The slaves were not a critical part in building the pyramids since workers who died building them had the honor of being buried near their pharaoh with bread and beer for their afterlives, nobody know how many slaves were helpers in the construction, and the working gangs that had been created had names like, “the Friends of Khufu.” Slaves are people who are forced to work against their will. First of all, the tombs of the workers have been found near the pyramids, with bread and beer for the worker’s afterlives. No slave would ever be bestowed the honor of being buried near their pharaoh, which was a sacred place. I found this evidence from Document C, where the text states, “Hawass said the builders came from poor Egyptian families from the north and south, and were respected for their work-so much that those who died during construction were bestowed the honor of being buried in the tombs near the sacred pyramids of their pharaohs.”
hroughout the history of Ancient Greece, many great works were produced such as statues, buildings and especially pottery. The Black-figure Neck Amphora featured at the Tampa Museum of Art depicts the mythological scene of Herakles battling the Amazon showcases the art style of the period. This large amphora originates from Vulci, Italy made in 520 BC dating from the Late Archaic period. The black-figure technique was developed around 700 BCE originated in Corinth, Greece. This difficult process of creating a black-figure pottery involves placing the clay in a kiln, or a heated oven resulting in the black color that is seen on those vases.
In modern storytelling, it is common to use comparisons to make details easier to understand and lead the audience to a certain conclusion. A much more complicated form of this comparison is juxtaposition. Juxtaposition occurs when an author places two ideas/concepts/characters parallel to each other in order to compare them. The film Pan’s Labyrinth written and directed by Guillermo del Toro serves as a splendid illustration of juxtaposition in film. Beginning with the protagonist Ofelia in 1944 Franco-era Spain, the director presents the parallels between the evils of Ofelia’s make believe world and those evils belonging to the fascist regime and her step-father, General Vidal who is representative of this regime.
he was brave enough to go, and find the Minotaur to kill him the people would rather be lost in a maze and be completely lost then to see minotaur. The Minotaur very powerful and he ate humans who had been shut into the labyrinth by King Minos. In the text it states that “It was powerful and savage, and it loved to eat the flesh of the humans who had been shut into the labyrinth by King Minos. They acted similar because they were all brave and took risks for other
Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another. In the Odyssey, Odysseus needed to make a lot of decisions that are right for himself and his crew. He needed to get out of hard situations without loosing crew member or loosing his own life. Odysseus was a strong leader and did everything he could to help his crew because he needed to find a way out Cyclops' cave and he needed to choose whether or not he wanted to lose 6 crew members or lose everything.
In the Greek tale of Icarus and Daedalus, Icarus and his father, Daedalus, are imprisoned in a high tower and the only way to escape is by flight. Daedalus crafts wax wings and warns Icarus about flying too close to the sun, or else his wings will melt resulting in a possible death. Then Icarus flies too close to the sun and his wings get wrecked, thus, causing him to fall to his death (Greeka). Icarus, pushing his luck, disobeyed his father’s warning and it resulted in his death. Additionally, when Montag is standing in front of his house, Captain Beatty says, “Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he’s burnt his damn wings, he wonders why (Bradbury 107).
Foster says that Icarus represents “…the parental attempt to save the child and the grief at having failed, the cure that proves as deadly as the aliment, the youthful exuberance that leads to self-destruction, the clash between sober, adult wisdom and adolescent recklessness…” (40). Its one of those myths that is embedded in our consciousness and comes to mind when flying or falling is invoked. Because writers and readers share knowledge of a big portion of mythology, when writers use it, we readers recognize
He had seen a woman in a weaving contest with Athena, a boy with wings attached to his body flying a little too close to the sun, and many other interesting adventures. He grew up to look like a young man, even though he was actually way older than that, but he was still as adventurous and curious as he ever was. One day he was sitting on the edge of Olympus, watching the beautiful chariot of Apollo make its descent down back to the ground, with many different shades of red and blue streaking across the sky.
This is an example of Odysseus' intelligence because he is finding ways to save his men so that they not only escape but they do it efficiently and get out safely. This is important because Odysseus is thinking ahead and he is thinking critically, which causes him to save himself and his
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), directed by Guillermo del Toro, is a gorgeously realised tale of fantasy and horror, set against the backdrop of post-Civil War Spain. The story follows a young girl, Ofelia, who travels to the countryside with her ill mother to live with her new stepfather, Vidal, a captain in Franco’s Fascist army. The film explores how Ofelia uses her imagination as a copying mechanism to deal with the monstrosities of her reality as well as to interpret the horrific events unfolding around her. Del Toro employs a number of cinematic devices including cinematography, sound and editing to effectively draw parallels between Ofelia’s reality and imagination, ultimately creating a powerful film that condemns the nature of Fascism.
Odysseus and his men stop at an island, where Odysseus meets Aeolus; the god of wind. Aeolus gives Odysseus a bag of wind to use on their trip back home to Ithaca. Odysseus receives the bag and boards back on his ship with his crew. His men ask what is in the bag, but Odysseus does not tell them what's inside. His crewmates are skeptical of what's inside the bag, so while Odysseus is sleeping they open the bag.
Rebirth: a period of new life, growth or of finding your true self. Everyone strives for growth in their lives and a sense of knowing who you are and what you want. The movie, Pan’s Labyrinth, created by Guillermo Del Toro, is deeply rooted with the idea of rebirth and resurrection. This concept is best illustrated through one of the monsters in the movie - the giant toad. Although there are many monsters in this movie and all do connect to the idea of rebirth, the giant toad holds the most symbolism and meaning behind it.
First, Athena makes a plan for Odysseus to meet Princess Nausicaa on Phaiacia. The two Greeks do meet, and even though Odysseus is a complete stranger, which the Phaiacians are not fond of, that Nausicaa is aware of, the princess welcomes Odysseus and makes a plan for him to stay in her father Alcinoos’ palace. When Odysseus arrives in the palace of Alcinoos, he is given a throne in which Alcinoos’ son Laodamas was previously sitting in, and is given a feast. “There they were, face to face: the King in his majesty, and the castaway with only his knowledge of man and his ready wit. Alcinoos held his hand out to Odysseus and led him from the hearth to a high seat where his own son was sitting, near himself, for he loved the courteous Laodamas best of all his sons.
In December of 2006, the film Pan’s Labyrinth was released. Considered as a dark fantasy film, it depicts a young girl, Ofelia, along with her mother traveling to live with her new father, an officer in the Spanish army who is attempting to quell a guerrilla uprising. During this time, she meets an Faun, who tells of her past life as a princess of the Underworld. In order to reclaim her status, she must complete three dangerous tasks, all in which she must battle monsters of varying degrees. However, we quickly come to learn that they are not the only kind of monsters she must face, and that not all monsters have monstrous appearances, but can be of the human nature.
The labyrinth is an idea that symbolizes the maze that is life. It winds through so many different kinds of suffering, some serious and some insignificant. Alaska Young in the story Looking for Alaska read about Simon Bolivar’s last moments in The General and His Labyrinth: “He was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finish line. The rest was darkness. ‘Damn it,’ he sighed.
