whoever connected hung which they could have died much worse. The people who were connected could have died like Antinous who was shot in the neck. The people involved should have been punished worse. They knew that the suitors were going to kill Telemachus so they could get to Penelope easier. Odysseus should feel justified for his actions for killing the suitors. After being gone for twenty years and coming home to people living in his house. Also trying to take the only things he got left like
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With Odysseus’s departure twenty years prior‚ Ithaca has descended into chaos‚ by a swarm of suitors‚ who plague the palace‚ and pursue Odysseus’s wife and queen‚ Penelope. Odysseus father‚ Laertes‚ and Penelope‚ his wife and queen‚ are the two individuals who truly test him— he returns the favour—‚ as personifications of Ithaca‚ they act as stepping stones in his reinstitution as head of his household and kingdom. Laertes’ “mental anguish has rendered him immobile and ineffective” in comparison
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This shows his importance because a normal person without any divine powers is unlikely to get help from a god or goddess such as Athena. Odysseus proves his help from the gods by explaining to his son Telemachus‚ “ suppose Athena’s arm is over us and Zeus her father’s‚” ( Homer Part 2). Athena helps Odysseus by assisting him with valuable information for his journey home. In the hero’s journey this same concept is explained‚ “ a character who has mastered
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years ‚ who are also called tweens ‚ are going through early social maturation . The author argues that tweens become teenagers without undergoing a preadolescent period . This journal will evaluate the idea presented by Hymowitz in the essay that tweens are becoming more inclined towards crime and violence. According to Hymowitz ‚ tweens are getting more and more involved in juvenile crimes . Because of early maturation into teenagers ‚ tweens tend to adopt many harmful teen attitudes
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able to accomplish all that he has. Lastly‚ a characteristic that proves Odysseus is a great hero is his sensitivity. He is often moved to tears‚ while he is a prisoner on the island with Calypso‚ he yearned to be home with wife Penelope and son Telemachus. Missing them gives him so much pain that Calypso would often notice Odysseus‚ "...sitting in his usual place on the stone‚ wearing out his soul with lamentation and tears." (). He reserves this sensitivity for the people closest to him that he
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seeing the globe and interacting with multitudes of people and creatures. For example‚ Odysseus met Calypso‚ the sirens‚ phaecians and many more. Another small similarity that both works share‚ would be the use of the protagonists sons’ name. Telemachus is used in both stories as the son of Ulysses that is destined to take over the throne and also in The Odyssey as Odysseus’s son that has to reign in his fathers place while he lingers on the open seas. In the topic of the heroes sons‚ it seems
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sometimes falters and some of his decisions have negative consequences‚ his allegiance‚ love for his wife and desire to return Ithaca never wanes. Further‚ when Penelope‚ who waits faithfully for 20 years for her husband’s return. Another example is Telemachus‚ who stands by his father against the suitors of his mother. Odysseus’ old nurse‚ Eurycleia‚ remains loyal to Penelope and Odysseus. Eumaeus‚ the swineherd‚ and Philoetius‚ the cowherd‚ are exemplary in their loyalty to their master and his
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The bilimbi‚ Averrhoa bilimbi‚ L.‚ (Oxalidaceae)‚ is closely alliedto the carambola but quite different in appearance‚ manner of fruiting‚flavor and uses. The only strictly English names are "cucumber tree"and "tree sorrel"‚ bestowed by the British in colonial times. "Bilimbi" isthe common name in India and has become widely used.Bilimbisare all much the same wherever they are grown‚ but P.J.Wester reported that a form with sweet fruits had been discovered inthe Philippines
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to 75 pounds in weight. Body size grows immensely as a result of the growth hormone and thyroxin increase. During puberty boys’ and girls’ motor skills begin to improve tremendously. Girls’ first sign of maturation begins with their first menstrual cycle around 12½ and boys’ first sign of maturation is the enlargement of their testes. Puberty also brings about a change in a child’s relationship with his or her parents and peers. Adolescents desire treatment as though they are adults‚ and they become
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Ancient Greek Marital and Gender Roles *Note: All claims are assumptions based off of textual clues and are not to be understood as fact but to be recognized as potential truths. The roles of men and women in Ancient Greek civilization can never be fully understood since no one alive today existed during their era. That being said‚ analysis of texts written by Ancient Greek authors provides us with insight into how their culture viewed both genders. It is through these texts that scholars
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