He was the God of Wine and the God of Vine and Thebes was his city. ... "Some of his work included: palaces on Mount Olympus, Zeus's thunderbolt, golden throne, and scepter, Aegis (Helios" winged chariot), Apollo and Artemis" arrows, Demeter's sickle, Hercules" cuirass, and Achilles" armor." ... His short and sleeveless chiton leaves his right shoulder bare; on his head he wears a conical bonnet and in his hands he grasps a hammer and tongs." ... He was the God of Blind, God of Brutal, God of Courage, God of Bloody Rage, God of War, and God of Carnage. ... He was the Healer God...

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Cortes exhibited many qualities that resembled that of the god. ... According to Aztec religion Quetzakoatl was the god of thunder. ... It was impossible for a great god to have a higher king. ... Firearms had great range compared to the natives distance weapons which consisted of arrows and spears. ... Nothing short of a combination of them all created an atmosphere for victory. ...

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We are not "off to see the Wizard;" we are really off to see the God within. ... Along the way, she is befriended by the Scarecrow, who wants to ask the Wizard for brains; the Tin Woodman, who thinks he needs a heart; and the Cowardly Lion, who seems to be short on courage. ... (That's the way it is with an individual's realization of God.) ... Symbolically, to bring her to God, and to her own highest good. ... In actuality, of course, we are never separated from God. ...

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In his strategic brilliance he ordered his men to get off of their horses and form a shield wall to deflect the arrows being hurled at them. ... His father was Pepin the Short. ... He was the oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertha Greatfoot. ...

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To become such a large empire the Mongols had to gain quite a bit of land and in a short time too, because the Mongol Empire only lasted 162 years. The Mongols accomplished the conquest of a large territory in a short period of time because of tactics (doc,1,2) that allowed them to beat opposing armies. ... In the picture of the Mongol on a horse you can see that he is well equipped, he has full armor and a bow and arrow and a well nourished horse. ... After the conference Mongke stated that the Mongols believed in only one God, but just as he gave us different fingers on the hand he has given...

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In Act III, scene I, Hamlet delivers his famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy: "to be or not to be-that is the question: whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them. ... In short, his mood alters between depression and elation (pinkmonkey.com). ... Claudius also admonishes Hamlet of continued grief or mourning over the death of his father, but saying that excessive mourning is morally corrupt and even against God when he says: "But to persevere in obstin...

• Word Count: 1979
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• Grade Level: High School