Thought Odysseus journey towards home he has displayed the characteristic of being selfish‚ arrogant‚ and is making rash decisions that affect others; His actions lead to the death of his crew and the suitors. A heroic person is someone who does courageous acts for the sake of his family and peers. When Odysseus had the option of traveling through Scylla or Charybdis; he chooses Scylla knowing that she would kill six members of his crew. “Voices came down to me in anguish‚ calling my name for the
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My K-12 Opinion I myself am not a great fan of K to 12. I know it’s now law and is on its second year. The Department of Education says the implementation is getting better‚ as schools get to iron out the kinks of last year. But whether it is or not‚ I don’t know that the program will really make a huge dent in the huge problem of education. Let me be clear: I believe in education‚ I’m big on education. If there’s one thing I think will bring us out of the rut of poverty‚ it is education. If there’s
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CHARACTERS o Odysseus – King of Ithica o Penelope – Wife of Odysseus o Athena – Goddess of Wisdom o Calypso – She saved Odysseus from Hades o Telemachus – Son of Odysseus and Penelope o Agamemnon – head of the soldiers against the trojans o Menalayes – the one who tries to get the kingdom of Oddysseus o Poseidon – God of the Sea o Anticlea – Mother of Odysseus o Hermes – Messenger of Gods III. PLOT MAJOR CONFLICT: The major conflict of the story is how Odysseus will find his way
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native far‚ far away‚ a man name Odysseus has reunited with his beautiful monogamist‚ Penelope .Penelope’s mistress Eurycleia notifies Penelope of the arrival of Odysseus‚ and that he has killed every man that has tried to marry her.Eurycleia describes him as “filth lion”.Penelope still does not believe in Eurycleia but still wants see her son who is downstairs‚ as she goes down stairs Penelope is disgusted in the way Odysseus looks. That Penelope fails to see Odysseus in his conditions. Telemachus
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{Odysseus is a hero in The Odyssey because of his bravery throughout the story‚ The Odyssey. He may have made a few unintelligent decisions however one can’t blame someone for an unintelligent decision. Odysseus was only human and no one is perfect. } {Odysseus was a hero because he was very brave throughout the many perils he encountered on the voyage home from the Trojan War. Odysseus tried his hardest to get all of his men home however he knew if he didn’t sacrifice some men no one would get
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THE LEADER IN ME… A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON “HOW THE BEST LEADERS LEAD” BY BRIAN TRACY Wendell C. Cabrera - SSPII “Character may be manifested in the great moments‚ but it is made in the small one.” -Winston Churchill The leader in every organization‚ be it business‚ military‚ government or educational‚ plays a pivotal role in its success. It is therefore important that whoever is the head is armed with the leadership skills necessary to propel the people towards the achievement of its
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Odysseus has long been known as classic epic hero‚ and‚ coupled with that‚ the perfect portrayal of ancient Greek values. However‚ there is another character in The Odyssey who displays these values more accurately—Odysseus’ son‚ Telemakhos. “’We three stand / ready to follow you and fight (23.126-128).’” In contrast to Odysseus’ loyalties‚ which are always somewhat uncertain and are in constant conflict with each other‚ Telemakhos’ values and allegiances are clear and straightforward. This is a
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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 go through‚ if this was not to show
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cause the inflammation of the unemployment rate and rising poverty in the Philippines. The government particularly the Department of Education (DepEd) has currently made a solution to this problem. The K to 12 program‚ it introduces a new curriculum in which has adopted the twelve (12) year United States ’ educational system. The people and students have mixed reaction to the program. Some said it is a good way to end the problems of education. Some said it will be another burden to parents
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Chapter 12 Brief Four Great Resources A variety of resources for teaching social studies is available‚ beginning with the school library or resource center. “The late Hilda Taba‚ an educator whom I greatly admired‚ insisted that expensive excursions away from the school were too often lost on children who hadn’t actually learned yet to observe the environments and use the resources that are near at hand – namely‚ the school.” Children need the resources located there‚ both print and electronic
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