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    The Siren can be described as unnatural‚cursed‚and bad.While the crewmen are not listening to the Sirens‚Odysseus is.In the painting communicates the idea of what is happening. while book 12 communicates the idea of Odysseus and his men point of view.In the poem it describes the Sirens point of view.It said in the poem "I don’t enjoy being a Siren‚I don’t enjoy singing this song".It might be saying that they are cursed.Also they said" if I tell you the secret can you help me get out of this bird

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    Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is about Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca. Odysseus fights in the Trojan War and wins. He travels towards Ithaca but does not reach it because he is not in favor of Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ who prevents his return. For many years‚ Odysseus wanders the seas and has many adventures. Meanwhile‚ suitors attempt to marry Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife‚ but she remains faithful to her husband. The gods pity Odysseus and assist in his safe return to Ithaca. Odysseus’ personal qualities

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    Adventures of the Odyssey The Odyssey‚ written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald‚ shows the true bravery of Odysseus and his men throughout the whole book. Filled with many adventures‚ some that are more know were Odysseus’ interactions with the Lotus Eaters‚ Kyklops‚ and Seirenes . Through these adventures‚ he shows a positive and negative trait. When Odysseus and his men met the Lotus Eaters‚ they were all hungry for their mid-day meal. He sent two men and a runner to learn who was

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    virtues which define us as humans. Odysseus virtues are the only things which keep him alive in the face of incredible danger at the hands of natural threats. Today we live insulated and protected from hostility nature. We do not have the virtue in the same capacity as those which enable Odysseus to survive. In Odyssey many people consider Odysseus as a man of virtues and vice. He was declare as a man of virtues during the time Polyphemos start to eat is men‚ Odysseus almost kills Polyphemos but he

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    as a slave. After slavery‚ he dramatically escapes and lands on an uninhabited island. The Jonathon Swift’s "Gulliver’s Travels" Gulliver’s Travels is an adventure story involving several voyages of Lemuel Gulliver‚ a ship’s surgeon‚ who visited several unknown islands living with unusual people and animals ‚but who‚ after each adventure‚ is somehow able to return to his home in England where he recovers and then sets out again on a new voyage. Jules Verne "Dick Sand‚ A Captain at Fifteen"

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    Odysseus and Oedipus has displayed their cleverness in key parts in the text by overcoming obstacles and critical moments where they had to use their intelligence(cleverness) in good use. Odysseus show’s his cleverness with his encounter with Polyphemus the cyclops. He originally put his brains in use when he encountered the cyclops by not telling him his real name to make the situation safer. During the interaction with the Odysseus and the cyclops’ Odysseus managed to get Polyphemus drunk and was

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    In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus would be a Wanax because he owned an independent walled kingdom or palace. Both Odysseus and Gilgamesh were looked up to as leaders. When asked if they were successful leaders‚ I was a bit stuck. After some thought‚ though‚ I came to the conclusion that I believe both Odysseus and Gilgamesh were successful leaders. They were not always successful leaders‚ but their adventures and experiences molded them into reliable men. Our first glance of Odysseus is when Telemakhos

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    FINAL REPORT Question2 Outline the main types of Adventure Tourism. What are the management risks and benefits attached to them? Recent years‚ there is a new trend of participating in a tourism called adventure tourism has been grabbing the attention of Chinese tourists. Adventure tourism involves exploration or travel to remote‚ exotic and possibly hostile areas‚ where the traveler should ‘expect the unexpected’. Over the years in China‚ adventure tourism has gradually become a super modern industry

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    ideals of a society. He overcomes obstacles‚ and is courageous‚ intelligent‚ and honorable. He is on an epic journey. The Odyssey is usually described as an epic poem of an epic hero. The following text is about whether or not Odysseus really is an epic hero. Sometimes‚ Odysseus really acts like a hero‚ but sometimes not. In the Trojan War‚ he was very strong and brave‚ and he protected his men‚ but in book 9-12‚ he doesn’t seem to be the leader of his crew because they decide against his warning more

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    Amongst all the different kinds of adventures there are in the world‚ there’s an adventure for everyone and each adventure will have that moments which would inspire you long after the adventure is over. The importance of adventure sports is being increasingly recognized in India from both the educational and social point of views. More and more students have become prisoners of their daily routines. The participation in an adventures trip is a very powerful and effective method to achieve a new

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