Noah Sola English I Mrs. Johnson 4/22/2014 The Odyssey Book 1 The poet invokes the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. How original. I learn that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ begrudges (though I don’t know exactly why) against Odysseus and is making the guy’s expedition home pretty difficult. This tells me two very important things: (1) Greek gods are temperamental‚ and (2) Poseidon is a powerful guy. So Poseidon isn’t around on Mount Olympus (presumably because he’s full of activity
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The tale of an epic hero unlike any other thrives on in Beowulf‚ who is a powerful warrior and leader. By definition‚ a hero is typically a man who is greatly admired or idealized for their noble‚ courageous and notable qualities‚ exceptional achievements and brave feats. Beowulf‚ warrior of Geatland and King of the Swedes‚ battles monsters and accomplishes‚ no doubt‚ heroic deeds in this centuries-old text. In this essay‚ I argue the qualities of a true hero and that Beowulf possesses each of these
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The Importance of Greek Mythology and Homer’s Epic Poems By: Ashley Allen “Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars referred to the myths and studied them in an attempt to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece and‚ in general‚ on the ancient Greek civilization.” (citation) Mythical narration played a very large‚ and
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Odysseus has been away at war for twenty years and appeared to be in no rush to return home. While he loves his wife very much‚ the love did not stop him from having affairs with two goddesses. On the other hand‚ Forrest Gump who absolutely adored Jenny‚ long before they said I do‚ managed to stay true to his Jenny although they were separated for years at a time before getting married. Throughout all of his ventures‚ he constantly thought of Jenny. In the course of Forrest’s entire voyage he never
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WOMEN IN THE ODYSSEY Although women in ancient Greece are often portrayed as meek and weak‚ this is not the case in Homer’s epic; The Odyssey. Instead‚ women in the Odyssey are often described as either cunning‚ intelligent‚ sexually alluring‚ or powerful‚ dangerous and fatal. Some of the most typical female characters are Athena‚ Circes and Penelope‚ where Athena is a powerful goddess and a skilled warrior‚ Circes is a cunning witch who tricked Odysseus’ men into drinking her potion and turning
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After scrutinizing the 2000 Presidential Election of Al Gore vs. George W. Bush in the movie Recount focusing on the issues of votes in the state of Florida‚ I believe that the election was not legitimate. While trying to find evidence to support them in court‚ Al Gore’s team found that there was a “voter purge list” (1) where the Governor of Florida told Secretary of State for Florida Katherine Harris that if there are people with similar names to felons to put them on that list that does not allow
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media tycoons to be the first producers of a film with the latest technology. With the advance and formation of newer equipment‚ stories have been reformatted to include the more novel‚ astounding special effects. With the movie Frankenstein itself; when it first came out in 1910‚ it was a mute‚ black-and-white phenomenon. 21 years later‚ voice technology was the reason for Frankenstein to resurface. Yet again‚ in 1994‚ once high-quality colour films and famous actors could be used‚ the movie was
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Throughout Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus faces many challenges and obstacles throughout his extensive journey home. All these challenges‚ barriers‚ trails‚ and obstacles can be categorized into two general categories; internal and external. These are things that he must face in
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Ophelia just tells him. The only real issue with the movie is the absence of Fortinbras. He is a pretty important character‚ but I believe his part was cut from the film because his part is not a very necessary part in the play‚ and one can still understand the whole of the story without Fortinbras. But in the play‚ the ghost of Hamlet ’s father appears dressed in armor‚ as if ready for battle‚ and Horatio says it must be a sign about their preparation for war. The whole element of war in the play is
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Connected text Study For my connected text study I have chosen to compare and contrast Cinderella and Cinderella story. There are many versions Of Cinderella and the one I have chosen seems to be the most common‚ it has been edited by Andrew Lang and published by David McKay 1948. "Cinderella" is a classic story‚ told and retold for generations. There are variations of the story in nearly every culture‚ and many modern adaptations. One of the most recent and spotlighted offspring of "Cinderella"
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