Question # 2

Blog Q #2

One trait I share with Odysseus is we both are determined. Even though the odds are against us and it seems easy to give up, we keep trying to succeed. Odysseus shows an example of this in book 5 when Poseidon brings a terrible storm onto Odysseus, trying to make him lose hope in escaping and being trapped. With the storm going, on a huge wave crashes over Odysseus, forcing him deep into the water. Instead of giving up and letting the sea take him, an easy thing to do, he swims up to the boat, trying to successfully make it through the storm. Odysseus' boat is also destroyed by the storm, his only reasonable transportation to the distant shore. Instead of giving up and letting the storm completely defeat him, Odysseus swims back up and grabs onto a piece of the boat. The storm then passes and Odysseus floats all by himself in the open sea. Odysseus, awaiting death, follows Poseidon's words and takes his blows, then, determined to live, he also follows Athena's words to sleep. He is then taken to rocks and into the shallow water of an island, which saves him from the sea. Odysseus, even though being attacked by the powers of a god, lived through his will of determination.

During the soccer season, I stayed very determined on defense, no matter the score. When a team is down by 2 or more points, most defenders give up and put less effort into playing defense, allowing the other team to score more goals. When I play defense, I want to forget the score, this makes me play hard and try to stop goals from being scored and giving my best effort through the whole game. Even though we may be forced to playing defense most of the game, I try to get the ball up to our midfielders and forwards, even it requires me to chase down a fast player or throw my body into the way of shots. I also try to give my best effort to win the ball from another player, no matter how skilled they are. This means I may have to stay determined and always play patiently, or have many attempts at stealing the ball. Odysseus and I are both determined, never giving up no matter what we are up against