Nadia Mendoza Ms. Kittelson English 9 March 14‚ 2011 The Odyssey In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ the journey of a Greek king is traced. Though sailing can sound extremely easy like driving‚ in this epic poem things are slightly different. Odysseus the protagonist of this epic poem and his sailing crew face frequent temptations that not only determine their loyalty and strength to resist these temptations‚ but also how long-lasting their sail back home can be. The enlightened message
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Tina Huang HRS 119 Professor Shinbrot January 19‚ 2016 Many cultural values are transmitted and discovered within myths‚ especially in the story‚ The Odyssey written by Homer. The Odyssey continues from the events of the The Illiad‚ focusing on Odysseus after the Trojan War and his long journey back home to Ithaca‚ to his wife Penelope and his son‚ Telemachus. Throughout the ten year journey‚ Odysseus faces many hardships and while doing so‚ he learns more about himself and the human condition
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Marysia Paradis February 8‚ 2015 English 9 Honors Odyssey Final Essay In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ The hero Odysseus displays many heroic traits that make him an epic hero. The Odyssey is about Odysseus journey home after the Trojan War. On his way back home‚ he harms a Cyclops’s eye‚ so Poseidon becomes very angry and make Odysseus’s trip extremely difficult. Odysseus encounters many monsters and his entire crew perishes. When he finally
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First-person PERSUASION ESSAY: THE ODYSSEY It was in the first moment‚ that one millisecond‚ when I had first seen him that I knew he was going to be mine. I knew without a doubt‚ that Odysseus‚ Laertes ’s son and child of Zeus‚ would forever be in my possession‚ no‚ it ’s more like‚ I would in his. It would only take just a certain amount of persuasion on my part. I could tell that he was suspicious of me at first. But‚ I did my best to show that he did not need to fear me in that way‚ although
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Odyssey Essay Hospitality The greeks put a large emphasis on the importance of traditions. One important example of a tradition is to show hospitality and respect strangers as well as to hosts. If this tradition was broken‚ punishments were to be dealt out. Usually‚ the punishments were not specific. What happened after the God’s traditions were disobeyed‚ a series of bad events usually occurred. After the God’s traditions were followed‚ a series of positive events usually occurred
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In a fantasized world like The Odyssey‚ women can threaten the power of the patriarchy‚ but in a modernized world like The Catcher in the Rye‚ women cannot threaten men because they do not hold tangible power. In The Odyssey‚ women like Helen‚ have the capability and desire to gain power; Helen exemplifies how women can manipulate men through the use sexulaity to do anything desire‚ even start a war. Her power over these men not only causes death and destruction‚ but it also causes endless nights
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Composed roughly around three thousand years ago‚ The Odyssey is one of the earliest epic poems still in existence that deals with the trials and achievements of a bright hero. Written by David Adams Leeming‚ The Odyssey showcases the story of a man who embodies many of the virtues of ancient Greek civilization. In the story‚ Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ defeats the ten year trojan war‚ and experiences multiple challenges throughout his adventures home. A variety of movie versions have been produced
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does not have‚ but adapts to. A leader is someone who is in charge‚ and guides and instructs a crew to reach their destination. Leadership is something that you develop overtime from observations and experience. One of the greatest leaders in The Odyssey is Odysseus‚ because of his ability to make sacrifices‚ his trust in his men‚ and his role model-like qualities. Firstly. Odysseus is a good leader because of his ability to make sacrifices. A leader has to be able to give up some things in order
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or the experiences of others. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ life applications are implied through the different adventurous journeys of Odysseus‚ the protagonist. These adventures relay certain and different knowledge to every individual reader. Some of this knowledge includes the relation of numerous morals to everyday life experiences such as identity and boasting‚ surrogates‚ and enjoying life as a whole. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus models how identity can be related to modern day
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When asked to define a hero‚ most people would describe a hero as: very attractive‚ insanely muscular‚ extremely fond of his/her cape and/or tights‚ and finally blessed with amazing hair. But in Homers the Odyssey‚ our hero (Odysseys) is described as perseverant‚ loyal‚ and courageous thus making him a true hero and not just a stereotypical hero. Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action‚ a purpose‚ a state‚ etc..‚ especially in spite of difficulties‚ obstacles‚ or discouragement.
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