Odysseus’ values and character traits serve as a paradigm of the ideal Homeric Greek man. The "god-like Odysseus" is crafty‚ valiant‚ wise‚ and eloquent. He gains much of his knowledge through travel‚ the meeting of different cultures and peoples and learns from suffering and mistakes. He is an aristocrat and a warrior of all warriors. We first learn of many of these traits in Homer’s Iliad. Agamemnon‚ the commander of the Greek army always calls on Odysseus for assignments that required someone
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cold damp hallows eve three children Avon‚ Wyatt‚ and Cynthia stood before a forested wood‚ each tired from a night of trick or treating‚ Avon is the first to speak “What’s the haul guys?” he says‚ “about 10 pounds of pure sugar” Cynthia chimes “wanna scare some kids since we are near the haunted woods” they all look at each other with evil grins that would burn the soul out of any who watched and then burst out with laughter. “Ok lets go.” Cynthia says leading the boys into the forest on a small path
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peasants who sometimes live un-heroic simple life.Other than that it shows the culture of the Greeks wherein if you will court a lady‚you should bring gifts. 2.What is the purpose of the many allusion to the legend about the homecoming of Agamememnon? =Agamemnon had an unhappy homecoming. He was either blown off course and landed in the country of Aegisthos‚ or he came home to his own land to find Aegisthuswaiting for him. In either case‚ Aegisthus had become the lover of Clytemnestra‚ and the two together
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from my junior high years‚ but I do remember my first homecoming dance in my seventh grade. I also remember when I first joined band in sixth grade. Ever since sixth grade I could not separate myself from band. Band is my home away from home and I hold it fondly in my heart. Another memory from band is my first parade. Through my junior high life‚ I slowly gained confidence especially after I picked up a trumpet. My first story is my first homecoming dance‚ which was fun. I did not know how to dress
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I interviewed my grandmother‚ Cynthia Bonsey. She is 78‚ has six children and 10 grandchildren. She was a teacher in the early 60’s and married her husband‚ Roland‚ in 1961. She retired‚ in Lisbon‚ Maine in her early sixties‚ staying in the same house she raised her kids in. She was my biological grandmother’s best friend before she passed. After my grandmother’s death‚ Cynthia (or Grandma Bonsey) took over the role as my grandmother. Cynthia was mostly concerned with her arthritis when I asked
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The Ramos family came to counseling for multiple reasons. The children have had a difficult time dealing with their parent’s divorce. Jose and Cynthia have struggled with communication prior to their divorce‚ but since the divorce‚ it has become worse. Part of this is due to Jose’s very busy work schedule‚ in which he does not make much time to communicate with his family or spend time with his daughters. In addition to the parents challenges with the communication‚ Maria has been sneaking out of
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“I remember having certain detached and disbelieving concern in the actions of “Cynthia”‚ but certainly no responsibility” (Rau 114). Rau had no interest on being Cynthia‚ as she said she felt detached and disbelieving from that “Cynthia”. Rau had high virtue and values for her culture and didn’t think she should participate in the British culture‚ but she really didn’t have choice. But she just thought that “Cynthia” was a nobody that she had to be a part of it. In addition‚ Indian culture is still
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following excerpt is from an interview with Cynthia Harper a UCLA dance teacher. The Salsa floor is a unique community because there is always someone who will dance with you no matter what your skill level. If they realize that you are a beginner they may start teaching you some moves or let you know about a class they are teaching. Even then they will teach you moves that are your level so they still make you look good on the dance floor. (Cynthia Harper) This idea of an open dance floor
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own personal experiences in life. As many would say it Dawe is “an ordinary bloke‚ with a respect for the ordinary” because he writes as a delegate to the everyday Australian. The two poems that represent the daily themes of life are Katrina and Homecoming. Katrina is a poem concerning a young girl who is inevitably dying and her father who is undoubtedly grieving. It illustrates the theme of parent’s loving their daughter indefinitely by using a variety of poetic techniques such as metaphor‚ simile
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Throughout his career‚ director Mike Leigh has focused on creating believable‚ powerful characters. Leigh has characterized his films as “emotional‚ subjective‚ intuitive‚ instinctive‚ vulnerable” (Gordon‚ 1994). His 1996 film Secrets & Lies focuses on a successful black middle class optometrist tracking down her birth mother. Vera Drake (2004) follows a 1950s housekeeper providing illegal abortions to local women. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) centers on Poppy‚ a school teacher with a compassionate nature
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