takes place when Odysseus is talking to king Alcinous and king Alcinous asks about Odysseus trip home from Troy. The book ‚The Odyssey‚ by Homer and translated by Robert Fagles. This epic poem is about Odysseus and his epic trip home from Troy to Ithaca his home island. On his way home he and his crew have to go through many difficult trials. Odysseus is a great leader but he treats his crew like wild dogs sometimes. While they come across a lot of difficult trials Odysseus loses all of his
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I would apply Person centered therapy in the practice of recovery coaching. Person Centered therapy suggests that any client‚ no matter what the problem or dilemma they are facing‚ can improve without being taught anything specific by the therapist‚ once the client accepts and respects themselves (Shaffer
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Odysseus‚ in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ displays both strong and weak leadership skills in certain situations. Odysseus stays protective and caring but isn’t very trusting or open to his crew. He doesn’t tell his crew about what the prophet said‚ and what was in the bag from the Wind King. When the crew was on the Island of the Sun God‚ Odysseus blatantly said for them not to touch the cattle. Yet he failed to explain the consequences. Since his actions illustrate both strong and weak leadership‚
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unnatural things‚ like Batman and Iron Man. Odysseus is no different from the common heroes we hear today. The most heroic attribute of Odysseus was that he was smart. He was also courageous as well as confident. Odysseus was a very smart man. This was shown when the cyclops Prometheus asked him what his name was when they were trapped in the cave and Odysseus answered that his name was “No One.” This helped Odysseus and his men a lot because when Odysseus blinded the cyclops‚ who then screamed that
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Tris V.S Odysseus. Who Will Win? Imagine a world without heroes‚ no one to guide the helpless citizens that roam about from the terrible evils that poison the world. A hero is someone who is idolized for their actions or qualities‚ someone who acquires the qualities of strong leader‚ who will guide society away from the evils of the world. Two great heroes are Odysseus‚ a made up character‚ from Homer’s The Odyssey‚ and Tris‚ the main character‚ from Veronica Roth’s series Divergent. While Odysseus
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glory) creates conflict for Odysseus throughout his journey is that the desire for glory is a good thing for Odysseus and Kleos. Another thing is that is could not be good for Odysseus’s friends and family but for Kleos. Another thing is that if it was not a good thing for Odysseus and for Kleos then I don’t think that Odysseus or Kleos would get to where they are now. The thing that Homer might be saying about the desire for glory is that it would be good for Odysseus and for Kleos because I don’t
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Family Centered Approach ECE 313 May 2‚ 2011 Family Centered Approach The family center approach believes a child’s family is very important to the cognitive and social development skills. Our family defines who we are as a person and oftentimes is a reflection of self. Our family defines culture‚ economical‚ race‚ values and beliefs. A child’s first teacher is the parents‚ and without parental guidance a child would lack important skills to become successful in society
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Breyer 1 Lauren Breyer Holcombe Period 8 April 2‚ 2014 Odysseus: Hero or Villain? In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) Odysseus‚ the King of Ithaca embarks on his journey home after the Trojan War with his crew men. On his way home Odysseus gets caught in storms produced by Poseidon and end up traveling to many islands to survive. Meanwhile his son and wife stay at home dealing with over welcomed sutors in their home who are trying to marry Penelope.
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into trouble and inspire us. Odysseus displays these characteristics‚ in the epic poem "The Odyssey." He’s on a quest to get back home and to regain his throne‚ but a series of unfortunate events occur that makes his journey long and treacherous. In his various adventures like The Cyclops‚ The Land Of The Dead‚ and The Lotus-Eaters‚ Odysseus shows examples of his heroic characteristics. In Odysseus’s adventures‚ he comes across a cyclops named Polyphemus. When Odysseus was trapped in Polyphemus’s
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Fagles is about Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca and his troubles with the Greek gods. Odysseus may be a good king but he is certainly not a very good leader when it comes to long journeys and battles. He made it home to Ithica but not without a lot of struggles and bad decisions. Odysseus’ selfishness‚ anger‚ and stubbornness were a part of his not too great leadership throughout the Odyssey. He did not protect his men very well. A leader needs to also be a team player and Odysseus did not show
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