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    Loyalty in Odyssey

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    Loyalty in The Odyssey Loyalty is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as faithfulness or devotion to a person‚ a cause or a duty. Through this definition‚ it can be expressed that loyalty is a major theme in Homer’s epic‚ "The Odyssey". The author presents four mayor illustrations of loyalty‚ which are given by Penelope‚ Telemachus‚ Eumaeus and Philoetius and Odysseus. Penelope is Odysseus faithful wife who not only doesn’t re-marry but also keeps hope that Odysseus is still alive and will

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    Salesians of Don Bosco

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    Salesians of Don Bosco The Salesians of Don Bosco‚ also known as the Salesian Society‚ originally known as the Society of St. Francis de Sales‚ is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint John Bosco in the 19th century. It was founded to help and care for young and poor children that were affected by the Industrial Revolution. The Salesians history begins in 1845 when John Bosco opened a night school for boys in Valdocco‚ which is currently part of Turin. Over the next few years

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    The Odyssey Thesis

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    In the Odyssey‚ temptation is defined as hunger- both literal hunger (temptation for food) and figurative hunger i.e. temptation for luxury‚ ambition‚ wealth‚ women‚ power‚ glory etc. This “hunger”‚ whether literal or figurative keeps Odysseus’s men from reaching their homes and uniting with their families. However‚ longing for family or grief for loved ones drives away “hunger”. Odysseus is the only man among his crew to reach home to Ithaca because his longing for his family and native land surpasses

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    Loyalty In Don Chipote

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    Daniel Venegas’ The Adventures of Don Chipote‚ or When Parrots Breast-Feed argues that loyalty is the most important component to a friendship‚ while attributing negative traits‚ such as manipulation and dishonesty‚ as signs of a faulty friendship. The text juxtaposes Don Chipote’s friendship with Pitacio alongside Don Chipote’s friendship with Policarpo to accentuate the difference between an unhealthy friendship and a healthy friendship. Pitacio’s deceit and manipulation in lying to his friend

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    Polyphemus In The Odyssey

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    In the story of the Odyssey‚ Polyphemus is a cyclops that has one eye on his forehead that is blinded because of Odysseus. Odysseus is the king of his home‚ Ithaca‚ that is on a journey to get back to Ithaca with his crew after they fought in a war. He has faced many challenges on this journey that caused his character to be less desirable. Also he has lots of hair like most of the other cyclops do too‚ and really tall. His personality is he is not very smart‚ greedy‚ and loves to eat human flesh

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    Helen In The Odyssey

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    The Odyssey is mainly about men and their heroic triumphs and mighty deaths‚ which cast a shadow over the strong women. Most of the women are thought to be either motherly figures or romantic interests‚ but in truth‚ they are so much more‚ just like in present day society. Perhaps the most strong of all mortal characters is Penelope‚ the loyal wife of Odysseus. Although she is bombarded with suitors who stay at her house‚ she has managed to not give in. She has come up with multiple ways to stall

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    Nebulae In The Odyssey

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    During the next eighteen days‚ the Odyssey navigated through a dazzling array of nebulae as they left the Orion spur and entered the Perseus arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. In one area‚ in particular‚ the spirals of nebula clouds reminded Surina of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. On another occasion‚ she saw an electrifying nebula cloud in the shape of a cat’s neon green eye staring at her from a distance. In fact‚ the serpentine arms of the nebula clouds stretched throughout interstellar

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    Monster In The Odyssey

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    Nevertheless‚ Siren has lots widely different images in numerous artistic works and stories. For example‚ Homer‚ ancient Greek author of Odyssey‚ portray Scylla as a sea monster who has dog likes voice and strange looks-twelve feet‚ six long necks and each with fearful head. She live on a side of narrow‚ and eat passers. As a sea monster‚ she is cruel and heartless. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses

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    Pride In The Odyssey

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    In The Odyssey‚ Homer’s exciting and exhilarating tale of the great Odysseus‚ the mighty hero‚ brave and strong‚ slays and conquers many terrors and great evil. The greatest evil however‚ is his hamartia‚ hubris against the gods‚ his arrogance. Odysseus’ pride is the worst villain of all‚ keeping Odysseus away from his goal. Does his hubris stop him from being a hero? A hero must be just and moral‚ meaning they are loyal and selfless‚ while also having integrity and common sense. And without his

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    Heroism In The Odyssey

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    the Greeks and condemned by the Romans. However‚ I think that the sequence of movies matches up quite nicely with the sequence of poems. Comparing The Grand Illusion to the Iliad‚ Saving Private Ryan to the Aeneid‚ and Inglourious Basterds to the Odyssey brings out contrasts‚ like the definition of heroism‚ between

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