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1、GreekMythologyWinnie0926210738IntroductionIntheWesternPhilosophyclass,welearnaboutGreekMythology.GreekMythologyisthebodyofmythsandteachingswhichconcerntheirgodsandheroes,thenatureoftheworld,andtheoriginsandsignificanceoftheirowncultandritualpractices.In2003,GeorgesBushgaveaspee
2、chaboutthewarinIraq.Today,thisessaywillcompareGreekMythologywithGeorgesBush’sdiscourseaboutthewarinIraq.BodyInmyopinion,GreekMythologyandGeorgesBush’sdiscoursehavesomethingincommon.Bothofthemwanttofightforharmony.Forexample,thereisanveryimportantmythcalledUlysses’stravelinGreek
3、Mythology.ThestoryhappenedafterTroyWar.WhenTrojansuccessfuldefeatedGreeks,ZeuswasveryangryandhewantedtopunishUlysses.HeallowedothersolidertogobackhomeexceptUlysses.EventhoughZeusletCalypsotogiveUlyssesimmortallife,Ulyssesrefuseditandfinallygohome.Fromthatstory,wecanseeaschemeth
4、atcanberepeatedlyobservedinGreekMythology:Firstthereisawarthenpeace.BecauseofUlysses’sdecisiontodeclineCalypso’soffer,itreflectshiswilltobringharmonyback.Therefore,wecanfindharmonyisacentralconceptinGreekMythology.Everybodybelongstooneplaceandeveryonewantspeace.SodoesGeorgesBus
5、h’sdiscourseonwarinIraq.Inhisspeech,welearnthatthiswarwasfighttodefendUSAandleadtheworldtopeace.Itwasalsofightforprogressandpluralism,toleranceandfreedom.Sowecanseethatbothofthemwantpeace.Howevertheyalsohavedifference.First,GreekMythologywantsreallypeace,butGeorgesBushdoesnot.A
6、ccordingtothebackgroundon2003,USAwarringIraqisfortheoil.ItalsofightforoverturningSaddamhusseinregimeandcontroltheMiddleEast.SoIthinkBushdoesnotwantreallypeace.Second,USAfightIraqhasalreadygoneagainstthemeaningofharmony.BushusesanexcusethatIraqhasweaponsofmassdestructiontofightI
7、raq.Ononehand,itdamagestotheauthorityoftheUnitedNations.ItwillmakepeoplethinkUSAisanbossycountryandhavedisastrousconsequencesfortheentireArabworld.Ontheotherhand,itwillmakeAmericanunilateralismmorepopularandit’snotconducivetointernationalcooperation,especiallyinanti-terrorismco
8、operation.SoIthinkGeorgesBushdoesnotwantreallyharmony.
