The Odyssey Translations Essay The Odyssey is an epic poem‚ written in classical Greek‚ describing Odysseus’s adventures in his ten year attempt to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Since this 2‚500 year old book was written‚ there have been several English translations that are believed to be the closest interpretations to the original version of The Odyssey. Alexander Pope‚ Emile V. Rieu‚ Robert Fitzgerald‚ and Robert Fagles each wrote a translation of his own. These translations are read
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For many people. the months December through February create a vision of happiness and holiday cheer. The thought of all the warm Christmas cookies you and your mom would make‚ or the pine sweet smell of your just brought home tree‚ you‚ already prepared with your basket of ornaments‚ dusty from being in your basement all year long. The hope of a new year‚ of new beginnings‚ of fresh snow‚ and coming inside from the cold to sit by the burning fire with your favorite book. Thinking of these months
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A Short Biography of Joy Harjo Joy Harjo is a mother‚ activist‚ painter‚ poet‚ musician‚ and author. She was born in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma as a member of the Muscogee or Creek Nation. She didn’t have a great childhood. She had an abusive father and stepfather with a mother who was not strong enough. She eventually left home at a young age. Her work is influenced by the activism that was present during the American Indian Movement in the 1970s. Harjo’s witting and music reflect the life of woman as individuals
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Directions: Each section of The Joy Luck Club begins with an anecdote that symbolizes the main ideas that are to follow in the women’s stories. For each section‚ you will analyze the anecdotes by answering the questions below. You can refer to each section’s lessons/experiences to provide details that support your analysis. Part I: Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: a. In the space below‚ bullet point words/images/lines from the anecdote that stand out to you (it’s okay if you don’t know the
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fragile and unable to care for themselves. There were a few occasions in which I interacted with patients and was able to appreciate the joys of aging. After reading this book‚ my perspective of aging has most certainly changed. I have learned that as much as aging comes with pain‚ loneliness and struggles‚ it more importantly comes with wisdom‚ experience and so much joy. Even to my patients who were suffering
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Paisley was at practice and she went to bars. She was doing a bar routine and she slipped off the bars. She was actually hurt this time. But this time she broke one leg and one arm. She started to sob really loud‚ but no one came to help her. So she just sat there and was thinking. “If I wouldn’t have tricked them‚ then they would have helped me. Paisley had to get up and injure her leg even more so she could go and show her coach that she
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PART I ESSAY Origin of Essay History of essay as a literature form has begun in 1580 when Michel de Montaigne has published the book “Les Essais”. In French term “essais” means “try” or “experience”. It was a book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact
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Popular Persuasive Speech/Essay Topics • Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers? • Should children be given sex education in schools‚ or should this be the responsibility of the parents? • Reality T.V. shows are damaging to their views. • Sexually suggestive ads should be banned/broadcast only after 10:00 P.M. • Students should be allowed to use cell phones during school. • Students should be allowed to listen to music during the school day. • Cosmetic plastic surgery should
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knows the song in your heart‚ and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Good morning to the panel of honourable judges‚ teachers and friends. On this fine morning‚ I would like to talk about “Friends”. On this planet‚ who can’t live without friends? Everyone. We need our peers to live our lives‚ to joke around‚ and to help us with our mischievous plots. Who would dare to tell an adult about our plans? Friendship is a blessing‚ and a friend is the channel through whom
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The Simple Joys of Reading What happens when a person is bored and restless? Maybe he would like to go to a cinema and kill a couple of hours watching a movie. But what if there are no good movies or if he has missed the screening time? Perhaps he could go for a walk. What if the day is too hot for a walk? What if it was raining? What if this bored and restless person is well and truly stuck at home? The answer is absurdly simple. If that person has cultivated the reading habit he would neither
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