Thomas The Courageous Will of Odysseus During the poem the Odyssey Odysseus’s character was challenged in so many ways‚ but his strong curisma and will for survival kept him destined for success. In the story Odysseus faces many obstacles and manages to overcome them all and eventually return home to his land of Ithaca. Odysseus also has sharp intellectual skills that help him throughout his journey. Odysseus is courageous ‚ displays many leadership qualities‚ and
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myself as a very courageous person before. When I thought about the word courageous I would always think about those people that you hear about on the news that risk their lives to save others. This would explain why I never pictured myself as courageous‚ I’ve never saved anyones life before. There was no way that I could be compaired to those outstanding citizens on the news. But then one day my veiw on the word courageous changed‚ and I realized that I too could be called courageous. Back
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AVERIA‚ Agatha Jinky W. BSIT-2B COURAGEOUS The story is about four police officers who serve and protect their community and their being in the ‘fatherhood’ phase. The story has content about drugs and violence. On the first part of the movies when one of the characters‚ Nathan Hayes‚ almost hijacks his car but he is not worry about that he cares what is inside and it is his son. I see the character as protective to his child and he also said in the movie that he move to that place so that
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Throughout this journal‚ Katniss Everdeen can be characterized as courageous and caring. First off‚ Katniss can be characterized as caring. For example‚ she hunts in the forest for the animals that can be traded for the items that are needed for living. Katniss said‚ “We easily trade six of the fish for good bread‚ the other two for salt…exchange for a couple of chunks of paraffin” (Collins 12). She is a sixteen-year-old girl that hunts for the needs of family and make sure that her family are not
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The Courageous Woman As a woman leader‚ Elizabeth Blackwell strived to become someone in life. She influenced mothers‚ children‚ wives‚ and sisters and showed them how strength could lead them to their dreams. Her family and friends discouraged her‚ but she kept going in her own direction. They told her how impossible it would be to become a woman doctor and she asked them why she should not be a doctor. They had no reasons to tell her‚ but even if they had one‚ it was not useful‚
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Courageous Doesn’t Mean Fearless One of the themes of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is courage. Many people confuse courage with fearlessness. The difference between the two is that courageous people fear what lies ahead of them‚ but face it anyway‚ while fearless people do not worry about anything; they jump into danger blindly. Atticus Finch knows that courage is being afraid of problems ahead and powering through this fear. On page 149‚ Atticus explains this difference. He states‚ “[Courage
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three words that describe Odysseus. The readers of his adventure learn that he is intelligent and always has a plan. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus is seen preparing‚ Leading the win at Troy‚ and fearing nothing. His amazing skills show his heroism in the poem. Odysseus is a hero because of his leadership‚ bravery‚ and his planning. Odysseus is a hero because of his leadership. Odysseus led his men out of the Cyclopes cave and chose to go home instead of being immortal. Odysseus and his men were stuck
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Tyrell Bryant was raised by a single mother as his father wasn’t that active in their lives. Growing up with very little self-esteem‚ it was always hard for him to make any steady friendships‚ or any steady grades. It wasn’t until he entered high school in 2000‚ that he realized he wasn’t going anywhere fast. Failing classes and dropping out of the 9th grade with a GPA of .33‚ he felt that school wasn’t for him. He and his mother fell on hard times and it was a slow crawl back up the hill to where
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Odysseus‚ a hero? What comes to mind when we think of a hero? Generally‚ we think a hero is someone with some super powers‚ and has the ability to save the world. The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ a Greek mythical epic‚ includes Odysseus‚ someone who would be considered a hero‚ by what bravery he had shown. But as his life and the epic progresses‚ almost every time Odysseus faces a difficulty‚ he chooses to do the right thing‚ yet his pride and selfishness always get in the way‚ bringing him down and
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“Odysseus is too thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful to be a real hero.” How far do you agree with this view? Yes‚ I do agree that Odysseus was thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful but these qualities were necessary for him to complete his journey and be seen as a hero on his return to Ithaca. Greek heroes like Odysseus were greater than the average man and achieved much notoriety and fame by being thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful. Inevitability Odysseus‚ curiosity led him to make bad decisions after
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