My home lies in the town of Stratford, NJ. It's an average-sized home neighbored by other houses and surrounded by green grass, tall trees, and fresh gardens. Living here is pretty smooth. Everyone wakes up, gets ready for school or work, and out the door we go. On the weekends, the kids are usually out playing ball at the park. From the outside looking in, it's just your average neighborhood. From the inside, it's my sanity.
This place is always worth fighting for. It's my home. It's where I grew up all my life. It's where I learned just about everything I know now. So many unforgetable memories have come from my home. For as long as I live, I shall never f0rget this place nor the people that live here.
"You can the home from the boy, but not the boy from his home." - Bon Jovi
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
24 MAR 2010 Blog Response: Odysseus; a good leader?
Odysseus was a great leader. He's a warrior. He always makes sure his man were well rested, well fed, and ready for anything. His men were also good, however, lack of discipline between them can be held accountable for their deaths. For example, the bag of wind given to by Aeolus. Odysseus gave his men an order to not open the bag until they reached Ithica. Any good follower should know to obey the orders under any circumstances, unless told otherwise. Instead, they opened the bag forcing the wind to blow a horrible storm and send them all back to Circe's Island. They already within sight of Ithica, but they had to start all over again.
Another example is when they're come home again, and they pass Helio's island where his cattle are. His men ask to stop and rest, but the well-disciplined Odysseus wanted to move on to avoid harming the cattle. He was out voted, and they stopped to rest. Odysseus woke up the next morning to the smell of cooked meat...his men had cut up the cattle for food. Again, they disobeyed orders.
Odysseus was able to stay alive because of his great noble actions, and ability to think his way out of situations. His men are dead because they refused to listen to any orders given to them and decided to do things their on way.
Another example is when they're come home again, and they pass Helio's island where his cattle are. His men ask to stop and rest, but the well-disciplined Odysseus wanted to move on to avoid harming the cattle. He was out voted, and they stopped to rest. Odysseus woke up the next morning to the smell of cooked meat...his men had cut up the cattle for food. Again, they disobeyed orders.
Odysseus was able to stay alive because of his great noble actions, and ability to think his way out of situations. His men are dead because they refused to listen to any orders given to them and decided to do things their on way.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
17 MAR 2010 Blog Response: Aeolus
Aeolus is the God of Wind. After meeting with Odysseus, he gave him a bag of all the winds except for the westward winds. Odysseus must travel west to reach his home of Ithica, and the remaining winds shall guide him home.
After a long travel from Circe's island, Ithica is finally within sight. The bag of wind is sitting in the corner of Odysseus' boat. However his men are too eager to see what is in the bag. Odysseus has already warned them to not open the bag. This gives his men suspicion that there may be gold, silver, or something else inside the bag, and that Odysseus is only holding out to keep the goods for his own. The men's patience wore out quick, and they tear the bag open; forcing the wind to spill out of the bag in the form of a disastrous storm. The winds throw Odysseus and his men back to Circe's island, shipwrecked.
Some readers blame Odysseus for their situation. Others blame Odysseus' men for their situation. I say it's his men's fault. Granted, Odysseus probably could've found a better way to stash the bag somewhere safe. However, once you are given an order by someone in a leadership position, you are to obey that order unless told otherwise by someone of higher authority. It's leadership/followership 101. Odysseus' men received an order, his men disobeyed that order. The end result: they're back on Circe's island with no other way of getting home. And Aeolus won't help them again because they failed the first time. I don't blame him.
After a long travel from Circe's island, Ithica is finally within sight. The bag of wind is sitting in the corner of Odysseus' boat. However his men are too eager to see what is in the bag. Odysseus has already warned them to not open the bag. This gives his men suspicion that there may be gold, silver, or something else inside the bag, and that Odysseus is only holding out to keep the goods for his own. The men's patience wore out quick, and they tear the bag open; forcing the wind to spill out of the bag in the form of a disastrous storm. The winds throw Odysseus and his men back to Circe's island, shipwrecked.
Some readers blame Odysseus for their situation. Others blame Odysseus' men for their situation. I say it's his men's fault. Granted, Odysseus probably could've found a better way to stash the bag somewhere safe. However, once you are given an order by someone in a leadership position, you are to obey that order unless told otherwise by someone of higher authority. It's leadership/followership 101. Odysseus' men received an order, his men disobeyed that order. The end result: they're back on Circe's island with no other way of getting home. And Aeolus won't help them again because they failed the first time. I don't blame him.
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