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    HSP3M Essay: Nature vs. Nurture The Essay (This essay is worth approximately 8% of your final mark) Explore the following topic in a well-structured expository essay. Is it nature or nurture that has the greatest influence on shaping humankind’s intellect‚ personality‚ and emotions? Your essay must have a well-defined and debatable thesis. Your position on the topic must be consistent and clear. An argumentative essay does not merely assert an opinion; it presents an argument‚ and that

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    Gilgamesh vs. Genesis Most stories we hear of the past are about heroes that are in search for something of meaning. History is a way to not only let the stories of the past move on to future generations‚ but also teaches us the morals and values of these epics. Epics are long narrative poems in elevated language that follows the journey of an important figure‚ or hero‚ whose journey is important to the history/culture of a people. The hero usually faces adversity and returns home significantly

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    In every story there is a hero who at first seems useless and plays the role of the "victim" but he finds the way to become the "creator" and play that role really well. Odysseus plays the role of the creator very well in the odyssey. By creating instantaneous lies when encounters with people that question him or he gets in trouble. Odysseus is a creator in the Odyssey by getting his men out of rough situation and as his journey back to Ithaca become more challenging he find the courage and inner

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    Breanna Manlick 4-26-2014 CLAS 342 Paper Assignment #2 Character Foils for Odysseus The Odyssey is the epic that has been read time and time again‚ by varying ages‚ digging its way into our hearts‚ becoming an instant classic. Odysseus and the adventures of his homecoming create a much different tale than Homer’s other work‚ the Iliad‚ provided. The epic is not about bloodthirsty men trying to get their hands on kleos anymore; it is about the homecoming of a man who uses his wits‚ not his weapon

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    The Evolution of Odysseus

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    The Evolution of Odysseus Throughout the Odyssey‚ Homer explores the evolution of Odysseus from a young and inexperienced warrior when he leaves to fight at Troy to a mature and accomplished war hero when returns to his home at Ithaca. The slow maturation of Odysseus develops as he accomplishes physical and mental victories against women in the form of monsters‚ goddesses‚ nymphs‚ and mortals. Each of the women obstacles tests Odysseus’ strength as a leader‚ a father‚ and husband‚ and as he defeats

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    them. Beowulf perfectly embodies the idea of a hero. He defeats the evil Grendel and his mother‚ slays the dragon and saves his people. He is strong‚ brave‚ moral‚ inspiring; all of which are traits that some one can look up to and while his story may have been written over a thousand years ago‚ Beowulf’s heroism has echoed through the ages. Even today‚ our heroes are strong‚ brave‚ moral and inspiring. In a way‚ one could say Beowulf was the hero of hero’s not only inspiring the people of his

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    Mahatma Gandhi

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    Mahatma Gandhi is not known. Do you know why Gandhiji became so famous? It was because he dedicated his whole life to the service of the motherland‚ and service of humanity. Today‚ I am going to tell you in brief‚ the story of Mahatma Gandhi‚ the father of the Nation‚ or Bapuji‚ as he is affectionately called. In the early days our country was made up of a large number of small Princely Kingdoms. Porbandar in Gujarat was one such Princely Kingdom. Gandhiji’s father Karamchand Gandhi‚ popularly

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    Comparison and Contrast Paper             People that live reality and people that live the television life have many similarities and differences. Everybody goes through hard times‚ some go through tougher times than others. Although some of the people that are on reality tv have the luxury of getting paid to do what some people have to put up with everyday. People that live reality have to worry about being able to support their family financially‚ while television families are paid good money

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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ one of the worlds most preeminent leaders of the Indian Independence‚ will forever be known as one of the greatest leaders this world has ever seen. Gandhi’s determination to fight for his country has impacted others leading to many outbursts worldwide. Gandhi put forth his life in order to gain India their independence in which was being deprived by the British. India’s inferiority in its education‚ in comparison to the British‚ motivated Gandhi to fight for his Indian

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    do not know what religion means” (Gandhi‚ 1957; 504). These words are only a glimpse of Gandhi’s revolutionary sight that changed Western intellectuals. As we continue to remember his blessings‚ Gandhi will be known as a leader of the successful freedom struggle and a representative of the highest level of thinking in the Hindu religious tradition. Mohandas Gandhi had many accomplishments throughout his 78 years of life. To briefly outline a few‚ Gandhi successfully accomplished to abjure

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