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What teaches people the way to live their life? There will always be something that affects people's belief system. There is the Bible on one hand that teaches people in Western cultures how to live honorable lives. On the other hand there is The Odyssey, a major greek epic poem about a man named Odysseus that teaches Greeks how to live their lives according to greek values. The Odyssey is able to teach Greek culture about respect for the gods, love for one’s home and family, and obedience to…

“We don't mature through age. We mature in awareness.” Byron Katie, an American speaker and author. The Odyssey, by Homer, is about the main character Odysseus leaving his home of Ithaca to fight a battle in Troy. Odysseus also left behind his wife Penelope, and their newborn son, Telemachus. Odysseus has not been home in 20 years, so Telemachus did not have a father figure growing up. Telemachus is not very mature and he does not know how to act like a “real” man. Throughout The Odyssey,…

The Odyssey “I see destruction for ship and crew. Thought you survive alone(780/645-646).” This is one of the main plots in the Odyssey, by Homer. The Odyssey is about an epic hero named Odysseus, king of Ithaca, tries to get back home after the Trojan war, but it takes twenty years to get back to his palace because of Poseidon, the sea god. Poseidon is mad at Odysseus for not giving thanks for shutting up a suitor. In the story, Odysseus uses his cunningness, smartness, Intelligence…

Ithaca, N.Y. (WENY) -- Come one come all to Circus Culture in Downtown Ithaca. It is the city's very own circus school, but it is not your mainstream circus academy. There are no animals and no clowns, but the new Circus School is filled with a lot of 'monkeying around'. "It was really important to me that this is very much a circus of this community. It's made up of people who live here, who gravitate here to Ithaca and appreciate our community and also circus. So it's going to look…

The movie Odysseus is different from the written version by Homer in many ways. Odysseus isn’t a pawn of the gods and all his actions are of his own. The movie starts off with Odysseus on his way home after ten years of being gone. The movie leads its viewers on a trip with Odysseus who will go through my trials of life. The movie will explore fame and its ups and downs, it will provide its’ own interpretation of the original Odyssey, and I will discuss which parts of the film has been helpful…

Vahan’s Top Three Influences Vahan Kenderian, the protagonist of the story had a trifling journey from Bitlis to Constantinople running away from the gendarmes to fight for his own freedom. As the story progresses Vahan’s Character also develops and Vahan changes from an arrogant naive child to someone of substantial character. Vahan encounters many people along his journey who influence him and are the reason why he changed in the end. Therefore, Vahan’s Father, Sarkis Kenderian, Ara Sarkisian…

Who is that trying to be cool? Odysseus. He is in ‘’the odyssey by homer’’. Odysseus is brave and clever guy. Heres why. First he is clever. In the story he told the cyclops that his name was nobody so when he was yelling and his bros came to help him, he said nobody is hurting me. That is pretty clever because that changed that part because if he said his name was something else the cyclops and bros would have stayed and it would have been a game changer. This is something you can learn from…

There are many reasons of why the destination is important, but there are many more reasons why the journey can be more impacting and more important. Three stories that perfectly fits this is the “Odyssey”,”Wild”, and lastly the poem “Courage”. All of these show how even life can get challenging and tough to fight through it and show your strength and great things will happen and you will learn many things throughout. For example, in the “Odyssey” Odysseus have to travel to many different places…

What does a book written more than two thousand years ago have in common with modern day civilization? Quite a bit if you think about it. The book in question, The Odyssey is an epic story with a vast and diverse group of characters that today’s society can draw a parallel to. There are many themes in the book ranging from infidelity to hubris. Our hero Odysseus is our lens into his world and through him we can examine ourselves and our society. In the odyssey infidelity is like a plague…

Odysseus has a multitude of traits for him to be qualified as a true hero. In the classic novel The Odyssey written by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald, the reader experiences Odysseus’s journey back to his home after the Trojan War. Odysseus experiences many obstacles and encounters many mythical creatures and Greek gods and goddesses who help and hinder his journey home. Odysseus is considered a hero because he exhibits many characteristic of the “Archetype of a Hero”. The main two…