In Homer’s epic poem‚ "The Odyssey‚" the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ has spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War. Due to the gods’ anger against Odysseus‚ he is destined to have a very long and difficult journey home. Odysseus proves to be brave because he overcomes both external and internal conflicts on this long journey home. The external conflicts that Odysseus overcomes show that he is highly courageous. For example‚ the episode with the Cyclops proves he is clever because he tricked Polyphemus
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Homer many of the obstacles Odysseus encounters are female‚ monsters‚ and seducers. Odysseus overcomes many female obstacles such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. Ancient Greeks felt women were dangerous. Things would be different if Odysseus encountered more male obstacles because he would have just fought them and won. Odysseus has many experiences with female characters such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. In order to overcome these obstacles Odysseus had to go threw many difficulties
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wise and had fighting spirit. Odysseus‚ the main character in Homer’s epic poem was clever brave and a great strategist. Although he has these strengths‚ he has some negative qualities‚ but most of his heroic qualities still hold true today. Odysseus possesses heroic qualities‚ such as bravery‚ wisdom‚ a strategic thinking and honorable. Most of the story in The Odyssey is told by Odysseus‚ so we can say from his narration that he is eloquent. Book 9 shows Odysseus positive and negative qualities
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Odysseus A hero? When we think of someone who is a hero‚ we think of someone who is idolized for their bravery or amazing achievements; is Odysseus one of these heroes? “ The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked-that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace” (source 2). Heroism can mean different things to different people and some people are heroes‚ but don’t get recognized. They can do many small acts of heroism and never become acknowledged as a hero‚ yet when they do something
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The Hero Odysseus Homer’s Odyssey is an epic tale that shows us the struggle of one man who is known as Odysseus‚ and his ten-year struggle to return home to his wife after fighting in the Trojan War. Along the way he is faced with many challenges‚ and the decisions he makes shapes his fate‚ his life‚ and the lives of his crew aboard his ship. During his journey‚ he makes good and bad decisions such as blinding Cyclopes‚ leaving the mystical bag of winds unguarded‚ and building the Trojan horse
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foe indeed- could dare bring death’s pain on him and darkness in his eyes? (Homer‚ line 1412‚ page 1009) Over a period of time‚ Odysseus develops a hatred for the most obnoxious suitor named Antinous. Antinous believes that he couldn’t be killed because he amongst his friends and he has become hubris. Ignorantly‚ he thinks that no man would dare to kill him‚ but Odysseus proves him wrong by shooting
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Genesis Palacios Professor Perniciaro ENC 1102 18 September 2013 Where Is Self-Control In The Brain In the article “Where is Self-Control in the Brain‚” the author Elizabeth Landau’s discusses that people have lack of self-control when it comes to diet and exercise . Researchers say that people can shape their environments to help avoid temptation and make firm commitments to change. When people who are trying to lose weight are confronted with meal choices. There are two major factors in
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in battle his armor remains and is going to be given to either ajax or Odysseus whoever gives a good speech on why they think they deserve Achilles armor. After each one giving their speech Odysseus is the one who seems more intellectual and can give a good speech on the other hand
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A SELF-BALANCING QUADCOPTER DESIGN WITH AUTONOMOUS CONTROL H. S. M. M. Caldera1‚ B. W. S. Anuradha1‚ D. M. G. K. P. Udgeethi1‚ A. A. T. Surendra1‚ B. R. Y. Dharmarathne1‚ R. D. Ranaweera2‚ D. Randeniya2 1Department of Mechatronics Engineering‚ South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine‚ Sri Lanka‚ Email:shehanmalaka.c@gmail.com 2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering‚ University of Peradeniya‚ Sri Lanka Email:rdbranaweera@ee.pdn.ac.lk Abstract The unmanned aerial vehicles
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SELF CONTROL What is self control? Self-control is the restraint of one’s emotions‚ desires‚ or inclinations. Many people and parents believe children just learn self control on their own and will eventually grow out of their bad behaviors and everything else. The truth though is whatever the teachers are teaching them in a regular school is not helping them with self control at all. Well on the other hand‚ self control can be taught to young children to fix bad behaviors and low test scores.
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