A hero is a person that saves people from dangerous times. A hero is a person that saves lives. One day I would like to be called a hero. Heroes are created by events around them. Most people have a person that they call their hero. I sure do have one. Most people say their heroes are they moms or dads. Most kids call their favorite super hero their hero. If all you want is fame it doesn’t matter what you do‚ you shouldn’t be called a hero. Heroic things happens around us all day‚ every day
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Fagles is about Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca and his troubles with the Greek gods. Odysseus may be a good king but he is certainly not a very good leader when it comes to long journeys and battles. He made it home to Ithica but not without a lot of struggles and bad decisions. Odysseus’ selfishness‚ anger‚ and stubbornness were a part of his not too great leadership throughout the Odyssey. He did not protect his men very well. A leader needs to also be a team player and Odysseus did not show
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After Odysseus and his men escape from the cave of Cyclops‚ they went back to their boat. They freak out‚ because some of their companions are packing up and getting ready to leave. Some of the men we’re shocked when they saw Odysseus and his men back‚ safe and alive. They were curious about what happen to them inside the cave. Use the past tense in this paragraph. “Oh Odysseus and the others are back! They did not died!” one of the men shouted when he saw them walking from far away. “Odysseus welcome
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What is a hero? To most people‚ a hero is a strong‚ brave person with an amazing costume. Heroes usually have super powers and are constantly saving people. But it takes many more traits than this to be classified as a hero. Some characteristics of a hero are super natural help‚ leaving on a journey in which the hero proves himself‚ a fatal flaw‚ and they are sometimes honored after death. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus shows many traits of a hero. Odysseus faces many obstacles and life threatening
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Was Odysseus faithful to his wife Penelope? Yes Odysseus was faithful to his beloved wife Penelope. Odysseus had to go to war with Troy and Poseidon set traps and made him trapped at Circe’s island. Circe has the ability to manipulate time in any way she wants to; 5 days can be 5 years. Whenever Poseidon set several traps and Odysseus lands on Circe’s island‚ he stays for what he thought was 5 days. But in total it was actually 5 years. And in that time‚ he had slept with her. But really wanted to
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Heimes English 9D 25 January 2013 Odysseus: Zero or Hero? Odysseus‚ saves citizens‚ saves shipmates‚ is a cold blooded killer and promiscuous man. When I think of Odysseus I think of a criminal or a zero. Odysseus is a zero for three main reasons 1.He is a killer and does not protect his shipmates 2. He is not a team player and he is not a leader 3. He constantly shows he can not be trusted. “There will be killing until the score is paid” is a quote from Odysseus in book 22. Everybody knows that
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Odysseus portrays himself as a leader who is courageous‚ confident‚ good hearted and uses his intellect to get himself out of tough situations. Through his various adventures he demonstrated these qualities‚ like the time the white goddess seen Odysseus in trouble and said to him “take off your clothes and abandon your raft” (345). He did not listen because in the past the gods have schemed against him before and the outcome did not turn out well. Therefore he used what he knew about their ways and
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characters like Odysseus to show his growth‚ and self-control and even a character like Lazarus who is hunted down show moral characteristics to demonstrate that too. While Odysseus and Lazarus are not perfect men‚ they both show how they struggled and overcome their flaws to learn a moral lesson from the gods and the threat of mortal or god is a dangerous challenge to face as well. Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca sails to Troy with an army of men to liberate princess Helen from the Trojans. Odysseus’ leadership
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great leader. The Odyssey is about the adventurer and leader Odysseus who is on an epic journey back home. The only problem is his crew that went along on his journey was all met in an untimely demise‚ the reason being‚ Odyessus was unfit to be a leader among his crew. This was a tragedy could have been avoided. In this analysis it will tell the reader on why Odysseus was a terrible leader for this epic journey to begin with. Odysseus was a terrible leader‚ especially during the battle at Ismarros
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There are a few thing that make these murders more horrific in our eyes‚ the ability by these individuals to sustain his or her trust with the use of their charms and lack of a distinctive motive. In the play Othello‚ Iago is the villain that many have considered the most vicious and ruthless of all Shakespeare’s plays. What makes Iago one of the most sadistic characters is that like the killers mentioned he uses his charm to manipulate and hide his true self. His characters lack
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