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    Both Odysseus and Telemachus play extremely pivotal and important roles in Homer’s The Odyssey. The phrase “like father like son” can easily describe the similarities between Odysseus and Telemachus’s characters. However, no human beings are exactly alike as both characters also share a great number of differences. So although Odysseus and Telemachus are both similar in the way that they’re great heroic warriors, they differ in craftiness and arrogance which reflect Ancient Greek values. Both Odysseus and Telemachus are similar in the way that they’re great heroic warriors, which reflects the Greek values of Arete. Odysseus is already known as a Greek hero throughout the book, due to his heroics in the Trojan war, but his heroic abilities are still displayed in The Odyssey. This is especially true during book 10, when Odysseus is forced to go head to head with the Kyklops in order for him and his men to escape. Odysseus heroic mind is able to get the Kyklops drunk by saying “try some wine. Here’s liquor to wash down your scraps of men. Taste it, and see the kind of drink we carried under our planks. I meant it for an offering if you would help us home.” (9.377-381). This scene displays Odysseus’s heroic qualities because it is a great example of Odysseus being able to think through tough situations. Instead of surrendering himself or any of his men Odysseus is able to escape by manipulating the Kyklops.This trait is similar to the Greek value of Arete. This situation…

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    Naham Romero Proffesor Rossi English 99 12 May 2018 For Better or For Worse Marriage in all its glory sometimes isn't all what it seems to be. When some are happily married there are those who go through problems. Sam Smith is a natural born singer who started recording at the age of fifteen. To this point in time he has created many albums and in the future created hit hit song “I'm not the only one”. He was inspired to write this song because of an earlier relationship he was having with a…

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    This weeks reading covered the third and fourth section of Joy Luck Club: American Translation and Queen Mother of the Western Skies. These sections contain stories from both the daughters and mothers from the Joy Luck Club, with Jing-Mei’s story continued across them both. In American Translation, the daughters of the Joy Luck Club discuss the problems they have encountered as adults- mainly marital and career troubles. In Queen Mother of the Western Skies the mothers and Jing-Mei rediscover…

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    Station Six: Captured After a fire destroys half of the camp’s food supply, your group heads out into the forest to hunt and gather food. As you are stalking a deer, a twig snaps and the animal bounds away. You glance around, knowing it was not a member of your group. Suddenly, you’re surrounded by grounders. They are dressed in their head-to-toe covering battle gear, carrying bows, arrows, and spears. Instead of killing you, however, they cover your heads with fabric bags and drag you away…

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    Veronica climbed into the big bed, jeans off, and pulled the big, soft blanket to her chin. The lights were soft in Logan’s room, she’d never noticed that before. The rest of the world was this harsh, unforgivable place, lighting up her weak spots with hot, bright lights, but there, Veronica almost felt safe. She smiled to herself in his bed; she’d confronted her best friend’s killer there, she shook her head. But that was how she was, that was who she was- what had Logan said? The bravest…

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    STRATEGIES TO MASTER Most college students have busy lifestyles with school and work consuming part of their day. Students have responsibilities and families to attend to on a daily basis. Those factors alone, make college experiences intense and stressful. For college purposes it is extremely important to set future goals and master them in a timely manner. Students benefit learning strategies and skills that…

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    I woke up one day and everything had changed. Upon waking and by night they were entirely different. I was twenty. An age already brimming to the top with questions, but the only one I could think of was who was she? It was 3:04 PM, when I first saw her, but it wasn’t quite like I could miss her, however, even through the crowds of people pushing against one another, she was staring straight at me, with a half-smirk that only added to the mystery. The other odd thing about her was that no one…

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    What were your overall results for this questionnaire? After taking this questionnaire and basing it off my sister and mom I found that with my sister I have an equal low/high tendency to pursue and a low tendency to withdraw with my mom I found that I have a low tendency to pursue and a low tendency to withdraw. I wasn’t that surprised by the results as I am well aware of how I act in conflict with both of them, but it was interesting to think about each question and ask myself if I was…

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    Kylie could never forget the day she watched the first episode of Grey’s Anatomy. There were articles everywhere saying, ‘These shows never advance past the pilot, Grey’s Anatomy doesn’t stand a chance’. Kylie was different. Kylie was addicted. The Grey’s Anatomy pilot came to a denouement. Now, it was up to the viewer ratings to determine if she would have the ability to find out what comes next. What happens next? Does Derek save Katie? Do Meredith and Derek continue to be together? Kylie was…

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    1. In terms of casting for Stella Kowalski, the actress would have to be young and gentle looking. She would also most likely be of average beauty. In the play Stella is described as, “…a gentle young woman, about twenty-five, and of a background obviously quite different from her husband” (1778). This meaning that her husband is rough looking while Stella is delicate and small. Another example of Stella being slightly delicate is how Blanche refers to her. Blanche calls her a “precious lamb”…

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