...Isabel Mendoza English 12 S1 Anna Dowlen 12 May 2016 Odysseus the Hero By definition, a hero is someone who is admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Odysseus represents the definition of an archetypal hero gorgeously merely from the fact that he receives super-natural help from the gods. He resembles his home (Ithaca) in the way that puts him as the main protagonist based upon his exceptional morals, which were considered to be boundless courage and respect for the gods and their traditions. With his outstanding qualities he is looked upon for guidance throughout the story as he tries to overcome the many obstacles that stand in his way as well. Odysseus is an archetypal hero mainly from the fact that he receives help from the gods. For example, Euanthes who grants Odysseus in his trouble gifts that will get him and his crew the opportunity to regain their strength. He also receives help from an entity named Dawn. In a way this character represents Odysseus and almost foretells the struggles he will later be facing. In a section he introduces this entity, “Young Dawn with her rose-red fingers shone once more we all turned out, intrigued to tour the island.” From there we can see the struggles he faces with himself to overcome the many obstacles that Zeus inflicts on Odysseus in hopes to prevent his journey to go any further. Another characteristic of an archetypal character is one in which all heroes contain a flaw that prevents them...
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...his family; this makes me feel a sense of admiration for the character, as well as a sense of sorrow, and loss. Willy seems to live part of his life in reality, and the other in fantasy of what could have been. Willy often fantasizes about his dreams. Willy particularly has dreams about his son Biff, Willy feels like Biff has never lived up to his potential. Biff has trouble holding down a decent job. Biff returns home often between jobs, and this reminds Willy of his sons lost potential, which seems to infuriate Willy which may bring on more hallucinations, quite the vicious circle. The relationship that Willy has with Linda his wife is one of patience and understanding, and a whole lot of co-dependence going on. Willy would be lost without Linda. The part of the dysfunction in the relationship is Linda enables Willy to live part of his life in a world of fantasy, constantly defending Willy’s actions, trying to explain away, or blame away the fact that during many of Willy’s hallucinations he is an active participant, often speaking out loud to somebody we can’t see. Willy also has an unusual relationship with his neighbor Charley. Willy envies Charley because he has been successful in business, and has become a constant reminder of what he could have been. Willy has been borrowing money from Charlie to help make up for what he is telling Linda he is making in his salary. Willy said “Charlie is liked, but not well liked.” Charlie even has offered Willy a job, and Willy’s...
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...381) did the team choose? Would a different form of task interdependence been more effective? They used pooled interdependence method whereas, every member does their own assigned part. A more effective task interdependence would be reciprocal. Reason being the team would have been assigned a part that he/she specialized in that way you would get a good response and work ethic out of them. 2. Was there a high degree of goal interdependence (p. 384) on the team? What could the team have done to increase goal interdependence? No there wasn’t because everybody didn’t do what was assigned to them. This team could have be more serious about this project and made it a top priority in their “to do” list. Some member didn’t show up to the meeting to complete the project. The quality of the project could have been more effective if the team would have treated it like something important. 3. Teamwork processes (p. 420) are important in helping teams be effective. Evaluate the team on all three types of teamwork processes, transition, action and interpersonal. In transition processes, the team did poorly in because they didn’t plan the process that they were going to face. I would have to say that they did bad in action processes to because no one didn’t keep up with the progress of each other and their position on their part of the assignment. Interpersonal process wasn’t like it should have been. The team had a lot of conflict with each other and frustration build up....
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...In my life there have been many occasions to get absolutely whiskey bent. You know, to wake up and essentially set the goal to get black out drunk with nothing but bourbon and cheap smiles in mind. Knowing my whiskey habit, my 21st was set to be a momentous day in whiskey drinking’s fantastic history. On my 21st I blacked out at 930 and didn’t get home till 2am (last sighting at least). Apparently in my stupor (like I said, it was a great day for whiskey drinking and I put on a clinic) I invited two different girls over to my house on my walk home with my friends from the bar. It really was a great birthday, I got really drunk all day all over the place so I remember very little in nothing but fragmented blurs. And oh yeah, the only bad part was that my house got robbed latter that night. This is what I do remember: I woke up wide-awake at 7:30 am so dehydrated that I could barely move or open my eyes. I’m fully dressed with my shoes still on, laying face down on top of the sheets with my contacts in and everything on my nightstand had been thrown across the floor. Jolted awake by the harsh reality of morning, I began to try to remember what happened the night before but I can’t get past that familiar yet fine taste of bourbon that has come to welcome me in the morning as often as the sun’s light. My next move seems obvious. I should go down stairs, get wicked high and chug water to recover and start to piece together the night. Once I got downstairs I saw that my bong...
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...This week we are asked by the instructor to complete a compare and contrast essay. Since I have been a police officer for the last 12 years, I will write my essay about something that irritates me and that I wish the general public could get right. When people call into dispatch to report an incident, there are two call types that people get wrong all the time, and those are robbery and burglary. When speaking with people that are reporting their house or business being broken into and stuff being taken they almost always state that they have been robbed. This is the incorrect term for this particular crime. When they call in the person reporting the crime should be saying that their house or business has been burglarized. A burglary...
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...Property theft has been one of the greatest problems faced by every community aside from drugs and homicide. In the community where I live, property theft has always been an issue. Day after day, more houses were being robbed in broad daylight. If there is a case of property theft; properties are broken and stolen, fear was developed among victims and trust among neighbors was compromised. Property theft caused victims property damage and loss. Usually, if there was a robbery in a house, thieves break windows or doors to get in the home which causes property damage. Aside from the damage being done, the theft victim will be at loss; household appliances, jewelry and money are the most common interest of these thieves. Theft also causes fear among the victims. In many instances, these homeowners are now afraid of being robbed the second time. Other homeowners would be very afraid of leaving their home just to protect their property. Trust among neighbors was being compromised when a house was robbed. Some homeowners will think that their next door neighbor might be the thief with the numerous cases of theft arising. Some next door neighbors might have been observing another neighbors movement the time they leave home and the time they arrived. With the cases of property theft increasing in most communities, homeowners have installed home security to protect their property and the house itself. Other homeowners bought pet dogs because it can help protect properties also. In...
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... 1 Michael Brown’s Case Kahlandra Walton MS Palmer High School English I January 5, 2015 Michael Brown’s Case 2 On the timing and day of the case Teenager Michael Brown had recently robbed a convenient store and wasn’t running but walking down the street with his friend. An on-duty police officer recognized the teens walking from the description the dispatcher had given him. It was reported by some eye witnesses that Michael had been harassing the police officer and banging on his squad car window. Keep in mind Michael Brown is 6”2 and the police officer described the experience of Brown standing over him to be “Like a toddler holding onto Hulk Hogan.” The police officer said he felt as if Brown was trying to imitate him in a way. The boy that had been reportedly walking down the road with Michael had taken off to running after he had handed him the cigarillos they had just stolen from the store up the road. The boy told police he ran because he saw them start to fight and the bullets being shot. Michael did not live to be able to state his version of the story, but his autopsy spoke it all. His autopsy revealed that Michael had been fighting the police officer and that the officer had fired the gun more than 3 times and hit Michael. Michael had been shot a few times in the arms and in the top of his head. The police officer never told of how he was able to bet the bullet to shoot Michael directly in the top of his head, because of Michael being so tall...
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...We know that Jake runs a Delicatessen store in a high-crime section of the city. We know that he was robbed eight times in one year. We know that he obtained a permit and bought a pistol. We also know that a man came into the store brandishing a knife asking him for all the money in the cash register. We know that Jake moved towards the register and instead of opening it, he went for his weapon and without warning opened fire hitting the robber. What we don’t know if the permit was obtained legally. He could have gotten the permit by not going through the proper channels making him discharging his weapon illegally. What we don’t know if Jake was premeditated in his actions. Jake has been robbed multiple times and he may have believed the next time there’s an encounter he’s going to discharge his gun and ask questions later. Jake’s action wasn’t ethical, the fact that he pulled his weapon and point blank shot a person at point blank range isn’t justifiable. It’s understandable that he has been victimized many times in one year but that doesn’t give him a right to pull the trigger and shooting six times at that. He didn’t give the robber a warning shot or told him that he will pull the trigger if he doesn’t put his knife down. Just the simple fact that the robber was carrying knife he should’ve considered not shooting. Jake could’ve handle it by telling warning the robber to stop or he’ll shoot. There was no warning and I believe Jake had the upper hand in this scenario...
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...will be Sidney Nolan 2. Sidney Nolan had been making Modern art. Modern Art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1869s to the 1970s and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during the era 3. Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art 4. 1975 to 1992 5. Sidney Nolan was born in Carlton, at that time an inner working-class suburb of Melbourne, on 22 April 1917. He later moved with his family to the bayside surburb of St Kilda. He attended the Prahran Technical College, department of Design...
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...3 Community Information The Golden Dawn Tangerine Word has been getting around that a new tangerine is coming to Tangerine County. Luis Cruz, son of the owner of Tomas Cruz Groves, names his creation the Golden Dawn Tangerine. Tino Cruz, Luis’ brother and student at Tangerine Middle claims, “This tangerine is seedless, very juicy, and very resistant to cold weather, which makes it perfect for this area.” Sadly, this is just about all I know about this new tangerine. Luis claims that his brand new Golden Dawn tangerines could bring our name back for the “tangerine capital of the world.” I asked Tino about the exciting new discovery. When asked how long Luis has been working on his tangerine, Tino replied with, “ His whole life. I can’t remember a time when Luis wasn’t working on this. It’s like inventing a new type of medicine or something.” Lets hope all goes well for Luis and we see his Golden Dawns in stores soon! -Sarah Davidson, pg 152 Pg. 4 Five Homes...
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...A cruise-ship passenger gets robbed at gunpoint by thugs in the Bahamas, raising the important question, How safe are you while on vacation? Offending Party: Bahamian criminals What's at Stake: a few hundred dollars The Complaint: As reader Carly Milne found out, nothing can ruin a holiday faster than armed robbery. (Though dysentery and street mimes run pretty close behind.) Last November, Milne says, she and 17 other Bahamas cruise-ship passengers were accosted by gun-toting criminals during two separate onshore excursions in Nassau. The passengers, who were traveling aboard Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Line ships, were all scooting around the island on Segways (on ship-sponsored tours) when they were robbed of their money, passports and cell phones. Milne reported the incident to the police and later contacted the Avenger, hoping to get the word out about the rising crime rate in a popular stop for American tourists. The Outcome: None of the passengers were injured, and all were compensated by the cruise lines. But it seems they are not alone in being victimized in the Bahamas. The national crime rate has been rising there in recent years, alarming the government and its tourist board. The Bahamian murder rate hit record highs during two of the past three years, and the country's crime rate appears to be ascending in 2010. Crime was up 17% in the first quarter of this year, with an 18% jump in armed robberies (to 224, up from 190 in the same period in 2008)...
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...all of our friends in seconds, and even makes it possible to see pictures of your best friend's new baby within minutes of the birth! With so much of our lives being online, do we ever stop to wonder about how safe social media really is? Some people find their house robbed, their child molested, or even themselves unemployed because of the people they chose to interact with on social media sites. Instant Checkmate, a source for internet background...
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...Developmental researchers are always searching for ways to answer the question of nature vs nurture, how much of human behavior is determined by genes or the environment? Psychiatry also studies nature vs nurture and its relevance to mental illness. Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects a persons' ability to think, feel and behave clearly. “Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, withdrawal, poor rapport, and difficulties in communication.”(Keltner, James, Darling, Finley, & Oliver, 2001) Schizophrenia affects men and women although it occurs 4 to 6 years earlier in men, also it has genetic and non-genetic factors associated with its development. People who are related genetically to someone with Schizophrenia have a much higher chance...
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...Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet speech was ranked 7th as one of the most prominent speeches in America. On April 3,1964 in his speech The Ballot or the Bullet, civil rights activist Malcolm X suggested that black nationalism should be the philosophy of all African American people. Malcolm X supported this suggestion by using examples of how they have been mistreated to convert them to that philosophy. Malcolm X’s purpose is to persuade the black population to unite, exercise their right to vote and take action if they are robbed their civil rights. Malcolm X uses a commanding tone with the African American people to make them feel angry about what has been done to them and to persuade them that fighting back is the solution. Malcolm X...
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...------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saxon Period — Monday, March 11, 457 — 1 page 1 coin __________________________________________________________________________________________ Husband and Wife robbed of pudding! By: Drew BaudoinThe small town of Bath has been experiencing a very steep rise in robberies around the uptown area. One of these robberies turned out to be a pretty frightening event for one couple. A husband and wife on North Brighton drive in northern Anglo were both robbed in the late night on March 9th. According to the husband, his wife was busy in the kitchen, singing and doing house work when a strong wind blew open the back door. The husband commanded his wife to go shut the door. After a long feud the husband and wife agree that the next person to speak must close the door. Leaving the door open in the dead of night to prove a point will turn out to be a pretty bad situation. Sometime around...
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