Odysseus Ossicles In Homer's Odyssey

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In homer's the odyssey odysseus had to kill creachers to make it home to his wife he sets goals to get home but he faces many obstacles in his way . High school is one of the ossicles you have to face in your life you have to get good grades in school to pass high school and odysseus has to fight off a cyclops that eats him mean when there trapped in a cave the the creatures. Another obstacle is the military when you arrive too boot camp you have to listen to the drill in strutters to give you orders They will get in you face and yell at you you will have to run and when you get passed bootcamp when your in the military that's like a mile mark In your life odyssey has many ossicles in his way on his way home because the is creakes

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