In the odyssey, odysseus proves himself to be a brave, cunning, and curious

leader. using textual evidence from at least two of the excerpts from the odyssey

that you read in the lessons, compose an essay that forms an argument as to

whether odysseus' character traits are or harmful to his goal of returning to

his home in ithaca.

“But if you wish to listen, let the men tie you to the lugger, hand and foot, back to the mast, lashed to the mast, so you may hear those harpies’ thrilling voices.” (book 12, 15-18) Odysseus gave into temptation and put his men in danger just to hear a nice song. When his crew was tempted to open the bag of winds . “but those who ate this honeyed plant , the Lotus, never cared to report or return. they longed to stay on forever.” (IX. 100-104).

Odysseus showed courage when he blinded Polyphemus, the Cyclops- and showed cunning because he was able to trick him and get him drunk, then said his name was “ Nobodhy”.

now, of course, the quality and the seasonability of these winter dreams varied, but the stuff of them remained.   they persuaded dexter several years later to pass up a business course at the state university—his father, prospering now, would have paid his way—for the precarious advantage of attending an older and more famous university in the east, where he was bothered by his scanty funds. but do not get the impression, because his winter dreams happened to be concerned at first with musings on the rich, that there was anything merely snobbish in the boy. he wanted not association with glittering things and glittering people—he wanted the glittering things themselves. often he reached out for the best without knowing why he wanted it—and sometimes he ran up against the mysterious denials and prohibitions in which life indulges.

there you go thats what we are missing

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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