The Odyssey Journal The following quote “Why do we fall? So we can pick ourselves back up‚” means everyone makes mistakes‚ but these mistakes help one grow and learn. At any point in time‚ everyone faces a problem or tragedy‚ because that’s just life. Those are the moments in life you learn a lot from‚ and grow as a person. This quote relates to the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ in many ways. Odysseus‚ the main character in this epic‚ faces many struggles on his way back home to Ithica‚ Greece. Odysseus
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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family written by Lisa See is an inspirational narrative depicting her Chinese families experiences and struggles immigrating to the west coast of America during the 19th and 20th century. The author was effective in telling her families story. There were similarities and differences between the Fong family’s experiences and the Chinese community’s immigration experiences as a whole. Immigration to America was a phenomenon for
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Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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Who does not want to read a great epic poem? I personally like to read a good story cuddled up with my blanked‚ tucked away in a tiny nook‚ and let my imagination run wild while I read; especially when it is cold and rainy outside. “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ is one of those epic poems no one can get enough of. Ancient Greek mythology seems to impress a vast majority of people up to this day in age. It does target a variety of readers. Homer‚ the author‚ created a master piece with this epic poem; The
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The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is a classical piece of Greek literature. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the Blind Bard makes use of many literary techniques in order to lend meaning to the poem beyond its existence as a work of historic fiction and aid his readers in the comprehension of the tale. One of these techniques is the use of motifs. A motif is a recurring theme that is used throughout the work. In The Odyssey‚ Homer makes use of many motifs including eating/drinking‚ Odysseus ’s
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It was August 2011 and Martin Cartier‚ senior board member of Drowling Mountain‚ was beginning to feel the pressure of Drowling Mountain Ski Resort’s 2010 general meeting that was coming up in two months. Drowling Mountain had historically been the ski resort of choice for the local residents of Syracuse‚ New York. However‚ the company had recorded losses for the past two years. At last year’s annual general meeting‚ Cartier explicitly stated that he would bring the company to sustainable operations
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to doubt each other; the United States did not trust communists and the USSR did not trust capitalists. The blame to this event can probably be debated‚ but from research‚ the Soviets hold most of the blame. There were many different causes of the Cold War. One of them being the fear the West had of the spread of communism. To prevent the communism to spread‚ the West‚ led by USA‚ adopted a containment policy to hold back its expansion. In 1947‚ president Truman of USA announced a doctrine of resistance
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The Odyssey set 5 XV through XVIII Name: Book XV 1. What is the parting gift Helen gives Telémakhos? She gives to Telemakhos‚ but especially for his future bride‚ a woven gown knitted by her own hands. 2. What is the sign Meneláos struggles to read? An eagle killing a white goose is the sign that Zeus sends but turns to be hard to read for Menelaos. 3. How was the swineherd taken from his family as a child? He was taken as the most precious good that the Sidonian servant could have
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Main Characters and their Connections to Nature Charles Frazier’s novel Cold Mountain takes place during the time of the civil war. However‚ instead mainly focuses on each character and the life lessons they learn throughout the story. As the novel progresses we the characters go through different arduous journeys. The novel Cold Mountain is made up of two separate journeys occurring at the same time that eventually come together at the end. Frazier’s characters‚ Ada and Inman are well aware of
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Which was the bigger threat to world peace ~ The U2 Spy Crisis or The Korean War? The Cold War spanned over forty years and was the combination of a multitude of related events. These events brought tension and political pressure between the USA and the USSR that could have resulted in complete mutually assured destruction (M.A.D) as both sides had the combined power to destroy the world. However‚ which pivotal event was the greatest threat to world peace‚ the U2 Spy crisis or the Korean War
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