Graham Greene wrote of a priest attempting to escape persecution from the anti-Catholicism government flourishing in Mexico in the 1920's and 1930's in, "The Power and the Glory." ... In, "The Power and the Glory," Greene molds people he met during his journey in Mexico into fictitious characters that played specific roles during the priests" attempted flight from discrimination and death. ... Greene spent a good deal of effort connecting his live characters to the fictitious story portrayed in, "The Power and the Glory." ...

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In the movie Glory, it shows us the struggles of Africans-American soldiers who fought for the Union. ... High officials like Montgomery uses their power to abuse these soldiers. ... When he realized that these soldiers are willing to sacrifice their life for the country, he volunteered them for a mission that will definitely give them honor and glory. ...

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The Power of Praise I was in conversation with someone a while back about what type of music we use here at Meadow Park. ... Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! ... So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. ... There is tremendous power in bringing an offering of thanksgiving to God. ... That's the power of Praise! ...

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In his quest for power he chooses dark magic because he believes it will make him "a mighty god."" ... As the angels of good and evil confer on his shoulders, Faustus chooses evil and the dark magic because it will bring him fame, power and glory. ... This meeting illustrates very clearly the length that Faustus is willing to go to achieve otherworldly power. ... At this point in the play, Faustus finds himself on the cusp of immeasurable power and glory, things he is willing to offer up his soul for in exchange for twenty four years of service from Mephistophilis. This is the first major deci...

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The main motive that Caesar displays is the pursuit of power and glory. ... Power and glory are two things which Caesar aspires to achieve and maintain. Caesar's level of confidence suggests his drive for power and glory which is depicted via the confident tone in "But I fear him not" (III.I) and "for always I am Caesar"(III.I). In fact, aspirations for power and glory leads him to neglect and dismiss his fears and threats. ... Shakespeare emphasises that the main motive that Caesar displays is the need for power and glory. ...

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During Virgil's life, he didn't know that this would be the end of the civil wars and that Augustus and his successors would actually lead Rome to even greater power and glory than it had previously known. ... Some of the ways he adds to the propaganda of Augustus" power and glory is through Aeneas" relationship with Dido, Aeneas" visit to the underworld and the shield he receives a the end of Book VII. ... He believed that under his rule, Rome would achieve a higher level of power and glory that the people have never experienced, which it did. Augustus was shown as a "second com...

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Each country or empire, if it's the case, trough their personal seek of power has used violence, manifested in wars, to obtain or try to obtain more power, glory, wealth, recognition and control of the world. ... We see in Grendel hate, revenge, anger, etc.; and in Beowulf we see power, glory, heroism and honor. ... Every time he fought he was seeking glory and honor like he said before his last fight with the dragon: " I risked my life often when I was young. Now I am old, but as a king I shall pursue this fight for the glory of winning, if the evil one will only abandon his earth-fort a...

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Jason shows hubris when he is challenged to bring home the Golden Fleece; "Now glory was Jason's ruling passion. He would have felt disgraced if he has declined any adventure, however difficult it might be: and the greater the danger, the greater the glory" (The Golden Fleece 213). ... Even though he did not love her, let alone know her, he agreed in exchange for the power and glory the fleece would bring him. ... In the end of the story, Jason questions whether the death of his two sons, wife, and father in-law were worth all the power and glories that came to him from Medea's...

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The 1989 movie, Glory, directed by Edward Zwick, portrays the views of many Northerners in their battle against the South, but, they were not always a unified group, even within the 54th Regiment, which consisted mainly of runaway slaves who were grateful for just food, shelter and friendship, there were internal conflicts. ... His insecurity made him feel obligated to reinforce his power; he had to be harder on his soldiers. Every time he saw a soldier do something slightly wrong, he would punish him, humiliating him in front of all the other soldiers, to show that he did have the power. ....

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Concerning the deeds of this man, Machiavelli stated that such actions "cannot be called "virtue"" and goes on further to say that " a man may get power by means like these, but not glory." Machiavelli also says that "luck" had little to play in his acquisition of power. ... " a man may get power by means like these [cruelty], but not glory." Machiavelli makes a curious distinction between power and glory. One is led to believe that Machiavelli uses the word glory in an almost divine sense of the word, that it is an aura of some perfection, or positive being, whereas power in its raw form ...

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The plot of the film is about two men that leave their wives, one for wealth and other for glory. During the men's journey they realize that their fake gains of wealth and glory are no substitute for real love they have with their wife's. ... The two men in the story become entranced with their separate passions, one wants the mighty prestige of a Japanese samurai and the other wants the power of money and wealth. ... The way Mizoguchi pieced the struggle together made the viewer feel the power of these struggling women, Mizoguchi would show the men enjoying their new found glory a...

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In the same way that Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, exerts his power and position over Achilleus in book one, Zeus makes clear to Poseidon in book fifteen that "I am far greater than he [Poseidon] is/ in strength" and his power is not to be challenged. The gods have the same desire to win honour as men, by way of helping their favourites to win glory. ... The warriors are well aware that in order to win glory and immortality through fame, destruction and death is the ultimate risk. And so the gods can never win the glory that heroes such as Diomedes and Achilleus do. ... In this way t...

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These dialogues occur during Chapter fourteen, and even though the chapter is only two pages long, God's power, grace, and glory are mentioned ten times. ... Beowulf alike refers to God's power and says of Grendel, "Let him burn in torment, lying and trembling, waiting for the brightness of God to bring him his reward." ... Hrothgar mentions this decision when he says, "The woman who bore him, whoever, wherever, alive now, or dead, knew the grace of God of our fathers, was granted a son for her glory and His." This passage states that Beowulf's mother was judged to be good by...

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The United states marched out in her glory, with power and might to show. ... The US is the dominant super power in that region and right now its backing Israel, so it is Israel that has access and with access they can do anything. ...

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The power struggle apparent between The Chief, Ryuji and Fusako parallels the idea of old versus new Japan. ... Before Ryuji becomes the center of the Chief's power trip, he acts out in other disturbing ways. ... His inflated sense of power leads him to make extreme decisions. His fascination with Ryuji, the heroic sailor, quickly becomes obsessive as he takes it upon himself to restore Ryuji's glory. ... There is a lot of nautical imagery, as Ryuji seeks glory and self-assurance in the vast ocean waters. ...

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For the Chinese military, knowledge is power. ... Glory for the individual soldiers, glory for their leaders, Glory for Rome, and Glory to the gods. For Romans war is something that is wanted and is needed in order to achieve glory. ... For Chinese glory is not obtained on the battlefield but within the mind for finding ways to avoid war. ... The Romans look at it as a mindless muscle that needs to be flexed on a regular basis to achieve glory. ...

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In the second stanza Yeats describes in these four lines how terrified Leda feels when she is smothered by this "feathered glory." ... "How can those terrified vague fingers push the feathered glory from her loosening thighs?" Zues is described as a "feathered glory." ... Normally we don't expect a rape victim to acquire the rapist's power, or his knowledge. "Did she put on his knowledge with his power before the indifferent beak could let her drop?" ...

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Where as today anyone boasting that their "days of youth had been filled with glory" and that they could single-handedly do what armies of other men couldn't would have been thought arrogant Beowulf merely garnered respect. ... Beowulf refused to take any advantage in the fight versus Grendel not only for the honor involved, but because it would lessen his glory, which seems to be the main reason for his many battles. ... Perhaps in the minds of these early Englishmen his strength was a sign of his god-given power, but still he never would have been the hero he was with only his honor a...

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How many of us fall short of God's glory, but he still takes our life and molds it into something great. David showed great devotion to the lord, but fell short of his glory. ... My point is that pressures are put on those with power and people expect them to be perfect when really they are not that different from us. ... I know I would love God to say that about me, even though I"m less than perfect and fall short of his glory everyday. ...

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The king is more focused on power and glory and so he reaches into the fire to grab the Holy Grail, leaving him only with a wound. ... Jack lived a life full of power and glory until one of his "regulars- on his radio shows takes something he says the wrong way and goes to a café and kills seven people, one of which is Perry's wife. ...

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I think Shelley feels that fame and power are meaningless - they don't add up to anything in the end since we all end up worm food. Just as Ozymandias' great monument deteriorated over time, so does a person's fame/power. This poem is an example of verbal irony in that the plaque on the bottom of Ozymandias's once great monument says, "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair, however his entire monument has been eroded by nature and that even nature has power over the mightiest of men. Shelly is also making a satirical comment on the vanity and supposed glory of past rule...

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Thus, some people give up their prestige, glory, or money just for love. ... From what I said above, people cannot live without love and when the love exist, there will not be any hatred and disdains between people and also people would give up their prestige, social position, money, glory or anything just for love. Love has very strong power too because by just existing as love, it could change a lot of things like people's mind, and also people's life. ...

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Napoleon's imperialistic reign is characterized by his rise to power and many influential and essential domestic reforms. ... Paris rioted in 1795 and the Directory was forced to rely on Napoleon and his army to remain in power. ... Napoleon was the only thing that was keeping the Directory in power, which gave him effective control and the chance to seize power. He was able to satisfy the people, and they loved him for the glory he brought them through military victories abroad. ... His Concordat, which helped to consolidate his power, was an agreement of peace between him and the ...

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Sparta had its own army and it conquered other city states for power and wealth. ... This due to their warring culture where Spartans conquered neighboring city states in order to gain wealth and power this is what gave them experience. ... However with the Spartans they fought city-states and other nations for glory and for their gods and goddess. However the Chinese it was more about right and wrong rather than glory. ...

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However, Antigone was not intimidated by all the power her uncle possessed, and instead opted to disobey him. ... I have no strength for that. (93-94) She also reminds Antigone that they are but mere women and are thus helpless and without power. ... Her hope to leave her miserable life with a bit of glory is the driving force of her desire to cause Creon's downfall. "Give me glory-. ...

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