MCGATE Blog: The Wanderings of Odysseus Blog 1

MCGATE Blog: The Wanderings of Odysseus Blog 1: Respond thoroughly to the following question using evidence from the novel. Make sure to individually answer the question and thoughtfully ...

The events that have occoured in the book so far are based on man's choices. The monsters in the sea that they avoided, they avoided them because Circe told them to. They didn't have to listen to Circe but they chose to. When they were at the island of the cattle of the sun, even though they shouldn't have killed one they did. And because they did that, the gods put a raincloud over the boat until the sails were ripped and the mast was broken. Those events weren't luck, they were choice.

MCGATE Blog: Black Ships Before Troy - Part III

MCGATE Blog: Black Ships Before Troy - Part III: After finishing the novel, answer the following question and also respond to at least 1 classmate's commentary by Friday, Dec. 16. Be sure ...

I think it was the right thing to do by sending in the wooden horse to Troy. Because they did that the Greeks won the war. The war was the Greeks' to win, after all they're the ones who Helen was stolen from. I think it was a clever idea to send in that wooden horse to win thee war.

MCGATE Blog: Black Ships Before Troy - Part II

MCGATE Blog: Black Ships Before Troy - Part II: Respond to the following question about your reading of Black Ships Before Troy (pages 40 - 91) by Friday, December 9. First respond to the...

I think Achilles is weak. The reason for this thought is that he sends his best friend Patroclus into battle instead of himself. It shows that he is a coward, a big enough one that he puts his closest friend's life on the line by sending him into battle instead of himself. Even though he is giving Patroclus his armor he is still relying on someone else.

Another piece of evidence I found was that to have vengeance for Patroclus, Achilles drags Hector behind his chariot where ever he goes. Obviously Achilles is mad at Hector for killing his friend patroclus, but if Achilles didn't want Patroclus dead he wouldn't have sent him out into battle like he did. A good, fair warrior wouldn't have done that much to his enemy.

Patrick Dillon

Black Ships Before Troy

MCGATE Blog: Black Ships Before Troy - part I: Read pages 1-39 of Black Ships Before Troy and answer the following question by Friday, December 2nd. Respond to my question using evidenc...

My beliefs and thoughts to the question of this blog are that Paris shouldn't have taken Helen back to Troy. The effect of his actions has led to quarrel and war. During the war instead of having army to army fighting, Menelaus and Paris have a one to one combat. During their combat Aphrodite, the god of love, carries Paris back to his house. Because of that the armies fight against each other instead of having just a single combat. If Paris hadn't taken Helen, none of this war or quarrel would have happened, everything would be normal.

When Paris does things he only thinks of what he is currently doing and not the effect, which is why he is ignorant. He is young and has no experience with life and it's challenges.

Black Ships Before Troy

MCGATE Blog: Black Ships Before Troy - part I: Read pages 1-39 of Black Ships Before Troy and answer the following question by Friday, December 2nd. Respond to my question using evidenc...