like Moby Dick‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and the Odyssey. The Odyssey is a tale written by Homer about Odysseus‚ a war hero from the Trojan War. The epic is about Odysseus’s prolonged and arduous ten year journey to get home after the war ends. But the story isn’t just about Odysseus: there are many other characters including his son Telemachus who shows great courage in the face of danger. We see an example of this courage in the second book of The Odyssey‚ A Hero’s Son Awakens. Telemachus overhears
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we now know that there is more to a person than just race and ethnicity. In our society the heritage of an individual most likely defines who they are. Each individual‚ regardless of religion‚ race‚ or ethnicity has a sense of pride burning within them. This concept of pride sometimes overturns or perhaps overlooks problems within our society to fulfill this need. In the film Eat a Bowl of Tea‚ directed by Wayne Wang‚ a young Chinese couple living in a 1960’s Chinatown located in New York are constantly
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The Odyssey is a historic epic probably one of the best stories ever written. This is story of a great hero and his fight to get home and through his 20 years away there are many dangers and problems slowing him down to get home to his beloved family. The themes of this epic: are boy must struggle to become a man‚ soldier must struggle to get home from war‚ and king must struggle to reclaim a kingdom. In this epic story‚ there are many characters that show loyalty to Odysseus his friends‚ family
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Kaitlin Peterson January 13‚ 2014 English‚ Period 1 The Odyssey Essay Oh‚ Thoughtful Goddess In The Odyssey‚ an epic poem by Homer‚ there is a great deal of adventures and powerful women who carved Odysseus’ path home to Ithaca. Throughout the journey home‚ Circe‚ Penelope‚ Ino‚ Athena‚ and a sundry of other women all had a great impact on Odysseus’ life. Out of all these women‚ Athena was the most influential‚ aiding Odysseus to get away from Calypso‚ keeping him from death’s gates‚ and helping
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Jane Austen- Pride and Prejudice 18th Century Domestic Novel Jane Austen - was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction‚ set among the landed gentry‚ earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism and biting social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. She experimented with various literary forms‚ including the epistolary novel which she abandoned‚ and wroted 3 major novels and began a 4. From 1811 until
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In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ the hero Odysseus faces several perils on his journey to return to Ithaca. My own life models this path‚ with my goal of success being hindered. I face several perils; temptation‚ longing and coming of age. All of these elements attempt to discourage me from ultimately achieving what I desire most. Temptation ranks among the most classic distractions in literature and in our own lives. It continually lures focused people away from what they most desire‚ for most
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In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are looked at in two ways; as being the evils in the world and hindering on Odysseus’s homecoming or as being loving and faithful. On his journey home‚ Odysseus weaves his way through many hardships and temptations that are created by the women he meets on his voyage back to Ithaca. Calypso and Nausikaa play a large role in representing temptation while Penelope represents loyalty for she was the only good and loyal woman who waited for Odysseus to return home unlike
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PRIDE Pride – “A high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity‚ importance‚ merit‚ or superiority‚ whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing & conduct Pride is basically feeling proud of something you accomplished or did. On the other hand pride can also be the total opposite. People can take advantage of their pride and hold it against others. In Antigone there were an exotic amount of examples of pride. Pride can from many characters; although the main signs of pride came
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masculine society. With the gender rules clearly defined‚ women lived with less rights they could count on one hand‚ causing the viscous cycle of the reliance on men for money‚ social acceptance‚ and family relations to persist for many generations. Pride and Prejudice‚ published in 1813 and set in this time‚ expresses the hardships of a masculine society for women like Elizabeth Bennet‚ who were not blind to the wrongdoings of society. While many women of the day chose to conform to social norms‚ Elizabeth
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Street‚ Kensington‚ 5065 September 10‚ 2013 Chawton Cottage Alton Hampshire GU34-1SD Dear Ms Austen I have recently studied two interpretations of your work Pride and Prejudice‚ Mr Darcy was my particular favourite because of his interesting combination in personality traits; arrogant however pleasantly thoughtful. Tall and handsome‚ Mr Darcy had pride in high places and was blind to call his future lover‚ Elizabeth barely tolerable and handsome enough. I was most certainly enchanted by Mr Darcy as he
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