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    environment. There are many different styles of music that Bahamians use to express themselves but from a cultural point of view Bahamian music is‚ calypso‚ rake n’ scrape‚ and reggae. Though in recent times Bahamians have lost touch with what Bahamian music really is and what Bahamian music represents.. A musical style influenced by jazz‚ Calypso (Musical Styles)‚ usually has tropical improvised lyrics which can set a Caribbean atmosphere anywhere‚ at anytime and for anyone. Many of today’s young

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    References: [ 5 ]. Albums focused on: Calypso - Best of Trinidad 1912-1952 (list at http://www.rhyners.com/proddetail.php?prod=0508);

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    Mitsuko‚ a woman tormented by her past‚ in Shusaku Endo’s “Deep River‚” travels to India to find the meaning of life. Her friends called her Moira‚ a seductress who preyed on innocent men. She found enjoyment in tormenting men by seducing them and then leaving. One man in particular‚ Otsu‚ was different than the rest of the men she sought after. He was a Catholic. After leaving him brokenhearted‚ she moved on with her life and eventually got married. After her marriage failed‚ she struggled to find

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    captive of Calypso. Zeus agreed and sent his son Hermes to Calypso with clear instructions to release Odysseus unharmed. Zeus instructed Athena to help Telemachus arrive back home unharmed. Zeus announced that Odysseus would experience difficulty when sailing and would arrive alone at the Scheria Islands‚ land of Phaecians‚ who would help him come back home. Immediately‚ Hermes went to Calypso Island to deliver the message using his magic sandals. There‚ he met with the goddess‚ Calypso‚ who recognized

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    Penelope‚ and Calypso. All the women were related to helping Odysseus get things done. I will tell you all about the women in the story. Calypso was a woman who lived on the island of Ogygia. Odysseus was on a broken piece of the ship and floated onto her island. Calypso lived on the island with all ladies‚ who had never seen a man before. Calypso was attracted to Odysseus and held him captive on her island for quite some years. When Odysseus saw a ship‚ he ran and tried to swim away but Calypso and some

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    Calypso/Homer Group Six Period 3/4 Song: Sailboat To the tune of Payphone by Maroon 5 I’m on a sailboat‚ trying to sail home. We need to new capt-ains pronto. We have no captain but an idea‚ go vote for Homer and Calypso. Yea I‚ I know it’s hard to remember the last time we were on land. Vote for beauty and the brain. They’ll sail better than you can. You say it’s too late to make it. Who says it’s too late to try. Homer may be blind as a bat‚ but he controls the story format. We’ve

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    many female obstacles such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. Ancient Greeks felt women were dangerous. Things would be different if Odysseus encountered more male obstacles because he would have just fought them and won. Odysseus has many experiences with female characters such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. In order to overcome these obstacles Odysseus had to go threw many difficulties. He ended up having affairs with Calypso and Circe. To overcome these obstacles he left them for

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    crew‚ Calypso finds him and brings him to her island‚ holding him there against his will and delaying his return home by many years. While Odysseus is there Calypso causes him nothing but pain‚ “all his days he’d sit on the rocks and beaches‚/wrenching his heart with sobs and groans and anguish” (Homer 5.173-174). At this point Odysseus truly misses home and his family‚ and Calypso only makes it worse. Even after seeing the misery Odysseus is in‚ and being asked to let him free by Zeus‚ Calypso still

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    captive in Calypso’s island. Calypso is a beautiful nymph who wanted to marry Odysseus. Calypso tries to tempt Odysseus to marry her by offering him immortality but still‚ Odysseus resists. But although Odysseus resisted Calypso’s beauty and offer of immortality‚ he still stayed in her island for a long period of time without much complaint. Odysseus could have done many ways on escaping from Calypso but instead he remained there for seven years‚ just him and Calypso and without even trying to go

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    and talks about Odysseus’ life with the Nymph‚ Calypso. He says how for years he was held captive on and island with Calypso. After‚ finally getting away he was able to start his journey home. Muse‚ daughter of Zues‚ tells the story through a song. Talking about Athena wanting to help Odysseus to find his way home. Book 5 This book‚ "Calypso‚ The Sweet Nymph" was about Odysseus trying to get back home and on the way he meets a nymph named Calypso. She then keeps him on the island for 7 years and

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