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    dislike for humans and their filth. This is evidenced by the disgusting condition of the bay area where Sosuke lives and the net catching nothing but garbage that also forces Ponyo into a glass bottle. In Princess Mononoke‚ Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind‚ the ecological paradise is threatened by military men and violent state-controlled armies. In each film‚ the conflict between the natural way of life and the military destruction of culture‚ land and resources is central

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    Name ________________________ The Odyssey Study Questions- ANSWERS Book One (p. 77-92): 1. What do you see as the attitude of the Gods’ towards men? They think men are foolish. They bring most pain and suffering upon themselves. 2. What do you see as the attitude of the Greeks towards hospitality? They take the role of hosts seriously. The Greeks had to open their home‚ be gracious‚ and share their food‚ and drink with their guests. 3. How would you characterize Telemachus at this

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    In the Odyssey there were many characters you were introduced or perhaps re-introduced to and all had their own characteristic that helped set them apart. Some examples would be Eumaeus‚ Penelope‚ Poseidon‚ Athena‚ and others. While there are many male characters in the Odyssey‚ it is the females of the story that will be focused on specifically females who have displayed “safe” or “dangerous” characteristics. The first group of females to be recognized are the ones who would be considered safe.

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    Jaquay Carlton October 8‚2014 World Lit Take-Home Midterm‚ Section 3 1. The term epic refers to a long narrative about a hero or a god. In the epic poem Odyssey‚ the narrative takes the shape because it is written in meter. The Odyssey is an epic poem because it is a long narrative poem‚ and it focuses on an epic subject such as the suffering of Odysseus life‚ as he deals with being absent from his home and family for twenty years. (Why is The Odyssey is an epic poem) 2. In The Odyssey there

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    Anime a. 1970’s – G-Force‚ Great Mazinger‚ Star Blazers‚ Mobile-Suit Gundam (mecha-anime) b. 1988 – Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo from the manga c. 1999 - Pokemon B. Manga artists/Anime Directors that revolutionized anime 1. Hayao Miyazaki a. 1984 - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind b. Studio Ghibli c. 1997 - Princess Mononoke 2. Mamoru Oshii a. 1981 - Urusei Yatsura (Lum the Invader) manga by Rumiko Takahashi b. 1995 - Ghost in the Shell manga by Masamune Shirow c. 2008 - Sky Crawlers 3. Akira

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    Comparing Odysseus and Jacob Throughout literature there are characters that compare to each other. In the poems of the Odyssey by Homer and Genesis of the Holy Bible the central characters are associated. In each work they relate their character‚ lifestyle‚ and way of life throughout the poem. Odysseus the main character of the Odyssey and Jacob the main character of Genesis are compared toward one another. Odysseus and Jacob are related through relationships between Rachel and Penelope‚ God and

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    business Miyazaki Airplanes‚ which manufactured parts for warplanes. Miyazaki indicated later in life that he felt guilty that his family had profited from Japan’s efforts in World War II. His dislike of militarism would be reflected in such films as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Porco Rosso . Partly to escape the American bombing of Tokyo and partly to be closer to the Miyazaki Airplanes factory in Kanuma City‚ Katsuji Miyazaki moved his family to Utsunomiya City‚ where they lived from 1944

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    she burnt herself. Arete was the wife of Alcinous in the Odyssey. She was honored by her husband and her community. She was the only woman who seemed not to be subjected to her husband in the odyssey like other women. When Odysseus met her daughter Nausicaä‚ she advised Odysseus to first go to her mother so that he can be favored before her father‚ Alcinous the king of

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    incorporated into the Odyssey is the theme xenis. This theme is also well incorporated into this epic. It seems wherever Odysseus goes he is welcomed with open arms. For example when he arrives in Scheria the home of the Phaeacians the princess Nausicaa and her handmaidens bath him and take him to the palace of king Alcinous where he is invited to a banquet. This is very important in his successes after all without the help from all these people he would not be able to make it home. The relationship

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    11 January 2013 The Road Forward Envision a champion‚ emerging from the sacked city of Troy‚ which he previously conquered under his shrewd control. Odysseus—father of Telemachus‚ husband of Penelope‚ leader of men-- is now free after countless years of war to return to his homeland‚ Ithaca. Thus begins the longest journey of Odysseus’s life: a twenty year pursuit through many encounters with fantastic creatures‚ the cordial arms of the Phaaicians‚ and finally home to his yearning family in the

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