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The Proofs for the Existence Troy (Ilium): Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid (552 words, 1 pages)

In the ancient legends of early Greece, a city-state called Ilium, representing a colony of earlier migrating Greeks, existed in the north west corner of modern Turkey. The story of Ilium (Troy) and its siege by the Greeks was told in two epics by the Greek poet Homer (Iliad, Odyssey), ... Read More

Experiences of My Warm, Peaceful Birth Home (699 words, 1 pages)

Going Home Lori English 101 Descriptive Essay 091103 I sit on the bed looking at the milk white and blue marbled glass blown vase. The fragile glass flowers that are sitting about the rocks bring back the memories of a wonderful trip to Mexico we took with my grandparents when ... Read More

Question and Answer Sheet To “The Odyssey” by Homer (656 words, 4 pages)

Answer Sheet THE ODYSSEY 1) Whos having the baby? Queen Penelope is having the baby. 2)Who is the first man to hold baby Telemachus? Odysseus 3)Who does Odesseus pray to for help? Ahthena 4)What does Odysseus make Penelope promise before he leaves? That she will select another husband after their ... Read More

An Analysis on Odysseus’ Test for Penelope In “The Odyssey” by Homer (792 words, 1 pages)

Gentle waves lap against the Ithacian shore line as Odysseus has finally reached his native homeland. Rumors of the great turmoil that has rocked Odysseus home land and house has reached him abroad. After hearing the news, he decides to don a beggars disguise and so forth begins the great ... Read More

A Research Report on the Homeric Poems (1072 words, 2 pages)

2 12 page research report. Very good. The Homeric Poems Oral or Written Tradition Homer. A name synonomous with Greek literature and poetry. Some call him the most famous and greatest poet of the Greek society. Known for his 'masterpieces' of western literature the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homer's poems ... Read More

Descriptions of Soldier Going to Battle in Homer’s Iliad (965 words, 2 pages)

The Iliad Good examples of the Homeric arming scene are those with Paris, Agamemnon, Patrklos, and Achilles. These scenes involved detailed accounts of each individual soldier suiting up for battle. Of the four extended descriptions that occur in the Iliad, the first, of Paris, is ten lines long Agamemnon takes ... Read More

Comparison between the Adventures of Huckleberry Fin, Novel by Mark Twain and Odyssey, Ancient Greek Epic Poem by Homer (1742 words, 2 pages)

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Huck considers himself to be an ignorant fool, and an over all bad person that should be looked down upon. However, through out his story, without ever realizing it, Huck manages to live through many incredible advetures, and commit unselfish acts ... Read More

Language Discrimination and Language Policy at Home (915 words, 2 pages)

You are in a courtroom as a jury member and the judge has found a mother guilty of child abuse. Do you think the mother should be punished? What if the conviction is for simply speaking to the child in Spanish? That was the situation is in Amarillo, Texas 1995 ... Read More

A Paper on Homer’s Fighters Patroklos and Hektor (497 words, 1 pages)

Patroklos and Hektor Tragedy ..TITLE Patroklos and Hektor are victims of war and internal, delusional passion. Their deaths are intertwined, as they are both the causualties of Achilles lack of spirit or internal death. The deaths of these two men help to illistrate Homers outlook on war. These two men ... Read More

The Rising Phenomenon of Parents Replacing Public Schools with Home Schooling (972 words, 2 pages)

Parent's taking control of their children's education Never before in the United States have parents been so disgruntled about their childrens education. The main reason behind this massive disruption is that public schools are not living up to parents standards. Therefore, parents are taking their childrens educations and futures into ... Read More

An Analysis on How Odysseus Is Portrayed as a Well-Balanced Individual In “The Odyssey” by Homer (915 words, 2 pages)

The Odyssey is an epic poem written by the ancient Greek poet Homer. It is a classic story that focuses on the main character Odysseus and his journey home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. In The Odyssey, Homer portrays Odysseus as a well-balanced individual. In Homers ... Read More

A Paper on Various Aspects of Ancient Greeks in Homer’s Epic The Odyssey (1642 words, 2 pages)

In Homers epic, The Odyssey, various aspects of the ancient Greeks are revealed through the actions, characters, plot, and wording. Homer uses his skill as a playwright, poet, and philosopher to inform the audience of the history, prides, and achievements of the ancient Greeks, and, also, to tell of the ... Read More

A Paper on the Character of Homer’s Odyssey (371 words, 1 pages)

In the Odyssey, Homer created the character Odysseus. There are many sides to his personality. The book shows Odysseus as a family man. It shows him as a compassionate man. He also makes mistakes and has weaknesses. In the Odyssey, Odysseus shows his love for his family. He surmounts many ... Read More

A Comparison of Homer’s Odyssey and Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther (2463 words, 3 pages)

In Goethe's Sorrows of Young Werther, Werther compares himself with the suitors from Homer's Odyssey. At first his comparison seems only to be an ironic parallel. Like other instances where Werther is over-dramatic and silly in his grand metaphors, it is natural to laugh at the comparison, take little notice, ... Read More

An Argument against the Establishment of a Cabinet Overseeing Homeland Security (553 words, 1 pages)

"Double charging will break a cannon." Said in Latin Proverbs, it defines this whole debate. At first hearing, this may seem unrelated, but I can point out the entire relevancy. Why would we start another committee when we already have one? Yes, we do, and it is known as Homeland ... Read More

Homework Should Be Reduced and Regulated in Order to Give Children More Free Time to Play and Bond with Their Parents (652 words, 2 pages)

My Homework Ate My Family Summary Families are being torn apart. How are they being separated? If families aren't losing each other due to divorce or death of a family member, then how are so many families becoming disconnected? Homework is the answer. Kids are given unreal amounts of schoolwork ... Read More

Conflict, Geography and Gender Roles in Elinore Pruitt Stewart’s Letters of a Woman Homesteader (1260 words, 2 pages)

Letters of a Woman Homesteader In Letters of a Woman Homesteader, there are several ideas and themes that are present. Mixed among them are conflict, geography and gender roles but deep within the letters and a word of Elinore Pruitt Stewart, no other theme is more prevalent than that of ... Read More

Achilles as a Godlike Hero in Homer’s Iliad (693 words, 1 pages)

Robert Fitzgerald translated The Iliad, composed orally by Homer three thousand years ago. In this book the idea of "honor" was considered significant to the ancient Greeks and the Trojan. It meant the values attributed to a person by his clan and society. The quest for honor and the anxiety ... Read More

An Analysis of Odyssey by Homer (1104 words, 2 pages)

The Greeks show in many ways how women are important to them. The Odyssey written by Homer contains many woman characters in different situations that will test their abilities and senses. Homer shows that women are looked upon as being loyal, caring, and capable of giving and needing love through ... Read More

Every Night Homework: An Insight in Three Types of Students (411 words, 1 pages)

Throughout high schools all across the country, there are multitudes of different attitudes towards the completion of every night homework. From dedication to absolute apathy, these viewpoints run amuck in the minds of teenagers everywhere. Every youngster has a different idea concerning his homework values, whether it is healthy or ... Read More

Ayatollah Khomeini, the Hizballah and Lebanon Conflict (3066 words, 5 pages)

The truck sped down Beiruts airport road, quickly arriving outside the heavily guarded walls of its target. The driver ignored the shouted orders to stop and crashed the truck through a flimsy wooden barricade. In front of him stood a long, concrete building. The driver rammed the front of the ... Read More

Homelessness in the United States (571 words, 1 pages)

Homelessness is a big problem in the United States. You cant go anywhere in a large city without seeing a box where a homeless person lives, or just seeing one holding a sign saying that they will work for food. Could you even think about living like these people do? ... Read More

A Short Paper on Department of Home Security (451 words, 1 pages)

From the time America won it's freedom back a little more than two and a half centuries ago, America has run into many problems. Some being natural disasters and some being terrorist attacks. But who is in charge of keeping the peace? Who has the responsibility and intergrity to hold ... Read More

A Paper on Home Depot Strategies by Robert L. Nardelli (1772 words, 3 pages)

To Robert L. Nardelli, - President and CEO of Home Depot, Inc. From Maissaa Braich, American Analysis, Inc (AAI) Date March, 04, 2004 First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me the honor to analyze your well organized and developed company. In this memo, I am ... Read More

German-Jewish Artist Charlotte Salomon’s Painting “Home place: A Site of Resistance” (690 words, 1 pages)

Home place A Site of Resistance The artist that I chose to spotlight along with the theme in class, Home place A Site of Resistance, was female German-Jewish painter, Charlotte Salomon. Charlotte Salomon was a young woman who lived in Germany during the Holocaust, and was under the reign of ... Read More

Has the Traditional Perception of the Cultures of Home and Work Been Reversed? (1088 words, 2 pages)

Hochschild's 'reversed world' thesis is based on a case study. What is Hochschild's case and how does she use evidence to make it? The traditional perception of home and work is portrayed in early Marxist writings where capitalist workplaces were a place of alienation and a return to home was ... Read More

Pros and Cons of Home-Schooling in North America (1106 words, 2 pages)

HOME-SCHOOLING Home-schooling is a very controversial issue. Home-schooling began in the United States and Canada during the late 19th century, allowing many children to obtain a formal education at home. In the 1960's and '70's some families began home-schooling their children to provide an education in which the child was ... Read More

An Analysis of Flying Home, a Short Story by Ralph Ellison (1606 words, 3 pages)

Flying Home a Living Story. Ralph Waldo Ellison is perhaps one of the most influential African-American writers of the twentieth century. Ellison is best known for writing about such topics as self-awareness, identity, and the racial repression of African-Americans in the United States. His masterpiece, Invisible Man, chronicles the story ... Read More

Human Characteristics of Gods in Homer’s Epic (318 words, 1 pages)

After Diomedes wounds Ares, Ares immediately flies to mount Olympus to complain to Zeus. Zeus original reaction (5.1027-1030) is to compare Ares to his mother Hera. Zeus shows his anger towards Ares vividly and also lends to his compassion as his father. Zeus is torn here we can see his ... Read More

A Comparison between How to Tell a True War Story by Tim O’Brien and Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway (1179 words, 2 pages)

Chris Britz Prof. Nunez EN1102 3 March 2003 Patriotism in the Military As a former president once said " And so, my fellow Americans ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country". Patriotism is found in every country, but it's ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013