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    Horse slaughter is a commonly unknown issue to the public but yet an important issue. One reason horse slaughter should be legalized is it would reduce equine neglect cases and thus reducing the need to rescues. People tend to breed two random horses together in hopes someone will buy that horse‚ but in reality people tend to buy more horse than they really need. This means the below average rider will buy the above average horse which leaves the below average horses unmarketable. From experience

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    Is war ever justified

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    “Is war ever justified?” The history of war is as old as the first murder.It is a heinous act which is usually performed either for defend‚wealth or property.To those of us who are horrified by war‚ it is easy to say at once that war is never justified and will totally disagree with this topic. Nevertheless‚ there are some circumstances in which going to war are justified. Like the war against Jews by Palestinian‚ war against Indian army by Kashmiries is justified. So I totally agree with this

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    and Odysseus have a kind of love. Although it differs from reality‚ I must say that I’ve hoped that someday‚ I could still find my Odysseus in my life. Odysseus displays the essential traits of an epic hero: strength‚ nobility‚ confidence‚ courage‚ and the love of glory. He gains fame through his intellect and cunning. Same as with all other heroes‚ Odysseus possesses pride‚ which causes him to do really stupid things. He refused to honor or thanks the gods for their help and direction in his journey

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    Odysseus As An Epic Hero

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    Odysseus What makes a person an epic hero? An epic hero is someone who possesses courage‚ strength‚ and who want to achieve immortality by taking action as a hero. Odysseus is brave ‚ strong‚ and is a good leader. To me he is a good epic hero. He never gives up like good hero. I think Odysseus is an epic hero because he is brave‚ strong‚ and a good hero. The first reason why Odysseus is an epic hero is because he is brave. According to Andrew Nordin "Odysseus en lists the help of loyal

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    Went to find Odysseus in his stone seat to seaward---tear on tear brimming in his eyes. The sweet days of his life time were running out in anguish over his exile‚ for long ago the nymph had ceased to please. …………………………………………………………………….. But when day came he sat on the rocky shore and broke his own heart groaning‚ with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. (45-49‚ 52-54) This quote from The Odyssey written by the Greek poet named Homer expresses Odysseus’ pain. Homer is known to

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    difference is when in the book‚ Odysseus and his soldiersescaped at night‚ but in the movie they escaped in the morning. One of the more majordifferences that I personally thought made the book better was in the book‚ Odysseus is the onewho had the idea to stab cyclops in the eye and get him drunk‚ well in the movie that wasn’texactly the case‚ this is different from the movie because in the movie Odysseus is not the onewho stabs cyclops in the eye‚ it was one of his men. Although this scene was done

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    Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ had won the Trojan war and had a long journey back home. In the beginning of the journey‚ he has a few ships and a bunch of crew members with him. His goal was to make it back to his homeland of Ithaca to see his wife and son again. However‚ this journey took much longer than expected because of Odysseus’ choices. His choices proved to show that he is very selfish. To add on‚ Odysseus took advantage of his crew members throughout the book many times

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    Soldiers from all the different periods of time have faced the hardships of war. In history‚ there have been millions of troops. One of the soldiers to compare is Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey. The other are soldiers from the second world war. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus experiences are similar to those of modern soldiers returning from war‚ such as the deaths of their fellow soldiers‚ the amount of time for which they left‚ and the ill treatment they faced when returning home. All soldiers

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    shows us the journey of Odysseus who seeks glory by using various stratagems to overcome hardship in his life. The Odyssey shows how people earn power in society by overcoming obstacles as Odysseus fought for his honor and proved his superiority over others throughout his journey. The first example of how Odysseus earns his powerful status is by dismissing the suitors’ unwelcome presence in his palace. After devising a plan to kill the suitors with Eumaios and

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    state of things as they actually exist. The definition of dreams is the thoughts or actions of something that takes place in the subconscious mind. The short stories of “Lamb to the slaughter”‚ “The Pedestrian”‚ and a quote from Edgar Allan Poe are all examples of facing and escaping reality. “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is the story of a mentally ill woman who murders her husband‚ with a solid lamb leg‚ for divorcing her. The mentally ill are known to not know the difference between

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