The Odyssey has captured minds for over 2700 years‚ and the story of Odysseus shows his determination to fight and conquer obstacles with and without the help of the Gods. The story dates back before 1000B.c. (The Modern Library‚ 1950‚ p.VI) His creative and cunning tactics throughout the story show his determination to reach his homeland of Ithaca. After conquering the Trojan War‚ Odysseus was told by Poseidon “man is nothing without the gods”. Poseidon felt Odysseus was not thankful for Poseidon’s
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(ovogenesis) is the sequence of events by which oogonia are transformed into mature oocytes • This maturation process begins before birth and is completed after puberty • Oogenesis continues to menopause‚ which is permanent cessation of the menses (bleeding associated with the menstrual cycles) 2 maturation processes of oocytes are involved; Prenatal maturation Postnatal maturation Prenatal Maturation of Oocytes • Primordial germ cells (46‚ 2N) migrate from the wall of the yolk sac and arrive in
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of personality or a progression of personality. The tenets related to foundation of personality are Nature vs. Nurture‚ the Unconscious‚ and View of Self. The tenets directly related to progression of personality are Development‚ Motivation and Maturation. These tenets will be discussed and give light as to why people behave the way they do‚ whether or not people have some choice in shaping their individual personality‚ whether people are driven by unconscious forces‚ where pathologies originate
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In Homer’s heroic story of‚ The Odyssey‚ there are many conflicts that take place such as‚ Odysseus returning home and vanquishing the suitors who threaten his estate and Telemachus securing his reputation in greek society. Over all‚ the central conflict in the story has to be Odysseus returning home; due to the fact that he must face challenges in order to keep moving forward. When Odysseus arrives to the cave of Polyphemus‚ he is greeted with generosity and is put on a show of hospiality by the
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combination of learning‚ experience and maturation”. Development is referred to as patterns of change over time which begins at conception and continues throughout the life span. It occurs in different domains such as biological‚ emotional‚ social and cognitive. Three processes that play a central role in development are growth‚ maturation‚ and learning. Growth refers to physical changes that are quantitative‚ such as increases in height or weight. Maturation involves anatomical‚ neuro-physiological
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Question 1.1. The following are all examples of descriptive research EXCEPT: (Points : 1) case studies. correlation research design. naturalistic observations. surveys. Question 2.2. A scientist studied whether climate affected growth in rats. All rats were the same age and from the same parent rats. For the study‚ they were raised in three distinct climates: tropical‚ arctic‚ and multiseasonal. In this study‚ the climates are _______________. (Points : 1)
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also that she applied her wisdom for her family’s benefit. However‚ despite her wisdom Penelope‚ because of her sex‚ was expected to obey many people of the opposite gender. This is proven in book 21 when it says‚ "’As for the bow‚ mother‚’ shrewd Telemachus interposed… ’is the men’s concern‚ and mine above all; for I am the master in this house…so go to your quarters now and attend to your own work’…" This shows that Penelope was required to obey most men‚ including her own son who was still too young
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Courtney Verblaauw Literature I Dr. Graves October 8‚ 2010 The Unethical Depiction of Women in Homer’s The Odyssey In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are depicted and morally seen as “the controlled” ones with the men being “the controllers.” The treatment of the women by men can most certainly be exemplified as sexist. Unfortunately‚ women are only acknowledged and viewed differently based upon their physical appearance. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the imperative men deem a woman rewarding if she
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I’m sure that most of you had learned about the Odyssey in History class‚ right? This story is about how Odysseus is a hero in the story just like how my dad is a hero in my own life. Odysseus is a brave‚ courageous man that has his own opinion about everything. My dad is a man that doesn’t let people bring him down with their opinion. He is determined with sharing Jesus and his heart is like gold. Just like Odysseus‚ my dad has trials in life. In Odysseus’ life one of the things he dealt with was
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Cicones.There I looted the town and attacked the people.We took their wives and much booty.”(Pg.75) Now some people may say that Odysseus is a hero because he gave up his life to go and fight for other people’s freedom. However Menelaus said to Telemachus‚ “No one among our soldiers risked so much or had so much courage.”(Pg.39) he did not care about his family and all the people that he left behind‚ for this he is not a hero. But not everybody who goes to the war is a hero or that has that much
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