Recommended: Write a character analysis of Theseus
The six men where screaming and begging for Odysseus to help but, he did noting. Odysseus feeling 'guilty' that they died even though he was the one who helped them die. Odysseus basically was Scylla and killed his own crew.
In the early 1200’s, King John of England spent most of his time trying to expand his territory. In doing so, he outstretched his expenses, and forced his people to keep trying to pay impeccably high taxes he imposed on them. After his many military failures, the kings’ nobles forced John to write a document stating his powers as King for his people. This could be a problem because King John could have threatened people who didn’t agree to his terms with their family’s’ lives, or their social status as nobles. Then as recipients of the letter, his people might not expect too much out of it because the king can change the document as easily as he can create it.
he was brave enough to go, and find the Minotaur to kill him the people would rather be lost in a maze and be completely lost then to see minotaur. The Minotaur very powerful and he ate humans who had been shut into the labyrinth by King Minos. In the text it states that “It was powerful and savage, and it loved to eat the flesh of the humans who had been shut into the labyrinth by King Minos. They acted similar because they were all brave and took risks for other
He used the bag of winds for Ody to use to get back to home but when he fell asleep the men went in the bag and the winds were let out. When Ody was awaken, they arrived back at Aeolus’ palace but he wouldn’t take him in because it meant that the gods didn’t want him to go back home the he won’t go against the
He has upset the gods, and is now on an island, sitting on a rock, far away from home. He has just come from the Trojan War. That was when he upset the gods. He is looking for a way home. He has a very long and dangerous journey ahead.
Theseus displayed “not only great strength of body, but equal bravery, and a quickness alike and force of understanding,” which is why his mother, Aethra, decided to now reveal who Theseus’ true father is (Plutarch 5). Aethra brings him to the stone with the sword underneath it and asks him to lift it. Even though the boulder was supposed to be difficult to lift, Theseus did it with ease, proving that he was the king’s son. Once Theseus’ mother asked him to do this task, “The Call to Adventure”
First, Odysseus’ crew opened up the bag of winds from the god Aeolus. Odysseus told his men to not open the bag of winds but “curious and suspicious sailors open the bag, thinking it [contained] treasure” (10.535-40). Odysseus’ men disobey him and opened the powerful bag of winds. Their actions caused the ship to sail back, which means they lost the chance to sail
He tells his men if he doesn’t come back then to leave him behind. He then walks through the halls and sees Tiresia. He sacrificed a goat and Tiresia tells Odysseus about the rest of his journey. While leaving Odysseus sees his mom and they talked. When they were sailing they found the cave of Scylla.
He has been dropped off back on Ithaca by the Phaeacians. On his journey back to Ithaca Odysseus has changed greatly. As the prophecy has said he has returned home on a strangers ship, without his crew, and as a broken man. Odysseus has gone to his loyal swine herder, Eumaeus. This passage that is spoken by Eumaeus represents two themes.
When Odysseus left for Troy during the Trojan war, he left his whole life behind. He left behind his very young son, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope. After the war, Odysseus started his journey back. Odysseus’ whole journey home was prompted by the fact that he wants to get home to his family and kingdom in Ithaca. Odysseus made it through the many trials and tribulations he was faced with to see his family.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. He opposed affirmative action. He grew so radical near the end of his life that he considered renouncing nonviolence. Which of those statements are true?
A Commander sustains an ethical command climate in war by establishing clear intent and purpose for their organization, accentuated through his vision. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Law of War are the military guidelines and penalties for soldiers to act accordingly. Distinctively, the majority of people know the difference between right and wrong. Command team (i.e. Commander and NCOs) are role models for the organization and set the example for their subordinates, which led to sustaining an ethical climate. Discipline organization exhibits high physical fitness, technical competence and successfully accomplish the mission.
The men, although brave, did not have a brain to match. I needed someone who could keep up with me and have intelligent conversations, someone worthy of being immortal like I. When Odysseus and his crew arrived on my island I thought that they would all be just like the others. Some men came to my palace and I offered them a feast and wine with honey. I hoped they would be clever enough to avoid my enchantment and be a worthy companion, but alas my hopes were extinguished. They quickly devoured the feast and drank my wine.
Serial Killers are everywhere throughout history. From Jack the Ripper who targeted prostitutes to the Anthrax Killer who sent letters laced with a very pure form of the disease-causing bacteria. Sometimes Investigation takes many years to catch the killer but in some cases the killers are never caught. These Notorious killers sent shockwaves of panic and fear throughout their communities. To fully understand all of this, we need to understand what a serial killer is.
The year of the sacrifice had fallen at the time when Theseus had been proclaimed to be King Aegeus’ son , “[and] at once Theseus came forward and offered to be one of the victims”(125). The Athenian's valued Theseus’ courage without knowing that he also planned to kill the Minotaur. Confidence filled Theseus as he decided to look for the Minotaur in the labyrinth. When he finally came across the sleeping Minotaur he decided to attack it, “and with his fists-he had no other weapon-he battered the monster to death”(126). Great strength surged through him as he killed the Minotaur, finally freeing the Athenian's from having to sacrifice their
