2013 “Reaction Classes and Pericyclic Reactions” ● 4 Lectures ● Recommended Texts: (i) J. March “Advanced Organic Chemistry”‚ p 839‚ `---Edn.‚ Oxford (W); Warren (2) Ch 34‚ 35. Syllabus 1) General principles (a) Reaction classes (i) Heterolytic (ii) Homolytic (iii) Pericyclic (b) Pericyclic Reaction Types 2) Electrocyclic Reactions (a) Definition and examples (b) Stereochemical aspects and the Woodward and Hoffmann rules 3) Cycloaddition Reactions (a) Definition
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Marysia Paradis February 8‚ 2015 English 9 Honors Odyssey Final Essay In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ The hero Odysseus displays many heroic traits that make him an epic hero. The Odyssey is about Odysseus journey home after the Trojan War. On his way back home‚ he harms a Cyclops’s eye‚ so Poseidon becomes very angry and make Odysseus’s trip extremely difficult. Odysseus encounters many monsters and his entire crew perishes. When he finally
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Reading The Odyssey and Antigone are two very different experiences. Despite that‚ they both come from a similar culture and reading one prepares one for reading the other. Reading The Odyssey first is probably more beneficial in part because it includes short descriptions almost every time someone is mentioned. Zeus is seldom mentioned without some reference to thunder or that he is the son of Cronus‚ Poseidon is constantly accompanied by his title the Earth-Shaker‚ and Hermes is referred to as
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of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell‚ that describes the typical adventure of The Hero‚ the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group‚ tribe‚ or civilization (Hero’s Journey). Odysseus‚ the main character in the Odyssey by Homer‚ and his journey is a great example of a Hero’s Journey because of all the stages he went through. Being the King of Ithaca‚ he has great responsibilities‚ but because he had a newborn son‚ he couldn’t just leave his family. Still‚ he had no
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The Odyssey written by Homer shows many struggles you have to overcome. Like the characters in this story‚ I have had to overcome all the hours spent studying to be where I am. I will have to overcome college life too. Odysseus had to overcome several challenges too. Here’s a few. Like Odysseus‚ I will have to overcome many temptations and struggles in my college life. One of these is deciding what is good for myself and my peers. Like how Odysseus had the choose between Scylla and Charybdis. I will
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Longing for Home In the Odyssey‚ Ithaka is illustrated as a place of danger and struggle‚ yet Odysseus yearns to reach his homeland. On his journey home‚ Odysseus is presented with homes in which he knows he will be safe and with an abundance of comfort. One major example of a comfortable home was the island of Kalypso‚ in which he was promised all the riches and immortal life. Before he embarks on his journey home‚ Odysseus expressed to Kalypso his longing for home and how incredibly he longed
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The Odyssey‚ an epic poem written by Homer‚ is about the journey of the epic hero Odysseus to return to his home after the Trojan War. Odysseus must endeavor through many ghastly challenges‚ because the Cyclops Polyphemus afflicted him with a curse‚ to get him to his wife and son‚ and uniting his kingdom. On his journey home‚ Odysseus shows multiple traits of an epic hero‚ the two most related to that title is bravery and cunning. However the characteristic that stands out the most are his abilites
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name teacher English 14 March 2012 The ( Astonishing / Astounding / Outstanding ) Odyssey In the beginning of the movie‚ Odysseus ’s only son is born‚ Telemachus. Soon after though‚ Greece is at war with Troy‚ and the kings Agamemnon and Menalayes come to Ithica to force him to help fight in the war. He is forced to leave his new born son and wife‚ Penelope. Before he goes though‚ he tells her that she must marry if Telemachus has a beard and Odysseus has not returned. On his way towards
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After reading this book‚ I realized that I already use a lot of the things that Focazio focuses on. I decided I would use this assignment to reveal what I do when I’m not being a fulltime student. Since I can remember‚ I was raised to be a super hero. I was raised in a life where magic wasn’t a myth and extraordinary powers were a common everyday thing. I decided to go through things in the book I liked a lot and relate them to things I’ve learned from becoming the hero that I am today. I’ll
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the whole of Greek folklore. Something this ever-present bears further examination. In The Odyssey‚ prophecy in its myriad forms affects nearly every aspect of the epic. Prophecies are seen in the forms of omens‚ signs‚ strict prediction of the future‚ divine condemnation‚ and divine instruction. Though conceptually these forms are hard to distinguish‚ they are clearly separate in the Odyssey. Moreover‚ prophecies can be interpreted not only on the "plot device" level‚ but also on the level
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