The Mighty

‘It was the immortals that had the greatest influence on Odysseus delayed nostos to Ithaca.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? Odysseus: valiant, intelligent, cunning, and proud. It was these traits that contributed to his delayed nostos. The all-powerful gods, though hindering Odysseus in his travels, are not nearly as responsible for this extensive delay as the epic hero. Needlessly making stopovers in various islands, and encroaching on his crew’s responsibilities, Odysseus’…

what people think is right. In the play both Creon and Antigone do what they feel and believe is right, at the end of the day Antigone buries her brother because she thinks honor and following her heart is more mighty than what Creon has decreed. In the play Antigone, by Sophocles, the mighty king Creon makes a rule that no one can bury Polyneices because he had betrayed the city and doesn’t think he deserves a respectful burial. Antigone the sister of Polyneices, goes out of her way to bury…

wickedness” (35:15). Elihu was determined to declare God entirely just (34:10-12) and defend Him (36:2) while twisting Job’s words. In sum, Elihu did sort through and augment the growing legal tangle, but his additions were not helpful. Cajoler Elihu was also bent on getting Job to reconsider and he explored new territory in the process. Early in his first speech, he shifted gears temporarily away from Job’s presumed declarations of innocence. Instead, acknowledging the great gulf between God as…

The Creation of Tornadoes Long ago, in Ancient Greece there was a god named Aeolus (god of wind). He lived alone on an island which was called Ithaca, where he was able to easily control the earth’s mighty winds without being bothered. For many years he lived alone in this jungle of an island, just watching people float by without paying any attention or thinking someone lived there. Then one day a small life boat landed on the island to escape the crashing waves of the stormy sea. Oddly there…

character, as if death is human, but here is death being describe as a human in personification. " Death be not Proud,though some have called thee." " mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so " thee and thou is put in the form of you. The tone of John, is bold and critical,and above all, fearless. However he denounces death position of " mighty and dreadful", by saying, you are a…

warm glow. They have fate on their side and with the help of mighty Jupiter, they are destined for greatness (1.264-313). However, if Virgil told a tale of an all-powerful Roman people gifted the entirety of the planet from birth, it would make for a boring of propaganda in its rawest form. Instead he started them at the bottom with their home, the great city of Troy, being destroyed by the Greeks (2.1-10). Virgil would need to create a mighty hero capable of leading…

figures are credited as a mighty hero or a brilliant human being. While not all of society may acknowledge Christopher Columbus as a spectacular personage, he still has changed the course of the Renaissance significantly. Born in Genoa Italy, 1451, Christopher not only discovered trade winds and how they work, but he also introduced more efficient weapons to the Native Americans. Yet perhaps Columbus's most famous contribution that changed the course of the Renaissance is his mighty discovery of…

Epic of Gilgamesh: The Imagery Within Imagery greatly influences readers’ understanding of literary works. Instead of the pages of a book containing just words, they contain a mental picture within those words. Imagery is the color of the story. “The Battle with Humbaba”, an excerpt from The Epic of Gilgamesh, is one such colorful story. Within the epic, the depictions of Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Humbaba are unveiled by imagery. In “The Battle with Humbaba”, Gilgamesh, the main hero of the epic,…

89) As portrayed in the story, all of the monsters Beowulf has to fight have things in common. All three monsters insight fear and strength as some of their characteristics, as well as bring destruction to the town. But, it didn’t matter how big, mighty, feared or evil the monsters were because the most important thing is that Beowulf, our hero, defeated them…

One prominent similarity between the themes of “Ragged Old Flag” and “I Hear America Singing” is America and pride in one's country. “I’m mighty proud of that ragged old flag” and “Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs” both convey the unity of Americans through both struggle and celebration. Another comparison that can be made is that both the poem and the song are filled…