Odysseus: Not the Hero You Once Thought Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man‚ but he is brave five minutes longer.” In the book‚ The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ we follow a mortal named Odysseus through his journey home to Ithaca. Odysseus faces many obstacles along his way and the way he chooses to combat them may make him appear a hero. Despite his obvious heroic qualities‚ Odysseus is not the hero you once thought. A person may act as a hero at times and those
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night had taken control‚ and my self-consciousness went right out the window. I danced‚ not greatly or with any skill whatsoever‚ but I danced. For that one night‚ at the end of our trip to Florida and Walt Disney World‚ I enjoyed life in a way I never have before. Earlier that evening‚ I had wandered around the hotel‚ feeling lonely and bored. My roommate and I had planned on visiting the theme parks‚ but his father‚ a chaperon‚ had taken him out for a surprise birthday dinner. So I was left alone to
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Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud
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You Changed My Life is a 2009 Filipino movie starring Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz. It is the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster movie A Very Special Love‚ starring Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz. Filming has started in November 2008‚ just in time for its February 25‚ 2009 release as Star Cinema and VIVA Films’ post-Valentine offering to Filipino moviegoers and received again an “A” rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board. Cathy Garcia Molina reprises directorial duties for the franchise. It
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process. And with the development of mining machinery industry‚ there are many kinds of mining machines in the market‚ such as jaw crusher‚ cone crusher‚ ball mill and so on. But have you known the hammer mill up to now? If you have not ever heard of it‚ today our expert of HXJQ will talk something about it. I think you can read this article with your a little time. As a matter of fact‚ the hammer mill is also called hammer crusher. In other words‚ the hammer mill and the hammer crusher are the
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entitled to you opinion” by Patrick Stokes. Just the title of the article interested me‚ as it’s commonplace for people to say “Well‚ I’m entitled to my opinion” during a discussion or argument. Stokes points out that "Well‚ I’m entitled to my opinion" is often used to end a discussion or argument without having to further explain your justification for your beliefs. He makes the following important distinction; while you may be entitled to say what you believe‚ you are not entitled to have your opinion
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In 50 - 75 words‚ identify each of the following by author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She
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Surfs Up If You Dare Surfing is challenging sport which has been around since the third voyage of Captain James Cook in 1769. It has been an integral part of the Hawaiian lifestyle and actually predates Cook’s writings but just how far back it goes is unknown. The Polynesians were the masters of surfing and the best boards and beaches were open to only the upper-class and royalty of Hawaii. The working class citizens had to subside using boards made with unskilled hands‚ poor wood‚ and beaches
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If you were given all the money you would ever need‚ and were free to do absolutely anything with your life‚ what would you choose to do and why? If I was fortunate enough to have me financial needs guaranteed‚ I would concentrate on my short term goal of getting an education on in engineering and thus prepared‚ move on to my long term goal of becoming an entrepreneur in a twin field of software design and robotic. The great cities of North America are rusting out and we need new industry to create
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the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving us a glimpse in to Connie’s thoughts‚ her lonely isolation form her family‚ and her daydreams of boys and love songs. Connie’s negative‚ always nagging mother makes her fear growing up and being miserable too
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