All Have Our Scars Every person in the world carries scars. These scars can be physical or emotional and come from events in a person’s past. Most of these events are very traumatic‚ injuries‚ emotional or physical‚ that a person would want to forget‚ but the scar always reminds them of it. In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Hosseini demonstrates the idea that everyone has their own story through the reoccurrence of scars and wounds. Amir and Hassan carry the same scars from the traumatic
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In this semester‚ we’ve learned Homer’s work” odyssey. While in another course I take‚ I studied another work done by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson called Ulysses which is based on the story of Odyssey. Now I want to make some analysis and contrasts between the two works. I think the biggest difference between the works is the features of the main character so now; I am going to analyze the traits of the main character. Odysseus in Odyssey is a combination of the self-made‚ self-assured man and the
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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 that both characters take their sons for granted. On one side‚ Ulysses takes the opinion that his son will do his job‚ which
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In Homer’s Greek epic poetry‚ "Odyssey"‚ the Sirens are described as devilish‚ mythical creatures while in Margaret Atwood’s poem‚ the "Siren Song"‚ are portrayed as innocent‚ mythical creatures trying to escape their fate while using tone‚ point of view‚ and monologue to each’s advantage of portrayals of the Sirens. Throughout‚the encounter of the Sirens in the "Odyssey"‚ Homer’s diction places the Sirens as villains preventing Odysseus from completing his journey. Homer writes‚ "...the Sirens
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The Odyssey is an epic poem about a hero named Odysseus. During his journey back home from the city of Troy‚ he faced various obstacles and challenges. Some of the challenges he went through was getting detained by Calypso‚ visiting the island of the Lotus Eaters‚ and facing the Cyclopes. Odysseus struggles to get through the challenges he faces.During my life‚ I might have future obstacles and monsters that might stand in my way and disable me from fulfilling my dream of studying medicine outside
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Ann Pearson Persson 1 Mrs. Matone English 9-H 4 March 2013 In The Odyssey‚ Homer suggests that xenia is a very important feature of ancient Greece. Xenia is a kind of code of moral conduct for hospitality. For example‚ In The Odyssey there are times when reciprocation is given when traveling. Furthermore‚ the Greek people show xenia because Zeus demands hospitality from humans. Lastly
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In “The Odyssey‚” Homer effectively uses symbolism and irony to show the challenges of interrelation family commitment and spiritual patronage can influence the course of one’s destiny. During the classical period of Greek societal custom women were under the protection of their father‚ husband or a male relative. The opening scene in book 1 illustrates how the twenty-year absence of King Odysseus caused great legal and economic threat to the royal crown placing Telemachus the son and young prince
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Polyphemus‚ angering Poseidon‚ Polyphemus’s father. Poseidon in return gives him and his men a harder time getting the rest of the way home. In the book after visiting the islands of Aeolus it quotes‚ “See what fine prizes he is taking from Troy‚” Odysseus’s men said‚ “yet we come back empty handed. And now Aeolus [the god of the winds] has given him even more. Quick‚ let us see how much gold and silver is in the sack. They opened the sack‚ [gifted to Odysseus‚ not
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IThese two stories had many common events. The character Odysseus from “The Odyssey” is comparable to the character Everett from “ O Brother Where Art Thou” because they were trying to overcome the same conflicts and achieve the same goal. There are three main ways the characters are the same. The summary of the stories are alike‚ they are both held against their will‚ and they both encounter a large amount of water. The summary of “The Odyssey” is told many ways. Odysseus and his men were on
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collagen. The extent to which each scar will occur is highly unpredictable and varies amongst the population. Scars that form within joint areas may seem to become stretched; this is due to the wound constantly being mobile during the healing process. There are several categories of scars‚ these will affect the amount of post wound care required alongside with the extend of detrimental impact on the individual. Flat‚ pale scars are the most common of all scars. These scars may initially be red or raised
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