Odysseus had to go through a series of trials to achieve respect by his people with the help of external guidance both mentally and physically. Odysseus’s hero cycle was progressed by trials and completed when he came home. Athena was the guiding force to help him not only come home‚ but be mentally ready for the challenges he would face. To achieve respect by his people‚ he needed to kill the suitors who so dishonorably were courting his wife. Odysseus was stranded on Calypso’s island and the lovely
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Book Review: The Innocent Man Posted on January 3‚ 2008 | 6 Comments John Grisham’s first nonfiction book‚ The Innocent Man‚ is brilliant. His ability to write fast-moving plots makes it a thrilling read. Beyond that‚ Grisham’s book makes a strong case against the death penalty–as it is applied in the United States. The book not only gives you a few hours of suspense and intrigue‚ but it also forces you to reconsider your opinions on crime and punishment under our current justice system
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Though Odysseus had many adventures‚ the most important quality is that he was very smart about the strategies that he would use to complete his tasks at hand. This resourcefulness is important because it helped him survive his encounter with the Cyclops and Circe when she tried to keep him for her own. One example of Odysseus’ cleverness is when he encountered the Cyclops. He used his crew to put the Cyclops to sleep after the Cyclops got upset that Odysseus and his crew ate his food. So while the
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Everyone has had a leader that they thought was ineffective‚ but do they know what makes a leader effective? There are many qualities that go into making a good leader‚ and not all leaders will have every trait. There is no one right way to lead. There are many effective styles of leading‚ but there is a wrong way to lead. By using an example of a bad leader‚ the traits of an good leader will emerge. Leadership is much more than individuals and their decisions and acts. Leadership as a quality
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is when handling the cyclopes. He was the leader of the group‚ and chose to step out in front of everyone else. Though he was scared like everyone else‚ he still put his men before himself and tried to come up with a plan to save them. He decides to put a spear into the cyclopes eye after getting him drunk‚ making one of the other cyclopes move the huge stone. After being free he wastes no time to sail away from the island. The second example where Odysseus shows bravery is when he had to be tied to
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Some people believe that leaders are born with the necessary qualities that make them successful as a leader. While others believe that leadership‚ like many other similar characteristics‚ can be learned and developed through life. For me‚ I think much of the debate depends on how you define leadership. If leadership means having an ability and desire to inspire and influence others then I can see the argument that leaders are born with leading qualities. For example when I see my sister using
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Odysseus declines Calypso’s offer for the most sought after immortality because ultimately‚ his desire to return home and reunite with his wife‚ Penelope‚ outweighs any of Calypso’s most tempting offers. This proves to be true in several ways: first‚ it is important to realize that Odysseus has been on Ogygia Island for over nineteen years and is still yearning to return to Ithaca. Second‚ his direct decline of Calypso’s advances is clever and courageous‚ and lastly‚ even though Calypso foretells
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A Literature Review of K-12 Virtual Learning Communities Virtual learning environments‚ often referred to as online learning or e-learning‚ have proliferated both at the K-12 and the adult levels. Formal virtual learning communities (VLCs) at the K-12 level however‚ are relatively new phenomena. Traditionally‚ literature regarding online learning has focused largely on technology and learner-computer interaction. These isolated computer-mediated environments where the need for community and human
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English II Honors 13 September 2002 A Poor Leader is Better Off as a Follower Persons in positions of power‚ who do not possess the right qualities to become proficient as leaders‚ will never become successful role models. Throughout history‚ leaders are supposed to act as role models for the general population. People without the proper guidance can become poor leaders as a result of the negative influence of others. Certain qualities that define a poor leader are: decisions based on individual advancement
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Soldiers from all the different periods of time have faced the hardships of war. In history‚ there have been millions of troops. One of the soldiers to compare is Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey. The other are soldiers from the second world war. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus experiences are similar to those of modern soldiers returning from war‚ such as the deaths of their fellow soldiers‚ the amount of time for which they left‚ and the ill treatment they faced when returning home. All soldiers
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