The Odyssey Book Ten: The Grace of the Witch (916-925) 1. Who lives on the island of Aeolus? ___________________________________________ 2. What gifts does Aeolus give Odysseus? _______________________________________ 3. What do Odysseus’ men do that curses their voyage even more? ___________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. What happens in the land of the Laestrygones? _________________________________
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Name: Lascuña‚ April Joy C. Subject: Literature 2 Section: 4E BSAE Date: July 11‚ 2011 REACTION PAPER ABOUT THE MOVIE “THE ODYSSEY” The Odyssey is about the adventures‚ adversaries and journeys of Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca‚ and the greatest hero of Greeks. “Without God‚ man is nothing”. This is what Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ said to Odysseus‚ and this is the first thing that came out of my mind after I watched the movie. This is indeed true because God helps us in every day
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The Odyssey Journal The following quote “Why do we fall? So we can pick ourselves back up‚” means everyone makes mistakes‚ but these mistakes help one grow and learn. At any point in time‚ everyone faces a problem or tragedy‚ because that’s just life. Those are the moments in life you learn a lot from‚ and grow as a person. This quote relates to the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ in many ways. Odysseus‚ the main character in this epic‚ faces many struggles on his way back home to Ithica‚ Greece. Odysseus
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Odysseus’s Odyssey Home “He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men‚ and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea‚ while he fought only to save his life‚ to bring his shipmates home” (McDougal p. 1104). Odysseus‚ King of Ithica‚ was determined to get home with all of his men unscathed after the Trojan War; however‚ the voyage did not go as anticipated. Whilst on his journey home to Ithica‚ Odysseus and his men found themselves facing an island of Cannibals
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Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ is a classical piece of Greek literature. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the Blind Bard makes use of many literary techniques in order to lend meaning to the poem beyond its existence as a work of historic fiction and aid his readers in the comprehension of the tale. One of these techniques is the use of motifs. A motif is a recurring theme that is used throughout the work. In The Odyssey‚ Homer makes use of many motifs including eating/drinking‚ Odysseus ’s
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eventually a more mature perspective. She does so after learning several lessons of great importance‚ many are taught by Atticus while the rest are attained through her own experience. Evidence of how these lessons enhanced Scout’s judgement and maturity will be presented throughout this essay. Putting yourself into someone else’s shoes has been a lesson that is recognized globally. The Radley family inhabits the house that is across the Finch family‚ the family is unsocial and the son‚ Arthur
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The Odyssey set 5 XV through XVIII Name: Book XV 1. What is the parting gift Helen gives Telémakhos? She gives to Telemakhos‚ but especially for his future bride‚ a woven gown knitted by her own hands. 2. What is the sign Meneláos struggles to read? An eagle killing a white goose is the sign that Zeus sends but turns to be hard to read for Menelaos. 3. How was the swineherd taken from his family as a child? He was taken as the most precious good that the Sidonian servant could have
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and watches Rushmore should be able to identify the blatant maturity levels of Holden and Max. Although a couple years apart‚ both share similar levels of maturity. Holden from the start has a I am the best attitude that is clearly shown. Expressed later on in the film‚ Max shows a lack of maturity in talking and acting around females particularly Miss. Cross. Where Holden’s maturity is shown in self pride and selfishness‚ Max’s Maturity is expressed in the ability to understand the situation of his
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2013 To Mature or Not to Mature? Maturity plays a key role in love‚ especially when it comes to young love. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ two characters Romeo and Juliet‚ exhibit the importance of being mature‚ and the reason why maturity influences people’s actions and emotions. Sometimes maturity can be seen through Juliet‚ and other times it is the exact opposite and can be seen through Romeo. Firstly‚ Juliet expresses her maturity by respecting her elders and accepting
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