2001 A Space Odyssey
2001 Space Odyssey The film segment chosen was the final scene from Stanley Kubrik^s 2001 A Space Odyssey made in 1968. As the name would suggest, the film is set almost entirely in the future. Already having projected itself over 30 years into the future, it would be safe to assume tha....

A Greek Hero: Cyclops
When the Cyclops passed out, Odysseus and his men shoved the hot smoldering spear into his one big eye. The Cyclops yelled and screamed as blood ran down his body, he had been blinded. This is just one of the stories that Odysseus and his men are involved with in the story,....

Achilles
Anyone who has read Homers The Iliad knows of the Trojan War. However, the actual Trojan War took place nothing like the one in The Iliad. Historians are not even sure if a Trojan War took place, but most believe that some kind of battle did occur around that time period (1200 B.C.). Historians le....

Ancient Greek Athletics
Dr. Chapman Humanities 10H September 25, 2005 Ancient Greek Athletics Today, many Americans use various forms of entertainment to relax and take their focus off the stresses of everyday life. One example of entertainment can be found in the form of athletic or sporting events. Athletic....

Apocalypses in Greek Myths
To the closed minded reader, the different counts of apocalypses in epic myths seem to all be identical to each other. In the examples of Homer's Odyssey, Genesis, and Gilgamesh, you would have a routine disobedience from a mortal human level against a higher God power. It seems to be that when the ....

Breaking the law
Some people get in trouble, and then when they are out of trouble, it slips their three pound minds. What I did, I will never forget. I did it five times before I was caught. For the one I was caught for it starts when I was eleven years old. When I was eleven years old I lived in Kingman, Arizon....

Callaway Golf
1. What was Callaways strategy (1988-1997)? Product Innovation: Callaways 1988-1997 product strategy was to create a truly satisfying product for the average golfer. To do so, CGC invested heavily in Research & Development. R&D focused on 400 RCH questions to first improve design par....

Compare the treatment of the Gods in the Iliad and the Odyssey
The Gods in both the Iliad and the Odyssey are important figures. This essay will concentrate on Zeus, Poseidon and Athene who feature in both texts. Reasons of space prevent full exploration of the whole divine machinery. The role of Zeus in the Iliad is of the all-powerful figure, the king of all....

Comparing The Aneid and The Odyssey
Virgil's epic, The Aeneid, consciously draws from themes, imagery and plot from the great work of The Odyssey by Homer. While the similarities are important and practically alike, it is clear that Virgil borrowed from Homer only to emphasize on the themes and techniques employed by his predecessor i....

Computer games
Introduction Computer games in the information systems industry account for over seven billion dollars in sales in 2003 and are a pivotal component in driving both the software and hardware portions of the industry. (Entertainment Software Association, 2003). Computer games are quickly taking a....

Contemplating Racism
From the beginning of recorded history, possibly before then, humans have found a necessity for classifying and categorizing every aspect of life. This need for order has been used to efficiently organize and clarify the endless details on Earth. This arrangement of objects in groups has also create....

Different Types of Criticism and Literary Movements in Short Stories
The short story dates back as early as the 14th Century. It offers what a novel or the equivalent would offer but it has a swiftness and completeness about it. According to Ruby Redinger, the short story is most powerful through graphic narration (752). The short story has captured a diverse grou....

Duality in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, the story is set in New York City and Long Island during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed the "Jazz Age." Following the shock and chaos of the Firs....

Early Archaic Period
The start of Ancient Greece was 776BC. History books record this as the first Olympiad, more commonly known as the Olympic Games. Kings ruled the Greek states and cities and the political structure had only just formed. Before 776BC, there had been a lot happening and most of it had not been written....

General Fabric Trends in 2007
General Fabric Trends In the spring of 2007, the trend in textiles is toward shiny sumptuous fabrics that gleam with dusted sheen or have sheer qualities. Raw silk, glistening brocades, satin, moirés, taffetas and chiffons with luminous qualities reign suprem. Metallic fabrics are big fashion news....

greek mythology
Native American Mythology and Greek Mythology The book Anpao written by Jamake Highwater and The Odyssey by homer has numerous similarities as well as a tremendous amount of contradictions. They both come from two completely different types of mythology yet they have many connections between them. ....

Greek Poetry & Poets
Ancient Greek Poets and Poetry At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Though dates of composition vary, these works were fixed around 800 BC. The other great poet of the preclassical period was Hesiod. His two surviving works are Wo....

grendel me talk pretty one day a modest proposal
Success There's two minutes left to play in the second half and it is looking very bleak for Manchester United. Man U's down a goal and playing Chelsea, which has the number one defense in the world. Ronaldo gets the ball from the teammate and starts to dribble down the field. Swish; swoosh, the ....

Hades, God of the Underworld
In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld. But the underworld was often referred to by his name as well. His-oldest name was Hades, Aides or Aiidoneus, " the Unseen." He was the son of Cronus and Rhea, and brother of Zeus and Poseidon. Having deposed Cronus, the brothers cast lots for ....

harry potter critique
Harry Potter is a very interesting and adventurous book. The world that is introduced in this story is on that you would take you on a mental trip. This story is like no other as you wander into the world of witchcraft and wizardry. Harry Potter is a great book for all ages with an open mind. Lik....

Heroes: A Comparitive Analysis of the Odyssey
Most people view heroes as the stereotypically perfect type of people that commit many amazing acts of bravery, constantly have cunning use of the mind and have a major impact on the world. However, Peter Gibbon states in Heroes for Our Age, that heroes should not be regarded as such, but her....

HISTORY OF GREEK LITERATURE
The unfolding of ancient Greek history and civilization is presented through Greek Literature. For many people Greek Literature began with two of the greatest and mature writtings which happen to be the Iliad and Odyssey. After about 50 years worth of research that was led by the work of Schileman....

HIV/AIDS
More than 40 million people around the globe are infected with HIV/AIDS, which is responsible for more deaths each year than any other infectious disease. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is mostly concentrated in Africa, where the virus has come at enormous human costs. 4.9 million new infections happened in ....

Homer's Odyssey, Book 9
The Duality of Odysseus: an Odyssey of the Mind As William Makepeace Thackeray once said, bravery never goes out of fashion. This theme is evident both in modern day life and ancient literature. As America found out this past August, men will go to all ends to prove their masculinity. Willi....

Homer's Portrayal of Women in a Patriarchal Society (The Odyssey)
Homers The Odyssey presents an unconventional, and rebellious portrayal of women for the eighth century BCE, patriarchal society in which it was written. Homer presents the female characters as dominant figures, as rebels against the patriarchal society, and as mentors. Homer presents wome....

Homers The Odyssey: The Hospitality Code
During Ancient Greek times there were several great warriors, one of these warriors was Odysseus. Odysseus traveled for 10 years trying to get home after the battle of Toy. There were many obstacles on his way, but there was also kindness from others along the way. This kindness he received from ....

How do books 1-4 of The Odyssey prepare us for the introduction of the hero Odysseus in book 5?
In this essay I think that books 1-4 prepare us well for the introduction of Odysseus. The first time Odysseus is mentioned is in book 1. On the first line he is called resourceful (pg 3, 1), so straight away we are given a positive impression of him. Then we move on to the meeting of the god....

How The Simpsons Affects Kids
The Simpsons is one of Americas most popular television shows. It ranks as thenumber one television program for viewers under eighteen years of age. However, theideals that The Simpsons conveys are not always wholesome, sometimes not even ingood taste. It is inevitable that The Simpsons is affect....

Inspirations from the Greeks
The purpose of this paper is to show how the American society has been greatly influenced by ancient Greece. The influences that have affected our society are from Greek people, art, literature, clothing, philosophy, mathematics, science, games, food, schooling, womens life, and religion. The G....

James Joyces Artistic View of Dublin Life
Joyces modernistic view of Dublin society permeates all of his writings. The Irish experiences account for a large portion of Joyces writings. Stephen Dedalus is sometimes Joyces pseudonym and represents Joyce and his life in Joyces works. Joyce plays a crucial role in the modernist movement....

Luck, free will, fate, and a search for true happiness
Candide by Voltaire, just like Virgils Aeneid, Homers Iliad, and even Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet are stories that are closely related, given the fact that all of them present issues regarding fate versus free will, luck and the accomplishment of ultimate contentment. Luck, many would say is....

Man on the Moon
Did man really walk on the moon or was it the ultimate camera trick, the great lunar lie? The story lifts off in 1961 when Russia sent Yuri Gagarin into space, leaving a panicked America trailing in the space race. At an emergency Congress meeting, President Kennedy proposed the ultimate, to put a m....

Music and Poetry
Poetry has always been an oral art form, going back in history to the time of Homer reading "The Odyssey." Poets, storytellers, and other troubadours would travel from town to town, reading their work and getting their poetry heard. This oral tradition sprang from necessity because it was not possib....

My Own Odyssey
My Own Odyssey It was five o clock in the mourning and I wake up to the stopping sensation of our GEO Tracker. As I opened my eyes I notice my friend Derry putting the car into park and adjusting the rear view mirror. Cole, who is sitting next to me was still sleeping with his head rested on his s....

Myceaean Greece
Mycenaean Greece The ancient literature of Greece began with two epic poems, The Iliad and the Odyssey, written by the poet Homer. In Homers works, he both foreshadows to classical Greece and is reminiscent of the Mycenaean world (Webster 298). In order for Homer to use the Mycenaean world as a s....

Myth in Homer by Lowell Edmunds
In the beginning of his article, Lowell Edmunds spends a brief amount of time "establishing the category of myth" or in other words, defining myth. He deems this a necessary start to a chapter written on a subject that had previously been held in no small amount of uncertainty. He traces t....

Odysseus
Heroism is when a hero or heroine has achieved extraordinary exploits or shown exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger. In The Odyssey, Odysseus symbolized the quality of heroism throughout the journey. He faced many dangers during his journey, where he demonstrated this heroism. The fi....

Odysseus 's Qualities of a Hero
In The Odyssey, Odysseus displays many distinguishing qualities as he deals with strange beings of all kinds and with various cultures.His actions distinguished his characteristics as he attends to the dangerous situations. He expresses himself as being brave, intelligent, and self-determined ....

Odysseus A Bad Leader
Although heroes are clever, determined, and skilled, their leadership abilities exhibit occasional flaws. However, these flaws do not undercut their heroic accomplishments. A great example of a flawed hero is Odysseus. In the Odyssey, Homer portrays Odysseus as a strong and courageous man who, alon....

Odysseus as a Hero
Many men, including myself, face hardships throughout the course of your life that have to be overcome to move on. However not many men face the same hardships that a man named Odysseus encounters on his journey home from war. The story of Odysseuss journeys is told in the books of the Odyssey w....

Odysseus, A Great Leader
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. -Peter F. Drucker, author of management-related literature This quote shows the true leadership qualities that Odysseus clearly holds. In Homers The Odyssey, Homer Odysseus is a good....

Odysseus: Epic Hero?
The question has been raised as to whether or not Odysseus, the hero of Homers The Odyssey, is an epic hero. An epic Hero portrays many classic properties, including being very strong and courageous. Odysseus is an epic hero, because he portrays many of these and other traits, such as having a goa....

Odysseus' Character
Order and chaos have a strong relationship as demonstrated through the experiences of Odysseus, his wife Penelope and many others who surrounded them, and out of each chaotic situation emerged order. To begin describing the relationship between order and chaos, mentioning Odysseus strengths and we....

Odysseus' Expired Guests
The many episodes to the struggle of Odysseus on his quest to return home, present a myriad of societies which he encounters along the journey, each of which possess its own distinctive attribute, deeming it a unique civilization. Through Odysseus adventures in these different social worlds, the ....

Odysseus' Journey throughout the Odyssey
Odysseus Journey Home In Homers The Odyssey, the main goal of Odysseus journey is to return home safely to his wife and son, and regain the power of his kingdom that he had been swept away from twenty years earlier. During his incredibly strenuous journey, Odysseus faces many issues that, c....

Odyssey
What are the five elements of an epic? Show how The Odyssey meets each of the five elements by providing well - detailed examples.Homer cleverly uses each of the five elements of an epic poem in The Odyssey. The first one used was when Athena promised to assist Odysseus. Athena is the divine brin....

Odyssey
Books I-IV are referred to as the Telemachy--the opening story of Odysseus' son Telemakhos--which prepares us for what's to come. The Telemachy serves a dramatic purpose by implying that the son has a essential role in the overthrow of the brazen suitors, a part for which he is not yet ready. Athena....

Odyssey
In The Odyssey, this guest-host relationship was shown in all of its forms throughout the book. There are three basic forms that the Law of Hospitality can be expressed in. Both the guest and host can benefit, or be unaffected by the visit. Another common situation that can result from a guest-host ....

Opposite But the Same: Thomas More and King Henry VIII
Opposite But the Same: Thomas More and King Henry VIII Andrew Yates EN102/008 Professor Tangerini 13 December 2006 Yates 2 During the time of the two men in question, there were numerous variables that influenced both King Henry VIII and Thomas Mores th....

Penelope
The poem Penelope was written in 1936 by Dorothy Parker who was a feminist. This poem is related to the story of The Odyssey where it briefly talks about Ulysses voyages and bravery but also Penelope's role as Ulysses was gone. Mainly the poem is about women's role at home during the war as the me....

Personality Theories
Personality Theories Yolanda León PSY 250 June 15, 2007 Abstract Maslows books are easy to read and full of interesting ideas. For instance, The Essential Guide to Maslovian Psychology, by Frank G. Goble, examines key concepts such as the hierarchy of needs and ....

Poetic Verse and Rhyme in The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, is a comedy play about the love exploits of several Italian characters, told in an objective third-person point of view. The play is set in Venice, Italy during the Renaissance. The protagonist, Antonio, is a merchant of Venice who is affluent, well-resp....

Post civil war in america
After the emancipation of slaves in 1862, the status of African- Americans in post civil war America up until the beginning of the twentieth century did not go through a great deal of change. Much legislation was passed to help blacks in this period. The Civil Rights act of 1875 prohibited segregat....

Reflections of Our Nation Lie beneath Injustice of Our Laws
We often rely upon the Bill of Rights to ensure us the fairness, for which we are entitled. The pledges that are denoted in the Bill of Rights are the promises that are to be fulfillment for all Americans and by all Americans. Although it is obvious that this promise that is engraved in the law book....

Role of Sovereigns In Herodotus & The Old Testament
Herodotus & King David Paper Throughout time, historians have attempted to bridge the gap between historical account and narrative. In two particularly famous examples, Herodotus The History and the Old Testament, the use of storytelling techniques within the works helps to add another dimensi....

Roman And Greek Kingdoms
The Romans, unlike the Greeks were not gifted in abstract thought. They constructed no original system of philosophy, invented no major literary forms, and made no scientific discoveries. Yet, they excelled in the art of government and empire building, they created a workable world-state and develop....

Sophocles and the Female Role
The drama of Sophocles reveals the Athenian sensibility and understanding of life and human nature during the middle of the Golden Age. Athenian society was very dynamic in many areas while it was strict in regard to the treatment of women. Women obtained power only when they became the wife of an i....

style, subject and context of a passage in Telemachus, Ulysses by James Joyce
This essay will highlight a passage from Telemachus of James Joyce's Ulysses and then attempt to analyse that passage under the headings of style, subject and context. Due to the symbolic nature of Ulysses it is important to analyse each line and word, chosen from the text in relation to other t....

Surreptitious Odysseus
When The Odyssey was written, the Greek poet Homer defines his main character, Odysseus, as a great war hero. As the story progresses, Odysseus is many things other than the average warrior on a long, perilous journey home. One outstanding characteristic of this not so typical man is his wiliness....

The Age of Homer
Homer is best known for the two poems wrote about him the Iliad and the Odyssey and they are thought to be two of the best defining significance in time of the Greek culture concerning the Trojan War. The Age of Homer compared to the way society is now is remarkably similar. With the way h....

The Cinematography of Death
The Cinematography of Death When we go to a theater to watch a movie, especially when the film is particularly entertaining, we feel as though we want more. Possibly a sequel, or possibly some more information as to what exactly happens at the end, closure. In most cases we ask the same question....

The Iliad
The Iliad by Homer Translated by Robert Fagles Andy Bolton February 23, 2006 The Iliad is an epic attributed to being written by Homer. Homer wrote The Iliad as an outside source in a third person omniscient perspective. In a poetic manner, the author t....

The Last of the Mohicans as a Mixture of Genres
James Fenimore Cooper's The last of the Mohicans is often seen as a simple adventure story within the historical frame of the French and Indian war. Only if we analyze the novel in a closer way, we will realize that it goes beyond this label and that its sources are many and varied, giving the work ....

The Odyssey
My name is Odysseus son of Laertes. Today I have left for my journey to defeat the Trojans. I believe I will come safely home to my loving family and my beautiful maiden Penelope who is the mother of my child. Ithaca is my home and I hope to return in the same manner I came. My crew and I set out to....

The Odyssey by Homer
In Mycenaean times, the people of Mycenae believed that multiple deities influenced many aspects of their lives, such as acceptable social conducts, the concept of heroism, the relationships between men and women and their outlook on predestination. The finding of the first four books of The Odyssey....

The Odyssey written by Homer - Vengeance is a Theme
Vengeance is Theme Vengeance is presented throughout major key events in The Odyssey written by Homer. It is the main theme of this epic poem and shows how three people live and fight in order to make their revenge. For every conflict in the poem, it is because of a characters thirst for venge....

The Odyssey: Fantasy vs. Actuality
Fantasy vs. Actuality Although the Ancient world of Greece seems like something from our imagination, it is closer to reality than suggested. The Odyssey is a classic epic poem written by Homer that tells about the travels of Odysseus after his conquest in Troy. The main character, Odysseus, has....

The Odyssey: Odysseus Cunning Abilities
The Odyssey: Odysseus Cunning Abilities. The Odyssey by Homer is a story of human struggles. It is a story of a man and his struggles on his journey homeward. The man is Odysseus, and his struggles are unfortunate events that are of god and men creations. Odysseus overcomes his obstacles with ....

The Power Within
In Our Time is a collection of stories that involve ..., relationships between men and women, bonding between members of the same sex, love, development and adaptation, maturity, and responsibility that captures the spirit of the First World War (Spark Notes). Hemingway has a unique way of bein....

The Representation of Women in Greek Society
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, She doesnt have what it takes. They will say, Women dont have what it takes. - Clare Boothe Luce In the United States, women have been looked upon as an inferior sex to men for cen....

THE TOUR OPERATIONG SECTOR
Ian H.Isherwood Tour operations management (Outcome 1 and 2) THE TOUR OPERATIONG SECTOR The purpose of this report is to examine the role and purpose of tour operators and to examine the scale and structure of the UK and European tour operating industry. TOUR OPERATOR They a....

Ulysses mimics Homer's Odyssey - James Joyce
It is no secret that James Joyce's novel Ulysses mimics Homer's Odyssey. Joyce planned for the novel to be a mock heroic epic; he created characters that resembled Homer's, included Homer's major themes like the quest for a father and the intervention of gods, there are some similar situations in bo....

Voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies
By Nick Hampshire. ZDNet UK (June 12, 2006). "Voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies may not have developed to the degree some science fiction writers hoped, but have nevertheless seen some startling successes. ... Voice synthesis has been around for a long time. Bell Labs demonstrated ....

Why does the Iliad conclude with the funeral of Hektor?
Examine why the Iliad concludes with the funeral of Hektor. Could Hektors death be recognised as a major defining moment in the Trojan War?In this essay I will illustrate how the burial customs of the late bronze-age Greeks facilitated the way in which the Iliad was structured; additionally in what ....

Women of the Odyssey
Women in the Odyssey may not have had legal rights but they had power and control. They played many roles in this epic poem. They were the backbone in many situations. We will examine women of the Odyssey, who they were and the roles they played in this epic poem by Homer. Penelope is the mother of....

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