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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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    The Odyssey by Homer encompasses a rather modern idea of women and their role for its time. Homer portrays women as creatures who are strong but are ultimately defeated. It is true that in most stories they are portrayed as being weaker‚ but the women in this poem are oddly strong or have a very strong presence. The three main examples are Calypso‚ Athena‚ and the Lotus Flower. Each of these examples has a predominant presence in The Odyssey making them sturdy objects. At first the goddess Calypso

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    the Odyssey A familiar theme in many Greek classics is divine intervention. In the great epics of this time period‚ the gods would play an immense role in the lives and fates of mortals. In The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ Athena particularly favors Odysseus‚ great kind of Ithaka‚ and his family. Throughout Odysseus’ struggles and times of need‚ the goddess acts like a guardian angel and takes an essential and irreplaceable part in the story. Athena moves the story of The Odyssey along

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    The Song of Roland

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    The Song of Roland Essay Most young boys see strong‚ courageous characters in many of their cartoons‚ or in their books. The cartoon their watching may be new‚ but the image of a hero has been around for thousands of years. The tragic and epic heroes have been central characters in some of the most important pieces in history. The epic hero is characterized by being a person of high birth‚ being capable of superhuman feats‚ intervention of the supernatural‚ and trying to immortalize themselves

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    Quiz: Odyssey Background

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    Great Greek Minds Quiz on Homer’s Odyssey and Greece (45 pts)   1.     (10 pts) What would our lives be like if no one had the ability to read or write? Without the ability to read and write‚ our lives would be very boring. By having a written language‚ we are able to understand things better and communicate more effectively. We wouldn’t be able to send letters or write books. We would use mostly oral tradition for our history and entertainment. Oral tradition is important but it is only

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    "The song of Roland"

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    Main Characters: Charlemagne- the Christian‚ Frank king who is notably an ally to the Pope and great Conqueror. He was also known as Charles the Great. Roland- The "hero" of The Song of Roland. Not much is known from him in a historical standpoint. Roland’s tragic flaw is pride. Oliver- Roland’s best friend and advisor. Oliver is very brave and noble. He attempts to urge Roland to blow his Oliphant to reach the Franks Plot Summary Charlemagne’s army led by Roland is fighting the Muslims. Marsilla

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    2001 Space Odyssey

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    2001: A Space Odyssey is a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick. This film is about the evolution of mankind. The film jumps through time from monkeys to humans and into the future. The one thing that appears in all time period is the black monolith. In order to further analyse this movie‚ I will look at the composition and design of 2001: A Space Odyssey and look at the design of the set and use of props and how it sets up the futuristic feel of the movie. In the first scenes in the movie before we

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    Bundy). The dictionary defines hubris as overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance. In The Odyssey‚ Homer embodies hubris into the characters Odysseus‚ the Suitors‚ and the Cyclopes. Odysseus shows hubris when he is battling the Cyclopes‚ the Cyclopes show hubris when dealing with Odysseus‚ and the Suitors show it when Odysseus confronts them at his home. <br> <br>To start‚ within the course of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus displays hubris through many of his actions. The most prominent instance in which

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