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    heros journey

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    present in many books and movies we see today. We see it in adult and children’s movies alike. One famous children’s movie where The Hero’s Journey is seen in is SpongeBob: The Movie. SpongeBob is the obvious example of a hero throughout Sponge Bob: The Movie. SpongeBob’s Hero Journey began when Mr. Crabs was accused of stealing King Neptune’s crown. SpongeBob SquarePants offered to go on the dangerous quest to get back King Neptune’s royal crown from Shell City in order to prove to the citizens

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    A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements or noble qualities. These heros put their best selves forward in service to help humanity. Heros take action on behalf of others that are in need. Andrew Carnegie was in fact was a hero. This subject can be controversial because of the fact that Carnegie gave away money after he died‚ and not while he was alive. Carnegie started off in a very poor family and eventually became very wealthy. This shows the world that

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    QUOTES 1.1“Hades‚ was the god of the dead in Greek mythology. He ruled the kingdom of the dead‚ which had the same name” (Littleton 4). 1.2”Hades was the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ and the older brother of Zeus‚ the king of gods. In spite of Hades’ importance to the Greeks‚ they did not devote any rituals to him. Few myths involve Hades directly” (Littleton 4). 1.3”The kingdom of Hades was a neutral region reserved for the souls of people who deserved neither punishment nor reward upon death. The

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    The Journey of Odysseus Homer‚ a blind poet‚ wrote a book called The Odyssey. He set the book in Greece from Troy to Ithaca in 800 BC. The opening scene stress how Odysseus‚ the main character‚ trying to get back home to his family but struggles with all the obstacles thrown his way. Athena‚ the main supporter of Odysseus and the goddess that helps him through war and getting home‚ talks to her father‚ Zeus‚ into cooperating with Odysseus going home throughout the book. Zeus hasn’t always appreciated

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    In today’s modern times we hear the word hero all of the time Nearly every day on television people talk of athletes and celebrities as being heroes‚ but actually ‚ they are not heroes at all. Possibly role models‚ but for the most part‚ not in heroic qualities a true hero is a man that distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility strength ‚ a person that would put his self in danger to serve his god and country ‚a person may even be a hero if he helped people by just giving them strength to

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    In the epic poem the Odyssey‚ Homer’s main character Odysseus portrays three different roles. Unfortunately‚ not all of Odysseus’s characteristics are outstanding for a biblical worldview. The reason for this is because the manner in which he handles himself as a military leader‚ a husband and occasionally a father‚ is not the manner in which a Christian should handle himself. On the other hand‚ Odysseus’s relationships that he has with his army‚ wife and family are one that are mostly carried out

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    glory of their people. Odysseus from The Odyssey and Ulysses Everett Mcgill from O Brother Where Art Thou were both good leaders and their men looked up to them. Even though their similarities there are some things that make them different. Although Everett and Odysseus are alike‚ Everett has better skills to be a leader‚ which helped him and his crew get to where they need to go. Odysseus and Everett were both on a journey to get home to their families. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus has been away for twenty

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    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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    Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca leaves his son‚ wife‚ and friends to travel to the Trojan war. After 10 long years at war‚ it comes time to travel back home to Penelope. Ten long years of being sent places by force‚ and going places by choice. Being disloyal to the ones he loves‚ he finally makes it home to run his kingdom again: Twenty years later. Odysseus may seem like a great loyal leader‚ but in reality he is not. Although Odysseus is a good man by trying hard to get home to Penelope‚ he is also a

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    Essay Odysseus is a Good Leader Odysseus was a man who was known for both his good and bad leadership qualities. Homer‚ the blind poet and the author of ‘the Odysseus’ has portrayed Odysseus as an ambiguous character. However‚ in my opinion and in this argument Odysseus have more good leadership qualities than bad leadership qualities. Throughout this epic‚ readers can see that Odysseus made many leadership decisions and took actions when it should be made. He was intelligent‚ fair and fearless

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