Siren

Circe’s home and to pigs they change from wine. But Odysseus avoids the change to pig and he ends up just fine. He must go to the Land of the Dead, Circe sends him away at last. He sees Greek heroes who are dead and his mother who has passed. The Sirens sing a lovely song, which Odysseus wants to hear, To avoid temptation he is tied up tight as the music reaches his ears. Escaping a monster with six ugly heads, the men are still alive, The next stop is the island of Helios where they…

he was very audacious. Making sure his armies were protected was one of his priorities. Also, Odysseus put his men first before himself numerous times; for instance, when he shielded their ears with wax to protect them from the sounds of the sirens before he protected…

men show their truest natures under pressure and demonstrate their traits of decisiveness and idealism. One of those men is Lieutenant-Commander Oram from “Gentlemen, Your verdict” by Michael Bruce and the other an ordinary father from “After the Sirens” by Hugh Hood. First off, decisive action is what allows Oram and the father to accomplish their respective goals, and their decisiveness bonds them together. Oram, upon gaining knowledge of his entire crews eminent end through a sunken…

In Book 12, he knows that the sirens are going to tempt him. If he gave in, he would lose all memory of going home. He shows self-control because he knows he won’t be able to fight it and stop himself. He has his men tie him up and put earwax in their ears so they can’t hear. They hold him down so he can’t escape. He instructs them “if I plead, commanding you to set me free, then lash me faster, rope on pressing rope” (Homer 201). He wants to hear what the sirens are saying but knows he won’t be…

six people coming here with that last name.” “How long until they will be here?” “Well we can't be sure but we assume an hour.” “What?” “How about you get some rest?” The woman left and I sat in bed worried. Waiting for the hour to be up. Until sirens started going off and men with guns ran across the hall to the entrance. Where they ran out and guns and missile began to go off while the ground shook. Until all the sound went silent and a big hole opened and a family of six jumped onto the big…

about. The accident, itself wasn’t even a big accident. It was as minor as a scrap on my knee from falling. At that time it could’ve been the simple curiosity people have. Fifteen minutes had passed until a siren was heard, and I remember telling myself: “Why do they have to put that stupid siren on? As if, we aren’t receiving enough attention.” The police car parked vertically from us, and a female stepped out from the vehicle. She was patient with the both of us, and carefully heard every…

constant worry of being defeated fueled this value of power and strength because a dominant leader would never allow for his people to be conquered. The many battles that Odysseus faced against creatures such as: the monsters, Cyclops, nymphs, and sirens drove his notoriety about being the most powerful. Near the end of the epic, Penelope’s suitors eventually became unruly and ordered her to make a decision about who she would marry. Penelope decided that whoever could string Odysseus’ bow would…

It was about 9 years ago when I decided to first become an EMT. Little did I know that during my clinical time, I would have a moment that would change my life and the way I see it. I was doing clinical time with a local Fire Department, which basically means I was doing their job for free in order to practice my learned skills in a real world scenario. We were returning to the fire station after just completing a call and dropping a patient off at the hospital. I sat quietly alone in the back…

shattering glass, and hot tears began to stream off my now numb cheeks. Sirens and the sense of panic filled the once joyful air, while the red and blue lights of the police cars reflected off the once white snow. My grandpa rushed to the cops, but I was confused and did not understand why Grandpa carried me into the alley when Santa was here. I was trying to listen to their conversation, but instead I heard mumbling and the blaring sirens. I curiously observed the cops who were following…

It was tuesday september 11 2001 I was working and then the ground shook. At first I thought that it was just a minor earthquake. Just about 20 seconds later the ground ripped apart like a sheif cutting food in half. Me and others were separated. I was on the 14th floor. It felt like we were trapped in a cage like little mice. The ground continued to shake we had to get under what we had of our desks. There was people crying hoping to get out alive. I was hoping that I made it out alive. I…