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Squeezed Me Tighter Squeezed Me Tighter 12 Odysseus
1,516 wordsOne of the most famous works from the early Greek era is Homers The Odyssey. It details the journey home of a war hero, Odysseus. His homecoming entails many adventures, many of them carrying reflective themes. The Sirens are one episode that he must overcome. This episode contains many prevalent themes that are repeated throughout the work. Though the varied episodes differ in terms of characters and settings, most are based on similar patterns of plot and theme. The themes that are most emphas...
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An After Thought Of Short Stories
1,083 wordsAn After Thought of Short Stories Earth may run red with wars. In the midst of battles, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. What exactly was Robert Ingersoll thinking when he wrote that? Was he trying to tell us something that we already knew but were to blind to see? Well when I read the quote I immediately thought of two short stories After the Sirens by Hugh Hood, and Here There Be Tygers by Ray Bradbury. When reading these two pieces of material one can easily decipher...
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Fill Their Ears Fill Their Ears With Wax Odysseus
444 wordsThrough his occurrences with Skylla and Charibdis, the Sirens, and Helios cattle, Odysseus heroic character is further disclaim in Book 12 because through all encounters Odysseus was a poor leader and put his crew in danger. His actions prove him to be selfish, boastful, stubborn, and irresponsible. While sailing past the Sirens, Odysseus has his crew fill their ears with wax to prevent them from hearing the enchanted songs. He also has them tie him to the sail post but not fill his ears with wa...
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Jed Vandelay Handcrafted Knife Thief
1,156 words... thief. Shut up and get on your knees! I dont think so. The thief rolls to the side, grabbing his handcrafted knife from its case at the same time. Two rounds are fired, blasting open a knights armor and setting off the alarm. The thief dives behind an information desk and shuts the lights off; the guard now left in darkness holsters his gun and fumbles for his radio and speaks into it, Officer in trouble, need immediate assistance on level 37 of the Bloomin day City Museum of History NOW! Tw...
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Lean Back Room Head
677 wordsI scan the room, my drunken eyes taking it all in. I collapse onto a lounge and a cloud of dust surrounds me, making an already hazy room, simply a mass of grey-brown shapes. I lean back giving my exhausted limbs time to breathe. Like an ancient tree I eerily creak and groan as I move: relaxing finally. Scattered around the room, memories almost forgotten, remind one of lives once had. A yellowing photograph hangs on the wall. A moment in time captured forever. The smiling children almost look a...
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Greatest Threat Major Threat
963 wordsWhat were Odysseus greatest challenges, and how did he overcome them? Odysseus greatest challenge upon his return to Ithaca from Troy was himself. On several occasions Odysseus ego, god-like attitude and heroic characteristics dictated his actions, and cost him dearly. It was during these travels, other events that threatened his return included a Cyclops named Polyphemus eating Odysseus crew, the Sirens that beckoned to all passers, promising that they would impart to them the knowledge of all ...
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One Of The First Role Model
629 wordsOdysseus is the hero that the Achaeans most admired. His intelligence, wit, and morals of the day allow the Greeks to look up to him as a role model. Perhaps the greatest characteristic that separates Odysseus from the suitors and his fellow shipmates is the wit and ability to trust the gods with their advice. The Odyssey begins 10 years after the Iliad had left off and Odysseus is trapped on an island with Calypso. Odysseus then has many hardships upon which he overcomes through his intelligenc...
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Odyssey And O Brother Where Art Thou Compared
868 wordsThe movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? is strikingly similar to Homers Odyssey in both plot and character description. In fact, one critic notes, O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Homeric journey through Mississippi during the Depression. (Ebert p 1) Thus, we find the modern film depiction of the troubles of a man during the depression is molded by the ancient struggles of Odysseus in Homers Odyssey. Specifically, three parallels surface in the discussion of the similarities between Homers classic ep...
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Demands That Odysseus Humility And Wisdom Gods
766 wordsHubris is excessive pride with a lofty self-respect totally apart from reality; it distorts a persons view of the world, much like a funhouse mirror. Hubris is a characteristic of the protagonist, Odysseus, in the epic poem, The Odyssey, by the blind poet Homer. The hero Odysseus is a dynamic character who, blinded by hubris, changes his perspective on life according to the positive and negative experiences he endures and overcomes during his adventure. He faces many challenges on his long journ...
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Land Of The Cyclopes Sirens Odysseus Men
577 wordsIn the Odyssey there were three main characters. Odysseus is the hero of the epic. He is the son of Laertes and is the king of Ithaca and a very respected warrior. He enjoys life, even while struggling to get home. He is restless, clever, and even tricky and is able to invent lies easily. After the Trojan War, the gods and goddess were mad that his plan helped the Greeks defended the Trojans. So they made Odysseus journey home as hard as possible. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is very brave, overcome...
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Plan To Kill Personal Qualities
746 wordsIn The Odyssey, Homer describes the misadventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, that happen during the decade following the defeat of Troy. The Odyssey is not just an adventure, but an epic about an ancient Greek culture and life. This story has been read for many centuries in many countries and is considered a masterpiece. When reading a story it is possible to understand in depth the live that existed in Greece and the rules according to which people were living. The main hero of the story Odys...
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Roman Empire Ancient Greek
1,419 wordsOur lives, our mood and mind as we pass across the earth, Turn as the days turn 1 The poem Aeneid was written by Virgil as the logical continuation of the Homers poem Iliad. The Aeneid, like the Odyssey, describes the wondering's of the main heroes and their people after the defeat of Troy. Despite the intentional imitation of the Homers poetic style and form by Virgil, the main idea and the theme of the Aeneid are entirely different and new. The poems Aeneid and Odyssey reflect the difference i...
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Reader Is Left Odysseus Son Telemakhos
660 wordsTelemakhos of The Odyssey Telemakhos, Odysseus son, finally realizes that in order to preserve his estate he must fill in his fathers shoes and grow up. Telemakhos not only needs to do this for himself, but for his father who is still alive. Telemakhos became a man his father would be proud of. Twenty years ago Odysseus left for Troy, leaving Telemakhos without a father figure since he was an infant. He grew up a mommy's boy not knowing his role in the kingdom because Odysseus was far away. Tele...
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Odyssey Odysseus Character
660 wordsThe Odyssey Homers Odyssey is one of the finest examples of ancient Greek literature. Along with Iliad it represents an ultimate expression of ancient spirit, which it its turn, enabled Greek civilization to reach the cultural heights that we still use as standard, while assessing the cultural legacy of our own Western culture. Modern historians doubt whether the same author wrote these two epic masterpieces. The main reason for this is the fact that Odyssey, stylistically and conceptually, is m...
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King And Queen Decision Making
2,029 wordsA Lesson The Odyssey, a Greek tale of fate written by Homer, tells the story of a warrior that is determined to return home and is willing to go to any extreme to achieve his goal. The story takes place over a period of approximately ten years and begins after much of the action has already occurred. The device of starting a work in the middle and returning to the start is called Ain medias res@ from the Latin (in the middle of things). Odysseus is faced with many challenges, but no matter what ...
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Impact On Odysseus Epic Poem Women
530 wordsThe many women that are included in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey, all are presented with a certain appeal to them for which they come to attract Odysseus eye. A group of the women that comes into contact with him are those helpful souls. Lets use Nausikaa as an example, she who encounters him when he arrives at her fathers land Scheria. Her charm, innocence and virtue are what intrigue Odysseus and she invites her to her home so that her parents can lend him a hand. On this same land Odysseus m...
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Good And Evil Kurt Vonnegut
1,245 wordsAs an author, Kurt Vonnegut has received just about every kind of praise an author can receive: his works held the same sway over American philosophy as did those of Jack Kerouac or J. R. R. Tolkein; his writing has received acclaim from academics and the masses alike; and three of his books have been made into feature films. Society has permanently and noticeably been altered by his writing. Through accessible language and easily-understood themes, Vonnegut has created works subtle, engrossing,...
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr Three Main Characters
2,074 wordsKurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a contemporary American author whose works have been described by Richard Giannone as comic masks covering the tragic farce that is our contemporary life (Draper, 3784). Vonnegut's life has had a number of significant influences on his works. Influences from his personal philosophy, his life and experiences, and his family are evident elements in his works. Among his comic masks are three novels: Cats Cradle, The Sirens of Titan, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Throughout...
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