How do the literary features that Homer use build up the plot at the Island of Thrinacia? This essay will talk about a particular section from Book 12 of The Odyssey‚ written by Homer around 750 – 650 B.C‚ and translated by Robert Fagles. This passage entails the distressing time that Odysseus and his crew spend on an island called Thrinacia. It is significant to the epic as it generates excitement through the tension between goals and obstacles‚ which eventually leave Odysseus to endeavour
Premium Odyssey Iliad Homer
Baroque and the Counter-Reformation On October 31‚ 1517‚ Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral. Exposing the corruption of the Church and its abuse of power‚ Martin Luther sent a shock wave through all of Europe. Threatened with the growing rise of Protestantism‚ and the crises it revealed‚ the Catholic Church launched the Counter-Reformation. The Council of Trent (1545 - 1563)‚ was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. Aimed at addressing the abuses of
Premium Protestant Reformation Catholic Church Christianity
life but he always went out and sought for goodness. Lastly‚ the reason Socrates is still relevant today is because he was a true believer and stood up for what he believed in. Instead of fighting back when he was found guilty in court because of impiety and corrupting the young‚ he accepted his punishment without making a big deal. He even had a chance to escape‚ but he chose to stand
Premium Plato Socrates Philosophy
As puritans began to settle into America‚ they held three core values as a way to righteously live life. Those three values were: piety‚ courage‚ and industry. Hence‚ these values made their way into many sermons and early American writings that are still read in our modern day. To be pious is to devote yourself to a religion‚ in this case the puritans were pious towards God. Courage is the ability to do something brave in a frightful situation. Lastly‚ industry is the ability to work hard towards
Premium Christianity Religion Catholic Church
live up to his religious ideal‚ a god that adopts a human form for the purpose of communication‚ and a god who ultimately reveals him/herself within a dream. Furthermore‚ one could argue that the gods use deception in both texts as a tool to instill piety. Yet‚ this outlook encourages a negative understanding of the nature of religious faith in these texts. From such a perspective‚ religious faith is insincere because the Japanese are duped‚ and religious faith is hypocritical because the Japanese are
Premium God Religion Faith
Oedipus is the quintessential tragic hero‚ according to the Aristotelian definition‚ because his demise is entirely of his own doing. In the ongoing debate of fate versus free will‚ Oedipus proves that fate will only take a person so far. There is no arguing that he was dealt a dreadful hand by the Gods‚ but it is by his own free will that his prized life collapses. Oedipus could‚ and should have done nothing given the prophecies of the oracle‚ although either way his fate would have been realized
Premium Oedipus Oedipus the King Tiresias
First of all‚ Meno demonstrates Socrates’s effort to guide his interlocutor to achieve thorough understanding of virtue and what his interlocutor actually received. Socrates’s questioner is Meno‚ who is a young man trying to engage in unethical military and political affairs. Very well absorbed in his aristocratic origin‚ Meno also has a fierce pride in the ideas on virtue that he acquired from Gorgias‚ a sophist who focuses on the teaching of rhetoric and the external representation of knowledge
Premium Plato Socrates Philosophy
him to high school and college. You people are upside down. The parents should owe the children‚ not the children the parents. Look at the haoles. Obligation is to the children. Traditionally‚ “filial piety” has been greatly stressed among the Eastern culture for a long period of time. Filial piety basically means to care and support one’s elderly parents; it has been a top priority in part of the children’s upbringing. The novel All I Asking for is My Body focuses on Tosh‚ Kiyoshi and their parents
Premium Family
In the story of Crito‚ Socrates is in a prison cell and is waiting to be executed. His wealthy friend Crito is trying to convince him to escape because he believes Socrates is innocent and is being wrongly accused of impiety and corruption of the young. Socrates refuses to run away‚ although Crito offers to care for him. He instead chooses to face the city because the city needs philosophy. His submission to the unjust conviction‚ emphasizes this relationship between the philosopher and the city
Premium Plato Socrates Philosophy
THE TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS Confucius Confucius was born about 551 BC. with the family name K’ung. The respect he gained for his teachings led to his being referred to as Grand Master K’ung — K’ung Fu-tzu. The Western version of his name comes from this. He said that at fifteen he bent his mind to learning‚ and he continued to express a deep admiration for learning throughout his life. Confucius married at 19‚ his son being born a year later. Subsequently he had two daughters‚ one of
Premium Confucius Confucianism