Homer the Greek Poet “The Greeks recognized Homer as the educator of all Greece”. Two long epic poems‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey were written by Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey set the start of all Greek literature. The setting of the Iliad and the Odyssey is in ancient Greece in the time frame at around 1200 B.C‚ up to 500 years after the Trojan War took place. In Homer’s poem he sometimes mentioned the name of some Greek gods. “The Olympian gods as Homer represented them became accepted all over
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The epic of the Trojan War have two names that stand out even more than of its protagonists: Homer and Heinrich Schliemann. Homer‚ the greatest poet of all time‚ compiled stories of an oral tradition that sang the heroic deeds of a war that pitted the city of Troy with a coalition of Greek States to the 8th century BC. A war that happened five centuries before and that was the last heroic deed of a powerful civilization whose track would disappear from history soon after until little more than one
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Compare/Contrast Essay The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls as well as October Sky by Homer H. Hickam‚ Jr. both resemble the hardships faced by children living in poverty. The Glass Castle is the story of Jeannette Walls and how her siblings have learned to take care of themselves in their dysfunctional family. Jeannette walls is a willful and independent individual who dreams of leaving her haunted past behind. October Sky tells the story of Sonny and his three school friends with the same
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Within the poems: “Fears;” “Homer‚” and “Urn‚” John Keats explicates one main theme in all three of his works. Although these poems have a different rhetoric‚ they elucidate similar themes. Firstly‚ in Keats’ poem‚ “Fears‚” he describes how he may never get the chance to do certain things in his life. Secondly‚ in his poem‚ “Homer‚” he exemplifies how great the writings of the ancient philosopher Homer are‚ and how much they impact society and culture. Lastly‚ in John Keats’ poem‚ “Urn‚” he describes
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October Sky is a movie about how a hillbilly accomplished his dream of building rockets and got out from the falling mining hometown named Coalwood. Homer Hickam‚ the main character of the movie‚ would never succeed in his rocket dream without the extraordinary inspiration and encouragement from Miss Riley. An outstanding educator will focus on enlightening students and extending their limits instead of instructing strict rules and following rigid formats. The teacher in the movie‚ Miss Riley
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Araiza Avila Mrs. Leserman English 10 H B 4 April 2015 In Homer Hickam’s memoir‚ October Sky each individual holds their own opinions as to how youth must be trained in order to become productive and valuable members of society. In a small town called Coalwood located in West Virginia not very much seems too occur. The small town’s main focus ought to be mining and Big Creek High School football‚ other than that nothing was quite as important to the community for quite some time. Among many Coalwood
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REACTION PAPER ON OCTOBER SKY October Sky is the perfect movie for inspiring young people to follow their dreams. It follows the story of Homer Hickam who dreamt of building and designing his own rocket. Inspired by the launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in the late 1950’s‚ his curiosity was sparked and along with his friends‚ they set out to make their own rocket. They were all passionate about their work and took it very seriously. Their teacher‚ Miss Riley‚ who wanted them to have better
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newspaper comics‚ if you look from a far‚ you see the big picture‚ but if you look close‚ all you see are a bunch of dots put together. October Sky is a film based on Homer Hickam’s determination to win a national science fair. He is constantly ostracized by his community and family and does not have much money to support him either. Homer clearly doesn’t have a good chance at even getting to the science fair‚ let alone winning it. Many obstacles are in his way and he can’t even see his goal with all
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and have superpowers. A hero can be almost anyone‚ or maybe even an dog. A hero would not need to be anything fancy or formal. A hero can be someone who would go beyond the expected‚ to set an example for others. In the movie‚ ’October Sky’‚ Homer Hickam Jr. was a boy who went above and beyond of the tradition in his town. With the help of his teacher‚ and ignoring his father’s objection. He went onto winning a national science fair contest‚ a college scholarship‚ and a life out of the coal mine
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striving to be a better person. Nobody accepts who they really are and are constantly needing the approval of the people around them. In the movie October Sky‚ Homer Hickam is constantly trying to be accepted in his society and to his parents. From the experience in my life‚ having the approval of someone makes life alot easier to bear. Hickam starts out his life but dreaming to play football and later on earn a scholarship. Everyone around him puts him down and calls him names because he is not talented
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