Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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The Highway to socio-economic development– the Golden Quadrilateral The Golden Quadrilateral is a network of highways connecting India’s top four metropolitan cities‚ namely Delhi‚ Mumbai‚ Chennai and Kolkata‚chennak thereby‚ forming a quadrilateral. The principal objective of India’s most vaunted highway project is to connect most of the major agricultural industrial and cultural centers of India. Some of the more important centers being (Karnataka)‚ Chennai (Tamil Nadu)‚ Visakhapatnam (Andhra
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name. Finally‚ Teach places several slow burning fuses under his hat‚ lighting each one by one[i]. With wisps of smoke billowing around his face‚ Blackbeard‚ the most treacherous pirate in history‚ emerges from his cabin to join the fight. In the golden age of piracy‚ Captain Edward Teach‚ more commonly known as Blackbeard‚ stands out as the fiercest and most important figure. Blackbeard and his crew successfully controlled commerce along the North Carolina and Virginia coast from 1717-1718. Blackbeard
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A Golden Age is a period when peace and prosperity flourish throughout a civilization. Many civilizations and cultures throughout history have experienced a Golden Age; advances were made in many different fields such as philosophy‚ architecture‚ and education. Fifth century Athens and the Gupta Dynasty not only advanced in those fields during their Golden age but also in medicine‚ government‚ and mathematics (which is still influencing the modern world). Fifth century Athens made a big influence
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The novel “The Golden Goblet‚” written by Eloise J. McGraw presents a story about a boy in Egypt named Ranofer. He became an orphan when his father died‚ so Ranofer had to live with his evil half-brother Gebu. Ranofer wanted to be a goldsmith‚ but Gebu made him work at the stone cutter shop. The most important event in the story occurred when Ranofer found the goblet in Gebus closing trunk because he has a chance to put Gebu in jail‚ Ranofer could get a better life‚ and the goblet was proof that
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The Golden Age of Flying It is easy for a modern day flyer to look back at photos of people flying in the 50’s and 60’s and to wish that flying were the same today. Unlike pictures of people flying today‚ which illustrate casually dressed‚ grumpy passengers‚ packed into a stark-white cabin‚ pictures from 60 years ago illustrate formally dressed‚ smiling passengers‚ eating steak and lobster off of fine china. The presumably superior flying experience throughout the 50’s and 60’s is commonly
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These champions‚ while spread across our world and its ages‚ share some key characteristics with each other. This formulaic composition of heroes‚ while it can deviate‚ has stayed true since the dawn of history. This remains true with the Finnish hero god‚ Vainamoinen. (okay so his name has a bunch of umlauts and such but I can’t type that every time.) The central theme around which these great heroes form consists of three main acts: The Call to adventure‚ the Transformation‚ and the Return. These
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Corzo Many think a hero has to be gorgeous and have super human-like abilities‚ but that is not the truth. Batman was based off an everyday average guy who wore leggings and ran around a city all day long saving lives. A hero can be considered many things‚ but mostly a hero is someone who is intelligent and carries selfless acts. What many don’t consider is that a hero is a casual civilian that rises to any challenge and accomplishes a deed of a “superhero.” The thing is a hero can be an ordinary
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A hero in my eyes is someone who is strongly wise‚ helpful‚ and caring. My mother portrays all of these wonderful qualities. She is the greatest friend‚ Mom‚ and counselor to be around and look up to. To be a hero you have to be strongly wise.My mom knows how to help me out of tough times by staying strong and using her knowledge to guide me in the right direction. She has gone through so many of life’s obstacles that she knows from experience how to help me. When times get tough a hero never
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Ukrani 1 The Three Stages “It is good to have and end to journey toward‚ but it is the journey that matters in the end‚”(Ursula K. LeGuin). One of my biggest journeys in life is when I started to play badminton. My personal experiences‚ and my experiences with others and the world reflect three of the first five stages of the archetypal journey. My journey starts with the ordinary world‚ the call to adventure‚ and the meeting of the mentor. Experiences in my ordinary world have shaped my beliefs and understandings of
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