There are many people in my life that have inspired me‚ and I look up to many people‚ one in particular is my grandma. There are so many things that she has gone through many situations good and bad in her life‚ but she has never let it set her back. It was never easy for her‚ she didn’t have the best life as a kid it was very hard. Her dad was an alcoholic and they didn’t have much money. At least she knew what she wanted‚ maybe she didn’t know exactly what she wanted long term. She
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The Odyssey by Homer encompasses a rather modern idea of women and their role for its time. Homer portrays women as creatures who are strong but are ultimately defeated. It is true that in most stories they are portrayed as being weaker‚ but the women in this poem are oddly strong or have a very strong presence. The three main examples are Calypso‚ Athena‚ and the Lotus Flower. Each of these examples has a predominant presence in The Odyssey making them sturdy objects. At first the goddess Calypso
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the Odyssey A familiar theme in many Greek classics is divine intervention. In the great epics of this time period‚ the gods would play an immense role in the lives and fates of mortals. In The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ Athena particularly favors Odysseus‚ great kind of Ithaka‚ and his family. Throughout Odysseus’ struggles and times of need‚ the goddess acts like a guardian angel and takes an essential and irreplaceable part in the story. Athena moves the story of The Odyssey along
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Homer’s View of Free Will and Fate in the Odyssey Free will and fate are both prominent in the Odyssey. In the Odyssey‚ free will is depicted whenever characters make decisions. In example‚ Odysseus blinds the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. Fate‚ in the Odyssey‚ is the consequences that are dealt out due to certain actions. In the case of Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ the consequence is that when Odysseus is on a ship heading home to reach Ithaca‚ Poseidon‚ being the father of Polyphemus‚ sends a storm at
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Loyalty through royalty Loyalty plays a key role in The Iliad and The Odyssey. Through direct and indirect characterization Homer makes it clear for the readers to see the golden value of loyalty between the men and women in these epic poems. A commonly known quote is‚ “ Respect is gained‚ and loyalty is returned.” In this direct message you can see similarities to The Iliad and The Odyssey. In the hardship of Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca‚ Odysseus pulls many strings to keep his crew safe
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Odysseus’s 20-year long Journey When you set out for Ithaca‚ pray that your road’s a long one‚ full of adventure‚ full of discovery. In Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey”‚ ten years have passed since the fall of Troy‚ and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca‚ many believe he is dead. It takes Odysseus 20 years to return home after he left Ithaca for the war. It takes Odysseus 10 years to return home after the 10 year long Trojan war. During these 10 years‚ Odysseus
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There I stood with my heart racing‚ ready to run five kilometers. To everyone else‚ this was an unimportant meet that even the coach said he did not care about. It was for me‚ however‚ more terrifying than losing my mom in the grocery store when I was a child. My first meet and all I could think of was my speed or lack thereof. I did not have distance spikes. I did not have a muscle roller. All I had was my heart in my throat paired with running shoes. Since the day before‚ my blood pressure had
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female characters in The Odyssey‚ for example; Penelope‚ Circe‚ and Calypso‚ we are able to understand that back then women were inferior to men yet they had power in that they were able to draw men in so quickly and easily (for example sirens‚ they sing so beautifully that men get drawn in from lust for these things with such beautifull voices‚ but the sirens are killers and they kill any man on a ship that passes)‚ also they are portrayed as being very wise in The Odyssey‚ Athena’s appositive most
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them in my arms. I finish my walk to my bike and place the milk and mayo in the basket of my bike along with the three half eaten jars of mayonnaise that are already sitting there still. I come to the top of the hill and I become anxious to go down. I steadily raise my feet from the pedals and give myself a gentle push. The little push was just enough to send me flying down the hill that was a struggle getting up before. The hard work has payed off and now I am on the easy road‚ things were looking
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Sample Portfolio Essay #1 My time at Isothermal has greatly affected my life in many ways. Thanks to my time spent at Isothermal‚ I have decided that upon completion of my education‚ I hope to be able to work as a Spanish educator at K-12 and college level and as a Spanish-English translator. I have decided on these careers because of my love for the Spanish language and the fact that Spanish educators and translators are in high demand. I also believe that these are career choices with which I
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