you work countless hours just to submit a paper to your teacher‚ we were able to collab with our fellow peers. I really enjoyed sitting in a circle and having a conversation with my friends as if we were a god. The idea of how we had to portray the role of a god or goddess was very fun. I enjoyed playing Calypso very much. At first‚ I was nervous because I did not think I was going to enjoy LARPing because it seemed like a lot of work. During my conversation with the fellow gods‚ I do not think we
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WOMEN IN THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY The Iliad and the Odyssey depict the events surrounding the Trojan War. The events in the Iliad take place towards the end of the Trojan War. The Odyssey‚ on the other hand‚ takes place 10 years after the Trojan War when Odysseus returns home. Both epic poems share similarities in that they have a pervasive male presence: the hero is male and the majority of the characters are also male. However‚ in the midst of this apparent male dominance in both of these stories
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Adams 1 Emily Adams Mr. Campbell Honors English 12 21 April 2015 Deception in The Odyssey Through history‚ humans and animals have been using sneaky methods to get what they want‚ and several tactics in order to survive‚ some in which are deception. Lying is an extremely common and strategic approach‚ but also manipulation‚ a tactic Odysseus was extremely fond of. Odysseus had used different angles when trying to achieve his desired outcome‚ whether or not the result had any effect on Odysseus himself
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The Value of Xenia on a Hero’s Journey A centralized idea in Ancient Greek society was the value of Xenia. Xenia was the Greek word for what we know as hospitality. Hospitality played a vital role in the way a person went about life and lived. In Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey‚ both Odysseus and his son Telemachus’ journey’s include frequent encounters of hospitality. Hospitality signifies the host and guest relationship. Honoring a guest was important to a host because it meant pleasing the Gods
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In the epic poem the Odyssey‚ Homer’s main character Odysseus portrays three different roles. Unfortunately‚ not all of Odysseus’s characteristics are outstanding for a biblical worldview. The reason for this is because the manner in which he handles himself as a military leader‚ a husband and occasionally a father‚ is not the manner in which a Christian should handle himself. On the other hand‚ Odysseus’s relationships that he has with his army‚ wife and family are one that are mostly carried out
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Introduction As of right now‚ you are a Supreme Court Justice and you have been given the daunting case of juvenile justice concerning the death penalty. Now more than ever‚ young people are committing violent crimes. The case before you deals with whether or not we should execute children under the age of 18 who commit violent crimes. Keep in mind‚ the goal of juvenile justice is rehabilitation The big question is this: Should the courts have the option to execute a juvenile for his or her
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children (Women‚ 2016). The life of a woman was basically childhood‚ marriage‚ family‚ and death. Women never became artists or scholars. Men typically lived until the age of 45‚ and women to 36. Men were often 20 years older than their wife‚ therefore many women survived their husband and remarried. In this case‚ her new husband would gain her inheritance. The only crucial public role of women was to give birth to young citizens‚ more importantly males to be citizens and females to reproduce further
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8‚ 2010 The Unethical Depiction of Women in Homer’s The Odyssey In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are depicted and morally seen as “the controlled” ones with the men being “the controllers.” The treatment of the women by men can most certainly be exemplified as sexist. Unfortunately‚ women are only acknowledged and viewed differently based upon their physical appearance. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the imperative men deem a woman rewarding if she is beautiful. Women are also acknowledged if their husband
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this semester in great books‚ many of them had the same concept about the portrayal of women. In early literature women’s expectations in society were very different than they are today. They were viewed more like items and objects in the older culture that men used for satisfaction‚ instead of being actual contributors to civilization like in todays society. In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ The Odyssey‚ and Genesis‚ women are depicted in a negative way by giving off a seductive‚ tempting‚ and conniving image
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