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    who is the hero of the adventure. They are strong‚ independent‚ and motivated. The hero Odysseus‚ from The Odyssey‚ is an epic hero‚ while Okonkwo‚ from Things Fall Apart‚ is a tragic hero. For Odysseus‚ his task is to sail back home after the Battle of Troy‚ while facing the fury of the gods. After many challenges with different powerful influences‚ Odysseus must use his master of schemes skills to find his way home. With the help of the god‚ Athena‚ and his son‚ Telemachus‚ Odysseus finds his way

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    This speech will explain how the concept of the hero has been devalued in modern times. I will show that the main reason for this devaluation is that the definition of what constitutes a hero has become a lot broader. To support my argument I will use following people‚ all sometimes descried as heroes: Theseus‚ Nelson Mandela and good old Shane Warne. Traditionally heroes were defined as a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired for their courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities

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    Odysseus vs Bilbo

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    Hero Smackdown By looking at the development between Odysseus and Bilbo‚ the hero with the greater hero on the inside is probably Odysseus. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ half the size of a regular man‚ loves food‚ drinks‚ and security like a normal hobbit. However‚ Bilbo’s life dramatically changed when Gandalf enlists Bilbo’s help in Thorin’s journey for the treasure under the mountain. Throughout the story‚ Bilbo begins a process of gradual development‚ transforming from a cautious homebody at

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    Modern day AI is somewhat like the AI in the short story‚ “There will come Soft Rains” because the AI in each story are able to take care of their host’s basic needs‚ like making breakfast‚ cleaning‚ entertaining children so the adults can do some work they need to do‚ or just basically help them with anything around the house. One thing we know is that our modern day AI is able to help us cook and clean while the AI in the story can cook and clean too‚ but it does things way better. The AI in the

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    couple of ways how Odysseus is a heroic person. A person who has some heroic qualities in common with him is a character named Captain America. A heroic person is someone who does good things for people‚ isn’t selfish‚ and doesn’t hurt or murder anybody they need to save. A main quality though a hero has is to be able to be a leader. Being a leader means you have a good self-esteem and that a leader is also brave. One way how Odysseus is a heroic person is by being a leader. Odysseus was being a leader

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    Carlos Varela Mr. Marquez English 1 CP Per. 2 May 12‚ 2015 Modern day and the Elizabeth Era Elizabeth era had swords‚ broadswords‚ and rapier. Modern day we have guns‚ tanks‚ knives and Tasers. One evidence about the Elizabeth era having swords is “During the early years of the Elizabeth era‚ swords were the choice in weaponry”. One quote they use modern day is “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” In my opinion I think weapons are really not needed but the

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    One of the types of love that is most evident / found most often in Romeo and Juliet and modern day is Familial love. There are 6 different types of love; Familial‚ Platonic‚ Narcissistic‚ Unrequited‚ and Spiritual/Religious love. Familial love is when you love your family‚ and they love you back. Platonic love is the love between you and your friends. Narcissistic love is when you love yourself and not others. Unrequited love is when you love someone‚ but they do not love you back. Finally Spiritual/Religious

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    Personal technologies effect on modern day life Technology has had a major impact on modern day life. Everyone uses personal technology whether they realize it or not. Personal technologies include cell phones‚ laptops‚ and iPads. Personal technology has disconnected‚ driven‚ and assisted people in everyday life. Without actually watching for your use of personal technology you will not fully understand how it affects your everyday life. Sometimes putting the personal technology devices down is

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    The television show Doctor Who‚ (2005-present)‚ can be seen as modern day noir to some extent. Doctor Who can be seen as modern day noir because it has multiple elements that are used to characterize the genre of noir. Some characteristics of noir that are portrayed in Doctor Who are a morally ambiguous protagonist‚ a fatalistic viewpoint of the protagonist‚ the femmes fatales. The Doctor is a morally ambiguous character that struggles with making the correct choices at times even though he is basically

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    Odysseus vs. Gilgamesh

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    The epic poems The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ and Gilgamesh‚ translated by David Ferry‚ feature the struggles and triumphs of two epic heroes‚ Odysseus and Gilgamesh. Epic heroes exemplify six common traits. They are all strong fighters‚ complete with physical beauty and intimidation. The epic hero is dangerous yet protects ordinary people. There is always an encounter with death and the cosmos. They are superhuman‚ but they are not supernatural‚ although they come in contact with the supernatural

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