Loyalty to family‚ community‚ and the gods is an important quality in the lives of ancient Greek citizens. These qualities are clear demonstrated in The Odyssey through Penelope‚ Telemakhos‚ and Odysseus. Penelope shows her loyalty in several ways. She shows loyalty to Odysseus by waiting for his return for twenty long years. She did not choose a suitor until she knew for sure that Odysseus was dead. To delay the decision of choosing a suitor‚ Penelope said she would marry a suitor after she
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a daily basis and usually carries a bad meaning. In fact‚ the word is used so much that people often mistaken it’s true meaning. According to the book Writing Arguments by John Ramage‚ John Bean and June Johnson‚ there is no universally accepted definition of “argument.” The meaning of the term is rather complex‚ and it has been remained a controversial issue of philosophers and rhetoricians over the centuries (2). Because of the complexity of the word‚ we need to examine three important points in
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Word Part of Speech Definition Sentence Antebellum adjective Before or existing before a war‚ especially the American Civil War; prewar. The antebellum south is far different than the region we know now. Bellicose adjective Inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. Due to its bellicose nature‚ the pitbull was frightening to the children. Belligerent adjective Warlike; given to waging war; of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose. Cain was Abel’s more
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of others or events to a certain degree‚ some more than others. This is done by the use of power. Producing a single definition for a word with a plethora of usages is practically impossible‚ but not quite. Power can be defined as the ability of an individual to direct anything onto the course they desire. From pushing a cardboard box to leading soldiers in battle‚ this definition encompasses the basis of the word power. Despite the idea that excess power is dangerous‚ power is a necessary factor
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There are many different definitions of the word courage. It is a term that you hear many different times from many different types of people. Every time you hear the word it has a different meaning or is viewed in a different sense. Looking at it what is something that can define what is an agreeable sense of real courage. Real courage can be described by three different traits that hopefully everyone can agree on. Those three traits are strength‚ wisdom‚ and love. Strength is the first characteristic
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hero it usually varies by age‚ gender‚ and generation when they answer‚ and even though people’s connotations of the word may vary‚ the denotation and the connotation always seen to cross paths with each other. According to Merriam-Webster.com the definition of hero is "a person who is admired for great or a brave act or fine qualities: a person who is greatly admired: the chief male character in a story‚ play‚ movie‚ ect." A person’s connotation and the denotation both have to do with someone being
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of loyalty.
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What is your definition of a hero? It is definitely not a man with supernatural powers that can fly or have unhuman super strength. Many believe this is the case‚ but the definition is definitely the opposite of this one. A hero would be someone who has courage and has risked or sacrificed his life for others to achieve greatness. A hero to others is a person that has discovered or achieved something outstanding. A hero was a leader who not only had physical strength‚ but mental strength as well
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If the question “what is family?” was asked to a group of people‚ many different answers would be given. This is because the word family is too broad and therefore does not have a concrete definition. However‚ there has to be some settlement to a basic generalization about family which can be described as blood related‚ marriage or adoption. People have their different views but there is an early conception of family. For example‚ in kindergarten when kids are asked to draw a picture of their family
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Are you loyal? Loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something. Loyalty is being displayed all through act three. There are multiple comparisons that comes to mind when i read this play and when i think about modern day events. Loyalty is a very strong word‚ everyone is not loyal. Most time when we think of loyalty we think of being loyal to your boy or girl friend but that is not that case all the time. Loyalty is standing up and acting on what you believe in no matter the circumstance
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