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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way‚ and strengthened Rome ten-fold? Why‚ Julius Caesar did! Julius Caesar was the first Roman emperor and he changed a strong republic into a total democracy. As the emperor‚ he conquered a lot of land and made a lot of enemies. I believe he was a hero and all of the bad things he did were justified with the result he made. Julius Caesar was an amazing generol in the military. His amazing military leadership skills are the main reason why he became the emperor. To become emperor‚ he had to defeat
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George Orwell’s novel‚1984‚ the story is a country in a totalitarianism government. The main protagonist‚ Winston Smith‚ rebels against the Party and tries to find a way to destroy the Party’s power over the citizen. In the novel‚ he meets Julia‚ a worker from the friction department. In the novel‚ Winston hates Julia‚ then loves her and hates her again at the end. In the beginning of the novel‚ Winston hates the girl with dark hair. He believes she is a spy in the thought Police‚ who catch the Outer Party
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Making Comparisons Both Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle are considered great military leaders of our time. They both had different experiences in life but there were also lots of similarities. While Winston Churchill had a bigger legacy than Charles de Gaulle they were both great leaders who were devoted to their country in times of war. Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill are very similar in some circumstances and also had somewhat of the same sort of upbringing. Both of their fathers
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Kaitlyn Neal Period 7 November 3‚ 2012 Peak: Roland Smith A= Adventure; A boy named Peak gets in trouble for scaling the side of a skyscraper in NYC B= Believing; he can reach the mountain before his birthday C= Chance; his dad sees the chance for his son to be the youngest and first to climb Mount. Everest D= Dangerous; climbing E= Embarking; the journey begins F= Falling; Peak wishes he doesn’t fall off the mountain G= Gut-wrenching; it’s the climb that changed everything H=
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with countless heroic deeds not all favor Robin Hood’s actions. Some view him as a roguish miscreant‚ a person rebelling against the law for his own selfish gains. Therefore‚ one question remains‚ does Robin Hood’s legacy portray him as an outlaw or hero? Robin Hood’s stardom soared in New England during the late thirteen hundreds‚ noticeably around the aftermath of an epidemic outbreak of bubonic plague‚ better known as the Black Death. The Black Death resulted in nobles undertaking drastic measures
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These poor animals weren’t saved they just went from one hell hole to another. We despise Vanderpoop for actions and while many will claim she is a hero or brings publicity the reality for this reality star is she is a fraud and does NOTHING for this cause. The people fighting to end the Yulin Festival and shutting down the morally rehensaple dog meat industry in general have been fighting the good fight for YEARS before Vanderpoop and her oxygen sucking publicity tour even knew you didn’t spell
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Introduction Winston Churchill was the prime minister in Britain during World War II and allied Britain with the US as well as Britain too. He was born on November 30‚ 1874. He was an very independent and distant person.. He worked hard for his country and did whatever he could to improve it in his life. Early life and career Winston was born into an family of an higher class and lived in Dublin‚ Ireland when was a young child. He joined Harrow Rifle Corps and went on to go on a military
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Due to the fact that Napoleon was very successful in his efforts for France‚ his large ego and desire for power made it difficult to judge him as a hero or a tyrant‚ despite that the French still consider him as a hero. Napoleon’s actions were shaped by the conditions in France and Europe at that time. He made his decisions based on what he thought was best for his country‚ but also for himself‚ showing his tyranny. Napoleon established many important ideas that are in place in Europe and France
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I believe the DSM covers the most important aspects of Professor Smith symptoms because these include emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral symptoms which are often called syndromes that occur to people when they have several difficulties in life. “A dimensional approach refers to defining abnormal behavior along a continuum or spectrum. Recall three definitions of abnormal behavior from chapter 1. (1) Behavior that deviates from the norm‚ (2) behavior associated with difficulty adapting to life’s
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