thinking and/or reacting‚ like Odysseus. In the book the Odyssey‚ we learned the story about the great warrior Odysseus‚ who was trying to go home‚ from a long and brutal war against Troy. He was a great fighter who demonstrated his strength and power in the Trojan War‚ but his prideful‚ hubris‚ and impulsive personality‚ made his journey back home be extremely long. Throughout most of the story of the Odyssey‚ there are many examples that demonstrate how Odysseus reacts to certain situation‚ and
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how I see my philosophy approach being based around. I have choose the theory of: Person-Centered theory. In this paper I am going to go over these theories‚ identify the skills that go along with each theory‚ and reflect on how it relates to myself. The theory I am going to go over is Person-Centered Theory. Carl R. Rogers is one of the most significant psychologist ‚ in being famous for his client-centered psychotherapy theories (Trialog‚ 2002). Rogers worked as a clinical psychologist‚ as well
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The Evolution of Odysseus Throughout the Odyssey‚ Homer explores the evolution of Odysseus from a young and inexperienced warrior when he leaves to fight at Troy to a mature and accomplished war hero when returns to his home at Ithaca. The slow maturation of Odysseus develops as he accomplishes physical and mental victories against women in the form of monsters‚ goddesses‚ nymphs‚ and mortals. Each of the women obstacles tests Odysseus’ strength as a leader‚ a father‚ and husband‚ and as he defeats
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Chenneal Hyman Ms.Posner English I April 7‚ 2013 Odysseus as a Hero When I was younger‚ I used to watch the figures on TV: athletes‚ singers‚ and actors trying to pick which one should be my hero. Granted they were fabulous‚ did being on TV make them a hero? From many sources that supply countless definitions‚ one can say that Homer’s Odysseus can fit the true ideal of a hero because he obtains self-control in rigorous situations‚ cleverness that outwits all mortals‚ and selfless that at many
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In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus uses many traits on his twenty year journey back to Ithaca. Odysseus and his men fight the Cyclops‚ Sirens‚ and resist their temptation of the Lotus plants. In order to be a famous epic hero‚ like Odysseus‚ one needs to have numerous traits. Odysseus’s traits are strength‚ intelligence‚ and self confidence. These traits help define Odysseus as a hero and save his men from many close encounters with mythical beings. Odysseus shows his strength on their long voyage home
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Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychotherapist who developed the concept of client-centered psychotherapy. He was a brilliant and remarkable person who uses a scientific method of integrating client-centered into psychotherapy. His client-centered approached was to treat the client with respect‚ have unconditional acceptance and empathic understanding. Also‚ his theory was to restore people to full function along with maintaining and enhancing themselves. However‚ it is extraordinary how a therapist
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of Rogers’s Person-centered Therapy in Self Perspective: Critical Evaluation and Integrative Improvement Date of submission: 10 December 2007 (Monday) This paper was divided into three parts. The first part was to summarize the basic concepts of Rogers’s phenomenological approach of personality. Carl Rogers‚ who was the pioneered humanistic counselor and psychotherapist‚ advocated “Client-centered Therapy” (now known as “Person-centered Therapy” derived from
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Client-centered theory is not one built off of beautiful techniques and elaborate goals. It is a theory simply based on a relationship between a client and a therapist. The therapist has an unconditional positive regard for client. Carl Rogers is the mastermind behind client-centered therapy. Client-centered approach is not for every counselor. It is an attitudinal style of counseling. The counselor has to learn that the client is not defined by their personality‚ but is a person in the process of
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Odysseus has many character traits that are accentuated by his adventures and travels. The main ones are his curiosity‚ his intelligence or deceitfulness‚ and his amazing self control. His cunning and self control help him to survive throughout his journeys but his curiosity sometimes hurts him. Throughout the story it is evident that one of Odysseus’ major character traits is curiosity. One example of his curiosity was when he visited the land of the Cyclops. He said that he wanted to go see what
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The Odyssey (Books IX‚ X) Q. Give a character desorption of Odysseus based on the two books‚ what would you identify as his most essential‚ defining character traits? How would you describe him as a leader/commander? I find Odysseus as a very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself. The form that Odysseus’s
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