Homer Simpson

Hello everyone, My name is Liliia Riabenko and I am really into American culture. Personally I am fond of American movies, serials and cartoons. Today I want to share my thoughts about the question of multiculturality and the American dream in American animated sitcom “The Cleveland Show”. Everybody who is familiar with the USA and American culture in general should know that many ethnic groups live within the country. The Cleveland show is a sitcom that depicts the life of African-American…

Have you ever watched the cartoons Doc McStuffins and Paw Patrol? Doc McStuffins and Paw Patrol are two recent cartoon shows. They both were published around the same time. Girls mostly watch Doc McStuffins because lots of them want to become doctor or nurse one day. Boys watch Paw Patrol because many of them probably want to become a firefighter or a police someday. Doc McStuffins and Ryder have many things in common. They are both great helpers and they both have animals in their cartoon show.…

people felt thousands of years ago and will continue to feel thousands of years from now. The emotions that war and revenge inflict upon an individual are timeless and are comparable to other individuals all throughout history. The Iliad, written by Homer, and the movie Boyz N The Hood, written and directed by John Singleton, both portray the idea that stories from…

At heart, Agamemnon is little more than a confused and self-centered child. The Achaean king refuses to acknowledge let alone accept that the authority-type position he finds himself in requires responsibility and that his desires and personal whims should be secondary to the needs of his community. We can see that, even in the beginning of The Iliad, Agamemnon often allows his emotions to govern major, country-altering decisions. Multiple times he refused to return Chryseis to her father. He…

other hand, the Achaeans were devastated due to Achilles’s relationship with Agamemnon. Their dispute was the reason the Achaeans decided to attack Troy; it was also the reason that the Zeus-backed Trojans were able to defeat so many of the Achaeans. Homer does a tremendous job of showing both the potential benefits and the potential problems that may arise from the relationship between men throughout the Iliad. The relationship between men and women in the Iliad serves as the driving force of…

A Hope for the Future Do victims of society really wish for peace on earth and good will to all men; or would they rather forcefully take away from others and crown themselves a king in their own right? Homer presents a fantastic abstract on this subject through an artistic medium, the shield of Achilles, in book 18 of The Iliad. He creates a prognostication; depicting an entire world and the activities of its inhabitants. This predicted evolution contemplates the future of how justice and…

In his epic poem The Iliad, Homer portrays Hektor in a seemingly different light compared to other prestigious Greek and Trojan warriors. Although a large majority of the poem focuses on the glories associated with the brutalities of war and the aspirations of the warriors for glory, the importance of Hector and Andromache’s farewell represents important aspects of life lost in the wake of the war. Elements related to the theme of goodbyes can be seen through other Greek poets, in particular…

Literature plays an essential role in enhancing our knowledge about a civilization’s core values and cultural beliefs. Myths, written works, and oral stories are all different forms of literature. Two central themes in Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, provide us with many insights to ancient Greece as a civilization. Throughout The Iliad, the glorious pursuit of war preeminently serves as a driving force behind the whole poem. The poem’s heavy emphasis on pride, honor, and bravery illustrates that…

Due to the nature of an epic, the epic hero will be given a task that most people wouldn 't survive. The epic poem of a nation or people must have a protagonist, and that protagonist must embody the best elements from the most important elements of that culture. As such, he must have an epic journey fraught with danger and trials that challenge these elements to their very core. As the epic hero meets these challenges, performs honorably, and ultimately succeeds, he affirms his possession of the…

The human-god relationships and their purpose in ancient civilizations often tell much about the beliefs and ideals of the culture as a whole. The connection between humans and their gods in both ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek culture are similar, but also vary in multiple ways. Both of these relationships can be seen between the humans and their gods in literature from the time period, specifically the relationship of Moses and God in Exodus, and between Athena and Odysseus and Telemachus in…