She outlined three key actions that could effectively diminish the sheer amount of sexual assaults that happen on college campuses every day. She first asks that we simple change our conversation. Whether we mean them or not, our words can have a detrimental effect on the perception of women in society. The power of words is vast and just by changing the way we speak about others can influence the way we see eachother: not as objects, but as human beings. Neff briefly spoke about the recording of Donald Trump bragging about his inappropriate advances towards women. At one point he said, “When you’re a star, they let you do it.” Since the tapes were released, several women have come forward accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault, dating back at least two decades. Because of the release of these tapes, the conversation surrounding sexual assault has increased tenfold.…
Like Alex Haley, author of Roots, eloquently put it “[i]n all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning.” For the majority, in the Republic of Ireland (‘Ireland’), that yearning can be filled, and taken for granted as it is considered their birthright to know their family’s origin, their natural mother’s name, the circumstances which led to their birth as well as their medical records. Meanwhile, for those adopted that yearning often consumes and haunts them as such a birthright is not yet recognised.…
“….But any man I catch trying to skulk behind his long beaked ship, hanging back from battle, he is finished. No way for him to escape the dogs and birds!” So he commanded and the armies gave a deep resounding roar like the waves crashing against a cliff when a South Wind whips it, bearing down, some craggy headland jutting out to sea, the waves will never leave it in peace, thrashed by gales that hit from every quarter, breakers left and right.”*1…
A personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic, The Odyssey, is loyalty and perseverance. The best example of loyalty in of the epic, Penelope, who waited faithfully in Ithaca for 20 years for her husband, Odysseus’, to return. Odysseus’ son Telemachus, who also showed loyalty by standing by his father against the suitors who are after the throne. The two analytical lenses that I will use to interpret this epic, is the Psychological and the social class lens. The psychology lens focuses on the internal struggles of a character in a text. This could be seen by the three main characters, Odysseus, Telemachus, and Penelope. All three character, psychologically, have their mind set on their longing reunion throughout the epic which ties to…
Dogs have been considered symbols of loyalty for generations, even earning the epithet “Man’s Best Friend.” The great amount of love and faithfulness that dogs display toward their families is so iconic that outlines of dogs have become common symbols of loyalty. In Romeo and Juliet, loyalty runs in families from the head of the household through to the lowest of servants. All Montagues, including their servants and friends, feel a unanimous hatred toward the Capulets, and vice versa. Not only do fights take place between direct members of the two families, but also between the servants and friends of the opposing sides. For example, Gregory and Sampson, both Capulet servants, fight with Abram and Balthasar, Montague servants, in Act 1 Scene 1. Later in the same fight, Lord Montague and Lord Capulet both attempt to join in the violence. In Act 3 Scene 1, Mercutio, a friend of Romeo’s, fights with Tybalt, a member of the…
In all societies and eras there are characteristics of a 'perfect' person, male or female. In The Odyssey by Homer, Penelope and Odysseus represent the Greek's ideal man and woman. Some of their characteristics many people still look up to today. Differences continue to become more noticeable. In Homer's The Odyssey, there are many similarities and differences of the ideal man and woman that societies have today.…
`How did character choice affect the outcome of The Odyssey? That is the question that this essay will answer. Odysseus the hero of The odyssey goes on many adventures. During these adventures there are many choices that have to be made by Odysseus and his men. With all of these choices Odysseus and his men don’t always make the right choice. The events in The Odyssey occurred because of character choice, as shown with Odysseus’s ignorance, Odysseus’s faithfulness towards Penelope, and Odysseus and his men’s curiosity of dangerous things.…
Though different works, both the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer each contain one outstanding character that excels in virtue. Even when forced to live with a dilemma that he or she did not cause, both Hektor, in the Iliad, and Penelope, in the Odyssey, remain virtuous. This becomes clear through their rigid fidelity to their spouses, their piety to the gods, and their resolute natures in the situations presented to them.…
The Odyssey is the epic story of a warrior named Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War and being held captive by Calypso, a passionate nymph, for seven years. The epic recounts the many encounters and adventurous endeavors Odysseus and his men are involved in during the long return to Ithaca. During his odyssey, many laudable adversaries, primarily in the form of temptations, karmic justice and arrogance, that confront him and his hubristic, fatuous men. Earlier in the story, there were many tempters that distracted Odysseus and his men, such as the natives of an island they found that offered them sweet lotus flowers, which only served to hinder their progress and ensnare many of the men with their saccharine flavor and addictiveness. Another major temptation is the very nymph that trapped Odysseus and held him on an island for seven years.…
Imagine battling with a giant Cyclops, being attacked by a six headed monster or having to navigate around a whirlpool. All of this, and more, happened to Odysseus the famous hero of Homer’s classic work the Odyssey. His journey home from the Trojan War took twenty years and involved unbelievable hardships. “…Odysseus has had to put away childish things and lives in a world where you can freeze to death, as well as be devoured by one-eyed monsters” (Bloom 2). These ordeals might seem far removed from everyday life.…
When humans first come into this vast world, they're merely gray clay. Although they never remain the same shape or color for long; easily melded with every encounter, sculpted into works of art with every push and pull of daily life. As they are crafted into individuals, their heart is worn on their sleeve, as their ordeals chisel their talents and character. They will gain color through their actions and when their time is up, who they are is sculpted into every curve, edge, and color of them. Horace was one of the many few who saw the clay and the diversity between every individual. The main cause for this wide diversity is adversity; adversity has a way of fabricating character and talents into every person. Through every anguish, our clay…
In chapter 11, Equality begins to refer to himself as “I” rather than “we”. He never explains why he began call himself this until chapter 12, rather this whole chapter is full of descriptive words, or what could be called a form of poetry. He states that he discovered “I” whilst reading the books in the house him and Liberty come across. “It was when I read the first of the books I found in my house that I saw the word ‘I’. And when I understood this word, the book fell from my hands, and I wept, I who had never known tears. I wept in deliverance and in pity for all mankind.” (98). Equality has now become an individual, only dependent on himself and cares only for those he chooses to care for. In chapter 12, Equality gives himself the name Prometheus.…
The epic poem The Odyssey is an epic written by the Greek writer Homer. It centers on the character Odysseus who is a great leader and a king of Ithaca whose actions portrayed a great deal of intelligence, bravery, and determination throughout his many encounters during his journey.…
“An open letter From Dylan Farrow” is a subjective article written by Dylan farrow. Farrow speaks up about her sexual assault experience, caused by her famous step father Woody Allen, an American filmmaker. The subject of this letter is a considerable debate nowadays in our society and in the whole world. For instance, the unawareness of the victims about the sexual abuse. On the other hand, the sexual predators are protected by the government because they are famous or have the power. Farrow’s style of writing triggers my interest about the dangers of the sexual abuse and the silence followed by it, the NGOs efforts to stop sexual assault for women and children specially, and the importance of changing laws to protect the victims and punish…
She watched the boat drift away, the happiness she felt for the past year ebbing from her mentally and physically. She stared at the vast expanse of blue in front of her, nothing but water, not a boat or ship in sight. Circe sat there for hours, first angry at Odysseus, then angry at herself, but then a feeling of numbness took over afterwards, as if she could not feel, as she tried to process her loneliness after a year of constant company. Circe was alone, again. She was a fool, she thought, to think that a mere mortal like Odysseus would understand her, that he would have the depth to understand her enough to stay.…