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Malcolm X

was no realistic goal for a nigger, Malcolm lost interest in school" and thus dropped out of school (Estate of Malcolm X, 2008). I...

The Odyssey by Homer: Penelope

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

Impressions from the Readings

having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...

Four Things That Will Help Improve the Quality of Life for Others

everyone needs to exercise and eat a well-balanced diet. Here, one way to help might be for a person to assist older people with t...

A Thoughtful Biography of Tyra Banks

there are a number of stars who are rail thin and actually promote a negative image of the female ideal. She was born Tyra Lynne ...

The Odyssey and The Alchemist: Free Will, Determinism, and the Journeys

not something he will believe as he has already made a choice to be a shepherd and not a priest which is what was determined for h...

Athena and Juno in Homer and Virgil

that Aegisthuss death is certainly deserved, "But my heart breaks for Odysseus, / that seasoned veteran cursed by fate so long -- ...

Pipes and Lee/Family to Family

to worship God, i.e., following the dictum given in Proverbs 22:6. Each chapter ends with a simple test, which, by answering it, h...

Wine in The Odyssey

reader how "everything well stowed, the wine in jars, and the barley meal, which is the staff of life" which indicates that wine r...

Epic Hero Status of Odysseus in Homer’s “The Odyssey”

was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...

The Quest: Homer, Adams, and Tolkien

Ulysses is clearly at the mercy of the gods and goddesses to some extent. He cannot seem to simply go home, but...

The Life of Charlemagne by Einhard

read or write were the clergy. Shrewdly, Charlemagne realized what power the clergy held over the nobles by the sheer fact that th...

Competition in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

is presented as an outright competition in the story of their contest for recognition as the patron deity of Athens" (65). In Boo...

Sgt. Alvin C. York's Life

As he grew older he was also well known it seems for being something of a delinquent at times. While being very good with a firear...

2 Questions on Great Literature and Its Practical Applications

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

Epic Works of Homer

that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...

Islamic Women's Lives

Women had been treated as possessions of their husbands; Islamic law made the education of girls a sacred duty and gave women the ...

Homer and the Old Testament

holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...

Homer's 'The Odyssey' and the Cyclops' Symbolism

tying themselves to the underside of Polyphemus flock" (Stories from the Stars). Though the cyclops checked the sheep, "he didnt d...

Analyzing the Tribute by Augustine to Monica, His Mother

debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...

Odysseus, Hamlet, and the Supernatural

note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...

Lover and Warrior Odysseus

traits he possesses that is less than admirable, one thing is clear. He exhibits loyalty and trustworthiness. He respects the gods...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and the Gods' Role

Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...

Spiritual Journey and Spiritual Growth

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

Discovery and Life

health arena, creating instructional programs that help others learn more about threatening health conditions and preventative mea...

How Algebra is a Fixture in Daily Life

so the measure needs to be different. Heat is measured in temperature, There are two dimensions here, heat and time. It may be tem...

Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer on Happiness and Erotic Love

in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...

Death Confrontation in Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer

father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...

Considering What Makes a Classic with Virgil, Tolstoy, and Homer

and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...

Extraterrestrial Life Possibility

knowledge or publicly acknowledged. The question becomes where are they? However, there are those who also believe that we are per...