Odysseus has many character traits that are accentuated by his adventures and travels. The main ones are his curiosity‚ his intelligence or deceitfulness‚ and his amazing self control. His cunning and self control help him to survive throughout his journeys but his curiosity sometimes hurts him. Throughout the story it is evident that one of Odysseus’ major character traits is curiosity. One example of his curiosity was when he visited the land of the Cyclops. He said that he wanted to go see what
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control their aggressive behaviors towards their partners. Also‚ in some cultures‚ they believe that men is superior over women and that women should listen to their spouses regardless of the situations. But Why Do People Stay In Abusive Relationship? There are plenty of reasons why the victims stay in abusive relationships. Firstly‚ it is the fear of the victim that the abuser’s radical behavior will become more severe as the person tries to escape. Secondly‚ friends‚ family‚ pets‚ children of the
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Why Wrestling Should be Kept in the Olympics Recently‚ the decision has been made to remove the sport of wrestling from the Olympics in the year 2020. This heavily-debated decision was made because it is said that wrestling does not produce adequate ticket sales and is not popular enough on the global scale. Therefore‚ it has been proposed that it be replaced with karate or rock climbing. With this major change in the Olympics‚ many are bound to suffer‚ such as Olympic hopefuls or even nations
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Odyssey Homer’s Odysseus is a complicated character faced with mythic challenges as he leads his men on their journey home to Ithaca. As their leader‚ Odysseus makes the decisions that ultimately determine their fates. By the time he reaches the shores of Greece‚ Odysseus is the only one of his men to make it home. This fact alone points to flaws in his abilities to lead his men. Odysseus fails as a good leader because of three character flaws: opportunism‚ arrogance‚ and egoism. Odysseus is a cunning
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What is a hero? On Dictonary.com it states thats its “ a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements or affected by grand events ” Now the real questios is. Is Odysseus a hero? In the Odyssey by Homer‚ it’s an epic poem about a man is stuck in a war for many years. He finally escapes the war to go home but instead is faced with many adventures to come along the way. On his adventures he goes through terrible storms‚ Wicked creatures‚ he also had to face gods and goddesses
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situational realities‚ such as a lack of money‚ and lack of resources keep the victim from leaving. The reasons for staying in an abusive relationship will vary from one victim to the next. The abusers control over the victim is the most common reason why it is hard for a person to leave an abusive relationship. What is emotional abuse? Emotional abuse may include dominance‚ control‚ verbal assault and the use of intimate knowledge for degradation. Emotional abuse breaks down a person to a state of
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Odysseus A hero? When we think of someone who is a hero‚ we think of someone who is idolized for their bravery or amazing achievements; is Odysseus one of these heroes? “ The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked-that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace” (source 2). Heroism can mean different things to different people and some people are heroes‚ but don’t get recognized. They can do many small acts of heroism and never become acknowledged as a hero‚ yet when they do something
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Jessica Lu G10 English Odysseus‚ 69‚ died April 4th‚ 1152 BC‚ by disease‚ when sailing on the ocean. Odysseus was born in Ithaca. He was the son of Laertes. He and his wife Penelope had a child named Telemuchus. As the king of Ithaca‚ Odysseus led his troops went on the fight which lasted for 10 years‚ the Trojan War. During this journey‚ he and his troops encountered a numerous of difficulties and obstacles‚ like Circe‚ cyclopes‚ and the Sirens. However‚ Odysseus conquered every single difficulty
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My actions and behavior that I have had until recent events ‚ is the reason I am writing this paper. I want to stay in the Army for how long I don’t know . I reenlisted downrange for 5 more years in the army ‚ not because I didn’t have anything else to do with my life but because I love my job. My plans was to return to Italy and go and pass Ranger School. Some people don’t think that I can achieve much but one thing I’m good
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that men are supposed to be the ones in control. the masculine ones‚ and the ones in power over the society biased‚ submissive women. The dying question most of society has is‚ Why do women stay with their abusers? Some women are intolerant to such violent behavior‚ some are naive‚ and some women are afraid. Some women stay with their male assaulters because they have provided them with a home‚ and/or a family. Mother’s do not want to break apart their family in hopes of it repairing or because of
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