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    strategic‚ and arrogant are all traits of the epic hero‚ Odysseus. In The Odyssey‚ Homer illustrates the amazing journey of Odysseus’s struggles to return to Ithaca. The Odyssey is an epic poem created centuries ago by a person named Homer. It depends on the life of a Trojan War legend named Odysseus and how he returns back to his home in Ithaca subsequent to being caught and held by a wicked witch/fairy named Calypso. In the Odyssey‚ Homer illustrates the epic hero by using the characteristics‚ intelligence

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    Policing Today

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    opportunity to help people. Police and the enforcement of the law have evolved drastically since policing began. There have been different styles and approaches to law enforcement over the years that has helped form the policing styles that we have today. The combined focus of local agencies and the community‚ as well as cooperation between the different levels of law enforcement helps with crime prevention‚ and bringing offenders to justice. The use of community resources‚ such as drug treatment helps

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    Odyssey Essay When his two nearest companions pulled away his clothes and looked at his neck‚ they had said him a solemn farewell in expectation of his death. We ’ll meet again in a better world‚ they said. He was classed among the dying and put aside on a cot to do so. But he failed at it. After two days‚ space being short‚ they sent him on to a regular hospital in his own state. All through the mess of the field hospital and the long grim train ride south in a boxcar filled with wounded‚ he

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    Greek Gods In The Odyssey

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    of the Gods The three characteristics of the Greek Gods that are presented throughout Odysseus’s journey are that they are powerful‚ they could be helpful or harmful to his voyage‚ and they are worshiped by human. The gods presented in The Odyssey‚ especially Zeus and Poseidon‚ show their power and rage throughout Odysseus’s journey. Zeus‚ the God of all the Gods‚ is so powerful‚ he could destroy and entire ship and crew if he needs to because he wants to destroy Odysseus’s ship. Zeus is “still

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    The bond shared between family members is unbreakable. The people that surround you shape the future of your life‚ thoughts‚ and actions. In Homer’s‚ The Odyssey‚ family plays a major role with the character Odysseus. Odysseus wants to make a dangerous journey home because of the love and bond he has with his family. Although Odysseus and I are from completely different time periods‚ we both share the experiences of facing obstacles and making a commitment to see family members who live far away

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    Racism Today

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    Racism Today "...Everybody jumped on him‚ beat the hell out of him... Everybody was hitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guy hitting on the side of the face... He was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their forearms. We ran back up the hill laughing... He should have died... He lost so much blood he turned white. He got what he deserved" (Ridgeway 167.) The skinheads who performed this random act of racial violence in 1990‚ had

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    The World Today

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    international community is fragmented and the Iraqi opposition in disarray. Indeed‚ the tensions between those ranged against Saddam are mounting in a manner perhaps more appropriate to a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta than a conflict which will arguably influence the political future of the Middle East. So what forces will be unleashed on the ’day after’? The first stage of regime change may be drawing near with the possible removal of Saddam Hussein. But who or what would replace him? As the US races headlong

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    Slavery Today

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    Let’s Find a Way to End Slavery Today When most people think of slavery they will think of the bondage of African slaves in the Americas of the south working the cotton fields and growing tobacco. Even though millions of African slaves were brought here and kept as slaves for 200 years‚ slavery today is alive and thriving all over the world in as many as 160 countries such as China‚ Brazil‚ the United States and in many areas in Africa. Slavery today comes in many different forms. It is illegal

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    Sports Today

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    Sports are played all over the world today. Every country has its primary sport and then others. The most popular sport in the world today is soccer. In America there are many popular sports like baseball‚ football‚ hockey‚ basketball‚ soccer‚ and many more. Sports were a big part of my childhood and my life today. Sports helped me build a relationship with my dad and brother‚ whether it was watching a team together or playing on the front yard. This made memories for the rest of my life.Without

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    Today Economy

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    Today’s Economy Today economy has not been stable for example for the last few years we have all been in a position where we have to watch how we spend more than we used to. A lot of changes have happened since the economy went down more people went bankrupt‚ broke‚ and some even were forced into becoming homeless. It is sad to see that so many people have been affect by the economy’s status. Lucky for me and my family we have been able to make it work so far and even though we watch

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