English 9 Honors The Odyssey “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation‚” Oscar Wilde once said. This quote explains Odysseus’ audacious personality completely. Temptation can be the beginning of a downward spiral in one’s life. In Odysseus’ case‚ temptation is his greatest enemy‚ along with his burning sense of curiosity. Odysseus’ first sign of curiosity during his voyage was when he had his encounter with the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus. “My
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Dawn by Elie Wiesel In this report you will see the comparisons between the novel Dawn and the life of Elie Wiesel‚ its author. The comparisons are very visible once you learn about Elie Wiesel’s life. Elie Wiesel was born on September28‚1928 in the town of Hungary. Wiesel went through a lot of hard times as a youngster. In 1944‚ Wiesel was deported by the nazis and taken to the concentration camps. His family was sent to the town of Auschwitz. The father‚ mother‚ and sister of Wiesel
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The Odyssey In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ Odysseus does not deserve his reputation as a brave and clever leader because he is very arrogant‚ conceited‚ and he only cares about his glories which causes him the life of all his loyal companions. Odysseus makes the mistake of bragging out to the Cyclops about how he conquered stabbing his eye and escaping his cave “Cyclops if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded‚ tell him Odysseus‚ raider of
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Introduction Native American writer Joy Harjo has crafted a poem‚ “The Dawn Appears with Butterflies‚” that is both a song of mourning and a song of joy. This paper analyzes her poem. Discussion Because the poem is long‚ it won’t be quoted extensively here‚ but it is attached at the end of the paper for ease of reference. Instead‚ the paper will analyze the poetic elements in the work‚ stanza by stanza. First‚ because the poem is being read on-line‚ it’s not possible to say for certain
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Rasie Turner Ms. Neff English 1030 22 September 2010 The Odyssey Greek gods and goddesses are very important in the Greek culture. There are a few Greek gods and goddesses that play very important roles in The Odyssey. They are Athena‚ Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Circe‚ and Calypso. The relationship between the mortals and the gods are very interesting. Everything that happens in this poem‚ dealing with the mortals‚ is related to one of the gods. Without the gods‚ Greek culture and literature would
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The Odyssey In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus had to face many challenges during his travels; a few of these difficulties were a cannibalistic Cyclops‚ huge whirlpools‚ determined suitors‚ along with many hardships. Odysseus fought constantly to return to his homeland of Ithaca‚ but to accomplish this Odysseus had to be clever‚ resourceful‚ and have great leadership qualities. Odysseus proved throughout the story that he was very clever. When he was faced with having to get out of Polyphemus’s cave‚
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In the poem ’Dawn is at Hand’ by Kath Walker‚ the author attempts to change people’s thinking about aboriginal people. The poem talks about a better future for all aboriginal people and letting go of their past. The author uses many poetic devices such as theme‚ repetitions and metaphor to enhance her message and inspire the audience. The main theme of this poem is that aboriginals will be discriminated no more‚ and they will be equal to white Australians. In the mainstream Australian society Aboriginals
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Questions on October Dawn 1: By saying ’October is marigold ’ the poet is meaning that as October arrives so does the autumn and the leaves of a marigold plant are yellow or orange‚ like the dead leaves on the trees. The name of the marigold plant is made up of the name ’Mary ’ and ’gold ’. This could be referring to the fact that Christmas is drawing near too‚ and ’Mary ’ was‚ of course‚ Jesus ’ mother and ’gold ’ symbolises something good or rich. So this description could be referring
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What is a Metaphor ? A Metaphor is an “expression of an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept‚ where there is some similarity or correlation between the two” according to the LinguaLinks Library. Metaphors are used by anyone trying to convey an idea in an indirect manner. We use them daily without realizing it. Metaphors put a twist in daily language in that they are a unique way of describing a concept. There are common metaphors that we use everyday and
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Literature Review on Metaphors From the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics The definition of metaphor Traditionally‚ metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another by saying that one is the other‚ as in “He is a tiger”. It is a property of words‚ and is used for some artistic and rhetorical purpose. However‚ this view has been challenged recently by cognitive linguists (Liu & Wen‚ 2012: 249). Cognitive linguists and philosophers have shown that metaphors are not just a
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