I would say that Odysseus is a hero because of these traits that he portrays throughout the book: -he watches out for his crew while he is on his voyage to get home. -give a definition of heroism and what it means to you and how Odysseus achieves this. -Odysseus also proves that he is a hero by wanting to get home also the ways that people would say that he is not a representation of a hero is that he showed little compassion for when his crew mates died‚ and moved on very quickly and wanted
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heroes was Theseus. Like many heroes Theseus went on a quest and killed a monster and people respected for his braveness. Also‚ like other heroes he had a tragic death. For these reasons Theseus was definitely a epic hero. Theseus was born with high expectations. Theseus is a epic hero because of his quest when he got sent to kill the minotaur. The minoans lived on the island of Crete. One day Prince Theseus was tired of the Minotaur so he set off to kill him. His father begged him not to go but
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Wei-Hsiang Wang What do you think art is? In my opinion‚ the major purpose of art is to influence someone. Some of the most common types of art in public are paintings‚ photos‚ and sculptures. When I go to the library‚ I would see photos of intellectual people‚ such as Gandhi‚ and Albert Einstein. These photos on the wall can greatly influence my mood and efficiency on studying. When I go to a hospital‚ I would see paintings and pictures that show life. Most of these paintings would have the
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very first hero is Beowulf he was a hero to his people and done many good. He was the one who started doing well. We look at hero’s as someone who is amazing and we want to be like them. All these movies about hero’s such as Spiderman‚ batman ect. We all wanted to have the same power as them. Beowulf had a duty to do to protect the people from any danger. Once you protected them they expect them to save the rest of the people or town. Duty means the obligation doing it even though you don’t want
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An Epic Man Who Became an Epic Hero Odysseus‚ of Homer’s Odyssey‚ is an appropriate hero and ruler of Ithaca. He does not act irrationally but contemplates his actions and their implications. Odysseus is an appropriate hero because he embodies the values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ astuteness‚ and competency. Odysseus is an appropriate ruler for Ithaca by virtue of his hereditary right to kingship as well as his diplomatic skills‚ familiarity with his male subjects‚ discipline‚ and his impartiality
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What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can.
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Beowulf The character in the poem Beowulf by Burton Raffel who I think is the most important character in the story is the hero himself‚ Beowulf. He is a classic anglo-saxon hero in every way; he exemplifies all the characteristics a hero should have. For example he is brave‚ strong‚ and fearless‚ which is why he is the perfect example of an Anglo-Saxon hero. First he is brave‚ throughout the poem he shows how brave he is with all of his stories that he tells to the king to prove his worthiness
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kingdom as is necessary. Beowulf offers to travel and fight Grendel for Hrothgar‚ which Hrothgar accepts because it is necessary for his kingdom. Beowulf waits to attack Grendel in the mead hall and eventually he comes to attack. He chooses to fight Grendel in hand to hand combat only. As they battled‚ Beowulf finally tears off Grendel’s arm which causes him to run from the mead hall and is considered defeated. Beowulf is unique in the context that it is unknown whom wrote the epic poem. As many modern
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takes before they can be classified as a hero‚ but he did not do this until after the writing and translation of Beowulf. Beowulf‚ a story that was told in the early 100s and wrote within the same time period‚ is the story of an average Nordic viking that is called to Herot by the king to get rid of an evil monster named Grendel that is terrorizing the town of Herot. If you were to look at how the story is told though‚ you can see how even before The Hero With a Thousand Faces was wrote that Joseph
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In the book The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin‚ Ulysses goes through many trials and is an ideal example of an epic hero. In the two stories “Cannibal Beach” and “Nausicaa‚” the heroic elements of Ulysses reaching a low point and Ulysses being tested to show the worthiness of his quest are clearly displayed. In both stories‚ Ulysses reaches a low point in his quest. In “Cannibal Beach‚” Ulysses and his men come to an island with giant cannibals that look and are as tall as trees. In
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