Odysseus’s Odyssey Home “He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men‚ and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea‚ while he fought only to save his life‚ to bring his shipmates home” (McDougal p. 1104). Odysseus‚ King of Ithica‚ was determined to get home with all of his men unscathed after the Trojan War; however‚ the voyage did not go as anticipated. Whilst on his journey home to Ithica‚ Odysseus and his men found themselves facing an island of Cannibals
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Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is a classical piece of Greek literature. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the Blind Bard makes use of many literary techniques in order to lend meaning to the poem beyond its existence as a work of historic fiction and aid his readers in the comprehension of the tale. One of these techniques is the use of motifs. A motif is a recurring theme that is used throughout the work. In The Odyssey‚ Homer makes use of many motifs including eating/drinking‚ Odysseus ’s
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The Greeks define nobility as a person who would go and fight for their country‚ a person who has values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ strength and keen judgment. He must also be a person who the gods respect. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as noble according to mythology legend. The American Heritage dictionary defines noble as a man often of divine ancestry‚ a man who is endowed with great courage and strength who is celebrated for his bold exploits and favored by the gods
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The Odyssey set 5 XV through XVIII Name: Book XV 1. What is the parting gift Helen gives Telémakhos? She gives to Telemakhos‚ but especially for his future bride‚ a woven gown knitted by her own hands. 2. What is the sign Meneláos struggles to read? An eagle killing a white goose is the sign that Zeus sends but turns to be hard to read for Menelaos. 3. How was the swineherd taken from his family as a child? He was taken as the most precious good that the Sidonian servant could have
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influential to people today. He was not only influential to playwrights but also to artist‚ music producers and etc. I was able to learn a lot about his later life leading up to his death. Although actual facts and moment of his life are not extremely valid it is still believed most of what is known is true. I will provide some very important facts and information regarding to Shakespeare himself and also how he affected the world. What his reputation is and how it affects people today. His later
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In sports we have many sociological theories that influences the world today. These six sociological theories are functionalist‚ conflict‚ critical‚ interactions‚ critical feminist‚ and figuration. Society and culture are powerful influences on how valuable sports are perceived to be. “The influence of individuals within a society plays a role in the importance of sports. When young children are exposed to sports by their parents‚ either by playing or through fan behavior‚ they are more likely to
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science of greek has done a lot to influence the ways of modern science people use today. Greek was the foundation for modern science today that people learn more about every second of the day. Ancient Greek science and Modern science have a lot in common. They both have the natural laws that influence all science every day. ‚ According to the text“The Greeks were the first to find out about physics‚”(Ancient Civilizations pg.431). According to the text‚“Today physics
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The Influence of Science Today Science: “the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.” (Dictionary.com). New things are discovered each day of the year. Some of these discoveries are small‚ and some are major things that affect how people live today. Sir Isaac Newton was a scientists who influenced scientists today. Because of his influence on society‚ his discoveries
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In our world today there is new technology‚ communication advances‚ and different forms of art. It has not always been this way. The current society is exploring‚ discovering‚ and forming a new way of thinking and living all in all as a world population. But it had to start somewhere and from somebody. Today there varies types of music‚ art‚ all different kinds of ideas and production that has been inspired or has incorporated an literary predecessors who made the guidelines to understand what
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