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Hubris, another word for excessive self pride, is frequently a struggle that is faced by Odysseus when consulting the gods or any other threatening forces. Eventually Odysseus is able to overcome his hubris when he realizes that the gods are ultimately on his side after all. At this point he comes to the realization that the gods control his life; “It is no hard thing for the gods of heaven to glorify a man or bring him low" (Book XVI, 250-251). As one can see, Odysseus experiences a mental…

the month of the Dyad moon, the time the God and the Goddess become one. It is a time to seek harmony in all things: light balances dark, heat balances cold, and good balances evil. Brenna Lindsay stood silently in the circle she'd formed of white beeswax candles. The full moon bathed the clearing with silver light. Cool night air met the still-warm ground, creating wispy patches of ground fog blanketing the earth like a sheet of transparent white cotton. Her wolf, White Star, sat on his…

Introduction In Egyptian art the term Fayum mummy portrait refers to amount of paintings excavated from sites across Egypt, from the late Hellenistic period Greek and Roman period of the first century of BCE. The Fayum mummy portraits are found around Fayum Basin, to the Nile south of Cairo especially in Hawara, Achmin and Antinoupolis. The portraits were created around the imperial Roman period and are made from different hard wood such as cedar, fig, or oak that is then painted over them and…

Nail polish is a lacquer. People use it by putting it on their fingernails or toenails as a form of decoration. Nail polish keeps being changed and revamped as we discover better chemicals to use to make it and find safe substances to use in it. It is mostly worn as a decorative and beautiful item but some nail polishes claim to help enhance nail strength, protect nails and help them grow as well. It comes in many different forms such as base coats, top coats, and acrylic nails. The most…

things such as what he did upon crossing the sirens. To effectively traverse the sirens, Odysseus must be able to prevent any of the crew from hearing the song of the sirens. To accomplish the mission at hand, Odysseus “‘...carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits… and laid it thick upon their ears.’” At this point, an indicator is necessary to establish at what point it is safe to remove the makeshift earplugs. Odysseus has the crew tie him to the mast and have himself act as the indicator…

Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, is not what people would consider a hero. He lies, cheats, steals, and murders. There is no doubt that most men had to endure what Odysseus but the big question is, did he do any of the things he did with decency or honor. Heroes are supposed to be a good person overall. Meaning that heroes do everything with decency and honor. So does it mean that Odysseus is a villain? No he is not but he is not a hero as well. Odysseus has no respect for anyone, he only has…

Odysseus is a smart person who gets out of things very easily. Without one using weapons sometimes. Without a plan he thinks of what to do fast. Also the way he gets out of things without a crew and tries to get people on his side. That’s how he is a smart person. Odysseus is smart without having a plan Odysseus thinks of something off his head. Example is “chopped three section pole smoothed it out at bear to the rust and grind that spike in cyclops eye when he was in a deep sleep.” So he came…

The most important holiday in Mexico is the Day of the Dead, El Día de Los Muertos. Surprisingly, this holiday is anything but depressing. In the weeks before, Mexicans excitedly prepare to welcome the souls of the dead, who come back each year to visit the living. From October 31 through November 2 this year, I attended this fiesta with my roommate Manuel. By sharing Day of the Dead activities in his family’s home, in the marketplace, and in a cemetery, I have observed that Mexicans, unlike…

Both Homer’s epic The Odyssey and Margaret Atwood’s poem “Siren Song” underscore the enchanting but deadly temptation of the alluring, mythical Siren’s. While both poems incorporate first-person points of view, their perspectives, as well as their tones, differ drastically. The former, making use of aggressive diction, and the latter, making use of subtle diction, shows the difference between objectivized and humanizing women and men. Although the tones of the passages are thoroughly different…

What is gum Chewing gum is made from this type of tree called sapodilla tree and its mostly located in central america.They use other gum bases like sorva and jelutong. Sometimes they would use beeswax as a gum base.in the time of the world war…