He and his men fit the stereotype of men overcoming their feelings, at times hiding their fright and doubts about the journeys ahead. Within the tale of the Odyssey men are also weak to the enchantment of women; they are easily seduced even when they might not love the female character. Take for example when Ulysses falls subject to the charm of the legendary sirens (Homer, 800 B.C.E) he begs his men to let him loose of the ship’s mast in order to be able to get to the sirens. In a way men are looked at as weak when it comes to the female human flesh, this is not only true within The Odyssey but in real life as well. Overall the men in this narrative are very confident because no matter what they believe they will make it home without regard to the roughness of the situation they might find themselves in; this is especially true about Ulysses who is the leader of most of the males.
Genocide is the specific targeting and killing of culture or race of people, which is unethical and wrong. Terrorists perform acts of violence meant to disrupt daily life by causing pain and suffering of others. Rape is a sexual act forced upon someone, which destroys the life of another for the self-gratification of one sick individual. Goodman is correct with his statement about certain things are just wrong and unethical in a society. The examples provided are supported and represent unethical acts by people.
A feminist point of view would find these women to be flawed, for they cannot survive without the assistance of a man. The book tells the story of a “manly life” in first person dialogue. Considering every female Odysseus encounters “falls in love” with, we can equate that he makes his own problems based off of his ego. In a way, the Odyssey is not just the tale of the wanderings of Odysseus. The poet has made it into a type of descriptive catalog of women, in which he examines women of all kinds and from all backgrounds through objectification.
All these men here would praise me Were their lips not frozen shut with fear of you. Ah the good fortune of kings, Licensed to say and do whatever they please!” (2. 109-117). This is a great example because typical ancient Greek women were controlled by the men and they were very quiet and did not speak unless spoken to. This is also a great example because women were supposed to manage the household and have children.
This can be shown in the ‘Proof of Marriage’ source as the phratry must accept that a child is legitimate, otherwise property will not be given to the son. However it can also be said that it is in fact wives who fear their husbands and not the other way round. In the Eurastophenes’ murder case, Euphilites laughed at his wife when she suggested he ‘mauled the maid which could indicate women were in fear of how sexually controlling their husbands could be and how they could still get away with it. In the Naerea source is also shows men can be abusive to women with little to no consequence as Phrynion gets away with his abuse towards Naerea. You could also view the violence as a cry of fear and other controlling behaviour could emphasise that.
Based upon closer inspection of Crown and Banning’s relationship and their interactions with one another, it could be argued that Bordo’s point of view does indeed, confirm the stereotypical side about sexuality and relationship between genders. Crown, a handsome, willful man, continued to be the “moving target,” outmaneuvering Banning’s every move; Banning, an independent, career woman, was the sole object of the gaze during the intimate and arousing sex scenes that was scattered throughout the movie, and lastly, Berger’s theory that “men act and women appear” appeared to be true, for Crown’s charm prove to be the undoing of Banning, an independent woman. In a world filled with animosity and gender segregation, films in the contemporary society try to portray men and women equally. Unlike older films such as Gone with the Wind, where
The more severe the crime is, the more severe the punishment should be. Many people believe retribution is necessary, especially in cases of murder. Capital punishment fits the criminal offense of murder. If you kill someone, you should be put to death. It is an “ eye for an eye”.
Each city state was self-governed by democracy but had similar traditions and the same Gods as the other city-states. Ancient Greek’s democracy is somewhat similar to the government we have in the United States of America. Greeks would vote for who they wanted to be their leaders. The capital of Greece, Athens, was divided into three classes. The Upper class consisted of males who had been citizens of Athens since they were born.
Samuel Fleming AP World History May 10, 2011 Polytheism Polytheism is the doctrine of or belief in more than one god, or in many gods. Most polytheistic religions have certain gods assigned to certain aspects of life. In the ancient Greek religion, for example, the goddess Hera was the god who controlled family and marriage. Polytheism was the most common type of religion in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. It still lives on today in religions such as Hinduism, Shintoism, and Buddhism.
Thou art too much deceived. / The one is Murder, Rape is the other’s name.” Titus personifies Chiron and Demetrius’ crimes by replacing their names with their wrong doings. By choosing to replace Chiron and Demetrius with