French Revolution Journal Entry.

The past few years have been horrible. Most of the people are poor and can't afford most of their food and they can't support their family. Some people are so poor that they can not even buy our main source of diet, bread.The people are starting to get very fed up with the monarch, who doesn't do anything but stay in Versailles and have parties. They are ignoring our problems and don't even care about us. This has been going on for too long and we finally attacked against the government. A few months ago, most of the peasants went to the Bastille in the middle of France, and tore it down, one brick at a time. We destroyed the building and claimed the city of Paris in our name and let the monarchs know that this is our city, and they can not mess with us. Hopefully the government will hear our struggles and maybe they will think of doing some changes to help us.

An Epic Hero, Odysseus

     In one of Homer's great epic poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus is considered an epic hero because of his traits and actions given to him by Homer. In The Odyssey, Odysseus must find his way back home to Sunny, Ithica from Troy, where he fought in the Trojan war. In his journey Odysseus is put through a number of obstacles and challenges in order to get home, he goes through some of these challenges alone and some of them with his crew. He is also one of the most intelligent person in his society, this also follows him into battles and challenges, such as the time when he and his men were in the cave with the Cyclopes named Polyphemus. He can also overcomes obstacles, such as when he is on the ship with his crew and he was the only one to hear the tantalizing Sirens.

     One of the ways Odysseus is considered to be an epic hero is because he is put through a number of challenges in his journey home. Challenges such as when he and some of his crew were in the cave with the cyclops Polyphemus. The men were trapped and the cyclopes began the eat them. Odysseus knew he was going to be eaten soon so he devised a plan. Odysseus took a spear from the cave and lashed it into the one eye the cyclops Polyphemus had. The cyclopes was blinded  he could not see where Odysseus, or the rest of his men were. The men escaped and survived, Odysseus had a successful challenge on his part. Challenges such as this is one part of what makes Odysseus an epic hero. Odysseus is a wise man, and he uses his wisdom to overcome challenges or obstacles.

The Qualities of Odysseus

     In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus has many heroic traits. Homer depicts Odysseus by giving him traits that make him a good hero. These traits and qualities help Odysseus through his journey of returning home from the Trojan war, where he fought, to his home town of Sunny in the country of Ithaca. Homer gives Odysseus the quality of wisdom, which helps him through his journey home. Homer also gives Odysseus pride which turns out to be Odysseus's hamartia, which is his fatal flaw.
     In The Odyssey, an epic poem written by Homer, Odysseus is one of the wisest men in his journey home. In one instance where Odysseus was wise was when he he and his men were on the island of the Lotus-eaters. Odysseus tried to stop his men, but they ate the lotus fruit, which tasted like honey. The men instantly became overwhelmed by the sense that they did not want the leave the island and they wanted to stay and eat the delicious lotus fruits. Odysseus was wise and did not eat the lotus fruit and he tried to snap his men out of the effects from the drug. He eventually succeeded and freed his men from the island.
     The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer. The poem features a the hero named Odysseus, he has many qualities such as wisdom. Odysseus uses his wisdom to save his men from an eternity on an island which they would not be able to leave. The men would stay on the island against there will, the men would not mind it though; the men would only have to eat fruit and they would stay on the island. This quality and many more that Homer gave Odysseus made him a great hero in The Odyssey.