Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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makes a hero a hero? In the western movies‚ The Searchers‚ High Noon‚ and Rio Bravo‚ each film portrays the issue of masculinity in three distinctive ways. In each of these movies the main character is left with defeating the bad guys. In all three of the movies‚ the main character is able to represent the traditional masculinity‚ toughness‚ and honor. In both the movies The Searchers and Rio Bravo‚ John Wayne plays the main character. Wayne at this time in America was pictured as a hero and a defender
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Civilization in the Early Middle Ages‚ 750-1000 1) Describe the contribution of the Muslims and the Vikings to Early European civilizations. Muslims: The first great wave of Muslim expansion had ended at the beginning of the eighth century. Gradually‚ the Muslims built up a series of sea bases in their occupied territories in North Africa‚ Spain‚ and Southern Gaul and began a new series of attacks in the Mediterranean in the ninth century. They raided the southern coasts of Europe‚ especially
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The Western Ghats or the Sahyādri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hottest hotspots of biological diversity in the world. It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India. The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau‚ and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The range starts near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra‚ south of the Tapti river
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view towards Middle Eastern people and Muslims. This is partly due to Islamic terrorism that has increased since 2001. This has lead political leaders- mostly or all conservative- to place legislation and executive orders to block or restrict a certain demographic of people who they deem may be terrorists. These conservative politics have a destructive effect and have created a xenophobic society. Since the horrific attacks on American soil by Muslim extremists from Middle Eastern countries- the 2001
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A hero is a person that saves people from dangerous times. A hero is a person that saves lives. One day I would like to be called a hero. Heroes are created by events around them. Most people have a person that they call their hero. I sure do have one. Most people say their heroes are they moms or dads. Most kids call their favorite super hero their hero. If all you want is fame it doesn’t matter what you do‚ you shouldn’t be called a hero. Heroic things happens around us all day‚ every day
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Analysis of the Epic of Gilgamesh In the Epic of Gilgamesh there are many themes‚ major characters‚ similarities to the old testament of the bible‚ and how they portray the life of Mesopotamian society. These are great importance to how early civilization had become and how we are affected by them today. The themes that has presented itself in the story is of love‚ inevitable death‚ and the wrath of the gods. Love as a motivating force was apparent in the story early on. In the beginning of the
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Epic theater is based on the idea that viewers of a play should not feel an emotional connection to the play but should reflect on what the events occurring on on the stage. Theater of War‚ an essay film which revolves around the play production of Mother Courage and Her Children. There are a few scenes in the play‚ shown in the essay film that connect to present day and could get us to think about the whole idea of war. The one scene that is directly comparable to the present day is the scene where
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saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said
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INTRODUCTION The Western Ghats or the Sahyādri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world.[1] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India.[2] The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau‚ and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain‚ called Konkan‚ along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty nine properties including national
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