The Tapestry This tapestry makes me nervous. I see it when I wake up and when I return from work. The pattern of green and orange stripes is too psychedelic for me. But I will never throw away the tapestry; it was Vanessa’s favorite decoration. And it will remind me about her after our recent and final breakup. Vanessa. We were together for about three years; she was my first and only love. I was 23 when we met‚ and she made a man of me in all senses of this term. Our first year was like a dream;
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Agamemnon is the first book in the Orenstein Trilogy written by the famous Greek tragedy writer‚ Aeschylus. Agamemnon is a story of justice and revenge. The story takes place in a city called Argos. It starts with a watchman tired of waiting for Agamemnon‚ the king of Argos who is away at the Trojan War. The city is eagerly awaiting the news of their king’s welfare and the outcome of the war. Watchmen are posted in the city‚ watching for the beacon that would report the capture of Troy and Agamemnon’s
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Crimson Tide Essay Crimson Tide is a 1995 submarine film about a conflict with the Russian Federation. In the movie‚ there are two main protagonists; one is the commanding officer Captain Ramsey‚ and his new executive officer Lieutenant Commander Hunter. The movie displays many different traits and attributes of leadership‚ but mostly it shows the conflict of struggle that can happen between the chain of command‚ with the rules of the book. The first scene where leadership is shown is the scene
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The Bayeux Tapestry Tanika Ross Professor Stuart Collins Humanities 111 February 21‚ 2012 Tanika Ross 987 Any Street My Town‚ LA 97531 February 21‚ 2012 Tyren Ross 789 Trucker Lane Your Town‚ TX 13579 Dear Tyren‚ I hopeful this letter finds you glowing and not extremely tired as you drive the highways and byways throughout this paradise called America. Realizing your employment enhances the quality of the family causes me to spark at the idea of your name. Time and time again
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The unicorn tapestries is the title given to a set of six full tapestries‚ as well as three fragments of an additional tapestry‚ that depict the hunt of a unicorn. The tapestries are currently being housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tapestries have a long and complicated history‚ of which much is left in the dark. The tapestries were woven in the Southern Netherlands around the year 1500 (Colburn 2010‚ 97). Five of the seven unicorn tapestries were speculated by James J. Rorimer to have
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Achilles and Agamemnon If I were to side with Achilles or Agamemnon in their quarrel‚ I would choose to side with Achilles. Based on the story from the book‚ it seems as though Achilles is much more worthiness than Agamemnon. Achilles is not as dishonorable as Agamemnon‚ nor is he as greedy‚ and he is also more useful for the Greeks rather than Agamemnon is. Although Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae‚ he is a king with great disgrace. A first example would be when Agamemnon dishonored Chryses
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Agamemnon‚ the first play in the Oresteia trilogy by Aeschylus‚ tells the story of what happens to after Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War. In the play‚ Agamemnon returns from the war after having sacrificed his daughter‚ Iphigenia‚ to insure a safe voyage to Troy. When Agamemnon returns with his mistress Cassandra‚ his wife Clytemnestra welcomes him declaring how much she missed him and that she was faithful all this time. However‚ soon after his return‚ Clytemnestra avenges her daughter’s
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Gerardo Arias Concert Paper May 5th‚ 2012 A Choral Tapestry It’s funny how flexible and versatile music is. Music is thrash metal emanating from a pair of iPod headphones‚ with the intent of getting someone motivated for a long workout‚ and a soothing lullaby sung by a mother to her child. Music is the sunny chirpings of pretty morning melodies by the birds‚ and the soft pitter-patter of rain—nature’s music. And on May 4th‚ music was the choirs of CLC putting together all of the hard work
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Dear Mother‚ I was just writing you to let you know that we will be able to come home soon because the Battle of Hastings is over and the enemy is retreating. The battle was called the Battle of Hasting because it was fought in Hastings‚ England. As a Norman soldier the Battle of Hastings was one of the most successful and memorable battles that I ever participated in. Duke William has always had a reputation of being a success on the battle field‚ but this victory has branded him as a victorious
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epic’s enveloping action as the conflict between the Achaean (the Greeks) and the Trojans‚ it documents yet another agon: The disagreement between Agamemnon‚ the leader of the entire Achaean army‚ and Achilles‚ the Achaeans’ most important general and greatest warrior. According to ancient Greek values‚ as well as the ancient Greek cosmology‚ Agamemnon is at fault because he violates the citizen-king bond‚ fails to demonstrate the concept of “heart”‚ and exhibits hubris; the one truly unforgivable
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