LAST VOCAB LIST!!!!!!

Prudence: noun; caution with regard to practical matters; discretion

Baleful: adjective; full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious

Libation: noun; a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity

Precedence: noun; your better than everyone 

Glutton: noun; a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously

Harangue: noun; a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe

Rapine: noun; the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder

Scion: noun; a descendant

Insidious: adjective; intended to entrap or beguile

Chastise: verb; to criticize severely

Succumb: verb; to give way to superior force; yield

Auspicious: adjective; promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable

Lucid: adjective; easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible

Audacity: noun; boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions

ODYSSEY

       In books 1-4 we learn about Telemachoas and the idea of him becoming of age and trying to go find his father. In book one we learn that Telemachoas's father Odysseous, has been missing for like twetnty years. Since Odysseous is gone his wife Penelope is all alone at home. All these suitors come to their house and Telemachoas is mad becasue they are eating all his food, drinking all the wine, and trying to take his mother. Athena is there dressed as Mentes trying to help him. Telemachoas has a meeting with all the men in town to complain about the suitors. Later that night he meets with Athena and she tells him that he should go on a journey to find his father. So that night she goes out desgiused as Telemachoas and finds him a crew of men for the boat. Telemachoas first stop on his journey was Pylos, were he delivers a speech. We learn about how when Agamennon got home from Troy he was killed by his wife. Telemachoas also goes on a trip to Sparta. While in Sparta Menelaos is hosting double wedding party. His wife Helen drugs the mens wine with an an anodyne that makes them forget hoping to make them forget all their sorrows. The next day when Telemachoas is about to leave Menelaos gives him a silver bowl set. Penelope finds out about her sons voyage so she prays to Athena. Athena hears her and sends her an image of the queens sister. Penelope wakes up feeling refreshed and the suitors are outside waiting to ambush which won't go well for them. 

BOOK 1 and BOOK 2

         In book one we lear that Poseidon the god of the sea holds a grudge against Odysseus, which makes his voage home really difficult. He has been gone for like twenty years and everyone at home assumes he is dead. Telemachos is Odysseus son and he is at home with his mother. They are having a feast and all these men are at their house trying to marry his mother, because of the money. Athena is there dressed as Mentes.

        Telemachos calls a meeting with all the Ithakan men which is also the suitors. He complains about the suitors and how they have invaded his house, eaten all his food, have drunk all his wine, and tried to get with his mom. We also learn that he has really bad anger and no one challenges it except Antinoos the king. Telemachos blames all the suitors on his mom and how it is all her fault that they are at their house. At the end of the meeting Telemachos says a prayer an the one to hear it was Athena. So she comes down in disguise of a mentor, and tells him to prepare for a journey and he will find a ship. Telemochas then goes home and all of the suitors mock him, they keep this whole journey on the down low so Penelope doesn't find out. Athena goes around town as Telemachos and finds a group of good men for the crew of the ship. He then leaves for his journey. 

Thesis and Order of Development

          Teachers, the highly influential people that teach and help form the future generations make around $55,000 a year. Athletes, people who work hard and provide entertainment get paid in the millions each year. Teachers are of much more importance for our society and are getting paid minimum. Athletes today are playing more for the money and not the love of the game. Athletes are paid too much, and this is how it is harming to our society. First off most athletes are young, they make more money then some of the most important people in our country, and they don’t disserve to get paid that much.