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    Odyssey by Homer Odysseus has to save his men and get them home. Odysseus is a modern day hero hero. He qualifies for the job because first he is brave‚ cunning‚ and determined. He made smart decisions and knows how to get out of sticky situations. Second he is brave and he is ready for whatever comes his way. Although the ancient greeks consider odysseus a hero epic hero‚ according Modern day to Ethos and Logos he fails to measure by modern standards. Odysseus is not a modern day hero because he

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    Dylan once said a interesting qoute which states: “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Odysseus was on a trip back home‚ which took a little longer‚ well two decades longer from the mysterious adventures he overcame. Modern hero’s take risk upon themselves‚ and sacrifice their life for the team. Odysseus is a modern day hero‚ because he has all the traits of a hero in this era even though their morals have changed‚ he has movaited hero’s today To begin

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    Beowulf and modern day heroes share the same traits by doing good for the sake of good‚ having courage‚ and having supernatural powers. “ A prince of the Geats‚ had killed grendel”. (404) Through his battle with Grendel it truly showed the courage he had. Due to the fact that the monster reigned terror throughout the city. After 12 years; Beowulf was called to save the people. Throughout the series of Spider Man‚ Peter Parker plays a huge in protecting the city of New York‚ fight the bad guys trying

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    Early civilization shared similar common features‚ because all of these societies were under the same pressures. Their whole purpose was survival as it is to this day. Each societies main focus was to become established‚ stay in one place provide food‚ shelter and protection for their families. Early civilizations materialize along rivers‚ because rivers supplied a continuous and dependable supply of water for farming and human consumption. Agriculture today has had an enormous benefit on today’s

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    influencing modern storytelling today. Odysseus‚ the legendary Greek king of Ithaca and protagonist of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey was recognized as a great hero of his time. He was known for his defining qualities of superior strength and athleticism‚ sharp intellect‚ sensual ness‚ and a thirst for glory. These character traits are still being used to attribute modern day fictional heroes such as Neo‚ Captain Jack Sparrow‚ James Bond‚ and Spiderman. Accordingly‚ the heroic qualities of Odysseus can be

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    themselves and not the big picture. Most leaders can be heroes‚ it takes a lot of courage to take upon a responsibility and carry that throughout. Like Odysseus he was both a hero and a leader. He saved his men multiple times making him a hero and he was a great leader in which everyone respected him for. When trapped in the cave of Polyphemos Odysseus acts like a leader coming up with a brilliant plan that help his men escape‚ making him a hero in the end. Leaders need to have certain attributions

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    Love and courtship in Shakespeare’s day compared to modern views on love and courtship. During the renaissance the Europeans saw love and courtship as two different yet important parts of life. It concerned expectations of families and communities‚ not just the longings of the couple. Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night Dream’ gives us a clear view of a typical situation when couples fall in love and defy the rules. In the play there are four characters (Hermia‚ Helena‚ Lysander

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    1‚ 2011 World History Period 7 Modern Day Egypt Over time Egypt has had many changes including political‚ intellectual‚ religious‚ art‚ technological‚ economic‚ and social. Today‚ in modern day Egypt‚ life is very different than it would have been many years ago. In this paper I will discuss the differences of Modern Day Egypt compared to Ancient Egypt‚ and life in the United States in the current era. These include all the themes of PIRATES. Modern day Egypt ’s politics is a republic currently

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    Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery  History classes across the nation explain the past and never forget to mention slavery‚ but they never seem to explain how the past is portrayed in today’s society. Human trafficking is the action of illegal transport of people from one area to the next for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation. Forced labor is typically found in industries including domestic work‚ prostitution‚ and other illegal activities. Around three in one thousand people suffer

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    Modern day fairy tales function in our society as hidden instructions for morals and behaviors that we teach children. One such fairy tale is Charles Perrault’s classic known as Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper‚ which on the surface seems to be a magical story about a young woman who is forced to live as a servant in her own home due to her evil stepmother and stepsisters‚ but then is ‘rescued’ by her Prince Charming. However‚ the story tends to perpetuate numerous gender roles and stereotypes

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