In addition the odyssey‚ Odysseus has people who openly take him in and people who are keen on throwing him out or in some cases even trying to kill him. In this paper I will go over some cases where Odysseus is accepted as a guest and treated with respect and where Odysseus is neglected to be a guest and tried to be harmed. Polyphemus‚ the ginormous man‚ The giant. Polyphemus did not take kindly to the fact that Odysseus and all his men had arrived at his
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trying to make it back home to your family‚ this is what Odysseus faced on his journey home in The Odyssey that Homer created. In The Odyssey Homer depicts Odysseus as a prideful yet cunning hero. Odysseus is very prideful when it comes to his family and his battles. Odysseus and his men blind Polythemus the cyclopes and escpae safetly onto the boats. When Odysseus escapes Polythemus he becomes very proud and yells out that he his Odysseus. Odysseus shows his after deceiving Polythemus by telling him
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Maggie Jiang Mr. Lunn Pre-AP English 9 December 2016 Sympathy for A Cyclops "Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about” (Mass). Every being on this world has their own struggles‚ their own hardships‚ that they must face. However‚ few receive the sympathy they deserve. No one thinks about feeling sympathy for a horrific monster. Polyphemus the cyclops from Homer’s poem‚ The Odyssey is an atrocious creature who deserves sympathy. Although he was cruel to Odysseus’s men
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are strong‚ independent‚ and motivated. The hero Odysseus‚ from The Odyssey‚ is an epic hero‚ while Okonkwo‚ from Things Fall Apart‚ is a tragic hero. For Odysseus‚ his task is to sail back home after the Battle of Troy‚ while facing the fury of the gods. After many challenges with different powerful influences‚ Odysseus must use his master of schemes skills to find his way home. With the help of the god‚ Athena‚ and his son‚ Telemachus‚ Odysseus finds his way home and defeats the suitors who are
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is an epic hero? Homers’ “Odyssey” is about an epic hero named Odysseus and his quest home. “The Odyssey” begins after the Trojan war had left Odysseus trapped‚ pointlessly seafaring for 10 years after angering Poseidon‚ the god of the sea. He tries desperately to return home to Ithaka and his wife‚ Penelope‚ and newborn son‚ Telemachus. Odysseus then has many hardships upon which he overcomes through his intelligence and wit. Odysseus is an epic hero because he is intelligent‚ he listens to the god’s
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The daily adventures of Odysseus are closely related to the lives of veterans who risk their lives each and every day. Odysseus and veterans are heroes that experience the consequences of life. Through their encounters‚ they are able to learn from those experiences and overcome their hardships. Odysseus possesses qualities are both beneficial and detrimental for his well being. The protagonist of The Odyssey is able use his cleverness and mischievousness by tricking Polyphemus while held captive
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Odysseus is a hero. How is Odysseus a hero? According to Google‚ a hero is “a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities.”. In the Odyssey‚ I saw Odysseus as a hero because he was patriotic‚ humane and dexterous and there are a few times I see these qualities in the Odyssey. In this essay‚ I will discuss how Odysseus revealed his valiant and lionhearted ways throughout his long-lasting‚ venturesome journey. Odysseus is a very patriotic
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unnatural things‚ like Batman and Iron Man. Odysseus is no different from the common heroes we hear today. The most heroic attribute of Odysseus was that he was smart. He was also courageous as well as confident. Odysseus was a very smart man. This was shown when the cyclops Prometheus asked him what his name was when they were trapped in the cave and Odysseus answered that his name was “No One.” This helped Odysseus and his men a lot because when Odysseus blinded the cyclops‚ who then screamed that
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THE LEADER WITH VISION: THE OPTIMISTIC LEADER INTRODUCTION This paper shall be discussed in four parts as follows: • Articulating Your Vision • Living Your Vision • Influence Others With Positive Attitude • Conclusion A leader is someone who guides others. One who assumes t he position of responsibility over the conduct of others that he is leading. Vision on the other hand is “a picture formed in the mind; something conjured up in the imagination without being related to facts.”
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this a better place for all people.” But seeing as this poet says “any person‚” that person can be of human or even superhuman characteristics so long as their deed is right. In this case‚ in Robert Fagel’s translation of The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus is a king longing to return home after numerous years of war. Of his tales‚ there are points of hardship and times where he is greatly dignified. He displays acts of heroism even having exposed sides of him that are both weak and of great strengths
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