My daughter is one of the most stubborn people I’ve ever met. “Mom‚ it’s really not that bad.” She sits across the island hunched over‚ her voice gruff with sickness. “Well we should get it checked out anyway‚ you could have strep.” I insist. She tilts her head letting out a sigh. Looking off at an angle‚ avoiding my eyes she claims‚ “But it doesn’t feel like strep.” “Doesn’t mean that it couldn’t be! I’m taking you.” Fingers bending‚ rubbing‚ and pushing at each other beneath the table‚ Sam’s neck
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The Holy Bible King James Version‚Agamemnon by Aeschylus‚ and The Odyssey By Homer are all works that place an emphasis on the greatness of divine power. These works in emphasizing power all have several other components in common these include the benefits of godly favor‚the wrath of the gods‚ and their involvement in human affairs. The importance behind this that makes it all meaningful‚ is that these works are all written at separate times from each other. However‚ the message in these works despite
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When one hears the word "hero"‚ what first comes to mind is usually a fictional character created by a comic book company or a children ’s book. Did you know that Odysseus‚ the main character of Homer ’s Odyssey is the original epic hero? In fact‚ most of these characters are ultimately based on Odysseus. The definition of an epic hero has been pondered practically since the dawn of time. According to Aristotle‚ a true epic hero must show certain qualities in their actions. These qualities include
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The Odyssey The main character of Homer’s Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ is a cunning man. The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus’ long and trying journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. On his way home‚ he upsets Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ by blinding Poseidon’s son. In retaliation‚ Poseidon strives to make Odysseus’ sail home to his kingdom as hard as it can be. During this odyssey‚ Odysseus’ encounters many enemies and must use his cunning to keep himself and his men alive. When first setting off from
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Philosophy Mary Bartley Broward College The integration of nursing theories with a philosophical perspective lays the framework for nursing practice (McCurry‚ Revell & Roy‚ 2008). My philosophy of nursing is to provide holistic care meeting the physical‚ social‚ economic‚ cognitive‚ and spiritual health of a person. This philosophy embraces the four elements of the nursing metaparadigm‚ which is person‚ environment‚ health‚ and
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When we were asked to write about someone that we admire I instantly thought about my papa‚ Massoud who is extremely accomplished and always has good advice to give. He demonstrates scholarship well because he works hard and values education. He was born in Iran‚ but came to America when he was twenty-eight after finishing college. He graduated at the top of his class and came to the U.S. to finish his residency. Even though it was never easy he worked hard to become a surgeon and to provide for
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is intricate‚ perplexing and intriguing. This is exactly what Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Homer’s Odyssey Book Nine: In the One-Eyed Giant’s Cave do‚ they both utilize embedded narratives to depict the tales of two men: Frankenstein and Odysseus‚ and what we learn from these tales immensely shapes our depiction of these characters. Shelley’s Frankenstein and Homer’s Book Nine of the Odyssey both have fairly similar
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can be one by deception.” By this he means that one’s brain is a powerful force‚ one to be reckoned with‚ and that it can outmatch any force. This is shown in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ and has held true in my personal life as well. Wise Odysseus displays his mental deftness throughout his perils in The Odyssey by outmatching opponents relying on his brain in lieu of beauty or brawn. This is demonstrated when Odysseus is faced with the strong and formidable opponent‚ the giant‚ Polyphemus
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I’m sitting on the sand and feel myself growing. When she turns around and smiles at me‚ it took my breath away. And when I see her reach behind her and pull her top away... I had to take a deep breath and relax before I stand up. She slowly slides into the ocean until all I can see is her head. She approaches the edge of the water‚ reaching the point
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My feet ghosted upon the forest floor as I flew through between the trees. I could feel the governor’s men chasing me; the sound of my heartbeat filled my ears‚ adrenaline pumping like ice in my veins‚ my instincts screaming at me to kill. Anger filled my body like blood. I began slowing down‚ wanting them to get close so I could put them all into an eternal sleep. As I felt myself retrieving my gun from my jacket I stopped as I realized the only way to get my sister back was to get caught. And
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