any ship to get through.The second route holds two dangers: Skylla‚ a sea monster with six heads that eats men‚ and Charybdis‚ a whirlpool that sucks in and vomits out the sea three times a day.Surprisingly‚ this is the better option. Circe advises Odysseus to hug the cliff of Skylla and sacrifice six men rather than risk losing his whole ship to Charybdis. Also‚ he should race through as quickly as possible instead of trying to fight her. Scylla in book twelve ’ snatches and carries off a man with
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“Odysseus is too thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful to be a real hero.” How far do you agree with this view? Yes‚ I do agree that Odysseus was thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful but these qualities were necessary for him to complete his journey and be seen as a hero on his return to Ithaca. Greek heroes like Odysseus were greater than the average man and achieved much notoriety and fame by being thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful. Inevitability Odysseus‚ curiosity led him to make bad decisions after
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progressions using only three or four different triads. However the jazz musicians of the "Bebop Era" revolutionized music by creating progressions that used as many as seven different chords. Hence‚ modern music takes its fundamentals from jazz and uses various progressions of four to five different chords. Modern day music has adopted
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The Modern-day Reflection Today one may ask why it is that students study dusty old pieces of clay‚ or scrolls with fading ink. About two and a half thousand years ago authors such as Aristophanes‚ Sophocles‚ Aristotle and many others wrote works that are still read today. What these people have yet to grasp is the importance of the influence of the culture‚ the language‚ the many lessons learned and have yet to establish connections to the modern-day world expressed in Greek literature.
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Jason Belcher Mr. Lavender World Literature 16 July 2009 This essay is the comparison between Beowulf and the modern day hero. All soldiers that are fighting for my country certainly comes to mind first‚ when I think about a modern day hero. Both hero’s are fighting for a good cause‚ get rewarded for what they do‚ and get treated with much respect. Although a soldier might not withhold unworldly strength as one such as Beowulf‚ they both are putting their life at stake‚ which gives them both
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An Introduction to Modern Interior Design By Reed Talonario When people think of interior design‚ images of perfect looking rooms in beautiful homes often come to mind. Certainly‚ some well planned interior designing took place to create such a beautiful venue‚ but modern interior design is not limited to the most exclusive and expensive homes. There is a real function for interior design as well. Not just in homes‚ but in almost any edifice you can imagine. Interior design is meant to serve a
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recently in it‚ who greatly imitate Mary. A modern day Mary is a person of today‚ or has at least lived close to this era of time‚ who shows a significant amount of virtue‚ humility‚ modesty‚ and most importantly‚ has a correct and delicate conscience. However‚ a modern day Eve‚ is the exact opposite. This person may tend to lack modesty‚ virtue‚ and have a lax and desensitized conscience. A modern day Mary habitually judges correctly‚ whereas‚ a modern day Eve may be inclined to be lax and not care
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deadly monsters. In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey‚ the king of Ithica‚ Odysseus‚ is trying to get home to his family after a ten year war conquering the city of Troy. Odysseus encounters numerous perils during his journey home. Some of his impediments included Calypso‚ a god‚ Polyphemus‚ a giant Cyclopes‚ and the suitors. Calypso trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years because she loved him. The Cyclopes only saw Odysseus and his crew as food. Then‚ when he finally gets home‚ he learns about
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About modern day I can relate Shakespeare’s great Othello to the concepts of race and racism. It is amongst the earliest works from Western Literature dealing with a prominent black protagonist. Othello faces the onslaught of constant racism from other characters‚ especially when he marries Desdemona. Desdemona is described to be a privileged white woman whose father disapproves of their relations. This relates back to present day because even in the early 20th century depictions of the play were
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great leader‚ and often time on a quest to find great values for him or his people. Odysseus‚ the main character from Homer’s epic poems‚ symbolized all of the following traits as an epic hero. The hero is also‚ in many ways‚ similar to an ordinary person and must undertake the journey and obstacles along the way. In the modern day‚ Malala Yousafzai is considered a modern day hero with the same qualities as Odysseus. They were both identified as brave leaders‚ undertake extraordinary journeys‚ and
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