Hector And The Search Of Happiness

The Iliad was an epic poem written in the 8th century BCE by the Greek poet Homer. The Iliad is considered to be the earliest work in Western literature, and is one of the most well-known and respected stories ever written. The Iliad covers the events of the last couple weeks of the ten years that the Trojan War took place. The Iliad is an epic that has many underline themes such as love, war, hate and forgiveness. The poem greatly covers Achilles roll in the Trojan War and how the gods and goddess were constantly intervening with the outcome of the war. The Iliad also vastly covers Achilles and Hectors relationship thought the last weeks of the Trojan War.

What is a hero? Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a hero as a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities. In the Iliad, the code which administers the behavior of the Homeric heroes is a clear-cut concept. Every hero aims to achieve honor, this honor is paramount. Throughout the Iliad, there are different characters that take on the role of a hero, but in this essay I will focus on Achilles and Hector. The essential ingredient to the Homeric heroes is honor and for these heroes not to have such honor would make their lives meaningless.

The famous scene in Homer’s Iliad when Achilles presents the mangled dead body of the Trojan Hector to his lover/cousin Patroclus is one of intense emotion: revenge, despair, and an angrily passionate loss of love. The French artist Jean-Joseph Taillasson presents the scene in the form of a painting (Achilles Displaying the Body of Hector at the Feet of Patroclus, 1769) in an interesting way. At this point in the historical timeline of art Rococo was giving way to a new Classical style. Caught between these two styles this painting manages to aptly and amply achieve both.

Aristotle argues that the most important thing in peoples lives is the virtue of happiness. He writes that one attains happiness by living a life of virtue - "our definition is in harmony with those who say that happiness is virtue, or a particular virtue; because an activity in accordance with virtue implies virtue. Indeed, we may go further and assert that anyone who does not delight in fine actions is not even a good man."(Aristotle) A life of virtue implies a life of reasoning for the end goal of doing what is good. Human good is fulfilling and most desirable, therefore human good in life correlates with virtue.

Aristotle’s work, The Nicomachean Ethics, consists of numerous books pertaining to Aristotle’s Ethics—the ethics of the good life. The first book discloses Aristotle’s belief on moral philosophy and the correlation between virtue and happiness.

Happiness is all around the world, it is a very genuine and important thing, and everyone wants to be happy. Being happy is what makes life worth living, and it makes life a lot better in every way possible. What makes people happy though? Are bodily and external goods necessary to happiness? I would say no because by which they can make you happy, they are not necessary for human happiness. It’s not what things you buy, the pain, the suffering, or enjoyment your body might get. Human happiness comes from somewhere else within the human. Comparing and contrasting Aristotle’s and the Stoics’ view of human happiness will help give a better clear and logical understanding on what really happiness is and why I believe that bodily

The destructive aftermath of Germany’s defeat in World War I led to a decline in nationalism and morale of the German people. However, Hitler and his Nazi regime’s passion to bring back patriotism quickly generated a contagious sense of pride that ultimately split the once unified country into a dichotomous society among the German youth and adults. Hitler’s propaganda indoctrinated the youth of the false realities of war and forced them to think the same ideologies as him. With the absence of parental guidance, they easily had their own perspectives about politics, war, and the real world which did not concur with the rest of the older population. Therefore, parents remain at fault for allowing children to believe the skepticism of propaganda set forth by the government because objection to anything in relation to Hitler's ideology instilled the fear of treason witnessed by their nationalistic children.

Throughout the short stories, “Apollo” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy, the authors reveal that their is no cookie cutter to happiness. In Apollo, Okenwa’s mom was yelling at Raphael for getting her son sick, Okenwa reply’s back “It wasn’t Raphael. I think I got it from somebody in my class”(Adichie,p.6) Okenwa is defending Raphael from his mothers wrath proving their undeniable connection. People achieve happiness in different ways in this case Okenwa overcame loneliness by becoming friends with Raphael, this gave them both unexpected happiness.

Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through either diplomacy or military force. Africa and India were both victims of imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Europeans (mostly the British) conquered most of Africa and India which effected both countries in many different ways. Some of the things that happened during this time like the industrialization of the countries and some new more modern ways of life had a positive effect on the people. While this did happen, not all that happened was positive.

ritique on the Iliad frequently appears to include some intriguing inquiries regarding the way of the two central human characters, Achilles and Hector, specifically, about which of the two is the saint of the lyric and whether both of them qualifies as a deplorable legend. The response to the first of these inquiries appears to be sufficiently clearSuch contentions about the deplorable legend are unavoidably round: one sets out a rundown of criteria which the unfortunate saint must meet, then applies them to Achilles and Hector, thus achieves a conclusion dictated by one's underlying suspicions. The enticement of the case lays on the from the earlier suppositions with which one starts, a questionable sensible system. So I don't propose to

Happiness is the fundamental objective of life. This bold statement is unanimously agreed upon among generations of people on every corner of our planet. However, the real question that has been contested for centuries is the true meaning of happiness? The true meaning of happiness is one of the most highly debated philosophy topics in history. Most famous are the writings of Aristotle and John Stuart Mill who both paint very opposing pictures of happiness. Mill believes happiness is obtained through pleasure and the absence of pain. On the other hand, Aristotle insist happiness is obtained through living a fulfilling, virtuous life. This passage will examine Aristotle 's and Mill 's views on happiness as well as give an opinion one which philosophical theory is most convincing.

     In today's society, a man's mind is his most important tool. In the past, however, a man's courage and strength is all that he had to keep him alive. In Homer's Iliad, courage is valued over honesty and even faithfulness to one's wife. If a hero is the most courageous man in the bunch, then Hector is more heroic than Achilles and King of the Myrmidons. Hector is the true hero of Homer's Iliad.

Epicurus lived a life of simplicity, and studied at great length what happiness meant, and announced a set of insights that we only need three things to be happy. These were not of grandeur, riches, or fame, they were simple truths that hid underneath those desires. His beliefs were as follows, that you need your friends around, not just on an every so often basis, regular contact is what counts. Secondly, working for yourself instead of others, getting a sense of helping people out of your work. And lastly that we need to stay calm. We will always be in search of happiness, and the Epicurean lifestyle may be of some insight to us even in the present day.

How often do you stop to take in the moment? Imagine a man who is not as happy as he

By the time they were notified that all customs and fees were taken care of so they would be able to send their son’s yacht to him, those who they wished to be waiting on board to throw their son a surprised welcome aboard party at the end of their Spring break had somehow disappeared. It wouldn’t be a complete disaster if it took a day or two to contact one of them after they knew the yacht was clear to sail to Mexico, but both had somehow vanished into thin air and were unable for anyone to get into contact with them. They didn’t need to stress to their parents how important this was for the two of them to stay focused on what they needed to do to gain their son’s attention.