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attributed to Homer that tells the tale of the hero Odysseus's attempts to return home to Ithaca after the end of the 10 year Trojan War. The recounting of his adventures after the war are intermixed with what is currently happening in the poem and what happened at the ...
The catalyst for the Trojan War was the theft of Menelaus' wife from him by one of the princes of Troy, Paris. When the prince refused to return Menelaus' wife, the Greeks waged war against Troy in order to vindicate Menelaus and return his honor....
winning the nobel prize for literature in 1913. His name is still famous today and we sing one of his songs at every event – the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Take, Satyajit Ray, who was an Indian Bengali film-maker, he is thought to have been one of the most influential people ...
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and speaks to the mob before him, to those who canhearhim; but the writer, whose more equable life is his occasion, and who would be distracted by the event and the crowd which inspire the orator, speaks to the intellect and health of mankind, to all in any age who canunderstandhim...
A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. Martyr One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth...
An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. Hero A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustri...
(loan) 4 to take an amount or number from a total (deduct) 5 the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event (highlight) 6 to show that you understand someone’s problems (sympathize) 7 needing a lot of time, ability, and energy (demanding) 5 Complete the conversation ...