Within Books IX-XII of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey‚” the main character‚ King Odysseus of Ithaca‚ describes his life following the Trojan War. After leaving Troy victorious‚ Odysseus cannot return to Greece quickly because Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ promises to make Odysseus suffer‚ preventing a speedy trip home. Following a decade of adventure and woe‚ Odysseus narrates his experience to King Alcinous of the Phaecians‚ as a guest in Alcinous’ palace. As Odysseus explains the previous ten years
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Example Newspaper editorial: What Questions Should I Ask My Pharmacist? Pharmacists have consistently ranked among the most highly respected professionals in the country. According to a December 2007 USA Today/Gallup poll‚ pharmacists rank third as the nation’s most trustworthy professionals behind nurses and grade-school teachers. They are ranked ahead of military officers and medical doctors. Pharmacists are the best source for information about your medications. Below are questions you
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Whigs Editorial Now that Andrew Jackson is leaving the White House‚ we should look back on the past eight years. Jackson has done many things‚ some we commend‚ other we criticize. We commend his action during the nullification crisis. We must criticize the actions of Jackson during the bank wars and the Indian Removal. The nullification crisis started when a proposed alliance of South and West to reduce tariff and the price of land did not happen. This was because Webster had discredited the
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Television‚ or TV‚ is one of humanity’s most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. People with a television set can sit in their house and watch the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought‚ and they can wacth government leaders try to bring about peace. Through television‚ viewers at home can see and learn about peopl‚ places‚ and things in a away lands. Television even takes viewers
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Roman poet‚ Horace‚ one said‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have laid dormant’. This means that through a hardship‚ one can develop strength that wouldn’t have existed had the hardship not happened. For example‚ in Suzanne Collin’s book‚ “The Hunger Games” Katniss suffers through traumatic hardships. Her father is tragically killed by a mining accident‚ and she is forced to grow‚ and learn from it. Exemplifying that tragedy can help people
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2012 Presidential Candidate Editorial The upcoming election is not only the most important time of the year in politics‚ but it could also be considered as one of the most important and vital elections our generation has seen. Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both have very different and confrontational views in general‚ but more specifically in subject fields such as the economy‚ healthcare‚ and the taxes & budget systems. Although I am unfortunately not eligible to vote‚ I am
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Using Christopher’s point of view‚ straightforward and honest narrative diction‚ imagery as well as the physical images Christopher draws‚ Haddon approaches many questions in his writing. Among these are how does society view people with disabilities and differences‚ how can adversity be overcome‚ and how does Christopher’s family become the catalyst
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Role of Women 1500-Present Day His 104 Prof. Steven Brownson Role of Women 1500-Present Day Early portrayal of the role of women was of domestic nature‚ dominated my men. Influenced by religion‚ culture‚ and world events‚ the role of women is ever-changing. In this paper I will look at the evolution of women; their role in society from historical periods
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I believe that the term "adversity" is relative. What I have experienced in my life and considered adversity may be a mere irritation to someone else. On the other hand‚ what I consider my daily trials could be seen as a calamity to onlookers. I do not believe that my hardships can be compared to anyone else’s‚ because everyone handles trials differently. That being said‚ when my mother decided to leave my father‚ it was the most difficult time of my life up until that point. We left suddenly one
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Face 2 Face communication Many people believe that the internet has destroyed the ability to communicate face to face. Nowadays‚ there are several popular social networks that many people use to communicate with their friends or their relatives. For example‚ facebook and twitter are the most popular social networks. Internet was the best invention in the twentieth century which has both advantages and disadvantages. In addition to one of the disadvantages is the end of the ability for face to
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