What do you think Odysseus personality traits are? Odysseus has many positive character traits that show up in the story many times. These traits include being a good leader‚ being smart/clever‚ and caring. One trait that Odysseus has is being a great leader. One way that he is a great leader is because he had won the war against the Trojans. The way he won was that he had a brilliant idea of making a Trojan horse. The reason he made a Trojan horse is so he can hide inside of it and attack the Trojan
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Cicero’s Letters 62 BC - to Pompey in Asia Minor (Rome‚ summer): evidence for obsequious behaviour - ’I rely on you so completely’; reference to their political amisitia - ’join you as a friend as well as an ally’; reference to the Catilinarian Conspiracy ((CC) 63 BC) - ’I have done the right thing’‚ ’national interest’‚ ’I have achieved things’; seeks approval of his Concordia Ordinum - ’soldier and statesmen’. 59 BC - to Atticus on his way to Epirus (Rome‚ Jun/Jul): discussion of the political
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Many people recognize Odysseus as strong‚ heroic leader worthy of adoration‚ but is he really all that he is cracked up to be? Over the course of his journey home‚ he displays some overwhelming negative characteristics. Odysseus is not an admirable character because he is a poor leader‚ he displays hubris that puts his men in harm’s way‚ and he is unreliable. Odysseus is undeserving of adoration because he is a poor leader. This is evident as he sets his men free in Ismarus to do as they please.
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In this story a lot of interesting things happen‚ Odysseus goes on a wild adventure which causes him to go to many islands discovering all the things out there. Laertes had a son‚ his name was Odysseus. Odysseus lived on the peaked sea-mark on the Island of Ithaca‚ that is located under Neion’s wind-blown robe of leaves. Odysseus was once held by Calypso in her cave. I know this because he stated “Calypso‚ loveliest among goddess‚ who held me in her smooth caves‚ to be her heart’s delight‚ as Circe
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Odysseus: Nothing But an Epic Hero Odysseus‚ man of exceptional wit‚ bravery‚ and intelligence‚ epic hero The Odyssey written by Homer‚ is nothing short of extraordinary. He fearlessly leads his remaining men home to Ithaca‚ doing everything in his power to get them back alive and well. While this is undoubtedly a noble deed‚ Odysseus slips up more than he does any good‚ therefore making it unfit to call him a hero. A hero is someone who is compassionate‚ selfless‚ and wise. He is selfish‚ disloyal
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Odysseus as an Epic Hero In an epic poem‚ epic heroes exist. An epic hero‚ an important figure from a history or legend‚ has to relate to society. By having similar traits as humans‚ people will look up to the hero. In the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ the epic hero‚ “Beowulf”‚ has the ability to die. Since he has this trait‚ he relates to the civilization and they look up to him. The “Odyssey”‚ another epic poem‚ has a hero also. Odysseus‚ the hero in the “Odyssey‚” fits a model of an epic hero because
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Many people have debated whether or not Odysseus was a hero. In The Odyssey of Homer‚ Odysseus faced many trials on his journey from Troy to Ithaca. He seemed to have the traits of a hero‚ but with a closer look‚ Odysseus actually caused most of the problems he himself faced. Had Odysseus traveled directly home after the Trojan War‚ all his trials could have been avoided‚ and he could have been welcomed home as a real hero. Odysseus was not a hero because he was not faithful to his wife‚ he was self-centered
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Spike Hoban Civics Period 3 Monsters‚ Inc. The movie Monsters‚ Inc. is based on an electric company in the monster world. The company‚ Monsters‚ Inc. produces electricity for their city through obtaining screams of children and refining the screams into clean energy to run the city. And like any company in any kind of world‚ monster or human‚ things need to run smoothly. Many things need to fall into place for a company or business to become successful and obtain profitability. Certain resources
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Odysseus and Oedipus has displayed their cleverness in key parts in the text by overcoming obstacles and critical moments where they had to use their intelligence(cleverness) in good use. Odysseus show’s his cleverness with his encounter with Polyphemus the cyclops. He originally put his brains in use when he encountered the cyclops by not telling him his real name to make the situation safer. During the interaction with the Odysseus and the cyclops’ Odysseus managed to get Polyphemus drunk and was
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LOCH NESS MONSTER Ryan Watson Upper Iowa University ENGLISH 102 Sharon Hanscom September 19‚ 2010 LOCH NESS MONSTER I have always been interested in mystery creatures such as the Sasquatch‚ Chupacabra‚ and Nessie or more universally called the Loch Ness Monster. Although there has been no official capture of one of these creatures‚ I believe there has to something to the mass sightings by people and the circumstantial evidence that is out there. My focus here is the Loch Ness monster
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