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First, consider how the Trojan war started, and explain whether or not you think this was a legitimate reason to go to war with someone. What does this reveal about the way men think about and/or treat women?

Next, what is your impression of the heroes you’ve read about for this week? In answering this part of the prompt, you can compare and contrast the Greek heroes versus the Trojan heroes. For example, Achilles, Patroclus, Agamemnon, and Menelaus versus Hector and Paris. Do you think their behaviors are honorable or dishonorable? Explain, using examples and/or quotes from the text to support your answer.

 

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The story of the Trojan War – the Bronze Age conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece-straddles the history and mythology of ancient Greece and inspired the greatest writers of antiquity, from Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles to Virgil. According to classical sources, the war began after the abduction (or elopement) of Queen Helen of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris. Helen`s jilted husband Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, to lead an expedition to retrieve her. But was the war truly her fault or was Helen a pawn of the gods, a hapless victim? At what point did Helen`s beauty excuse the behavior of those around her?

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According to studies, Health Canada implemented rules to be followed in a bid to regulate the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks such as limiting the amount of caffeine to “180mg per single serving” and “a concentration of 400mg/ L” (Canadian Paediatric Society, 2017). A ban was also placed on marketing of CEDs to children and adolescents. Mandatory labelling that goes in accordance with the Food and Drugs Act which includes the amount of caffeine from all sources, advisories on mixing beverage with alcohol, Nutrition Fact and ingredient lists among others (Canadian Paediatric Society, 2017).

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