Duryodhana Essays

  • Human Is Imperfect Being In The Iliad

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    Suggesting that humans are in the middle state, Alexander Pope said “Human is imperfect being, “created half to rise, and half to fall … The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!” in his philosophical poem, An Essay on Man. Both Iliad and Beowulf offer insights into the human society that could apply to today’s world where humans still have to choose between safety and glory sometimes and where individuals’ weakness or emotions can result in conflicts or war that can affect a large number of people

  • Loyalty In The Kite Runner

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    From a certain perspective the term loyalty is similar to Isaac Newton’s third law stating that for every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. For millennia, people have always perceived the importance of loyalty and the need to have it in one’s life. Loyalty could bring in support and love, but on the other hand, it could also prompt pain and sorrow. Many social institutions in modern society have always demonstrated the shining side of loyalty, without making people aware of the extreme

  • Kathrine In The Movie 'Cruel Intentions'

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    A hero in the movie Cruel Intentions is Annete Hargrove. The heroine nature of Annette is illustrated at the end of the movie. Despite the fact that the faced with the demise of her boyfriend, there id freedom with regard to the exposure of the filthy character of Kathrine (Chambers, 2001). The filthy character of Kathrine is portrayed at different instances as shown the following sets of events. The movie begins by portraying the image of social perception of Kathrine who tries to turn Cecil Cardwell

  • Bhagavad Gita And The Mahabharata

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    has died, leaving them in the hands of their uncle, Kauravas (Arjuna cousin). In addition, the Bhagavad Gita is about how justice and injustice were exposed from these two families through a war that will separate all parts of society. However, Duryodhana put together a scheme to trick Arjuna and his family out of their estate by any means necessary. Nevertheless, the Bhagavad-gita

  • Hero And (In) Vulnerabilities (Ilmu Kebal)

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    user unimpregnable defense against any kinds of attack especially weapon. The user will be shielded from any incoming attack and undefeteable in battle. Lots of great figures in mythology have this kind of power. Archilles from greek mythology and Duryodhana from Hindu mythology are two exampes. From indonesia, we have Haryo Suman (Shangkuni) and Gatotkacha from Mahabharat (Javanese Version). Despite having an extraordinary power and invincibility against weapon, those figures still can be defeated

  • Assess The Role Of The Confidants In Defense Of Arjuna

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    Throughout time, people have used religion to answer life’s most difficult questions. The answers are rarely simple although they offer explanations that are appropriately difficult because they involve dilemmas that cannot be resolved once and for all. The Bhagavad-Gītā delves into the relationship between the god Visnu the Preserver and Arjuna the third Pāndava. While explaining to Arjuna the path he should walk, Visnu demonstrates his position of confidant, counselor, and God in regards to Arjuna

  • Annotated Bibliography: The Ramayana

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    Dhritarashtra, the younger son of Vyasa and part of the Kauravas, is the king of Hastinapura during this time. The rightful heir to the throne is the Pandavas family, yet the Kauravas take over. Dhritarashtra was trying to preserve it for his son Duryodhana, also a Kaurava, but Dhritarashtra’s nephew, Arjuna has come to take it back. Arjuna is actually unconcerned for the throne and doesn 't want to fight in the war, however Krishna explains why it is the correct thing to do, on the way to the battle

  • Similarities Between Bhagavad Gita And The Mahabharata

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    What you consider pain and pleasure is according to your own measuring scale. What Duryodhana considers comforting is according to his own measuring scale. The world that you perceive according to your measuring scale is a mere delusion (maya). Only the enlightened know the truth of the world, while the rest construct a delusion that pleases

  • Analysis: The Myth Of Tiresias

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    urvi24@gmail.com The world of myths penned with a patriarchal quill unfolds. The myth of Tiresias begins with a question. A very important question. 'Of man and a woman, who enjoys the greater pleasure? ' Tiresias answers, ' If sexual pleasure could be divided into ten parts, nine of them would be woman 's. ' Having said so, he reveals the greatest secret of womankind. So is this the reason why a woman is a constant object of envy of her male counterpart? History, written by males has been unjust