deadly monsters. In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ the king of Ithica‚ Odysseus‚ is trying to get home to his family after a ten year war conquering the city of Troy. Odysseus encounters numerous perils during his journey home. Some of his impediments included Calypso‚ a god‚ Polyphemus‚ a giant Cyclopes‚ and the suitors. Calypso trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years because she loved him. The Cyclopes only saw Odysseus and his crew as food. Then‚ when he finally gets home‚ he learns about
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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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To me‚ Everett Family Farms and Love Apple Farm are distinctly different. Everett is bigger and feels more "commercialized" while Love Apple is small but lovely. If I’m to compare these two to the farms we know‚ I’d say Everett is similar to CASFS but Love Apple is more like Chadwick garden. Everett is an organic farm. In Everett Family Farms‚ there were many crops we are familiar with‚ such as garlics‚ onions and strawberries. On the pricing board of the farm stand‚ it also shows that the farms
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Everett Kircher and Boyne USA The Boyne USA corporation is the largest privately owned skiing corporation in America. The Boyne empire reaches from golf courses in Florida to Cyprus Mountain near Vancouver‚ British Columbia. Boyne is now entering its sixtieth successful season of operation. This success can only be attributed to the ingenuity and diligence of Everett Kircher‚ and the entire Kircher family. In 1947 a young Everett Kircher moved north from Detroit with ambitions to open
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Success vs. Failure in Two Heroic Icons From generation to generation epic tales have been passed along in books and tales. Two tales that are completely different in plot and circumstance are similar in characteristics of the heroes in these epics. Similarly both characters change for the better throughout the plot line‚ and since the plot revolves around these characters they appear to be God like. They both have major obstacles in which they need to conquer but both exemplify some hubris which
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Hero Comparison Essay K A K 16/12/2011 A hero‚ a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability (Merriam-Webster). There are two types of heroes‚ epic heroes and modern heroes. Odysseus‚ one of the most famous epic heroes ever‚ will be compared to Mahatma Gandhi‚ a modern day hero‚ to see if there really is a large gap separating the two types. However‚ one thing is certain‚ modern heroes can be identical to epic heroes if they are larger than
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Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the central character of the epic‚ applies his strengths‚ leadership skills and his determination to reach his abode escaping from flesh eating one-eyed mammoths‚ arrogant betrayers‚ and violent whirlpool and sea monsters. Odysseus and his crew face the impossible challenges on his voyage back home‚ but with Odysseus’ leadership‚ they prevail. Approaching Scylla and Charybdis‚ a violent storm and sea monster‚ the crew trembles in fear‚ doubting their ability. Odysseus‚ never
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Odyssey Homer‚ Odysseus has the ability to be a very good leader‚ but doesn’t always live up to it. Odysseus is a good leader because he thinks a lot of things through. Therefore‚ he knows what to do ahead of time. Another reason Odysseus is a good leader is that he knows when to trust his crew. Odysseus can be a bad leader because he doesn’t always tell his crew everything. Also‚ he doesn’t always have common sense. Odysseus is a bad leader because of his bad decisions. Odysseus is good at analyzing
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island of the Cicones. At the island of the Cicones Odysseus and his men stormed the beach but didn’t press any attack on the people there. The Cicones rallied back up and prepared for an attack on Odysseus and his men‚ from horse back. In a large battle that Odysseus inevitably lost‚ six rows of Odysseus’s men were killed and Odysseus had to flee the island The Lotus-Eaters When Odysseus and his men landed on the island of the Lotus-Eaters‚ Odysseus sent out a scouting party of three or so men who
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In the book “The Odyssey” by Homer‚ the main character Odysseus could be defined as being a strong‚ noble‚ and courageous man who is confident as well as a heroic phenomenal athlete. His quick intellect helped him overcome many intricate and strenuous situations while his conning and articulate speech could win over any audience without a dilemma. With all these great characteristics he possessed‚ one might question did this majestic man have any blemishes throughout the story at all.
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