Heroism Poem A hero can be real or fictional but either way a hero goes through the same stages and has choices to make to help others at whatever cost. Someone may not seem like they could be a hero but by doing what they can‚ could help make a huge difference in someone’s life. Being a hero is not always what movies and comic books make it out to be; a hero can be a regular person being generous. Making the right choices and decisions is what helps shape a person to be a hero; they don’t become
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or violence without ever thinking about the reason behind that violence. Throughout Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ there are many scenes of blood‚ gore‚ and brutal violence that convey certain cultural themes to the reader. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ scenes of violence that are described connect to the cultural messages and significant attitudes of independence and hospitality. In The Odyssey‚ the violent acts that Poseidon inflicts on Odysseus connects to the cultural message of independence. Poseidon
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In Greek Mythology‚ women were either very fierce or very weak. Women were usually defined by wits‚ beauty‚ or bad deeds. In The Odyssey women were not in the background. On the contrary‚ women were powerful. They charmed and controlled men‚ provided wisdom‚ and took care of them. The Odyssey appears to be strongly female based. Penelope is the wife of Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca. When Odysseus is called off to the Trojan War Penelope shows great faithfulness and wit. She stays faithful
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In the Odyssey by Homer‚ an epic story is told. Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ was sent to fight in the Trojan War. After Odysseus and his crew had won the war‚ they set sail on their long journey home. Their journey lasted 20 years and they had to overcome many tragic obstacles along the way. Eventually‚ Odysseus makes it home to his beloved wife‚ Penelope‚ only to find his homeland has been taken over by suitors. The tale of Odysseus’s long journey home‚ the Odyssey qualifies as an epic poem. Throughout
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Thesis Statement: The Odyssey implies that men are more naturally fidel than women. Men are not more naturally fidel than women. "Fidelity" is the quality of being faithful or loyal. The text “The Odyssey” is about a man‚ Odysseus‚ whose goal is to return home safely to his homeland‚ Ithaca‚ from his war with the Trojans. Through his journey back home‚ his loyalty to his wife‚ Penelope‚ was tested. Odysseus is not very loyal or fidel with his wife‚ based from the trials he’s been
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Fate in The Odyssey In Homer?s The Odyssey‚ fate plays an important part in the story development. People who believe in fate or destiny think that their lives are spun out in front of them before they are born‚ and there is nothing they can do to change that. Some characters‚ like Polyphemos‚ find out their fate beforehand but still end up fulfilling prophesies they tried to avoid‚ but most characters acted out their fate without realizing it‚ like Odysseus. He blinded the Cyclops without knowing
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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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Hero A hero is defined as many things. While many people consider heroes to be larger than life figured‚ Christopher Reeves says that‚ "A hero is an ordinary person‚ who preserves‚ and endures despite overwhelming challenges". This quote analyzes an unconventional definition of a hero from Christopher Reeve’s point of view. What truly makes a hero is the courage to say that‚ it is not one‚ which is the hero it is someone else. Someone else that fought
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The Odyssey A LETTER TO MY SON 12th March 2041 Dear Son‚ Happy 13th birthday‚ my dear son! Congratulations on becoming a teenager. Both your mother and I cannot believe how fast you have grown. I have chosen this book‚ The Odyssey‚ to guide you as you grow into a man. My English teacher‚ Mrs Jones‚ FORCED us to read it when I was your age ( and although it was VERY boring at first (especially the complicated timeline)‚ we were soon engrossed in Odysseus’s swashbuckling adventures
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In The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ three cultural values that are expressed throughout the epic are‚ no one should make the gods angry‚ everybody wants to be known as a hero‚ and killing is necessary at certain times (TS). One cultural value that Homer expressed in The Odyssey is‚ no one should make the gods angry(SI1). In “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ which made Poseidon very angry and he caused storms that made sailing very difficult(E1). Making Poseidon angry put a sort of
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