Book 11 of Homer’s The Odyssey continues Odysseus’s tale of how he came to arrive in Scheria‚ with him relating his voyage to the underworld. He makes the interesting choice of cutting his narrative choice halfway through his tale in order to incite a reaction from his Phaeacian audience. Odysseus makes this interruption because he is telling his tale not to relate what actually occurred in his travels‚ but because he needed help from the Phaeacians and used the story to obtain that help. Odysseus
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There are many situations that occur in "The Odyssey‚" written by Homer‚ which can be compared and contrasted to real life situations. Penelope’s love and strong devotion to her husband for the twenty years he was gone‚ and thought to be dead‚ is one of those situations. There are many real life situations that can be compared and contrasted to this situation‚ one situation could be when a soldier in the armed services takes off to war and does not return for several months to years‚ or in some cases
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Odyssey Project Each student is to keep a dossier‚ a file‚ of the Olympian gods Zeus and Athena in the Iliad. The total project is worth 150 points; the dossier on Zeus is worth fifty points‚ the dossier on Athena 100 points because it will be longer. Each student should note the characteristics‚ attributes‚ activities (speeches and actions)‚ the epithets (various names)‚ iconography‚ who the god normally associates with‚ and how the god is viewed by others (gods and humans) of each chosen god
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In literature‚ the theme of identity has been explored in many distinct ways. From “Hamlet” to “The Odyssey‚” characters have always struggled to discover who they really are in relation to the rest of their world. Most characters go through a personal journey and eventually discover who they are and what their purpose is. Other times‚ characters are left without a sense self and fail to establish themselves as individuals. However‚ sometimes these characters are not fictional‚ revealing how real
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Odysseus was fated to go through the many trials and struggles that he has indured. Odysseus got the scar on his leg while on a trip to his grandfather’s estate where they went on a hunt. On the hunt‚ they came across "a great boar"(495) that charged at Odyssey‚ "gouging a deep strip of flesh"(510). Ultimitly‚ Odysseus "thrust and struck‚ stabbing the beast’s right shoulder"(513) and killing it. The story of his scar is also his coming of age story. Odysseus comes as a boy getting hugged by his grandmother
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Assessment is how we show evidence that learning has occurred. Using two of the three main types of assessment‚ formative and summative‚ we can recognise using certain marking tools how our students have improved‚ where they are lacking and what to do to improve in weaker areas‚ and ultimately to demonstrate learning has taken place through either written‚ practical or both types of examinations. As an assessor‚ there will be certain responsibilities that we have to abide by. Before commencing any
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The Iliad and the Odyssey The character I have chosen from The Iliad‚ "Book VI‚" is Hektor‚ leader of the Trojan army as being heroic. I read "Book VI" several times because I could sympathize with Hektor ’s choices and dilemma. Hektor will stop at nothing to help the Trojans fight the war against the Greeks and Achilleus‚ as the Greeks attempt to overtake Troy. Zeus promises Hektor divine help with a victory for the Trojans‚ but Hektor makes mistakes when he misjudges his own power and refuses
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Finance | | | | | | | | | | Course Project - Part 1 - Task 1: Assessing loan options for AirJet Best Parts‚ Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Question 1: | APR (given) | EAR (calc) | | 2nd ICONV | | | | | | National First | 3.25 + 6.75 = 10% | 10.25 | | NOM = 10% | | | | | | | | | | C/Y = 2 (semiannual) | | | | | | | | | | EFF = 10.2500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Regions Best
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prevent or fix a problem. A journey is pointless if a person doesn’t learn anything new or doesn’t get affected by the experience. Journeys matter more than the destination when the journey transform the traveler more than the destination. In the odyssey‚ by homer‚ Odysseus leaves his home on Ithaca to go on a voyage to win the battle against troy. After 10 years of fighting Odysseus finally wins but now he has to get home which proves to be a challenge because Odysseus finds more hardships on the
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Course Project Part II Introduction You will assume that you still work as a financial analyst for AirJet Best Parts‚ Inc. The company is considering a capital investment in a new machine and you are in charge of making a recommendation on the purchase based on (1) a given rate of return of 15% (Task 4) and (2) the firm’s cost of capital (Task 5). Task 4. Capital Budgeting for a New Machine A few months have now passed and AirJet Best Parts‚ Inc. is considering the purchase on a new machine
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