Since the birth of prose‚ various literary techniques such as tone‚ imagery‚ similes‚ and foreshadowing have been used by authors to engender specific impressions upon their audience. Like an artist’s pallet of paint‚ authors color their words with vibrancy through the use of these literary tools. In the Greek work the Iliad‚ Homer skillfully utilizes similes and foreshadowing in an innovative way. Rather than approaching them as separate entities‚ he notably combines them by foreshadowing in the
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Associate Level Material Open-Book Philosophy Quiz After reading this week’s required readings‚ take this open-book philosophy quiz. Answer the following questions in paragraph form. This is a short-answer worksheet‚ not an essay composition. 1. What is philosophy? Include a brief description of the different branches of philosophy According to our reading this week‚ philosophy comes from the Greek philein‚ which means “to love‚” and Sophia‚ which means “knowledge” or “wisdom.” The Greeks thought
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The Book Thief Dialectical Journal Assignment Due on/before ________________________ The Assignment: 1. In your notebook‚ complete a dialectical journal** (two-column notes) in which you discuss your author’s language and style. (See “Ideas for Analyzing Text.”) 2. Meet the required number (15) of concrete details in your journal notes. * See the page labeled “How to Choose Quotations…” for these requirements. *Dialectic: “The art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving
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When does a boy become a man? This rite of passage is explored in Robert Fagles ’ translation of Homer ’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Odysseus (king of Ithaca) fought in the Trojan War for ten years and after the fall of Troy he spent the next ten years trying to get home. He left behind an infant son‚ Telemachus‚ and a devoted wife‚ Penelope. Although they longed for Odysseus ’ return‚ Penelope and Telemachus were the perfect hosts to wayward strangers - even as their estate became overrun with arrogant
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seaside‚ breaking his heart in tears and lamentation and sorrow as weeping tears he looked out over the barren water. “(5.154-158) Mental suffering Penelope‚ Telemachus grew up w/o dad: "swerved aside‚ leaving his long spearshaft lodged in Amphinomus"(Book 22-100). When T kills A he shows Odysseus that he grew up in O’s shoes‚ even without him around. T proves he has grown up until he leaves the door to the storeroom‚ giving the suitors weapons. T shows that he is not afraid of death by hanging the suitors
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and shouted out to him in my rage‚ ’Cyclops‚ if anyone asks you who it was that put your eye out and spoiled your beauty‚ say it was the valiant warrior Ulysses‚ son of Laertes‚ who lives in Ithaca.” This quote is stated from The Odyssey book 9. This quote from the Odyssey concludes that Odysseus states with all passion‚ his name and his relative to the cyclops. By doing this he has committed an act of hubris. When Odysseus receive the bag of winds from Aeolus‚
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Unit 1 Open Book Questions Chapter 1 1. What is meant by a holistic approach to medicine? (See page 2 in your textbook.) Pertaining to the total patient care that considers the physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ economic‚ and spiritual needs of the person 2. Name the three schools modeled after the Nightingale Plan that were established in the United States by the end of the nineteenth century. (See page 4 in your textbook.) Saint Thomas‚ Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing‚ Connecticut
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The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ contains information regarding the author’s life‚ provenance‚ genre‚ language‚ and intended audience. While nothing is certain about Homer’s life‚ scholars can estimate his biographical information. There are seven different cities in Greece that claim to be the birthplace of Homer‚ but ancient Greek tradition is that he was born in Ionia which is located near eastern Aegean. Even though Homer was blind‚ he was the author of many poems such as The Iliad and The
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a powerful immortal that could decide to kill you at any moment? To the woman of the Odyssey mortal means being loyal‚ angry‚ sad‚ caring‚ faithful and kind. There are a lot of mortal women in the Odyssey‚ but the best examples of what mortal women do and stand for are Penelope‚ Eurycleia and Helen. Penelope who is the queen of Ithaca and wife of Odysseus is the perfect example of a mortal woman in the Odyssey because she is prideful‚ loyal‚ angry and sad‚ as shown in this next quote. “’Eurymachos
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Columbine by Dave Cullen (pages 1-100) I. Summary Columbine High School (CHS) is a suburban public school located in Jefferson County‚ Colorado. Frank DeAngelis‚ a middle aged man who had previously coached football and baseball for sixteen years at Columbine‚ was the principal of the close-knit high school. He was loved by his students and admired by his staff for his ability to address his students as mature adults. The student body looked up to him and appreciated his truthfulness and
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