barely contribute to anything that will help the care of poor people that cannot help themselves. These under developed nations are faced with many infections‚ viruses and malnutrition and hardly anyone is doing anything. In Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains‚ Paul Farmer spent and dedicated most of his life being a doctor in poor and corrupt countries. These people did not get the proper medical care they deserved because they were deprived of money and most of the hospitals in these poor countries
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Saving One Life at a Time In the book‚ Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder‚ Paul Farmer made and continues to make a profound difference in the world. He was extremely successful because of the help he received from people who surrounded him. Partners In Health (PIH)‚ Farmer’s organization‚ gives healthcare to people who cannot afford it and treatment to those with tuberculosis and AIDS. Although he was a founding advocate to the success of Partners In Health‚ Farmer would not have accomplished
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II‚ the entire world anticipated and feared another outbreak of war as tensions increased between two powerful nations‚ one being the United States‚ and the other being the Soviet Union. The two countries entered a state of hostility‚ known as the Cold War‚ where a quiet battle was fought using fear‚ propaganda‚ and threats. For about 45 years‚ nations across the globe waited as the two major countries continued their rivalry through provocation and rising tensions. The United States‚ a democratic
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program. They were driven by the vast destruction the Germans had inflicted upon them in World War 2. This militaristic attitude‚ mixed with expansionist ideas created a huge rivalry with the United States. This huge rivalry became known as the Cold War. The Cold War created many stereotypical images and ideas about Russia and its people. Many western societies began to simply view them as a barbaric people. They were labeled the enemy‚ for over thirty years. However‚ as I have presented‚ the people
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Odyssey vs. Medea Odysseus is sent to Troy to help fight the Trojans in order to win back Helen. In order to help the Greeks Odysseus must leave his wife‚ Penelope‚ and his son‚ Telemachus. Odysseus was gone for many years and in that time face many problems as well as when he was back in Ithaca. Medea is a sorceress who falls in love with Jason and helps him steal the Golden Fleece from her father and escape. Medea and Jason safely reach Greece are married and have two children‚ but Jason leaves
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Athena in the Odyssey VS. Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante‚ are detailed‚ multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story‚ the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey‚ Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno‚ Virgil is requested
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Megan Nicole Coatney English White Block 1 The Odyssey Vs. O Brother Where Art Thou There are many similarities between O Brother Where Art Thou and The Odyssey. The characters and events that play out are mostly relative to each other. They have the same story plot and outcome. Both of the men are on a journey to get home to their wives and children. Some of the similarities are obvious while others are more diverse and take more thought into the symbolism and meaning behind them. These two
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Odyssey Entry #4 A poem as old as the Odyssey is still valuable in today’s day and age‚ because it is relatable. People may not have to fight cyclops in today’s world‚ but we can still relate to other things Odysseus had to accomplish. The Odyssey deals with the topics of being away from your significant other‚ having goals in life‚ and being able to resist temptations. Odysseus is away from his family for a very long time. This still happens in today’s time period. Weather it be for work‚ or for
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The Trojan army was slightly stronger than the Greek army. They had the god Ares‚ god of war‚ supporting them against the Greeks. At the same time‚ the Trojans had godlike warriors such as Hector and Aeneas. On the other hand‚ the Greeks had Athena‚ goddess of wisdom‚ to support them against the Trojans. Despite these facts‚ the Greeks‚ in the end‚ won the Trojan War‚ because of strategy. Therefore‚ it can be said that wisdom is superior to strength. Though Polyphemus is stronger than Odysseus‚ Odysseus
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Odysseus’s Odyssey Home “He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men‚ and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea‚ while he fought only to save his life‚ to bring his shipmates home” (McDougal p. 1104). Odysseus‚ King of Ithica‚ was determined to get home with all of his men unscathed after the Trojan War; however‚ the voyage did not go as anticipated. Whilst on his journey home to Ithica‚ Odysseus and his men found themselves facing an island of Cannibals
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