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I don’t have a dog, but if I were to get one, I know exactly which dog I would get. By far, the coolest dog in the world, cooler than the Robert Downey Jr. and yes, even cooler than James Bond is of course Charlie Brown’s beloved pet, Snoopy.

Throughout The Iliad and The Odyssey, Homer’s use of the epithet in describing Odysseus becomes essential as a means of characterizing the hero. Homer uses several epithets, or nicknames, along with the name “Odysseus” as the story unfolds in both tales. Three of these include the descriptive epithet “wily Odysseus,” the laudative epithet “Odysseus, the great tactician,” and the patronymic epithet “Odysseus Laertiades.” Besides their obvious descriptive qualities, each of these epithets function to amplify, enhance, or characterize the hero.

John Steinbeck’s tone throughout Travels with Charley can be described as witty or comical. Through the way that he described his dog Charley, for example, I noticed that he often times made him seem like he was a human in a humorous way. Even after a traumatic experience at Yellowstone National Park, he managed to keep it light, describing Charley as “a man coming out of a long, hard drunk- worn out, depleted, collapsed” (Steinbeck 165). It was interesting picturing a dog acting like a drunk human. How he was able to keep a comical tone throughout the novel is what drew me in and kept me interested.

Epithets used in this section include, Odysseus being the great teller of tales, Aeaea being the bewitching queen and Zeus being the one who masses the storm clouds.

In the novel, Of Mice and Men, the reader will be able to learn the history of the United States through the writing style of the author, John Steinbeck.

Right from the beginning of human civilization, books had become the vital flame that ignited many great achievements. John Steinbeck, one of the greatest writers in the American history who won the 1962 Nobel Prize, understood the desperate need of reading of the migrant workers, so he wrote Of Mice and Men in 1937 with the

The dog is symbol of loyalty for odysseus and

*taken from Greek Aeschylus + roman Ovid. * Io - Inachus' daughter, hated by Hera, changed from a princess/happy girl into a starving beast by Zeus Io's story - met Prometheus soon after he gave fire to man. Backstory : Zeus tried to get with her. To hide for Hera, he put a blanket of night over world. She knew what he was doing found him with Io.

My dog is a Yorkie he is brown and golden his name is halo we did not name him halo because of the game we named him is 2009 so we did no even no that game was a thing we found his name on a website and we liked that name so that is why he name is halo.

Discovering America's reality. In the novel,"Travels with Charley in Search of America", John Steinbeck sets goals for himself to rediscover America. During the trip to find America, Steinbeck chooses to collaborate with the people of America. In Steinbeck's journey he encounters people that were influential toward the trip by helping him understand that their are no real archetypes in America: Robbie's father, The Actor, and The Brave Grey Man.

today’s information systems. There are so many interesting stories and events that we could read

1) Agamemnon - (ag-uh-mem-non) In Greek legend, he was the King of Mycenae or Argos. When Paris (Alexandros), son of King Priam of Troy, carried off Helen, Agamemnon called on the princes of the country to unite in a war of revenge against the Trojans. 2) Alcinous - (æl-sɪnoʊəs) In the Odyssey he is known as the King of the Phaeacians. He offers Odysseus hospitality in his island kingdom of Scheria.

For millions of years dogs have remained a constant companion of man. Bred from the aggressive and formidable Gray Wolf tens of thousands of years ago the domestic dog now lives in many homes across the world. Where in the far distant past the domestic dog was bred as a guard animal, a beast of burden, and even a food source the dogs of today are bred for a far more endearing purpose-companionship and love. Finding a pet dog that is more of a joy than a chore is necessary when asking: How much is that puppy in the window?

By now you probably want to know my dog's name, right? His name is Roscoe, and he is a pure breed chocolate Labrador, and he was born on November 2, 2012 in Spokane, Washington. Compared to

Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, makes many cameos in numerous Greek myths. He is immortal and possesses winged sandals and a winged cap. Hermes is notorious for causing mischief, such as stealing Apollo’s cattle shortly after his birth. He is directly linked to Thoth and is known as “Hermes Trismegistus” in Hellenistic Egypt. Once