When does a boy become a man? This rite of passage is explored in Robert Fagles ’ translation of Homer ’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey. Odysseus (king of Ithaca) fought in the Trojan War for ten years and after the fall of Troy he spent the next ten years trying to get home. He left behind an infant son‚ Telemachus‚ and a devoted wife‚ Penelope. Although they longed for Odysseus ’ return‚ Penelope and Telemachus were the perfect hosts to wayward strangers - even as their estate became overrun with arrogant
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heroic journey. These events were first noticed and described by Joseph Campbell in “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Campbell discovered several basic stages that nearly every Hero goes through no matter what
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The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell‚ that describes the typical adventure of The Hero‚ the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group‚ tribe‚ or civilization (Hero’s Journey). Odysseus‚ the main character in the Odyssey by Homer‚ and his journey is a great example of a Hero’s Journey because of all the stages he went through. Being the King of Ithaca‚ he has great responsibilities‚ but because he had a newborn son‚ he couldn’t just leave
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Odyssey: The Journey of a Hero The Hero’s Journey is never an easy one. This particular journey‚ as detailed in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ is one of struggle‚ loss‚ heartache‚ pain‚ growth and triumph. It is comprised of many steps that Odysseus has to overcome and battle through in order to achieve his final goal of reaching his home and his loved ones. From the Call to Adventure to the Freedom or Gift of living‚ Odysseus conquered them all. The story begins in the middle of the story‚ as many
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will also put some reasons that he did not play a factor in. So how was Gustav Stresemann a big factor in German history? Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and a statesmen. He served as chancellor in 1923. He was also a foreign minister during 1923-1929‚ during the Weimar republic. He was awarded with the nobel peace prize in 1926. Stresemann was born on May 10‚ 1878 and he died October 3‚ 1929. Gustav Stresemann was significant because of the many things he did for Germany from 1923
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World War II has been the most important historical event ever. The plot of the war is humongous‚ but there are key ideas that make the war so important and significant. To start off‚ the first atomic bombs were used during this war. Devastating damage was caused by such explosives. Secondly‚ Adolf Hitler committed suicide. People may wonder‚ well there were so many casualties‚ so why is this one person’s death important to history. Read on and the truth of Adolf Hitler will be revealed. Lastly‚
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Haig was a significant character for various reasons during World War One‚ most of which were negative. In his earlier days‚ Haig was significant because it was ultimately his leadership that resulted in a number of disasterous losses for the British Army‚ for example the Battle of the Somme (1916) which is still seen as one of the British Army’s biggest failures to this day. His intial failures stem from his backward leadership and poor connection with the British troops. Having said this‚ in the
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Samurai’s armour? The most important part about the samurai’s life is living by the bushido‚ or the amour Medieval Japan had when they fought in their battles. Armour and bushido were what made a samurai a samurai. They had an honor code‚ which was Bushido‚ and it was the bravery and sacrifice of a warrior. They used the armour to protect themselves when they were in a battle. Samurai are important because of their bravery‚ honor‚ and disciplined training. Samurai are important because of bravery in
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information about the upcoming invasion‚ the sheer strength of the Nazi military combined with their formidable Blitzkrieg strategy made them no match. It is worth noting that this was the first of many invasions carried out by the Nazis‚ so after they had won in such a swift and decisive manner‚ their confidence in Blitzkrieg was very high as they continued invading countries in Europe. Another example that reflects the effectiveness of the Nazi war tactic of Blitzkrieg is their invasion of France. Before
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Success is a Journey Not a Destination Some people may believe that the destination is more important that the journey. A quote from Ben Sweetland “Success is a journey‚ not a destination” When on a journey the destination doesn’t matter because the journey will give you future success. When along a journey the destination does not matter but‚ the journey is what matters most because you the journey may affect one’s future greatly. Along the journey one will gain experience no one could gain without
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