In addition the odyssey‚ Odysseus has people who openly take him in and people who are keen on throwing him out or in some cases even trying to kill him. In this paper I will go over some cases where Odysseus is accepted as a guest and treated with respect and where Odysseus is neglected to be a guest and tried to be harmed. Polyphemus‚ the ginormous man‚ The giant. Polyphemus did not take kindly to the fact that Odysseus and all his men had arrived at his
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Odysseus’ Cunning In Homer’s epic novel The Odyssey‚ Homer depicts Odysseus as a character of great intelligence and cunning. Throughout the many dangers and hazards he encounters‚ Odysseus shows‚ in many ways‚ his ingenious slyness. Odysseus’ cunning is shown in many examples‚ such as when he encounters the lotus-eaters. Some of his men‚ hungry as they are‚ accept the lotus-eaters’ offering of some of their lotus to eat. Soon they forget all about their efforts to get home as a result of
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this a better place for all people.” But seeing as this poet says “any person‚” that person can be of human or even superhuman characteristics so long as their deed is right. In this case‚ in Robert Fagel’s translation of The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus is a king longing to return home after numerous years of war. Of his tales‚ there are points of hardship and times where he is greatly dignified. He displays acts of heroism even having exposed sides of him that are both weak and of great strengths
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College Writing January 22‚ 2013 My Turkish Adventure Traveling has been something I have always had a desire to do. As an Active Duty Airmen; this was a dream come true. All I could think about was traveling to different countries‚ meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. My first base didn’t fit the mold of an overseas location. No indeed‚ it was Kessler Air Force Base‚ in Biloxi‚ MS. I knew in my heart I had to leave that God forsaken‚ hot as molasses place; before
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Odysseus was a very effective leader. The first example was when Odysseus devised a quick‚ and cunning plan in the midst of chaos during their imprisonment in Polyphemus’ cave. A leader’s great leadership is the key to success. When Odysseus commanded the men to do as his plan follows‚ they listened‚ which resulted in their success in escaping the cave. Odysseus was an effective leader because he was cunning. Another example was when the crew were travelling in the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis
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about‚ as they go hand in hand in similar ways as heroes. Odysseus and Penelope‚ tell of a love enduring‚ bravery in battles‚ loyalty to family‚ skill and strength‚ we can learn go hand in hand‚ in more ways than just the one. Odysseus was a mortal‚ and the king of Ithica. Odysseus was very brave in his battles and the journey he was on that took him away from his wife and son. This journey and time away from them‚ lasted twenty years. Odysseus showed wisdom in skill and mental clarity as he was wise
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tells the story of a man by the name of Odysseus and his travels home to Ithaca after being at war in the Battle of Troy for nine years. Odysseus encounters many challenges and obstacles through the many adventures that he faces on his way home. His challenge concluding the story is of finding a way to rid the suitors that pillage his kingdom in order to retrieve his position back as lord and husband to his wife‚ Penelope. As Odysseus went on many adventures‚ he displayed the qualities of cleverness
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Clement Monie Monie 1 Professor Aimee Pawlowski English 101 December 1‚ 2010 Adventures in Parenting Parenting can be understood to imply all those activities that are done to a child to ensure the said child’s wellbeing‚ happiness‚ education‚ comfort and material provision during the child’s growth. These goods and services are rendered to the child by the parent or guardian. There are many adventures in parenting ranging from those that bring happiness‚ sadness‚ tiredness‚ excitement‚ anxiety
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Types of Adventure Tourism Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism involving exploration or travel to remote areas‚ where the traveler should expect the unexpected such as Mountaineering expeditions‚ trekking‚ bungee jumping‚ rafting and rock climbing etc. Generally‚ the adventure tourism can be classified into three types -: 1. Land based adventure tourism-The land based adventure tourism are sports activities which are done on land & are generally mountain based. Trekking‚ Mountaineering
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Odysseus falls under a hero because he had saved his men multiple times. He had also helped his people win the war by coming up with the trojan horse idea. When they brought in the horse all the people ran out killing all the men and taking of the place. They had also got to that island of the lotus eater and his men had suddenly were starting to get addicted and not wanting to leave. So he got them out of there and sailed away into the sun set. They had been away from home for 17 years and they
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