Within Books IX-XII of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey‚” the main character‚ King Odysseus of Ithaca‚ describes his life following the Trojan War. After leaving Troy victorious‚ Odysseus cannot return to Greece quickly because Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ promises to make Odysseus suffer‚ preventing a speedy trip home. Following a decade of adventure and woe‚ Odysseus narrates his experience to King Alcinous of the Phaecians‚ as a guest in Alcinous’ palace. As Odysseus explains the previous ten years
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Adversity Roman poet Horace once noted‚ "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." Horace’s assertion examines the role that adversity plays in the development of a persons character and understanding turmoil and hardships. In times of trouble‚ when adversities are faced‚ ones true character is revealed. As Horace observed‚ prosperous circumstances do not elicit the same talents that times of struggles do. During these particular hard
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Adversity is a word I could laugh at‚ I refuse to let anything steer me away from my path to success. At this point in my life I understand what is important to me‚ and I know what I want to do in my time here on Earth. The previous words are describing my fairly good life in the present‚ but my past is a completely different story. At the age of eight years old‚ my whole future was changed. My father passed away of pancreatic cancer. Honestly‚ I did not even know what that disease was. I just knew
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An essay on the damages of adversity Think back to the first time you ever heard of the damages of adversity. At one stage or another‚ every man woman or child will be faced with the issue of the damages of adversity. Until recently considered taboo amongst polite society‚ it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. Inevitably the damages of adversity is often misunderstood by those most reliant on technology‚ who just don’t like that sort of thing. Complex though it is I shall
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AP Language and Composition Definition Essay Ms. Matz 2/13/13 Adversity Adversity is defined as a condition marked my misfortune‚ calamity‚ or distress (dictionary.com). Whether miniscule or detrimental‚ every person has dealt with an adverse situation at some point in his or her life. Based on this‚ it is not being presented with adversity that separates one person from another; it is how they deal with it. The 2011 Andover High School football team walked onto the field every
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Throughout my life there have been many activities that have influenced me. Some of my activities range from sports to community service. These activities I had to learn how to adjust to. There is one aspect in my life that would not be evident in my record. It has influenced and changed me as a person in many ways. It has allowed me to take the best and worst of myself and make it better. During my two years in Civil Air Patrol I have broadened my understanding about the world and its systems
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What I believe that Horace is trying to say through “Adversity has the effect of electing talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” is that challenges bring about innate talents in individuals which would have otherwise been undiscovered. Through personal experiences and the novel “The Scarlet Letter” I can certainly justify why this quote is not completely accurate. Adversity is merely a stimulant‚ but a person’s own character is what drives him to be successful. One of
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Eminem Adversity Everyone is affected by adversity and everyone tends to overcome and recover from adversity. One guy that a lot of people look up to and that had faced adversity is Eminem. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and he is like an idol to people who have drug problems or family problems. He grew up with nothing and came from an absentee father and a cruel mother. He always appeared to be angry and it was even felt through his music. He has a disillusioned wife and lived life
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believed that if someone wants something bad enough‚ they will work however hard they have to in order to achieve their goal. I can honestly admit that through years of determination‚ research‚ and self-motivation I have been able to prevail over my adversity: stuttering. Many people try to mask this speech impediment with flowery terminology such as “blocking”‚ “bumpy speech”‚ or “mild disfluency.” To a stutterer‚ no matter how specialists or professionals refer to this disability‚ it is far from trouble-free
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task. Comprehending the material was never an issue‚ but handling the workload was always arduous. I was made aware of this issue through counseling at a young age‚ and I was resolute to persevere. Despite being aware of this issue‚ I still faced adversity in the classroom. Many of my learning difficulties went unaddressed‚ and as a result I was often reprimanded as apathetic with the only suggestion being that I should simply “work harder”. My greatest achievements during my time in school came
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