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    story that has been tweaked and retold for centuries. It follows a few basic steps that allow the hero to free themselves from the world he/she is currently living in for a world of adventure‚ and treasure. One of the most popular of these movies is Star Wars IV A New Hope. In this film Luke Skywalker and Han Solo go on a

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    The Odyssey and Propaganda

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    “Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid as Propagandistic Literature” Propaganda is a powerful social tool that influences audiences through manipulation and selective viewpoints and has been witnessed in history as far back as written records exist. It has been used to sanction the rise of new leaders‚ herald a society and its dominance‚ and push ideological agendas to audiences of all backgrounds throughout civilizations. The methods that propaganda has been used are numerous and include both

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    our literary works‚ such as The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki are two of the world’s earliest works of literature‚ so old in fact‚ they started out as oral traditions. These two epics have much in common‚ despite the fact that there is a thousand years of history and thousands of miles of geography separating them. They each recount a hero’s journey to reclaim their lost kingdom‚ and ultimately their wives. The Odyssey is the story about Odysseus‚

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    Flaws In The Odyssey

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    shameful blinding‚ tell him that you were blinded by Odysseus‚ sacker of cities. Laertes is his father‚ and he makes his home on Ithaca” (Homer 500-505). Homer’s work of historical fiction‚ The Odyssey‚ is the sequel to his earlier story The Iliad. The Odyssey follows Odysseus after the events of the 10 year Trojan war and his long journey home. He clashes with many monsters and it always seems that his pride gets the better of him. The quote above is Odysseus bragging to Polyphemus that he had blinded

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    Star Journey

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    Star Journey Self Reflection July 15‚ 2012 Star Journey is a self-development and consciousness tool conceived by Richard Geer over forty years ago. Star Journey has 7 systems of living and 96 symbols which “are used for self-reflection‚ for making decisions‚ solving problems‚ and exploring relationships” (Geer‚ 2012).  Star Journey can be used by nurses for the care of clients.  Each person will have different interpretations based on past experiences. I had the experience to be an active participant

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    Vengeance in the Odyssey

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    Vengance in the Odyssey Vengeance is the main theme in the Odyssey‚ it is what all the conflict in the story is for every conflict in the story is caused because of each characters thirst for vengeance . The three characters that show this most greatly are as follows. Poseidon through his constant punishment of Odysseus throughout the story. Secondly Telemachus’ need to make the suitors pay for disrespecting his house as well as his mother and the lack of his ability to become

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    Poseidon in the Odyssey

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    Poseidon in The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is the archetype of all heroic stories. In this epic poem‚ many of the Greek gods are involved in Odysseus’ journey‚ but not all affect him (Odysseus) in a positive way. Durring his voyage‚ Poseidon‚ the sea god‚ seeks revenge on Odysseus and makes sure his quest to get back home is very difficult. In book one‚ it is introduced that Poseidon has rage agaist Odysseus. The presenter‚ or muse‚ would sing‚ "Yet all of the god pitied Lord Odysseus

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    Jet Star

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    Jet Star Marketing Objective Jet Star is a subsidiary airline of Qantas‚ it is founded in Melbourne‚ Australia in 2004 starting with 400 employees and up to date they have 7‚000 employees under them. Jet Star is one of the largest low- cost airline carrier in the Asia Pacific by revenue Jet Star objective is to offer all day‚ everyday low fares to allow more people to fly to different places more often. From the advertising slogan of Jet star “All day everyday low fares” we are able to know their

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    Wit in the Odyssey

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    The Importance of Wit in The Odyssey Ancient Greeks use their Gods and Goddesses to explain the world around them and also to emphasize their values of honor‚ wit‚ and courage. The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer that portrays these qualities. In The Odyssey‚ a Trojan War hero‚ Odysseus‚ displays the values the Greeks honor through a twenty-year adventure to arrive home. He faces danger when battling the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus‚ and even after arriving home he had to contend with hundreds

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    Movie Star

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    Even though you might not see it at first‚ The Movie Star seems to do a lot to capture its readers from more then what they might initially think. No matter what Simmons is saying by his sport analogies‚ movie stats or bold statements about reader’s favorite actors‚ he seems to be able to easily intrigue you. Simmons clearly seems to know what his audience‚ from the people that fallow him from his fame in the sports world or if it’s the more pop-culture crowd enjoying the Grantland website. Reading

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