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    An Epic Journey of the Raider of Cities The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ is an Epic Poem in which Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca‚ has fought in the Trojan War and he and his men are now on their journey home. While on their journey‚ they come across many obstacles and challenges in which only Odysseus makes it home. Through the acts‚ words‚ and thoughts of the character‚ one is able to see Odysseus make it back home with his family. The setting in this Epic is adventuress covering the Aegean and surrounding

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    “faith-cation” to Fort Worth‚ Texas‚ so that all of us could attend the Southwest Believer’s Convention. The Southwest Believer’s Convention is a special convention and opportunity for people of all ages to strengthen their faith and relationship with God. For a total of six days‚ three church services were held daily. Me being 14 years old at the time‚ I had no idea what the convention would be like. During my stay‚ the convention provided me with the blessing of making new friends with four people named Abe

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    became the grand movement for attaining civil‚ social‚ political‚ and religious rights for women. The Seneca Falls Convention was first planned and discussed in 1840‚ when a group of abolitionists from around the world gathered in London for the World Anti-Slavery Convention. Several female delegates from the United States sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the convention. However‚ on the first day of the proceedings a number of male delegates argued that women should not be allowed to serve

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    The agenda of this convention started out with a draft that was presented by James Madison and his colleagues. This draft became known as the “Virginia Plan”. In this plan it was proposed that they scrape the articles of confederation in favor of a central government. Within this plan the power of each state would be reduced and the federal government would increase its power and control. Along with this draft another provision was introduced that caused quite a stir within the smaller populated

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    The Odyssey Heroic Traits

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    The Odyssey Essay Heroism. What is it? How can it be portrayed? Are there bad or good sides to heroism? In “The Odyssey” by Holmer the character Odysseus portrays heroism in many ways. He portrays them in negative and positive ways which lead his trip to get back home to get delayed. Odysseus‚ why is he portrayed as a hero? Why is he heroic? The reader would think Odysseus is a hero because in the epic no matter the tragedy he faces from the gods‚ specifically Poseidon‚ he overcomes the obstacles

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    In The Odyssey an epic poem by Homer‚ Odysseus goes on a twenty year voyage which includes the Trojan War when a sea nymph named Kalypso holds Odysseus captive. During this trip Odysseus meets a lot of new people and when he meets these new people they treat him like he is family‚ this concept is known as hospitality. In this epic poem this theme is constantly shown by some of the main characters and other characters too. Most forms of hospitality are good but at times there is also bad hospitality

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    6 2 SUB TOTAL 12 18 Quantitative * Stand Alone MCQ 10 * Passage Based MCQ 4 SUB TOTAL 10 2 8 18 Language Conventions * Grammar & Usage MCQ 8 8 * Vocabulary in Context MCQ 8 8 * Passage Completion MCQ 8 8 SUB TOTAL 24 TOTAL 60 iv LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS I - Grammar and Usage-MCQ 1 I______ on this line before I realised my mistake. (a) worked (b) was worked (c ) am working (d) had been working

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    Characters In The Odyssey

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    “Love‚ Loyalty/honesty‚ Trust‚ perseverance‚ cleverness‚ and braveness” these are some characteristics of the characters in the movie “the odyssey”. “The Odyssey” when I heard the title‚ there’s only one thing that comes into my mind “interesting”‚ that’s why I’m so excited to watch it. Odyssey is an amazing movie that I’ve watched; it is full of “adventure‚ romance‚ and humor”. Also this movie is about Greek gods and goddesses. “Odysseus” name of the main character of this movie. Odysseus is a

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    Epic Heroes are admirable‚ even though their actions bring pain and suffering without intent. In Homers epic poem The Odyssey‚ Odysseus displays many admirable qualities‚ many of which bring much sorrow to the ones he loves. Odysseus portrays the image of a hard-fighting warrior. His charisma portrays him as a god-like figure among men and a king amongst the people of Ithaca. During Odysseus’ journey his persistency allows him to conquer many obstacles in his path. Unfortunately Odysseus is too cunning

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    For years and years I’ve been roaming around the seas in hope to get back to my homeland Ithaca. I’ve faced many obstacles along my journey but all with great morals. I started off my journey when Menelaus and Agamemnon asked me to go with them to Troy to retrieve Helen. The other islands I visited came along unexpectedly. The decision to leave my homeland Ithaca was the hardest decision a man could make. Leaving behind my wife Penelope and my new born son Telemachus was unbearable but when duty

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