has a tender and loving side as well. Hector’s sudden display of emotion may seem questionable to the audience at first, because in...
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...Love VS. War In Tim O’ Brien short story “The Things They Carried”, Tim shares his memories with the reader about the war and the items some of the soldiers carried. Each solider had specific items that they were required to carry for the war, but they also carried things that were important and meaningful to them. The reader could tell that the items were important because no matter how much weight the soldiers already had to carry, they made room for more. Most of the soldiers carried a limited amount of an item that had the same meaning or belonged to the same person. However, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried multiple items who belonged a women by the name of Martha. He loves and cares for Martha in a way that she doesn’t love and care for him. Cross still has hope that she will start to have feelings for him but every time she writes him, the letters are friendly and chatty. The two of them met at a college in New Jersey and they went on a date together to watch a movie some time before Cross left for war. During that movie date, Cross tried to hold onto her knee but she pushed his hand off. Now, every time Cross fantasizes about Martha, he has thoughts about what he should’ve did the night after the movie date. Although the feelings aren’t mutual between the two, they still communicate through letters as friends. Majority of the items Cross carried were related to Martha and caused him to fantasize about her and the relationship he wished they had. Lieutenant Cross...
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...William Broyles, Jr.: Why Men Love War (1984) ● In what way do the veterans feel a certain ambivalence towards the war, according to Broyles? In one way, the soldiers is raised in the believe that war is a horrible thing you and you can’t like such things. In another way, the men loved being in war. It’s gives them an intoxication, that they can’t have any other way. ● How does he portray the life of a Vietnam veteran? Invariably filled with boozy awkwardness, forced camaraderie ending in sadness and tears. ● Explain and comment on the following statement: "There were no metaphors that connected the war to everyday life." (p. 130). Vietnam veteran why talk about everyday life it makes absolutely no sense when you’ve been in war and you’ve experienced so many things and you can’t connect war and everyday life, the difference is too big. ● Explain and comment on the following sentence: "War is the enduring condition of man …" (p. 131). It is a male instinct to experience war at some point in his life. The text says; “There is a reason for every war and a war for every reason.” There is always an excuse for war. ● How does Broyles characterise himself? Why does he miss the war at some points? Djdj ● Sum up the reasons Broyles gives for why men love war. In this connection, comment on the statements below. Find more statements that explain why men love war and comment on them: ◦ War is an escape from the everyday (p. 133) ◦ War is a game (p. 133) ◦...
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...This is only named Jedi so I can really talk about star wars. I really love star wars like really bad and I cannot wait until the new movie comes out in December. Since they first made the first Star Wars the technology was great for that time but it has gotten a lot better so this time around the technology in this will be better. I loved that they started backwards in will make the first few better than last and maybe they will redo the first few. It crazy that they started with the middle and now they are doing the first three but it keeps you waiting so it works. I have been watching Star Wars since I could remember. My dad loves those movies at well so he had me watch them with. If you like star trek you will like Star Wars but you CANNOT...
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...The Struggle Between Love and War While both the Capitol of Panem and the twelve Districts fought against life and death, the Capitol focused on entertainment for society while the twelve Districts fought for survival. Just as the conflict theorists believe, the Capitol and twelve Districts were in a struggle between good and evil. The Capitol represented the macro-level analysis for the main setting of The Hunger Games. Whereas, District Twelve represented the micro-level analysis as one of the poorest Districts. The Capitol was a government that chose participants from different Districts to compete against the powers of evil. The Capitol was structured to enforce rules, which created resentment and resistance between the twelve Districts that were fighting. However, some of the participants tried to change the rules of the Capitol for their own survival. The Capitol forced the players to fight to the death of another while the citizens of the society watched for entertainment. District twelve produced two of the stronger players, who were both well trained for fighting. The main female character, Katniss, portrayed love when she volunteered in place of her sister, who was the actual chosen participant. The male participant, Peeta, chose to stay in the games and fight to protect Katniss, even though someone tried to volunteer to go in his place. In the beginning...
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...Josheff English 111 Eric Steineger, Instructor January 18, 2013 The Love Affair between Humans and War Mankind has the habit of glorifying war. Rather than a bloody, violent field of youth wasted, war is elevated to a divine status where the reason to fight erases the evil deeds man commit to survive. Despite the amazing honors and inspirational films, it is not only unavoidable but imperative that humans remember that “war is hell.” As Robert E. Lee allegedly inferred, if man were to forget the grueling aspects of war and “grow too fond of it” then mankind would partake in non-stop trivial violence. Drew Faust has developed her article based upon Robert E. Lee’s eloquent observation of human nature and expanded the topic to the general population’s increasing interest in war. Although war has not constantly been displayed to be a hobby of mankind, the population’s interest on the subject has never wavered. Publically, war has experienced many ups and downs in popularity such as when war became “back in fashion in Reagan-Bush America.” Privately, people have continually researched the dynamics of war. Civil War based literature grew exponentially and by the end of the twentieth century “more than 60,000 volumes of civil war history had appeared.” The Civil War became so apparent to mankind that it transgressed from factual to experiential interest with Ken Burns’s production of The Civil War in 1993. The debut of this series “attracted an audience of 14 million” and...
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...Love / Hate War “There comes a time when silence is betrayal (King Jr.) “The movement called black lives matter could be said to be a more advanced Civil Rights Movement of 1868. Black lives matter is a more advanced movement from the Civil Rights. Focusing on the racism exhibited towards blacks (or people of color). The black lives matter movement got its uproar in 2013 when young, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed, he was subjected to an unfair trial and received no justice. The controversy of the black lives matter movement does not cause any harm as if it only benefits society. The awareness of what is really going on right now in the country would not be as focused on and addressed if it wasn’t for the black lives matter movement. The...
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...from the 21st century, my first and quick answer will be war Wars have been going on for centuries. War unavoidably.Brings death, destruction and suffering, which both ruin lives and nations. The most unjustifiable consequence of war is the loss of innocent civilians' lives. Civilians, who could have lived to make a huge impact on the world, pose no direct threat to the 'enemy' and might not even share the motives of the side they have been presumed to support. War eradicates hopes and dreams of millions, destroys homelands, frightens and oppresses people. Nothing that, in the end, brings more bad than it does good can be justified. Any kind of war is unjustifiable because it involves only killing. And what kind of victory does one get? Victory over millions of dead human flesh.Victory over the broken hearts of the family and relatives. We must not forget the horrors of the two world wars. In these wars, there was mass-killing and destruction of property. Thousands were made widows and orphans. War brings hatred and spreads falsehood. People become selfish and brutal. Finally I believe Wars are not the solution of the problems. Instead they generate problems and create hatred among nations. War can decide one issue but gives birth too many. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the greatest horrible faces of the consequence of wars. Even after 60 years people are suffering from the miseries of war. Whatever be the cause of war, it always results in destruction of life and property at...
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...Pena COP 1102 “The Things They Carried” What does becoming a soldier mean? Does it mean that duty comes before love or does it mean the opposite? Could it be that soldiers do not have control of their feelings? From the mind of Tim O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” describes young soldiers that were automatically bumped up into manhood. The author treats the inner conflict that each soldier had to bear during the Vietnam War while fighting for their country. Witnessing horrific scenes of war and the emotional and physical burdens that each of them carried, O’Brien unfolds how these men had no choice but to fulfill their patriotic duty. As the leader of the platoon, First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross goes through an inner conflict between love and duty, carrying his orders in his mind and Martha in his heart. But how far can war or following orders, impair the human side of compassion and love? Although, soldiers become men at war, O’Brien focuses in a story where war makes men emotionally handicap, leaving mental scars that may never heal. The story is told by a third person’s point of view, however, O’Brien includes a touch of his personal experiences during the war where he spent a year in Vietnam (Hicks). As Josiah Bunting said, “The things he carried into war are very different from what he carried away from it” (Bunting) expressing O’Brien’s experience at war and how his experience as a soldier would convince readers to believe that the different traumatic moments really...
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...why Obrien included a woman in this war story, the significance of Martha, and the connection between love and war. The reason why Obrien inserts women in in this war story is because of their meaning to the soldiers. Many of the soldiers had a significant other like Henry and Cross. These women were what kept them sane. For example, Henry Dobbins would wear his girlfriend’s pantyhose around his neck. Even after they had separated he would still wear them. The reason he does this is because of a “illusion of protection” (397). So, even though she has lost love for him, those pantyhose still symbolized love he once had. This makes him feel loved and protected hence “illusion of protection”. Another example is that Jimmy Cross had received a good luck charm from Martha and it was just a pebble, but he would always have it on him (396). This shows that these women are what keep these men together and by having a “piece of them” it keeps them safe. From all the hate within the war, the ladies “Love” is what kept these soldiers from falling apart....
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...In the novel The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien presents the truth of war by using the recurring image of the physical objects each soldier carries to and from the war. While they all carry heavy baggage, they also carry emotional baggage, made up of grief, love and guilt. O’Brien emphasizes on the tangible and intangible objects each soldier brings to the war. Each soldier's physical burden draws attention to their emotional burden. Even after the war, many of the soldiers can still hear the choppers in the background along with the unremovable baggage. O’Briens tells the stories of many of the honorable soldiers such as Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, and his own firsthand experiences during the war; his poetic realism and comic fantasy illuminate the raw and gruesome reality of war. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross exemplifies the role of a leader; he comes across grief, love, and guilt throughout the novel. “As a first lieutenant and platoon leader, Jimmy Cross carries a compass, maps, code books, binoculars, and a .45-caliber pistol that...
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...impacted by the outbreak of World War One. However, Cohn still lives by the pre-war values, mainly due to the fact that the war had little impact on him, unlike Jake who was injured in combat, or Brett, who lost her true love during the war. They all have characteristics that are similar with many people who were a part of what Gertrude Stein called “the lost generation”, a generation of people whose previous values were figuratively destroyed by the outbreak of World War I, and they wandered the post-war world without guidance, without a purpose. (Britannia 1 ) This is because Hemingway created these characters to symbolize a large portion of people in the 1920’s, through the characters attitudes, lifestyle and personalities. In doing so, Hemingway uses these three characters to represent different groups of people within the lost generation. Robert Cohn represents the people of the lost generation whose lives had been unaffected directly by the war, and those who still continued to live by failed the pre-war values of romance, morality and honor. Many of these people were outcasts; they were different, just like Cohn, and Cohn knew what it was like to be different. He spent a good portion of his life feeling like an outcast due to the fact that he was Jewish and Cohn never served in World War I, and was therefore typically scorned by people who had seen combat, like Jake. Cohn holds onto these traits because he had never seen the full extent of the war, and he reads books that are...
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