This is a very strange piece since it's content is an enormous departure from american culture. A rich buisinessman was handing out money to waiting civilians. The Indonesian citizens stampeded each other in eager attempts to reach the money. At least 21 were killed. This sort of relates to The Iliad theme of brutality. Eager citizens gave no thought to the lives of others when working towards their own goal. They were strangely brutal (trampling women and children) to reach their goal. Even though the brutality may pay off in the short term, they will have the deaths of others on their conscience forever. This is like Achilles in The Iliad, when he was torturing Hector's dead body. He would enjoy it in the short term, but it would haunt his conscience in the long term.
Saptura, Andy. "Indonesia cash handout spurs deadly stampede." CNN. 15 Sep . CNN. 15 Sep 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/indonesia.stam
(Originally done Sep. 15)
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