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    Amanda Stubbins-Helms July 23‚ 2013 GPS 210: Critical Essay The Roles of Women in Gilgamesh and The Odyssey Although men are the Epic characters of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey‚ women also play a very important role in both stories. In general‚ these two stories portray women as being overly sexual‚ deceptive‚ and having a power over men. Women use their sexuality to hold control over men‚ to confuse and deceive them. One example of a female character using her sexuality to control a male character

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    King Vidor. The film discusses the story of an idle boy from a wealthy family who joins the US Army’s during World War 1‚ during this he becomes friends of two men‚ experiences the horrors of trench warfare‚ and falls in love with a French girl. The movie begins in 1917 when the US enters World War 1. The main character James (Jim) Apperson gets threatened by his father to be thrown out if he does not join the army even though tells his anxious mother that he has no intention in joining. He spends the

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    Mentorship In the novel The Odyssey by Homer‚ the “bright-eyed” goddess Athena acts as a mentor to Odysseus when he undertakes a long journey back home; and his family when helping them cope with his absence. She guides and protects them in difficult situations‚ usually in different forms other than her true self‚ and gives knowledge or “good looks” to them when needed. To Telemachus‚ she most often appears as a man called Mentor‚ giving him advice‚ indicating to the reader that she truly is a mentor

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    In the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus and his men go through dangerous adventures. Odysseus must go through Cyclops‚ whirlpools‚ and other types of monsters to make it back home. This goes back about 1200 b.c.‚ after the Trojan War. Odysseus’s journey home took about twenty to thirty years after the war. The author‚ Homer‚ uses archetypes throughout the poem. An archetype is a character‚ action‚ or a situation that is a pattern of human life or patterns. The Odyssey includes about three archetypes throughout

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    Essay for The Odyssey Final Project The three instances in which the Greek warrior culture’s emphasis on Kleos ( immoral frame attained through glory) creates conflict for Odysseus throughout his journey is that the desire for glory is a good thing for Odysseus and Kleos. Another thing is that is could not be good for Odysseus’s friends and family but for Kleos. Another thing is that if it was not a good thing for Odysseus and for Kleos then I don’t think that Odysseus or Kleos would get to where

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    In the movie Falling Down‚ William Foster was a poor and recently laid off defense worker who faced many problems that caused him to disintegrate. During the beginning of the movie‚ he goes into a convenient store for change to make a phone call. In order to do that he had to buy a can of soda. When the Korean worker told him how much it was going to cost‚ he was furious and started to rant about how outrageous the prices were. Before leaving the store‚ he destroyed most of the merchandise and paid

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    The movie Braveheart takes place in Scotland in the 13th century. The main subject is Scotland’s fight for independence‚ but there are also other subjects like love and faithfulness. The main caracter is William Wallace‚ who gets the whole Scotland to fight with him against the Englishmen. Summary Williams’s father and brother died fighting against the Englishmen when he was a little child. He was taken care of by his uncle and travelled around Europe with him until he was about 20 years old.

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    South Africa and political activist (AP)‚ expressed his view on bravery. Mandel showed his true courage as he spent 20 years in prison‚ fighting for something he believed in(PrPP). Similar to Odysseus‚ the main character in the Greek epic poem The Odyssey‚ showed courage and bravery in his long ten year journey (Abp)‚ fighting for a chance to see his family

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    Odyssey is one of the wonderful movie I watched. From the characters‚ many of their characteristics is impressive. Odysseus is such a great man. Despite that many women tried to own his heart‚ Penelope remains whom he love the most. He uses his mind wisely all the time. He always finds solution to their problem. As the leader or master‚ he always put himself to danger. His bravery is seen throughout the movie. Many of Odysseus principles and characteristics are acquirable. Being fast thinker is such

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