The movie tries to touch on their existence without actually showing them manipulating the humans. This doesn't work well in the movie, since it brings in the gods on the one hand yet fails to show how they affect the outcome of the war. In the epic, the Trojans rely on certain gods to protect them, but because of relationships not fully understood by them, the gods let them down. Events happen to the Trojans partly as punishment (the violation of the guest-host relationship, Cassandra and Apollo, etc.). The movie portrays none of this, except for a moment or two where characters display fear of gods' retribution; when we see no clear evidence of this happening, it reinforces a sense that the gods have no real role to play.
‘IN A WORLD OF POWERFUL GODS, MANKIND HAS LITTLE FREEDOM’ Powerful gods can have both a negative and positive impact on the obstruction of the freedom of man, as shown in the film ‘Clash of the Titans’. The gods have the ability to completely dominate the humans that live under their rule. Their supernatural authority means that, when the emotions of the gods become uncontrollable, humans will often suffer as an unnecessary result. Man, in comparisons to the gods, seems to be insignificant and trivial. In the movie ‘Clash of the Titans’, we are shown that if a god sees fit, he or she can punish humanity for a choice that it makes that goes against the interests of Olympus.
Mortal exchange In many cultures, Gods act extremely different from humans. They are usually more all-knowing and responsible, not making mistakes they always do the right thing. However, in the Iliad it seems like the Gods act more like humans. Through the Iliad we read narrations from two points of view, the humans and the gods. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whose point of view your reading from because they often seem to switch roles.
Only with her can Odysseus survive his dangerous adventures. She discusses with Zeus his freedom and safety at other parts of the poem. Ultimately, the gods decide what happens in the mortal world. The next theme in The Odyssey is how Odysseus falls to temptation. Though he is usually a smart, decisive leader Odysseus does make some mistakes.
In addition, Gilgamesh is as powerful as the real god, so he includes the most powers at that time. However, he does not care about his people, and he imposes too much stress to them. Enkidu is a person, who is made by Aruru goddess. He has appropriate power to Gilgamesh. Then they become friends, and they are dominating Uruk together.
Reasonable Eccentric Behavior of Dorian Gray . In the book, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian Gray is a handsome and proper man, but on the inside he is full of madness, guilt and misery. Initially he’s a melodramatic and petulant young man , but after realizing his true morals –his life skews toward the futile side. Instead of fixing his life, he lives for the pursuit of pleasure which makes him indifferent. Although his actions are very insane, they can be seen as rational to reader considering hedonism.
In the article "Ares, Aphrodite and the Laughter of the Gods" Christopher Brown argues that the gods' laughter does not compromise Hephaestus' victory of trapping the lovers and in fact that the laughing is a response desired by Hephaestus since it mocks the adulterers Ares and Aphrodite in the context of Greek shame culture. Brown uses examples from Greek literature and society to demonstrate that laughter could be used as a tool for mockery. Hephaestus' response to the laughter is one of victory as his resultant position is feeling righteous and accomplished vis-à-vis Ares and the other gods who collectively punish the adulterers with their laughing. Brown begins the argument by aligning Hephaestus and Ares’ relationship with Odysseus and Euryalus in turn giving the passage a thematic importance in The Odyssey. In order to not undermine Odysseus’ victory Brown seeks to argue that the “unquenchable laughter” is not a compromise of Hephaestus or Odysseus’ victories.
Pi tries to show value in storytelling, even convincing that the fictional story is the better story. Despite this achievement, Life of Pi manages to demonstrate the many flaws storytelling can have, including confusing the audience, insulting to the original story, and discrediting the author. Although it could be argued to be beautiful and heartwarming, the story in Life of Pi can be very confusing to the audience trying to interpret it. One example is if someone were trying to determine the actual events of Pi’s survival at sea. Pi presented the audiences with two different stories and, although one does seem more reasonable, he never really clarifies which story is true.
“You never get what you deserve unless you are worth the best of it.” (C.R. Ronald ) It is human nature that he never keeps a balance between himself and his surrounding matters. People have different views about others…some are always underestimated. People might infer different points from rating them good or bad, but I’d say that it is better for one to be underrated by the people than to overrate them. In our daily life we can observe that if a person is undervalued in his society, he or she tries to set up a good status by refining his or her abilities.
The Power of Positive Emotions Often times, negotiators are told to “swallow their pride,” or to “keep a straight face.” However, what they do not realize is that emotions are unavoidable, and can even be used as leverage to create a positive negotiation (Lewicki, Lewicki, Barry & Saunders, 2009). It has been shown that suppressing emotions can have a negative effect on the outcome of the negotiation, often leading the negotiator to become competitive throughout the process. Negative emotions can have their downfalls in this process, but it is possible for a negotiator to use positive emotions to motivate collaboration. Ultimately, when a negotiator is able to embrace the power of emotions, it will allow them to increase the likelihood of achieving both affective and instrumental satisfaction (Lewicki, Lewicki, Barry & Saunders, 2009). Through research, it has been found that it is really impossible to suppress one’s emotions (Lewicki, Lewicki, Barry & Saunders, 2009).