! Creon: A Bad Leader Being a good leader means that someone is humble‚ thoughtful and unselfish. Creon is a rather weak man who has been placed into a position of authority and is incapable of handling the position well. He is a self-conceited man who is also very narrow minded. Creon who only thinks of himself‚ not the good of the people‚ causes him to lose many dear family members. And he doesn ’t like to be wrong or to be told that he is wrong. He is stubborn and doesn ’t want to change
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In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a good leader because he proves his bravery by fighting antagonistic forces and puts other people before himself. Odysseus is a good leader because he demonstrates his boldness by battling opposing foes. Odysseus and his crew are trapped in a cave and are trying to get out without receiving any harm from the cyclops.. Before the cyclops makes the first move‚ Homer states‚ “Straight forward they sprinted‚ lifted it‚ and rammed it deep in his crater eye
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A great leader is one that should be cherished by all. Odysseus had every right to lead the men that followed him into battle. When the king of Ithaca‚ Odysseus‚ lead his men into Troy‚ they only followed his footsteps because they respected him‚ trusted his actions‚ and believed he had their best interests in mind. After conquering the empire of Troy‚ Odysseus was enforced with the task of bringing his men safely home to their lovely country Ithaca‚ a task only accomplishable by the greatest of
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Socratic Seminar: The Odyssey Was Hitler a good leader? He was a good leader; Hitler was well spoken‚ very charismatic and very persuasive. He had a way to get others to follow and believe in his visions and beliefs. 1. He is both a good leader and hero. Hero he never backed down from a fight‚ he left Ithaca not knowing he will return. He is a leader because he is fearless‚ cautious and sneaky. Fearless in any obstacle he has to face‚ he has everything he has against monsters‚ gods. He fought
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In many ways‚ Ulysses is a bad leader. Many of his action involved the death of his men. He told Polytheismus that he was there and he was the one that stabbed his eye; Polytheismus told Poseidon about Ulysses and was very angry with Ulysses; he was on Ulysses’ tail ever since the incident. Basically he is a BAD leader. His men died because of him. Many of Ulysses’ men died because of his orders or what he’s done. When he told them climb a vine like beard‚ all his men died by being eaten. He
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Leaders are common‚ good leaders are not‚ bad leaders are to common in the book animal farm you see this problem arise. George Orwell creates this democracy in the book leading to be a parody of our government and society. We’ve all seen leaders and we’ve all been a leader at one point of our life. In the animal farm book‚ some might say snowball was a good leader and that molly‚ would represent a citizen who cares about her others friends. And that napoleon is a terrible leader who doesn’t care
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What kind of leader was Haig? Interpretation – A view from somebody’s point of view that may not be necessary be true. The battle of the Somme occurred on the 1th of July 1916‚ with the English and French army fighting against the German. English’s army’s leader‚ Haig‚ was considered to be a donkey‚ meaning to be a bad general. The historian John Laffin claims that Haig was an awful leader; he says that “Haig really thought he was doing what the people wanted him to do” which makes us think that
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One of the most controversial topics in history is whether or not Hitler was a good leader; to this I say he wasn’t. During Hitler’s reign of power‚ more like reign of terror‚ he may have brought success to the world but none of it can undo his damage; none can ever compensate for the lives he took. Hitler was a terrible leader in that he manipulated the young‚ he was very hypocritical‚ and he caused the Jewish Holocaust. Hitler may have done more damage than good; however‚ he did know
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The Great Odysseus In the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ 3 strong character traits of Odysseus‚ the main character‚ are demonstrated. Homer makes all of these traits very clear‚ they can be qualified as good or bad traits. Homer displays these traits constantly but in different ways. In other words‚ his weakness hurt him but his quick thinking would help him. Odysseus’ arrogant attitude could either be considered a good trait or a bad trait. Odysseus‚ the main character of The Odyssey by Homer demonstrates
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three words that describe Odysseus. The readers of his adventure learn that he is intelligent and always has a plan. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus is seen preparing‚ Leading the win at Troy‚ and fearing nothing. His amazing skills show his heroism in the poem. Odysseus is a hero because of his leadership‚ bravery‚ and his planning. Odysseus is a hero because of his leadership. Odysseus led his men out of the Cyclopes cave and chose to go home instead of being immortal. Odysseus and his men were stuck
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