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    Odyssey Chapter 3 Summary

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    In the epic novel the odyssey the king of Ithaca by the name of Odysseus goes on wild adventures to make his way back home and keeping his men under control. After the trojan war he seeks a way for him and his men to get back home. On the way home he is encountered with being held captive and fighting against gods and monsters. Odysseus tries his best to keep his men under control and lead them back to their families back in Ithaca. After a ten year war with the Trojan army odysseus and his men fight

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    The song of the spectators The main idea is to be a spectator instead of an participator. Which means that you should not be someone who participate to accomplish something or that you just should like record events instead of being a part of one. To be a spectator can be good sometimes. In a fight the spectator would probably like "look the other way" and not try to dominate anything. The poem says that "we recognize that we survive by being separate. It is only the participant that dies"

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    The Odyssey and Big Fish

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    ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Big Fish’ In what ways has Homer’s Odyssey influenced your chosen epic? Homer’s Odyssey is full of themes and ideas‚ many that have influenced the modern world today. The ideas have been portrayed in various books‚ movies or epics. The epic i chose is ‘Big Fish’. It is a movie directed by Tim burton and it features a lot of themes and ideas that were in the odyssey‚ and i believe it was highly influenced by it. There are many similarities between Odysseus and Edward’s wives. They both have great love

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    In The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ three cultural values that are expressed throughout the epic are‚ no one should make the gods angry‚ everybody wants to be known as a hero‚ and killing is necessary at certain times (TS). One cultural value that Homer expressed in The Odyssey is‚ no one should make the gods angry(SI1). In “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ which made Poseidon very angry and he caused storms that made sailing very difficult(E1). Making Poseidon angry put a sort of

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    Like  Share  1.  7:28 1 WATCHED LUCKY DUBE - Crazy World (House of Exile) by Cheikh Tidiane NDAO 16‚238 views Recorded and mixed at Powerhouse Studios by DAVE SEGAL. Produced by RICHARD SILUMA… 2.  4:06 2 CULTURE - Tell me where you get it by Yojimbo VI 151‚991 views Artiste : Culture Album : Harder than the rest… 3.  4:23 3 Buju Banton - Til I’m Laid To Rest by offinogen 493‚099 views Kette Drum Riddim‚ 1995 With Clipstore’s "Best of Ethiopian landscapes" clip - African highland

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    Lopez English I HP‚ Period 6 Miss Grabowski January 27‚ 2011 Odysseus as Epic Hero The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ describes an epic hero to be a mortal male‚ someone who goes on along‚ dangerous expedition‚ also who is very brave‚ intelligent‚ and responsible. He will face many conflicts yet always manages to prevail. Odysseus possesses all these traits and demonstrates it throughout the entire Odyssey‚ such as when Odysseus and his men become trapped in a Cyclops’ cave and he needs to figure

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    Book of Songs

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    Response to “The Book of Songs” #2 While “Air of the States” depicted the thoughts of the ordinary‚ minor and major odes have poems that portray the views of nobility and rulers. The Minor Odes is mainly written by aristocratic people‚ and The Major Odes has the words of the kings and rulers. Divided by decades‚ the poems tend to talk more about broader themes. Readers can find those implications from the specific examples shown in the poems. The poem “What Plant Is Not Faded?” is the last

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    Odyssey Essay Hospitality             The greeks put a large emphasis on the importance of traditions. One important example of a tradition is to show hospitality and respect strangers as well as to hosts. If this tradition was broken‚ punishments were to be dealt out. Usually‚ the punishments were not specific. What happened after the God’s traditions were disobeyed‚ a series of bad events usually occurred. After the God’s traditions were followed‚ a series of positive events usually occurred

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    Bull Song

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    Bull Song→ point of view of the bull (sad treatment of animals) Capots→ Cape used in bullfighting (Vocab) ** contrast of the violence of the bull from the bulls point of view with the grace and beauty and artistry of matadors  Bull is male Bull symbolizes power Repetition of like flies‚ like flies roaring- associate roaring with lions ( unusual image of like flies roaring)→ negative image! Shift to second stanza Stood dizzied:  Sun and anger: reminiscent of the stranger ( killing

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    Odyssey & Star Wars

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    The Odyssey & Star Wars The Odyssey has been called one of the greatest epic ever written. This epic was made by a man named Homer‚ a famous Greek poem writer. For years this had been considered the best epic ever written by man until Star Wars came along. Star Wars is kind of a future based version of the Odyssey‚ It was famous because of the technology and the characters incorporated in them. This hit movie was written by George Lucas and released in May 25‚ 1977. In both of the epics

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