THE ODYSSEY – Notes I. BOOK 1 A. Odysseus Captive‚ Suitors Invade i. All Greek heroes return home‚ except Odysseus ii. Odysseus held captive on island Ogygia by Calypso‚ who loves him iii. Suitors invade palace in Ithica hoping to marry Queen Penelope iv. Prince Telemachus still a young man and powerless to stop suitors B. Athena Helps‚ Penelope Mourns i. With Zeus’s permission‚ Athena travels to Ithica to help Telemachus ii. Athena disguises herself
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For young throwers that have a smaller body type‚ the rotational technique is easier so that they can throw farther. When doing rotational it means that you’re spinning in a circle as if you were doing discus‚ but with a shot put. With the glide‚ you’re looking towards the back of the ring in which you throw in and go backward towards the front. Finally‚ it was school season I was ready to throw farther and make varsity. After around half of the season was over I still wasn’t doing as good as I wanted
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Comparing Modern Olympics to Ancient Greek Olympics The Olympics‚ the most popular show on TV every two years. The Olympics are very old‚ older then you would think‚ they are over 1‚500 years old. The Olympics were created by the Greeks‚ and were held every four years‚ back then “Four years” was called an Olympiad. The original Olympics Games were not invented by anybody. They were created in month Apollonius in year that we now know as 776 B.C.‚ there was a great foot race in a meadow beside
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race and one mile race. The hurdle race was very interesting.After the races were over high jump long jump and pole jump were organized. My friend Imran stood first in the long jump. I stood first in the high jump. Then came the turn of discus throw javelin throw. After this there was the tug of war which was a highly exciting event. The spectators continuously cheered the participants.Then there was a
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mainly of younger women. She doesn’t tell other women to bit the bullet and take all the remarks and anything else that comes with sexism because she herself did not do that. To let all the prejudice women face and use it to make your dignity. You throw like a girl. Five simple words‚ they are meant to be an insult towards males. Yet‚ it is not just an insult to males but females too. I’ve heard guys yell it to their friends every year in gym class‚ I’ve even heard it from my high school track coach
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running there is the sprints‚ mid distance‚ long distance‚ hurdles‚ and or course the relays. Now there are 7 different field events that you could choose from which are long jump‚ triple jump‚ high jump‚ pole vault‚ shot put‚ javelin‚ discus‚ and the hammer throw. There also is a decathlon for men and a heptathlon for the women. Once you get in college thats when you start indoor and outdoor track. There are so many different events starting with sprinting and mid-distances is the 100‚ 200‚ and
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or all the time‚they carried a shield and was also equipped with greaves or a helmet. The other popular events that were added to ancient games were boxing‚ chariot racing‚ wrestling‚ pankration and pentathlon‚ stadion‚ wrestling‚ javelin throw and discus throw. In the ancient Olympics‚ married women were not allowed to be apart of the games in any way. However unmarried women could watch the Olympic Games. The ancient Olympic Games did not allow female participants; but they were allowed at the
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In today’s sports‚ balls follow projectile motion such as when a basketball player shoots the ball into the hoop‚ a golfer or a baseball player hitting the ball‚ a tennis player lobbing the ball‚ a javelin thrower‚ a discus thrower or a shot putter trying to throw their objects as far as they can (Sears‚ Zemansky and Young 54). In warfare‚ catapults and arrows in medieval times were the deadly weapons while today‚ guns‚ mortars‚ rockets and missiles have replaced those ancient weapons of
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION (875) Aims: 1. To create awareness of the necessity for vigour and efficiency through physical fitness. 2. To develop knowledge and understanding of the requirements of healthy living‚ nutrition‚ exercise and relaxation. 3. To create awareness of the necessity to develop a good posture and physical poise. 4. To develop knowledge and understanding of skills that will be useful as leisure time activities and those of a recreational nature. 5. To create opportunities to develop esprit
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his manhood‚ by saying‚ "[you] have no skill in any of the contests of fighting men” (page 129). Seareach’s words highly insulted Odysseus’ pride. This leads him to take the men up on their challenge. He retaliates by throwing a discus further than any Phaeacian could throw. Later in the book‚ when Odysseus identifies himself to the Phaeacians‚ he says‚ "Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky’s rim” (page 145). These actions that Odysseus displays shows
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