Why are Odysseus' men vulnerable when the Cicones attack?
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Odysseus' men are drunk on "stores of wine"
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i think malace has a lot to do with it.  When you talk about killing civilians, there is a certain line that is crossed, when you realize the person is not a threat but choose to end their life in a brutal manner.  When a pilot drops a bomb on a target, he belives his information is accurate, that this target is an enemy position and his mission will save lives.  \n  A foot soldier who sees clearly unarmed civilians who currently pose no risk has to face the reality that his targets may not be an enemy.  \n  A pilot may not realize his mistake until he returns for an after action brief.
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Such men are driven by a combination of both instinct and mental imbalance.  They do not consider what is considered acceptable or how they are affecting the victims they offend. With six billion people in the world, these things happen will happen.\n\nJust think of 6 billion Cheez-its. Not all of them are going to be square and tasty. Some will be conjoined, some will be burnt, some will not quite a square.
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have no idea but im trying to figure this sh** out myself...maybe they are too weak to take stand of their own actions...or maybe they are not at all confident in their own judgements/decisions\nBut whoever does, PLEASE GET OUT OF THE "STAR WORLD" AND GET BACK TO REALITY !!
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in this play,the mob were prbably fickle minded.they cud be easily instigated by anyone at any moment like brutus jusified    killing caesar.they easily believed him & the very next moment they were aroused against brutus by antony.it was the mob who were ultimately responsible 4 the downfall of brutus and cassius and hence is there significance.
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The Aztec Empire was extremely vulnerable to outside conquest because they were such cruel and heartless masters over the various indigenous nations it had conquered. These subjugated peoples were forced to provided human sacrifices for the Aztec altars and were impoverished paying tribute to keep the Aztec standard of living very high.\n\nThe Aztecs were basically stone-age Nazis.
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Depends which mythology you're going by.\n\nHeracles, Orpheus, Hermes, Aeneas, and Psyche have all defeated Cerberus.
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I've never heard that question posed so succinctly and eloquently before, but yes, that's exactly right.  Europeans knew we would defend them against attack, so they were free to act irresponsibly.  They didn't have to be realistic.\n\nThis article is only peripherally related to your question, but you'll love it:  \n\nhttp://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,343378,00.html
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Self defense my a s s.They werent trained to sit out and hunt illegals.If the picnic men decide to do this its at their own risk.Dont complain!
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They are more prone to predators on the ground & as theireyes on the side of their heads they can keep watch on each other and cover a large area. If one sees a threat and responds they can all take off pronto.
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This is actually a direct reference to the Trojan Horse being used at the tail end of the Trojan Wars.  The horse was of a different color (method of thinking) than the besiegers, so it was considered a novel idea and trustworthy.
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Yes, U.S. astronauts have always been able to defend themselves. Alien spacecraft carry a huge arsenal of evil weapons, from the tinest microscopic particle beam accelerators to those gigantic antimatter laser canons with concentric helical eviscerators.  Facing such a threat, why shouldn't we defend ourselves? \n \np.s. This information is on the Internet.  Go see for yourself.
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Have you read his material about learning from a Yaqui\nmedicine man? I have had the experience he mentioned with\nan ally. An elemental type being that works with a warrior.\nIt has attacked me. And once, (acting aggitated.) I can usually\nonly hear it. It followed me for quite some distance\nacting exited.\nI turned a corner and was approaching some men out in the\nstreet talking, and cars parked with the lights on. Something\ntold me that my ally was warning me I would get jumped.\nSo where I normally would have walked on by and not\nshown fear. I decided to take a detour.\nOnce, I heard my ally in my home! And I told it if it behaved it could stay. And I felt the sensation of weight on my feet,\nas if a large dog laid on my feet.
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Good point man. Thought the same thing myself. I think the guy is a threat, but if he is caught, the raison d' etra disappears.
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They are afraid to loose their help.
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wow, that's inflamatory, and i wouldn't be surprised if this went away in a hurry, but the Ancient Greeks held that it was for men to be rational, and women emotional.  Seperate areas of expertise.  Perhaps you should get some tips on sensitivity from one of the females of the species, in return for your fine figuring skills.
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Man is instinctively protective of home and country. When men are pushed they can start fights. Many women will say that men are filled with testosterone and have penises. But remember, it was a woman, Margret Thatcher who went to war over a small rock on the ocean, the Falkland Islands.