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    After reading the Odyssey‚I think Odysseus returned to kill suitors back our own country is very correct. Odysseus in waves and the struggle of monsters‚ also use opportunely ingenuity‚ bravely overcome countless disasters. Difficulties‚ he will not be intimidated by any wealth‚ or even love the temptation to shake him.Encouraged him to overcome difficulties is he to tribal group and the affection to his wife‚ so I think hero Odysseus is a justice.When Odysseus on exotic‚ Ithaca and neighbouring

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    Athena. Odysseus is an Epic hero because he showed intellect‚ fortitude‚ and wisdom. Odysseus was a very cleaver and intelligent he knew when to attack and when to hold back. If Odysseus and his men would have killed Cyclops I his cave they would died as well because there was a bolder in the exit of the cave (book 9 lines 289-295). Odysseus told Cyclops that his name was nobody to trick the other Cyclopes into thinking that there was nothing wrong. (Book 9 lines 360-362). I believe that Odysseus had

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    restituting. The tale of Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer‚ is considered an epic but the hero of this story is still undefined. Though some may argue that Odysseus is the epic hero‚ his lack of ability to escape challenges on his own and the absence of his abyss stage because of his eagerness to return to Ithaca‚ he is not a true epic hero. Throughout the epic‚ Athena‚ the goddess of war and wisdom‚ comes up with plans to keep Odysseus alive and out of danger instead of Odysseus fighting the problem

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    In Homer’s The Odyssey Odysseus can perceived in many different ways from heroic adventurer to a conniving liar. The same goes for Polyphemus. He is referred to as a ruthless brute in the beginning of book 9‚ the quotation I will be using is from the end of chapter 9 lines 490-514 and percives him in a different way. Polyphemus is much more than a heartless monster like he is often thought of as. In my opinion Odysseus is more of a monster than Polyphemus. The passage I chose starts out

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    my attention on the Person-Centered Approach/Therapy developed by Carl Rogers. Person-Centered Approach changed the nature of counseling‚ as well as the counselor-client relationship‚ making Rogers a true change agent in his profession. Prior to his approach‚ the therapist was perceived as the "expert" in the notion that "the therapist know best." The helper was assumed to know what was best for the client. Therefore‚ the therapist directed the session. Person-Centered counseling unlike prior approach

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    The ending of the last book Odysseus was asked to tell his story about himself and where he came from.In this point of the book Odysseus had not told the king Alcinious his name.Odysseus had finally told the men his name and where he came from he also told them that he had fought in the Trojan War.Odysseus begin to tell his story about when he left Troy and he was stranded on the island of Ciconions.He was later driven out by the neighboring town.Odysseus sailed for nine days‚lost until he landed

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    Odysseus is a hero. Despite him sleeping with other women‚ Calypso and Circe‚ he was very protective of his wife‚ son‚ and his men. He gets most of his men home safe to their families and he gets himself home to his own son and wife. In The Odyssey Odysseus blinds Polyphemus‚ angering Poseidon‚ Polyphemus’s father. Poseidon in return gives him and his men a harder time getting the rest of the way home. In the book after visiting the islands of Aeolus it quotes‚ “See what fine prizes he

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    Odysseus had to go through a series of trials to achieve respect by his people with the help of external guidance both mentally and physically. Odysseus’s hero cycle was progressed by trials and completed when he came home. Athena was the guiding force to help him not only come home‚ but be mentally ready for the challenges he would face. To achieve respect by his people‚ he needed to kill the suitors who so dishonorably were courting his wife. Odysseus was stranded on Calypso’s island and the lovely

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    Odysseus – A Different Type of Hero The Homeric epic‚ the Odyssey‚ is set in the peaceful years following the Trojan War‚ and concerns the returning heroes on their journeys home‚ in particular Odysseus of Ithaca. Odysseus is an epic hero; he displays courage‚ superior strength‚ and leadership‚ all qualities that people admire. While displaying these archetypal heroic traits he also displays his weaknesses as a man‚ particularly his excessive pride‚ which actually make him easy to relate to. So

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    A Concept Analysis if Patient Centered Care Christina Babbs Chamberlain College of Nursing Theoretical Basis Advanced Nursing NR 501 Cecelia Lipscomb-Hammond November 15‚ 2014 A Concept Analysis if Patient Centered Care Concept analysis is a process of researching‚ gaining knowledge of concepts for the purpose of clarification or further development. Concept analysis should be conducted when concepts require clarification or further development to define them for a nurse scholar’s purposes‚ whether

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