The Odyssey Homer (Translated by Samuel Butler) This eBook was designed and published by Planet PDF. For more free eBooks visit our Web site at http://www.planetpdf.com/. To hear about our latest releases subscribe to the Planet PDF Newsletter. The Odyssey Preface to First Edition This translation is intended to supplement a work entitled ‘The Authoress of the Odyssey’‚ which I published in 1897. I could not give the whole ‘Odyssey’ in that book without making it unwieldy‚ I therefore
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The conversations between Min‚ the narrators sister‚ and Jade‚ their cousin‚ shows how uneducated they are and they poverty they live it. This funny exchange also serves to show the readers their lack of intelligence. When Saunders described Sea Oaks‚ the apartments where they live‚ it was very easy to picture and realize exactly how unsafe it was. Without telling readers it was a very poor neighborhood he portrayed it vividly by saying‚ “There’s an ad hoc crack house in the laundry room and
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The Village by the Sea’ is a novel‚ which is a backdrop to the lives of the people in the village located in the western cost of India‚ Thul. It is a novel which is presented from an Indian boy‚ Hari’s point of view. The Indian culture and tradition can be seen throughout the novel. Desai uses concise descriptions to deliver the contents to the readers. Desai also uses various languages to make the novel more active. The religious aspect of the residents in Thul is introduced through
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The Village by the Sea is set in a small village called Thul‚ which is 14 kilometres from Bombay. Lila‚ the eldest child among four siblings‚ is thirteen years old‚ yet she already has the maturity of an adult. Her brother Hari‚ twelve‚ is the only person with whom she can share her troubles. Their mother is ill and needs constant care and nursing. Nobody knows exactly what she suffers from but she grows weaker and weaker with each passing day. Their father‚ who has been out of work for months‚ is
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Porourangi refused to become the next chief Koro became so angry and as a result Koro decided to open a new culturally based school only for boys‚ thinking that the chosen one would be the next village chief. This also relates to my own experience that I have had in my life. My father used to be a chairman of our community; he was the one who was responsible for the communities’ welfare. Accordingly‚ I did not want to replace my father’s role in the community. This is because today people don’t behave
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One bullet. One life. The end starts here. The book I will be presenting and exploring a theme of is Scorpia Rising‚ the last book in the Alex Rider series. This book and the series by Anthony Horowitz are for young teens. In Scorpia Rising‚ Scorpia is trying to turn Alex Rider‚ the main character into a traitor against M16‚ Britain’s top-secret intelligence agency. I think the main theme is with every bad thing there is a good side‚ but with every good thing there is a bad side. So let’s break
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The Kingdom By The Sea In the novel ‘The Kingdom By The Sea’ by Robert Westall we learn the story of a kind and loving young boy named Harry who is a very intelligent person who has to go through different situations and as he does we learn more and more about his character as it unfolds throughout the book. We learn that he can easily adapt to problematic situations and learn new and vital skills quickly and easily for his journey of survival. Harry lost absolutely everything after his house
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Presented exhibits determine four main segments of the cruise tourism market – contemporary‚ premium‚ luxury and destinations. The pattern of market segmentation in this market can be described as clustered preferences based on the natural market segments which will be discussed. It is important to note that major players in the industry develop several brands allowing them to cater to the different segments. Cruisers who fall under the contemporary segment account for up to 50% of the
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The Bucket Rider opinion essay In “the Bucket Rider”‚ the writer used lots of surreal elements to make it more interesting and catch the reader’s attention. This makes the short story more thoughtful. It says “I ride off on the bucket”; “he has opened the door to let out the excessive heat”; and “my bucket has all the virtues of a good stead except power of resistance‚ it’s too light‚ a woman’s apron can make it fly through the air”. First of all‚ the writer says “I ride off on the bucket”. This
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Sea shells are super duper super duper super duper cool. An essay on essay I shall now enrich your life by sharing with you about essay. At first glance essay may seem unenchanting‚ however its study is a necessity for any one wishing to intellectually advance beyond their childhood. Indispensable to homosapians today‚ it is yet to receive proper recognition for laying the foundations of democracy. Crossing many cultural barriers it still draws remarks such as ’I wouldn’t touch it with a barge
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