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    The Odyssey Thesis

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    In the Odyssey‚ temptation is defined as hunger- both literal hunger (temptation for food) and figurative hunger i.e. temptation for luxury‚ ambition‚ wealth‚ women‚ power‚ glory etc. This “hunger”‚ whether literal or figurative keeps Odysseus’s men from reaching their homes and uniting with their families. However‚ longing for family or grief for loved ones drives away “hunger”. Odysseus is the only man among his crew to reach home to Ithaca because his longing for his family and native land surpasses

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    THE METAPHORIC DIMENSION OF ECONOMIC TEXTS The Translation of Economic Metaphors The paper aims at presenting the main types of the most commonly used English economic metaphors‚ focussing on the translation strategies that could be used for rendering them into Russian. Introduction. The problem of translation acquires a tremendous importance not only in fiction‚ but also in non-fictional texts‚ especially those are related to newly developed or upcoming areas of human activity‚ such as the

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    The biblical narrative‚ “In the Beginning” and Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey” share many commonalities. The pair of writings have their own heroes and villains. In each they face similar struggles‚ one of which is temptation‚ the main theme of both passages. They also share the basic archetypal of a hero’s journey‚ complete with protagonists‚ antagonists‚ and a common theme. In the biblical narrative and epic poem alike‚ there are heroes. In the biblical narrative‚ adam and eve are the heroes

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    Archetypes In The Odyssey

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    When looking throughout ancient mythology‚ each story has unique characteristics that make them their own. By looking deep into the myth‚ and analyzing its qualities‚ society can get a greater grasp of what the author was trying to portray through each God. One myth in particular is the journey of Odysseus as he traveled from the city of Troy‚ to his homeland in Ithaca. This story represents various interpretations such as gender sexuality‚ nature myth theory‚ and rationalism. To begin‚ the myth

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    Odyssey Loyalty

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    In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ friends and family of Odysseus show great loyalty to him. The loyalty can be seen through the commitment Penelope‚ faith of Odysseus’ servants‚ and his dog‚ Argos’‚ patience. The most loyal was Penelope. As his faithful wife‚ she waited twenty years for him to come home. With her brilliant trickery‚ she was able to fool the suitors long enough for Odysseus to return. When he arrives‚ she tells him‚ "I armed myself long ago against the frauds of men‚ imposters who

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    creating imagery for the audience to better understand his beliefs about how an angry God deals with sinners. This is an excerpt‚ depicting the key parts of the full sermon. Throughout the sermon‚ Edwards’ use of imagery gives the audience an image of God holding the sinners over the pits of hell‚ their fates decided upon God’s will. Edward repeats ’wrath’ numerous times to emphasize God’s power. Edwards also uses metaphors to compare God and humans to numerous things‚ "Peole who think they can

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    Killing Chicken Metaphors

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    chicken is a crazy story about a woman who gives details on how she kills chickens. The unique thing Hall did with this narrative was even though she was killing the chickens the chickens represented her marriage. She was betrayed in her marriage‚ and this was a hard emotion to encounter in her life. Hall was forced to deal with this experience that made it harder for her to love and trust anyone. Hall used various literary devices such as metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery as she wrote this narrative. Her

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    Metaphors are part of technology simply because language is a part of technology and metaphors are “characteristics of language‚” as Lakoff and Johnson explain that make up this “extraordinary language” that people use on a daily basis (3). Many people simply consider metaphors as “just words‚” not thoughts or ideas‚ when actually they are heavily involved with the “conceptual system” and the way people think‚ interact‚ explain‚ and perceive the world based on ideas and objects. This is translated

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    Metaphor is a rhetorical figures that the reader or listener tries to understand through choosing the terms. Thus‚ the selection of the words helps to appreciate a good figure that needs a colorful consideration. Also‚ metaphor is a comparison that is implicit between two different phenomena by using the vocabularies figurative. I. A. Richards says that a metaphor has two parts‚ namely‚ tenor and vehicle. Tenor is the complete sense while the vehicle is the tool when he give us his view as : “…

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    Symbols In The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey is a book full of symbolism‚ and themes that can be integrated into everyday life such as‚ suffering and loyalty. These themes are especially true in Robert Downey Jr’s life. In recent years Robert has reformed the way he behaves‚ he no longer takes drugs or shows up to work under the influence of alcohol. Robert reminds me of the greek god Dionysus‚ the god of wine and festivals. Dionysus was always having parties or “festivals” and he was constantly drinking‚ just like Robert. Robert

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