‘’John and Alice‚ for your exemplary performance in your year-end examinations‚ we are going for a little family holiday.’’ said James Brown‚ father of John and Alice Brown. ‘’Where? Where?’’ asked the children excitedly. ‘’We’re going to a place that offers unlimited peace and quiet. That place is Bermuda. And while you’re there……’’ James spoke at length about proper etiquette and how it would affect them. Although it was quite boring‚ it would have benefitted them if they had paid attention instead
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My favourite author is William Shakespeare‚ a man who has written enough for immortality. Though a few hundred years have elapsed since the death of Shakespeare and volumes have been written on the life and work of this great writer‚ his early life still remains a subject for speculation and conjecture. It is generally believed that Shakespeare had very little schooling. Yet his keen intellect and mastery of language have earned for him the appreciation and applause of the literary world.
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As my eyes glazed over the crystal clear lake‚ only one thing came to my mind. The fishing was going to be awesome. After getting to the secluded Lake of the Woods‚ located in Ontario‚ Canada‚ we wasted no time in getting our poles in the water in hopes of catching the big wahnee. I felt enormously optimistic about the fishing trip‚ since I knew all of the tricks of the trade about fishing. We rushed down to the shoreline and threw our poles in. After my eight family members and I got tired of reputedly
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Hero Smackdown By looking at the development between Odysseus and Bilbo‚ the hero with the greater hero on the inside is probably Odysseus. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ half the size of a regular man‚ loves food‚ drinks‚ and security like a normal hobbit. However‚ Bilbo’s life dramatically changed when Gandalf enlists Bilbo’s help in Thorin’s journey for the treasure under the mountain. Throughout the story‚ Bilbo begins a process of gradual development‚ transforming from a cautious homebody at
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Odysseus: The Anti-Hero Throughout Homer’s epic The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a hero. In all myths and legends‚ a hero combats the “monsters.” In the typical story a hero is unselfish and fights to protect his people while the monsters are greedy powerful things that antagonize the people. Yet despite this typical storyline‚ if we read closely‚ we may conclude that Odysseus is actually the oppressive hero in many of these situations – provoking the “monsters” into fighting. The “monsters” in the Odyssey
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A Hint of Odysseus’ Pride There was a discussion on Thursday February 13‚ 2014 about the outburst Odysseus had in book eight. There was proposed an excellent question‚ asking the class whether or not they believed Odysseus had the right to be arrogant‚ more specifically‚ was his arrogance justified and also a smart thing for him to do. The arrogance this was talking about was when the Phaeacian man named Broadsea challenged Odysseus‚ and his response seemed to be one of anger and conceit and possibly
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"Odyssey"‚ the hero‚ Odysseus‚ encounters the Sirens and their deadly song. Odysseus in the is the only one in his crew to listen to the enchanting song of the Sirens and gives his portrayal of the Sirens. And in Margaret Atwood’s "Siren Song"‚ she conveys the point of view of the Sirens to her audience. Through Homer’s and Atwood’s use of diction and point of view in their literary pieces they are able to exemplify their perspective of the Sirens. In the "Odyssey"‚ Odysseus and his crew speed towards
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and mentally draining draining adventure have taught us lessons. And that’s what makes a journey more important than your destination. When you truly experience it and take advantage of the lessons it’s teaching you in the moment. A journey is not something we’re going to simply forget‚ even if sometimes you’d like to. Not to say it will be easy‚ but the more beneficial course in life
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trying to make it back home to your family‚ this is what Odysseus faced on his journey home in The Odyssey that Homer created. In The Odyssey Homer depicts Odysseus as a prideful yet cunning hero. Odysseus is very prideful when it comes to his family and his battles. Odysseus and his men blind Polythemus the cyclopes and escpae safetly onto the boats. When Odysseus escapes Polythemus he becomes very proud and yells out that he his Odysseus. Odysseus shows his after deceiving Polythemus by telling him
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The Journey of a King In Homer ’s epic poem‚ "The Odyssey"‚ Telemachus and Odysseus set out on their own journeys to become men; as a result‚ they become patient‚ brave‚ and honorable men. Odysseus has bravery‚ which makes him a good king‚ but fools can be brave too‚ so how is Odysseus any better than a fool? This is why he goes out in search of honor and patience. Telemachus has the patience‚ but he is not brave enough to stand up to the suitors and to gain respect from them. Therefore Telemachus
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