.... the measure of the hero's success is whether the legend stands the test of time. While Greek culture and mythology differ from Jewish traditions, their heroes are one in the same. Odysseus and Moses, as well as Jacob, represent epic heroes that could appear in any culture at any point in time and in any form. Epic heroes are not always flawless. They occasionally commit a crime, lie, or do something of questionable moral action. Though married to faithful Penelope, Odysseus continually rapes and pillages, has affairs and even sacrifices his own men. Similarly, young Moses killed an Egyptian who was pestering a Jewish man (Exodus, 45) and Jacob forced his starving b ....

.... War, their hopes of immediate equality died with the death of Lincoln. Groups like the KKK drove blacks down to a new economic low. What time would be better than this to write a book about the great American dream, a book about long held American ideals, now squashed by big business and white supremacy? Mark Twain did just that, when he wrote what is considered by many as the “Great American Epic”. Finn, “The great American epic,” may be one of the most interesting and complex books ever written in the history of our nation. This book cleverly disguises many of the American ideals in a child floating down the Mississippi River on a raft with a black slave. On the ....

.... after the Odyssey while in the end it is modeled after the Iliad. The happenings and actions of Aeneas are very similar to both those of Odysseus and later of Achilles. Many of the characters themselves are also modeled after Homer’s characters. There are also many little details here and there which show that Virgil certainly modeled his epic after Homer, not to plagiarize, but for the style and the use of a model for human insight and feeling. When reading the Aeneid, one can clearly see and hear the Homeric echoes present in the epic. The Aeneid is clearly divided into two parts, “The ‘Odyssean’ Aeneid”3 and, “The ‘ ....

.... night. They planned to climb up to the top on Saturday, spend the night there and abseil back down, before the storm started on Sunday night. Obviously nature was not on their side this time, as they found themselves hurtling down the foot of mountain with almost no light, on the Sunday night. Fortunately they spotted a farmhouse's lights in the distance and knew they could get a place to sleep for the night, but had to hurry before the storm closed in on them. The blood trickled through Louis's fingers as he held his knees and screamed in pain. To see how badly Louis was injured, Lee took a box of matches out of his pocket and lit them all at once. The rocks around them da ....

.... Americans were terribly treated after slavery. Although they were Americans just like the whites, many of the whites hated them because they were different. One example of mistreatment of the African Americans was segregation, which was the division of local places by race. The blacks were thought to be so "dirty", and the whites were scared of them. The whites did not want the blacks to mix with the whites. Public areas such as schools were segregated so the blacks and whites went to different schools. It was like the whites wanted to rid the U.S. of the blacks. In The , the Californians wanted to rid the "dirty" Okies from California because they were afraid o ....

.... the lightning bolts for Zeus. He lives in a mountain. Hercules is the son of Zeus. Hercules is half god and half mortal. He was a hero. He had to serve this king for 12 years to do 12 different tasks. The king sent him on dangerous missions. His own wife killed him. His wife was tricked into killing him. She got a gift that had Hines blood on it. Hines blood was a very poisonous blood. It can kill any mortal, even a half-mortal. Haties god of war, he starts wars and kills as many people as he can. He is a ruthless god. All the god’s helped mortals in one or another way, but they can also cause a lot of trouble. For example, Aphrodite started a war betwee ....

.... nouns. Also, through dialogue Anna proved to be a snob. "’Good morning Anna Vasilyevna!’ Frolov raised his fur hat above his solid, close-cropped head. ‘what are you doing! Put it back on it’s freezing!’ Frolov probably wanted to pull his fur over his eyes himself…" (Nagibin 58). Anna feels as though she is high and mighty, and will not even acknowledge Frolov’s attempt of respect towards her. There were very powerful images present in the forest, such as the gigantic winter oak. The image of Savushkin standing in front of the Winter Oak, in utter awe of its splendor and Anna Vasilyevna realizing the beauty of the winter oak appeals to the sight, bec ....

.... the clash with human optimism which gives this film affective power. Antonio's new job can bring his family new hopes and happiness, which are drastically destroyed when his bicycle is stolen. The banal circumstances are brought to life when it is realized that a modest bicycle is such an important element in determining the future survival of the Ricci family. Human optimism is there, beginning with Antonio's excitement when he gets his bike from the pawn shop, and the next morning when the family joyfully interacts before setting out for work. These scenes contain the promises that a modest job can bring and the dignity and pride of being able to once more functi ....