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    am written is so that you can know Odysseus is a hero because how he helps other people before he would help himself. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus is a hero because of how he got all the suitors out of the house. I believe that he is a hero for that because of the way that they just moved in and tried to marry his wife. Also that they were eating all of his animals fruit and other things also that they were drinking all of his wine. They were also mean to his servants and to son which made him

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    w w w e tr .X m eP UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level e ap .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the June 2004 question papers 9700 BIOLOGY 9700/01 9700/02 9700/03 9700/04 9700/05 9700/06 Paper 1 (Multiple Choice)‚ maximum raw mark 40 Paper 2 (Theory 1)‚ maximum raw mark 60 Paper 3 (Practical 1)‚ maximum raw mark 25 Paper 4 (Theory 2 (A2 Core))‚ maximum raw mark 60 Paper 5 (Practical 2 (A2))‚ maximum raw mark 30 Paper 6 (Options

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    headline of a school teacher making a difference in his or her community‚ and other times an action-packed film may characterize the protagonist as a handsome‚ masculine‚ and self-loving individual wearing a flashy costume. Heroes are only relevant in modern American

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    Odysseus’ life is always getting messed up because of the gods. He makes Poseidon mad‚ which causes all of his crewmates to die. Next‚ he gets stranded on an island with Kalypso‚ a goddess‚ who loves him and wants him to live on her island. He is stuck there for seven years before the gods even consider letting him go home. “Now Zeus tells you to send him on his way with all speed. It is not appointed for him to die here‚ away from his people. It is still his fate that he shall see his people and

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    Odysseus and Telemachus Character Foils Essay In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Telemachus embarks on a mystical journey to find his father whom he has not seen in twenty years. While Odysseus is also trying to find his way back to his long lost home he encounters monsters in which his odds for survival are extremely low‚ but his willingness to find his family helps him triumph past even the deadliest creatures. The novel becomes a contrast between Odysseus and Telemachus’ traits and how they shape the book

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    given his or her life to something bigger than oneself- Joesph Campbell. Odysseus is an an optimal hero in both the physical and metal sense. In the physical sense he is a tremendus hero‚ because he was challenged to all these extreme dangourous adventures; he umexpectly walks out alive after questioning for ten years long and facing the most extraordinarily dangerous creatures and people. Why would Homer set up this whole exciting experience with all the strange comings that Odysseus has to

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    On 3rd August 2009‚ Monday‚ the swine flu death of Riya Sheikh‚ a fourteen year old school student from Pune’s Camp area shocked Pune and the entire country. It was the first case of swine flu death in India. Till now we were casual about swine flu epidemic spreading in Western countries. Even occassional detection of swine flu in India did not panic us. Ria’s death only made us aware that swine flu virus can be contacted locally and is fatal. After her death panic gripped not only Pune but the

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    On his way home‚ Odysseus faces a plethora of challenges that extend his voyages. One such example that stands out is his ordeal in a cave with a vicious Cyclops. During this short but life-threatening period‚ Odysseus and his crew find themselves trapped in the cave with the beast‚ who had already “lunged out with his hands toward my men and snatching two at once‚ rapping them on the ground / he knocked them dead like pups - / their brains gushed out all over‚ soaked the floor - / and ripping them

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    or yielded his life for others. To others a man that has found or accomplished something exceptional. In antiquated Greece a legend was viewed as a man frequently of heavenly family‚ celebrated for his courageous achievements and favored by the divine beings. In the epic "The Odyssey" Odysseus shows every one of the characteristics of a legend‚ for example‚ his intelliegence‚ quality‚ devotion‚ and strength. First a critical quality that an epic legend must have is knowledge. Odysseus’ speedy speculation

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    directly to Odysseus‚ the leading character in the epic Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus endures ten years of war‚ explained in The Iliad‚ encounters treacherous monsters‚ enchantresses‚ and beautiful goddesses. Odysseus is strengthened by his hankering to return home and to his wife and son. In the Odyssey‚ Homer uses Odysseus’ s character journey to show how one’s journey can change them as a person. One way Odysseus’s personality alters is that his faith grows in Penelope. As Odysseus states to Calypso

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