I have a very bad habit. (Actually‚ I have an untold number of bad habits. But‚ for now‚ let’s just focus on one of them‚ shall we?) When flying‚ I am incredibly nosy about what people around me are working on. I try to not be too obvious about it‚ so I do my best Inspector Chouteau and surreptitiously glance at what they are doing. If they are reading a book I try to see what the book is; if they are making notes on a report I try to see what the report is about; if they are going through a presentation
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“Odysseus is too thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful to be a real hero.” How far do you agree with this view? Yes‚ I do agree that Odysseus was thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful but these qualities were necessary for him to complete his journey and be seen as a hero on his return to Ithaca. Greek heroes like Odysseus were greater than the average man and achieved much notoriety and fame by being thoughtless‚ selfish and deceitful. Inevitability Odysseus‚ curiosity led him to make bad decisions after
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Globalization: A Good or Bad Thing? This article deals with globalization and discusses how middle-class Americans might be on the losing end of it. In the early 1990’s‚ when the idea of globalization started to be more frequently pronounced‚ many Americans supported the idea because they felt they would gain from the global expansion of their companies. Now many who work for these companies are losing their jobs to people in other countries who will do the same job for less and therefore‚ save
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stress tactfully. Up to now‚ people‚ who exist inside the information age‚ almost needs dealing with more problems‚ and then is caused stress every day. How should we do? In my opinion‚ I am prone to select the positive solution – stress can be good thing instead of negative choose. There was a growing concern about the issue‚ origin of stress‚ what it was. As usual‚ being under stress was as common as saying “How are you”. Either business society or students‚ was required to deepen their knowledge
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The Great Odysseus In the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ 3 strong character traits of Odysseus‚ the main character‚ are demonstrated. Homer makes all of these traits very clear‚ they can be qualified as good or bad traits. Homer displays these traits constantly but in different ways. In other words‚ his weakness hurt him but his quick thinking would help him. Odysseus’ arrogant attitude could either be considered a good trait or a bad trait. Odysseus‚ the main character of The Odyssey by Homer demonstrates
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Odysseus‚ a hero? What comes to mind when we think of a hero? Generally‚ we think a hero is someone with some super powers‚ and has the ability to save the world. The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ a Greek mythical epic‚ includes Odysseus‚ someone who would be considered a hero‚ by what bravery he had shown. But as his life and the epic progresses‚ almost every time Odysseus faces a difficulty‚ he chooses to do the right thing‚ yet his pride and selfishness always get in the way‚ bringing him down and
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Humans compare many things like‚ how tall they are or how much they weigh. World literature generally gives us many ways to compare on work from another as for example‚ Odysseus in the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer‚ and Oedipus in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. These two men may have one thing in common‚ their pride. However‚ their relationships‚ self-control‚ and motivations are totally different from each other. Pride is a funny thing‚ too much or too little of it can hurt you‚ however
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’The things we cant ’see’ are often more frightening then things we can see‚ because our own imaginations come into play’ How far do you agree with this statement with reference to the sirens‚ scylla and charybdis? I diagree with this statemment because i think Syclla is the most frightening of them all as she is the only one in book twelve who is described so we have an mental image of her in our head. I will now explain who syclla is and what she does during book twelve in detail. In book
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All Things Work Together Bethany Hamilton was a teenager who lived in Hawaii. Her dream was to become a pro surfer. She lived with her family and was training to win Hawaii regional. Bethany and her friends one day decided to go out surfing in “the tunnel” which caused her life to change. Bethany got attacked by a shark and lost her arm as well as 60% of her blood. This delayed her time in practicing and discouraged her from surfing. Thinking that she wouldn’t be able to make it‚ Bethany went on
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poem by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) has many various themes woven throughout the story. One of my personal favorites is: falling into temptation will take you farther back than your starting point. You can see this theme portrayed as Odysseus struggles to find his home but when tempted stays to long with Circe. Or as they are almost home to Ithika and Odysseus’s crew opens the sack of winds. Also when they land on the island of the sun god and though they were told not to‚ eat some of
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