...Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus exhibits his most prominent heroic trait of courage, but unfortunately, also demonstrates the human characteristic of arrogance. Even though Odysseus is seen as a hero, he has bad qualities too. Odysseus has the two main qualities of courage and arrogance which he demonstrates while fighting the cyclops and traveling throughout the seas with his crew. Homer exhibits these traits all throughout the story by presenting Odysseus as a war like hero with no flaws, when further throughout the story you are able to see all of Odysseus most human like qualities. . Odysseus has many characteristics that he portrays all throughout the book of the Odyssey. A couple of his most prominent heroic qualities are courage...
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...they act only with the best intentions, and they do their best to save everyone. In a story written by an author named Homer, called the “Odyssey”, the main character does not show these qualities, in fact he oftentimes shows the opposite. Thus he is not a hero. The story is about a man by the name of Odysseus. Being stuck at sea, Odysseus with his men, are trying to get home, but the gods are testing them. In this story Odysseus shows qualities like greed, arrogance and stupidity and proves that he is not a hero. The first reason why Odysseus is not a hero is because he and his men show greed and stupidity by raiding the cicones. Meanwhile Odysseus and his men were drunk, the...
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...main character in Homers epic poem. The great Odysseus king of Ithica was sent to Troy to fight in the Trojan War. Throughout the poem Odysseus exhibits arrogance, intelligence, and courage on his journey home to Ithica. Everyone knows that Odysseus has courage considering that he and his army defeated Troy during the Trojan War. For example is when Odysseus had to go to Hades and sacrifice a ram to be able to find his way home. Also another example is when Odysseus gave Polyphemus wine to get him drunk so he and his men could stab him in the eye. Because Polyphemus is the only one that could let them out because a massive boulder was in the way of the opening to get out. Those are just two of the many ways that shows how much courage that Odysseus has....
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...Odysseus: The Epic Hero Odysseus, ruler of Ithaca, is an epic hero. He is made to be very well known in the Odyssey written by Homer long ago. He is also known to have all the qualities of an epic hero even some that are not always the best. That is why Odysseus could be nothing less than an epic hero. Odysseus is most always loyal to his men. Odysseus shows his loyalty when he takes his men “... to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest”(148) therefore, he was certain his men would make it home even if the effect of the Lotus had already set in. He takes care of his men because he is like a father figure and is looked up to by most of his crew. He also shows his loyalty at the burial of his crew mate Elpenor. He makes sure to give Elpenor a proper burial and stay loyal to him just as his crew mates are loyal to Odysseus....
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...Rowing through rough seas, trying to keep all of his 12 ships alive, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, headed home from the long war with Troy. Odysseus, now considered a war hero, had the task of getting himself and all of his men back safe to Ithaca. The only problem was that he faced many difficult challenges along the way. A cyclopes, giants, and a beautiful sorceress were some examples of these. Although Odysseus had some shining moments, he also made some bad ones. Odysseus was strategic in navigating obstacles, however, his arrogance clouded his judgement, leading to his crew’s demise. Odysseus had many great strategies while navigating back home to Ithaca. His arguably best strategy was praying to Athena early in his journey. When Odysseus...
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...THE ODYSSEY Is a good leader classified as one who personally gains a lot or one who benefits his or her community at large? After fighting in the brutal Trojan War, Odysseus travels the sea in hopes of returning to Ithaca, his homeland, and his wife and son, Penelope and Telemachus. Homer’s The Odyssey reveals the struggles and obstacles Odysseus and his men face traveling home. As prophesized, twenty years later, Odysseus returns to a devastated Ithaca, alone, penniless and unrecognizable. Odysseus has hubris, a flaw that costs him, as well his men, excessive troubles. Odysseus does not learn from his and others’ past mistakes, again leading him into traps that could have easily been avoided. Odysseus constantly puts his men in harm’s way for selfish purposes. For these reasons, Odysseus is an incompetent leader, and therefore should be criticized. Odysseus has hubris. This excessive pride and arrogance leads Odysseus and his men into difficult situations that would not have otherwise arisen. Towards the beginning of Homer’s epic, Odysseus narrowly escapes from a Cyclops’ cave. In triumphant victory, Odysseus taunts the Cyclops, Polyphemus. His men advise him against further agitating Polyphemus after the Cyclops starts throwing massive boulders at their ship; however, Odysseus displays hubris and does not listen. ‘Godsake, Captain! Why bait the beast again? Let him alone!’ ‘Aye He’ll smash our timbers and our heads together!’ / I would not heed them...
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...Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the world masterpieces that have survived the times . Admired through the ages as the ultimate epics Homer 's Iliad and the Odyssey , was venerated by the ancient Greeks themselves as the cornerstone of their civilization (Nagy , Online . The two epics are the portrayal of early Greek civilization with the spotlight focused on heroism and the heroes ' struggles and triumph Early Greece likewise was depicted in the two epics as a people who believed in the power of the immortals which was clearly shown in how br the gods and goddesses ran the lives of the characters The Iliad and Odyssey are both colorful and dramatic . Not only was Homer able to use vivid s of the different war episodes but he was also successful in portraying supernatural beings that Odysseus met during his journey back home . These styles of Homer likewise characterized the people during the time that the epics were written A very diverse Greek culture was shown in the Iliad and the Odyssey Just like what was previously mentioned , people in ancient Greece revered their heroes . The people then consider men or women who were endowed with superhuman abilities which were believed to have come from the gods and the goddess as their heroes . These heroes likewise embodied the character of the Greek people as a whole . Homer used the different characters in the two epic to give a picture of how society and the people was during the earlier times Achilles was regarded...
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...There are two sides to every story. Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, which chronicles the life of amateur survivalist Chris McCandless, largely embodies this claim. It seems the people who ever heard Chris’s story were split into two sects: on one side, there are those who claim McCandless was a misunderstood anti-hero, who showed some twisted nobility through his actions. On the other side, there are those who simply deem McCandless, in Krakauer’s own words, “a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity” (4). While Krakauer falls into the former camp -- mainly due to his own life’s similarities to Chris’s -- it really only takes a moment’s glance at McCandless’s life to see that the latter camp is more correct: while Chris did show some semblance of courage and nobility on his travels, he was, first and foremost, a stubborn, arrogant misanthrope, and that is the reason why he never walked out of Alaska in August of 1992. From Chris McCandless’s early years of childhood, he showed stubbornness in his everyday life. As Chris’s father Walt ruminates, “Chris had so much natural talent, . . . but if you tried to coach him, to polish his skill, to bring out that final ten percent, a wall went up”...
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...Although some literary scholars of The Odyssey have argued that Odysseus is a brave, conquering hero, it turns out that he would actually fall under the classification of a villain. Odysseus is overly self-centered, and only focuses on the goals that affect himself, not the ones that benefit other people. He takes little consideration for the people around him, only trying to accomplish the tasks that would help himself. Not only that, but Odysseus also has a tendency to be arrogant and will often times laugh and humiliate his enemies, which usually does more harm than good. Finally, he also had a habit to take challenges too far in order to make himself seem stronger and more powerful. To start, what is the difference between a hero and a...
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...Assignment : “Qualities of the Hero: Comparing Gilgamesh & Odysseus” Maya Wilson World Cultures Alicia Plant March 1, 2016 Qualities of the Hero: Comparing Gilgamesh & Odysseus Although myths are believed to be completely fictional, the information that it encompasses often tells us about the type of personalities and beliefs of the people who lived during that era. Some may be imagination, but some of it still are very much a part of today's reality. A prime example of this is the two epic stories of Gilgamesh and Odyssey. They're two kings from two completely different eras, but the premise is almost entirely the same only because they both wanted to know the meaning of life. Gilgamesh was the ruler of Uruk around 2700 B.C., but he was not for his people in any way. In fact, he was a cruel king who killed his followers sons and raped their daughters. So as a solution the goddess Aruru creates a monster who ultimately ends up being Gilgamesh's ally and friend but also contributed to a change in his behavior. The two set off on an array of adventures that consisted of slaying lots of monsters who often served the great purpose but were killed for sport. The last monster that was slain resulted in the gods being angered in such a way that Gilgamesh's friend Enkidu was struck with an illness that he eventually died from. This so hurt Gilgamesh that he set out on a personal quest to...
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...The Dominance of Fate Fate was of great concern to the Greeks, and its workings resonate through many of their myths and texts. We see countless characters who go to great lengths in attempts to alter fate, even if they know such an aim to be futile. The inability of any mortal or immortal to change prescribed outcomes stems from the three Fates: sisters Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesis, who assigns each person’s destiny; and Atropos, who carries the scissors to snip the thread of life at its end. These three divinities pervade all the stories of Greek myth, whether they be stories of gods, goddesses, demigods, heroes, or mortals and regardless of the exploits recounted. Nothing can be done to alter or prolong the destiny of one’s life, regardless of the number of preparations or precautions taken. This inflexibility applies just as much to Zeus as to the lowliest mortal, as we see in Zeus’s hounding of Prometheus to divulge the name of the woman who will bear the offspring that one day will kill him. Though this lesson is somewhat consoling—the way of the world cannot be bent to match the whims of those in authority—it is also very disturbing. The prospect of free will seems rather remote, and even acts of great valor and bravery seem completely useless. The myths provide an interesting counterpoint to this uselessness, however. In virtually all the stories in which a character does everything in his power to block a negative fate, and yet falls prey to it,...
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...15 The Adventures of Odysseus The only authority for this story is the Odyssey, except for the account of Athena s agreement with Poseidon to destroy the Greek Fleet, which is not in the Odyssey and which I have taken from Euripides' Trojan Women. Part of the interest of the Odyssey, as distinguished from the Iliad, lies in the details, such as are given in the story of Nausicaii and the visit of Telemachus to Menelaus. They are used with admirable skill to enliven the story and make it seem real, never to hold it up or divert the readers attention from the main issue. When the victorious Greek Fleet put out to sea after the fall of Troy, many a captain, all unknowing, faced troubles as black as those he had brought down on the Trojans. Athena and Poseidon had been the Greeks' greatest allies among the gods, but when Troy fell all that had changed. They became their bitterest enemies. The Greeks went mad with victory the night they entered the city; they forgot what was due to the gods; and on their voyage home they were terribly punished. Cassandra, one of Priam's daughters, was a prophetess. Apollo had loved her and given her the power to foretell the future. Later he turned against her because she refused his love, and although he could not take back his gift-divine favors once bestowed might not be revoked—he made it of no account: no one ever believed her. She told the Trojans each time what would happen; they would never listen to her. She declared that Greeks...
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...1. One day in Joszfow- Christopher Browing a. Emphasizes the old age of the officers- 39 b. Shows that they were trained to be like this and had a choice. They were not brainwashed o Myth that Browning is trying to disprove; that all Nazi’s were thoroughly indoctrinated • Some of the killers were old enough to think for themselves o Trying to give the lie to idea that people thought they had to kill so that they themselves would not be killed o Conclusions Browning drew about killers: • Some men did not want to appear cowardly to the other men • peer pressure of not stepping up against the idea • Testimony was consistent—gives it weight and truth • Career destruction – thought that if they refused to kill Jews that it would destroy there business/careers • Holocaust: The ignored Reality- Timothy Snyder • What is wrong with making (A) the iconic Holocaust experience? o It was the western most camp o Eastern killings are much unknown o Should view as one mass murder o Most Jews were polish Jews that were killed o Jews killed at (A) were not representative victims • Jews at (A) came mostly from western Europe • More educated/less religious than Polish Jews o (A) was not as bad other camps • Gets attention because there are a lot of survivors • Educated prisoners were able to write and share their story • Western released prisoners were able to spread their stories easier than eastern survivors who were under Soviet rule o 50% of the victims...
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...another r Have effective professional and interprofessional working relationships to support learning for entry to the register Create an environment for learning r Act as a resource to facilitate personal and professional developments of others Context of practice r Set and maintain professional boundaries that are sufficiently flexible for providing interprofessional care Leadership r Be an advocate for students to support them accessing learning opportunities that meet their individual needs – involving a range of other professionals, patients, clients and carers r Prioritise work to accommodate support of students within their practice roles The effective mentor 17 The many roles of the mentor According to Homer’s Odyssey circa 800 BC, Mentor was the name of the person Odysseus asked to look after his son whilst he was away. The word ‘mentor’ now means a guardian, advisor and teacher. According to the NMC (2006) the key responsibilities of nursing mentors include: r Organising and coordinating student learning activities in practice r Supervising students in learning situations r Providing constructive feedback r Setting and monitoring objectives r Assessing students skills, attitudes and behaviours r...
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