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    ’54 ’". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2006-12-21. Jump up ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for August 28-30‚ 1998 - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-03-22. Jump up ^ 54 at Rotten Tomatoes External links[edit] 54 at the Internet Movie Database 54 at allmovie 54 at Box Office Mojo 54 at Rotten Tomatoes Entertainment Weekly article about film ’s post-production

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    Kajaline Rajalingam Topic two T.A: Ila Goody AP/HUMA 1150 9.0A Friday 10:30 a.m 11 November 2014 Oddyseus: the Human Paradigm of a Civilized Greek Citizen The Odyssey presents that the wealth of a man in Greek society was primarily based on the amount of livestock he cultivated‚ and most importantly the honour he accumulated through valorous deeds. Consequently‚ the degree to which a man was considered civilized was equivalent to his wealth. Homer establishes that achieving nostos was a principal

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    Homer’s The Odyssey PLOT SUMMARIES AND STUDY QUESTIONS BOOK I: WHAT WENT ON IN THE HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS Athena appeals to Zeus for permission to help Odysseus reach home. Odysseus’s home in Ithaca is overrun with suitors who are trying to win Penelopeia’s hand. With the help of Athena disguised as Mentes‚ Telemachos finds the courage to confront the suitors. 1. Where is Odysseus? Odysseus is on the remote island Ogygia with the goddess Calypso. 2. What or whom is Athena disguised as? Athena

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    Film Analysis - Macbeth (2006) For my film analysis‚ I was fortunate that there many different adaptations of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Most of them are set in the period of the play‚ like Roman Polanski’s 2002 version‚ which I also viewed and found to be disappointing at best. The only good thing was the realism of the sword fighting. Realistically clumsy in their armor‚ which was amusing‚ but other than that‚ dull‚ dull‚ dull. Instead‚ I opted to view and analyze the more modern

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    normal environment. Hero must leave his home‚ family‚ friends‚ and his life to begin his quest. Usually there is a discovery‚ danger‚ or some event that makes him start his heroic path. This motif occurs in most of the myths. Myth about Odyssey starts by Odyssey summoned by the King Agamemnon to fight in the Trojan War. Another example is a myth about Perseus where he has been commanded by King Polydectes to bring him the head of the Gorgon Medusa. Myth about Jason also has call for adventure motif:

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    The Odyssey Thesis Paper Logan Austin Pajuelo Mr. Gruber English 1 Honors‚ Period 3 12/18/2012 Hunger‚ whether a literal hunger or a hunger for power has always been a downfall for humankind. In the Odyssey hunger destroys the lives of many men. Even though the Odyssey is just an epic it reflects in many ways how hunger can ruin and sometimes even destroy someone’s life. In history‚ hunger has shown itself in many different and unique ways. For example Hitler’s hunger for power destroyed

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    The Odyssey and The Pearl: Loyalty Loyalty to another person or to a cause may be an admirable trait‚ but it can lead to either positive or negative consequences. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey and John Steinbeck’s novel The Pearl there are characters that show great examples of this trait. Penelope in The Odyssey and Juana in The Pearl are the most obvious‚ although there are many. Penelope stayed loyal to Odysseus while he was on his twenty-year journey and Juana stayed by her husband through

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    in class. The three theorist that I believe that this film relates to form over the semester is Marx speaking on the Manifesto of the Class Struggle‚ which is prevalent in most societal problems‚ no matter the era. The other two theorists that the movie relates to is Dubois when he speaks of Double coconsciousness and the veil‚ and lastly‚ the film reminded me of Mills‚ and his description of the private individuals as “the idiot” who only thinks of themselves. The first theorist that the film reminds

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    epic poem‚ “The Odyssey” reveals many aspects of ancient Greek life and culture through character and plot. Through each of the tales circling the life of Odysseus and the Greek people‚ Homer depicts the history‚ legends‚ values‚ and merits of the ancient Greeks. Greek culture is known to be one of the most flavored and thorough in history‚ and each facet of it—from religion to ideology to mentalities and beliefs. The Greeks valued intelligence and wit very strongly. “The Odyssey” offers countless

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    characteristic is his wit‚ and while he is seen using it to get himself out of sticky situations (as he did when escaping Polyphemus)‚ he also uses it to create troublesome scenarios for what seems to be his own humor. This is most evident to me in The Odyssey when‚ after finally returning to Ithaca and learning of the suitors that have occupied his home‚ Odysseus disguises himself as an old man and completes Penelope’s tasks before turning on the suitors and killing

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