Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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Odysseus and Ulysses Legends are often alluded to in modern works of art. The Odyssey is a collection of stories detailing the adventures of Odysseus‚ the great hero of the Trojan War. Odysseus is alluded to in several books and movies‚ including O Brother‚ Where Art Thou?. In O Brother‚ Where Art Thou?‚ a character named Ulysses Everett McGill closely resembles Odysseus. The movie O Brother‚ Where Art Thou? adapts Odysseus from The Odyssey to create a witty and proud character named Ulysses.
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From outsmarting cyclopes to fighting the temptations of the Sirens‚ the main character of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ leads his men through any challenge put before them. In this famous epic‚ -Odysseus faces several challenges on his journey home from the ten year war at famed city Troy that have gripped readers for centuries. Cursed by the gods and a less the astounding crew he has to fight for survival and to find his way home from the battle of Troy to Ithaca. A leader by choice he works
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Thought Odysseus journey towards home he has displayed the characteristic of being selfish‚ arrogant‚ and is making rash decisions that affect others; His actions lead to the death of his crew and the suitors. A heroic person is someone who does courageous acts for the sake of his family and peers. When Odysseus had the option of traveling through Scylla or Charybdis; he chooses Scylla knowing that she would kill six members of his crew. “Voices came down to me in anguish‚ calling my name for the
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more about himself on his journey. When Odysseus journeys to Troy and must return to his homeland of Ithaca but he faces many challenges in doing so. Achilles wonders if he should go to fight for Agamemnon and he has many challenges that happen because he does. Some literary devices are characterization‚ setting‚ conflict‚ detail. When Odysseus got stopped by Circe and was turned into a pig and was trapped for a year. Odysseus got trapped by the Cyclops‚ but did not give up and succeed in escaping.
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Bad Law/Lawyers Introduction: Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition‚ but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. What is bad law you may ask? Bad law ties in with quite a few things‚ as a matter of fact it’s a very big subject but I would like to break it down to just a few certain topics. The topics that I would like to discuss are what is and makes a bad lawyer in general
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CHARACTERS o Odysseus – King of Ithica o Penelope – Wife of Odysseus o Athena – Goddess of Wisdom o Calypso – She saved Odysseus from Hades o Telemachus – Son of Odysseus and Penelope o Agamemnon – head of the soldiers against the trojans o Menalayes – the one who tries to get the kingdom of Oddysseus o Poseidon – God of the Sea o Anticlea – Mother of Odysseus o Hermes – Messenger of Gods III. PLOT MAJOR CONFLICT: The major conflict of the story is how Odysseus will find his way
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character Odysseus in a fashion that further supports the claim that a hero is not founded on pride or supernatural abilities. Being a brave warrior‚ Odysseus led the expedition against the Trojans. The editors of Encyclopedia Britannica write about his character in the Iliad saying‚ “…Odysseus appears as the man best suited to cope with crises in personal relations among the Greeks‚ and he plays a leading part in achieving the reconciliation between Agamemnon and Achilles‚” (“Odysseus”). Prevailing
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On his way home‚ Odysseus faces a plethora of challenges that extend his voyages. One such example that stands out is his ordeal in a cave with a vicious Cyclops. During this short but life-threatening period‚ Odysseus and his crew find themselves trapped in the cave with the beast‚ who had already “lunged out with his hands toward my men and snatching two at once‚ rapping them on the ground / he knocked them dead like pups - / their brains gushed out all over‚ soaked the floor - / and ripping them
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government documents at the Watergate Complex.Gerald Ford pardoned his predecessor for the scandal. The question is did Mr.Ford do the right thing? Even if you barely know anything about the watergate scandal you can still look at it from an ethical standpoint and that’s exactly what we are going to do. So let’s decide weather Gerald Ford’s Pardon was ethical or not. First of all we need to discuss what the pardon means for Nixon. Nixon committed illegal crimes‚ and what this means for a normal
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