Remember when we used to sing the alphabet song‚ letters resonate in our ears for the entire day. With those letters‚ we learned how to express ourselves and understand the idea of someone without actually hearing from them in person. Today‚ I am able to write this essay because I valued my education since I started to sing that song. Literacy is the most powerful weapon for a human being because it allows us to see the world not just from our own perspective but also from other people’s as well
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Homer’s epic‚ The Odyssey‚ the tale of Odysseus is told. After a ten year war with Troy‚ Odysseus‚ is trying to get back to his home land of Ithaca and he will do whatever it takes to do so. Yes‚ Odysseus fights against the gods‚ and horrendous creatures to get back to his loved ones; however some of Odysseus actions are completely unjustified. His lack of consideration toward other’s feelings
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Odysseus and Oedipus There are many legendary epic stories have been passed on from generation to generation in the Greek culture. Even though each story has different outcomes‚ every epic character has certain features in common. Odysseus in The Odyssesy and Oedipus in Oedipus the King are great examples of epic heroes with a variety of similarities. Odysseus and Oedipus are similar in which they both god-like men who are considered heroes because of their cautious ways and relentless tenacity
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Odysseus and his men (also known as the Ithankans) landed on the Aeaean island. The Aeaean island was ruled by Aeolus‚ the god of the winds. The Ithankans were welcomed and stayed there for a month. After one month the Ithankans began to depart to Ithka. Before they departed Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds. This bag would help Odysseus and his men on their journey home. Odysseus did not tell his fellow men what the bag contains. As Odysseus and his men were arriving at Ithka Odysseus fell asleep
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Odysseus is a strong leader. Odysseus is a strong leader shown by many characteristics. To prove he is a strong leader I will be using determined‚ intelligent and loyal characteristics. In the myth Scylla and Charybdis it proves Odysseus is determined. It shows he is determined because all though it was difficult to get through he still had faith that they could make it passed Scylla and Charybdis and get home. “Odysseus knew that they would all be dragged down if they got too close to Charybdis
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Is Odysseus‚ the man that survived 20 years away from home and at sea‚ battling many monsters along the way‚ a hero? Is the man that displeased some gods‚ and killed others‚ a hero? According to the Greeks‚ he certainly is. According to the Highly Gifted Magnet‚ probably not. While to the Greeks he possessed all of the heroic qualities‚ such as cunningness‚ loyalty‚ hospitality and physical strength‚ to the Highly Gifted Magnet community‚ he meets all most all of our standards‚ which include intelligence
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Both “Argus” by Alexander Pope and Argos Recognizes Odysseus by Theodoor Van Thulden use Odysseus coming home from war to a welcoming greeting from his old dog he had left behind to show that loyalty can last a lifetime if trust is put into the right person. Both of these works have been compared and used as a way to represent true love and patriotism between two beings. The poem “Argus” by Alexander Pope explains Argos’ condition when Odysseus returns from the ten year Trojan war and his ten
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It seems that Odysseus and his men in chapter 9 are still wanting to wage war‚ or they want more treasure‚ and they sack a city‚ until the Cicones are able to rally and drive back Odysseus and his men. They flee and arrive at an island‚ where a cyclops named Polyphemus‚ son of Poseidon lives. The men get tricked by the cyclops because he first acts nice‚ and then he turns and eats two of Odysseus’s men. Trapped behind a wall with no way out‚ Odysseus comes up with the
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fix-all is something that intrigues me. People have made claims that a single change within our education system would lead to a monumental change that would place us amongst the top countries in terms of our education system. In the Waiting for Superman movie‚ a claim is made that if we were to remove the bottom 6-10% of bad teachers in the work force our education system would automatically become good enough to contend with Finland. A claim by the PISA reviewers in the book the smartest kids in
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couple of ways how Odysseus is a heroic person. A person who has some heroic qualities in common with him is a character named Captain America. A heroic person is someone who does good things for people‚ isn’t selfish‚ and doesn’t hurt or murder anybody they need to save. A main quality though a hero has is to be able to be a leader. Being a leader means you have a good self-esteem and that a leader is also brave. One way how Odysseus is a heroic person is by being a leader. Odysseus was being a leader
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